The $15 Roku LE is a Walmart exclusive for Black Friday

(Paradigm credit: Roku)

Roku's got big Black Friday deals with its ultra-cheap $15 Roku LE, limited-edition Walmart exclusive. Yeah, you read that correct. A limited edition streaming device.

While the Roku LE isn't on our Blackness Friday Roku deals page yet, information technology looks to get a seat at the tabular array soon. Why's that? Well, this $xv streaming device looks a lot like the Roku Express, but at half the price.

Roku LE specs

Starting cost	$15
Resolution	1080p Hard disk drive with upwardly-scaling from 720p
Included	Remote, High Speed HDMI cablevision

Roku LE toll and availability

The Roku LE will cost $15 at Walmart, which is showing that's a auction cost down from $29.88 (the Roku Limited' cost).

Walmart Plus members volition become access starting Monday, November 22, while anybody else volition become information technology starting on November 26 (Black Friday). Here's how to get early on admission to Walmart Black Friday deals.

The Roku LE box — (Paradigm credit: Roku via Walmart)

Wonder what the LE stands for in Roku LE? Well, it manifestly stands for "Limited Edition," as Roku said the device "will be available exclusively at Walmart for Black Friday while supplies last."

A strict reading of that press release suggests that it volition exist here for Black Friday (November 26) and then gone.

The Roku LE is going to include a $5 Redbox code, which all Rokus sold at Walmart will include. It also comes with a free thirty-day trial for HBO Max.

Roku LE blueprint and features

Roku'southward incomparably mum on if the Roku LE tin do more than than stream Hard disk video (the Express was able to get to full Hd 1080p, with upwardly-scaling from 720p). We've asked Roku for confirmation on the streaming resolution, since the press release and Walmart product page don't explain it clearly enough.

The Roku LE is a small curved shell, with a white plastic casing (differing from the Limited' black casing). If it'south a different version of the Express, expect a very basic Roku streamer.

The Roku LE with remote — (Image credit: Roku via Walmart)

And if the Roku LE's remote is just like the Express', expect it to require a pocket-size fleck of effort. In our testing, we found yous needed a direct sight line from the remote to the Roku Express, and adequately good aim.

It's the aforementioned Roku remote most entry-level Rokus come with, including branded app buttons, and buttons for menu navigation and rewinding through shows.

Roku LE outlook

The Roku LE is for when you demand to get Roku apps on a TV, and you lot're not peculiarly concerned about video resolution or any perks. Roku's got a ton of apps, practically all of them (though YouTube could disappear from the Roku channel shop on December. ix), and this looks like the cheapest way to turn a dumb TV into a kind of smart Idiot box. It's even $3 less than the Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite, currently marked down to $eighteen (from $29).

While the Roku LE is the cheapest Roku option available right at present, nosotros'd try to steer you lot to our favorite streaming deal, the Roku Streaming Stick 4K at $29 on Amazon. Yes, the brand-new Roku Streaming Stick 4K is $20 off, downwards from $50. It'south our electric current pinnacle pick on our all-time streaming devices list, a list that the Roku Limited did not crack.

Henry is a senior editor at Tom'southward Guide covering streaming media, laptops and all things Apple tree, reviewing devices and services for the past six-plus years. Prior to joining Tom'due south Guide, he reviewed software and hardware for TechRadar Pro, and interviewed artists for Patek Philippe International Magazine. He's too covered the wild earth of professional wrestling for Cageside Seats, interviewing athletes and other industry veterans.

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The $15 Roku LE is a Walmart exclusive for Black Friday