Roku Bundles Its Primo Voice Remote Pro With Its Budget Express 4K Puck or $50 Amazon Exclusive

By Daniel Frankel
( NextTV )
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Devices run around $80 sold separately

Roku Express 4K and Voice Remote Pro
(Image credit: Roku)

Positioning itself for yet another Amazon retail high holy day, Roku is bundling its lower end Express 4K player puck with its rechargeable Voice Remote Pro and selling it exclusively via Amazon's online shopping mecca or $49.99. 

Amazon will begin taking pre-orders Tuesday with shipments beginning October 4. Amazon's "Prime Big Deal Days" sales event is set for October 10-11. 

For its part, Roku is striking the balance between luxury and economy here, offering 4K streaming and a voice remote that needs no AAA batteries at a sub-$50 price. It's not a bad bundled savings, considering Roku's rechargeable remote retails standalone on Amazon for $30. 

Roku had previously bundled its nifty Voice Remote Pro with the higher end Ultra player with an MSRP of $100. 

At $50, the new bundle is competitively priced with the Chromecast With Google TV streaming dongle and the Amazon Fire TV 4K Stick, both of which have remotes that require two AAA batteries. 

Daniel Frankel
Daniel Frankel

Daniel Frankel is the managing editor of Next TV, an internet publishing vertical focused on the business of video streaming. A Los Angeles-based writer and editor who has covered the media and technology industries for more than two decades, Daniel has worked on staff for publications including E! Online, Electronic Media, Mediaweek, Variety, paidContent and GigaOm. You can start living a healthier life with greater wealth and prosperity by following Daniel on Twitter today!