The first outdoor Roku TV drops today at Walmart — and it’s surprisingly affordable

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Roku teamed up with a budget TV maker for the first outdoor Roku TV

Element Patio Series TV outdoor TV on brick wall
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There’s now a Roku TV that can live outdoors. It's called the Patio Series TV by Element Electronics, a budget TV maker based in the US, and it starts at $1,299 for a 55-inch screen. (The mounting brackets aren’t included, however, so be sure to budget a little extra for those.)

While that price seems a bit lofty for a 4K HDR TV, it’s actually not so bad considering that the recently released SunBriteTV Veranda 3 begins at $2,898 for a 55-inch screen and rockets all the way up to $5,000 for the 75-inch model.

According to Element, the Patio Series TV sports a peak brightness of 700 nits and its anti-glare glass should make it easy to see all the action on the screen. For rainy days, the TV sports IP55 weather protection that makes it water, dust and humidity-resistant. 

The glass has also been tempered, making it less resistant to cracking should an object come into contact with the screen. You probably shouldn’t use it as a backstop for a baseball game, but you won’t have to worry about the occasional hail storm.

Nick Pino
Nick Pino
Managing Editor, TV and AV

Nick Pino heads up the TV and AV verticals at Tom's Guide and covers everything from OLED TVs to the latest wireless headphones. He was formerly the Senior Editor, TV and AV at TechRadar (Tom's Guide's sister site) and has previously written for GamesRadar, Official Xbox Magazine, PC Gamer and other outlets over the last decade. Not sure which TV you should buy? Drop him an email or tweet him on Twitter and he can help you out.