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frontpagejneset posted Yesterday 02:32 PM

70" Pioneer Class LED 4K UHD Smart Roku TV (2025)

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Best Buy has 70" Pioneer Class LED 4K UHD Smart Roku TV (PN70-R851-26U, 2025) on sale for $299.99. Shipping is free, otherwise select free store pickup where available.

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Specs:
  • Resolution: 4K (2160p)
  • Refresh Rate: 60Hz
  • Backlight Type: Direct Lit LED
  • Smart Platform: Roku TV
  • High Dynamic Range Format: HDR10
  • VESA: 400mm x 300mm
  • Wi-Fi 5
  • Ports:
    • 3x HDMI
    • 1x Composite Video
    • 1x Optical Digital Audio
    • 1x 3.5mm Audio
    • 1x USB-A
    • 1x LAN

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  • About this Deal:
    • Valid for a limited time only, while supplies last.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and give the WIKI and forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by jneset
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Best Buy has 70" Pioneer Class LED 4K UHD Smart Roku TV (PN70-R851-26U, 2025) on sale for $299.99. Shipping is free, otherwise select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to Community Member jneset for finding this deal.

Note: Availability for free pickup may vary by location.

Specs:
  • Resolution: 4K (2160p)
  • Refresh Rate: 60Hz
  • Backlight Type: Direct Lit LED
  • Smart Platform: Roku TV
  • High Dynamic Range Format: HDR10
  • VESA: 400mm x 300mm
  • Wi-Fi 5
  • Ports:
    • 3x HDMI
    • 1x Composite Video
    • 1x Optical Digital Audio
    • 1x 3.5mm Audio
    • 1x USB-A
    • 1x LAN

Editor's Notes

Written by Corwin | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • Valid for a limited time only, while supplies last.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and give the WIKI and forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

Original Post

Written by jneset

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Cebu
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Imaging going back 30 years and asking a random person off the street if a 70" TV for $300 was a "good deal"...

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CebuYesterday 05:25 PM
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Quote from netdale :
Good or bad deal?
Imaging going back 30 years and asking a random person off the street if a 70" TV for $300 was a "good deal"...
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Yesterday 05:57 PM
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JerkStorYesterday 05:57 PM
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HDR 10
direct lit
60 hz
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Yesterday 07:23 PM
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Brace1978Yesterday 07:23 PM
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I bought one today because why not for $300. I'm not a hard Core Video guy so if it's missing this or that and only 60hz, it's fine for content consumption.
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netdaleYesterday 10:37 PM
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Quote from Brace1978 :
I bought one today because why not for $300. I'm not a hard Core Video guy so if it's missing this or that and only 60hz, it's fine for content consumption.
This is why I asked.
To think of 70 inch television for $300 is remarkable but I know many other others are very picky.
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Marlin1975Today 01:08 AM
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Here is their page for the TV...

https://www.usca.pioneer-tv.com/e...=18&cID=14

Not much more info.


Needed a TV for my garage.

Was on the fence between a cheap and slightly nicer 65" TV. So 70" for $300 is just fine to me.
Last edited by Marlin1975 September 28, 2025 at 06:14 PM.
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notaekToday 01:18 AM
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Dang, wish it was Dolby Vision.
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BitORealPantherToday 01:42 AM
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What has happened to Pioneer? Is it now one of those zombie brands that anyone can pay five bucks to slap the logo on anything? Can I brand the popcorn I just popped as Pioneer?
The hardware specs aren't bad by any means for the price, but with a Roku OS they should be paying you to have it in your home. Call it profit sharing.
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Quote from Brace1978 :
I bought one today because why not for $300. I'm not a hard Core Video guy so if it's missing this or that and only 60hz, it's fine for content consumption.
Something to consider... Cheaper TVs generally have ok-ish panels.
Usually you can tell the quality of a panel by how well it handles blacks and shadows. I'll give you a few anecdotal examples:
  1. Remember a few years back when Game of Thrones was the biggest thing in the world. Well there were quite a few episodes that took place at night like the episode in season 8 titled "The Long Night". The world was imploding and criticizing the producers because they couldn't see anything apparently. Well... my high end Samsung TV (Well high end at the time the KS800 series 65inch) my wife and I had no complaints or issues watching the episodes whatsoever. I remember talking to a group of my coworkers and more than half of them were so angry and kept saying they couldn't see anything. My team lead at the time owned an LG OLED TV (not sure on the exact model of his) and he also confirmed it looked great on his TV. We quickly figured out that those who had lower end TVs were the ones complaining about not being able to see anything on their units. Those of us with higher end TVs didn't even have to make any adjustments to watch those episodes perfectly fine.
  2. We happened to be at a friend's kids birthday party. Eventually everyone moved inside to get away from all the mosquitos and inevitably someone turned on Netflix and we started watching a movie. Of course the name of the movie we ended up watching partially while at their house escapes me, but I do recall struggling to tell what the heck was happening in some of the scenes. Anyway when I got home I picked up watching the movie where we had left, but then I decided to start over like 2minuntes in. I tell you what, things that I was STRUGGLING to watch on their TV, on my TV they were super clear! Their TV was also a Samsung TV but based on the design of the unit it was a lower end model. I tell you what, it was quite literally a night and difference from their TV being essentially unwatchable to ours being just fine. I even remember telling my wife that I couldn't see crap on their TV. The wife is not a TV snob, but even she said the difference was crazy between our units.
Anyway all that to say, this TV is likely fine for watching most content, but dark movies/scenes is really where higher end TVs and lower end units really show a difference, anecdotally at least. That being said... its $300, still a great deal even if the picture quality isn't great.
Let us know how you like it since reviews for that unit are nearly non-existent.
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TenseRose360Today 02:17 AM
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Quote from BitORealPanther :
What has happened to Pioneer? Is it now one of those zombie brands that anyone can pay five bucks to slap the logo on anything? Can I brand the popcorn I just popped as Pioneer? The hardware specs aren't bad by any means for the price, but with a Roku OS they should be paying you to have it in your home. Call it profit sharing.
Yes to your main question. Pioneer at its core is still a real company, but it stopped making TVs in the plasma days. It just licenses its name out to folks like TCL now.
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StinktoothToday 02:29 AM
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$300 is impulse buy territory, but you know this TV will not be terribly good. "HDR10", it might handle the signal, but I would bet the house it isn't bright enough to properly display it. Usually cheap TVs cut corners like backlight. If it can't properly display it then I would just turn that feature off. 60hz is fine for most folks as only gamers really look for 120hz+ refresh rate. I would highly suggest if you have one local you should check it out in person. I might even be inclined to look into the used market for a better name brand with more features. I might have missed it, but I don't remember seeing if this thing had eARC. Roku built in could be attractive to some buyers, but the last time I tried to play some USB files at a buddy's house his Roku TV was pretty picky about what files it played. I would just get a cheap ONN android box from Walmart.

edit: it does have eARC. I went back to look just for that.
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Sking8Today 02:42 AM
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it does have RCA inputs if that is important to you, and 2 usb ports, but it only has 3 HDMI inputs
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kilabyteToday 03:24 AM
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Rtings didn't even bother reviewing it
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desynergyToday 03:34 AM
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I have a 55" Pioneer Roku from 2022. It's OK, but after system updates, you might have to uninstall and reinstall apps to get them to work correctly again (Plex as an example). Never have this problems on Roku sticks/media players, only on this particular TV. After researching, it's the manufacture's fault and not Roku's. And Pioneer isnt the only brand that has this problem.

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skwishbotToday 03:41 AM
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at this price, I'll ride it down the hill next time it snows!
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