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Oct 15, 2026 6:55 PM

50" Pioneer Class LED 4K UHD Smart Roku TV

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Best Buy has 50" Pioneer Class LED 4K UHD Smart Roku TV (PN50-R851-27U) on sale for $159.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member MellowCatfish6336 for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • 4K UHD (2160p), 60Hz, Direct Lit backlight
  • HDR10
  • Roku TV smart platform
  • Screen mirroring: Apple AirPlay
  • TV Tuner: ATSC, Clear QAM, NTSC
  • WiFi 5
  • VESA Mount: 200 x 200mm
  • Ports:
    • 3x HDMI (1 with eARC)
    • 1x USB-A
    • 1x LAN
    • 1x Optical digital audio, 1x 3.5mm audio out
    • 1x Composite video

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  • Our research indicates that this offer is $40 lower (20% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $199.99.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Best Buy has 50" Pioneer Class LED 4K UHD Smart Roku TV (PN50-R851-27U) on sale for $159.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member MellowCatfish6336 for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • 4K UHD (2160p), 60Hz, Direct Lit backlight
  • HDR10
  • Roku TV smart platform
  • Screen mirroring: Apple AirPlay
  • TV Tuner: ATSC, Clear QAM, NTSC
  • WiFi 5
  • VESA Mount: 200 x 200mm
  • Ports:
    • 3x HDMI (1 with eARC)
    • 1x USB-A
    • 1x LAN
    • 1x Optical digital audio, 1x 3.5mm audio out
    • 1x Composite video

Editor's Notes

Written by megakimcheelove | Staff
  • Our research indicates that this offer is $40 lower (20% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $199.99.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Oct 17, 2026 5:06 AM
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RecklessFireOct 17, 2026 5:06 AM
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this is Black Friday level, wow
Oct 17, 2026 5:54 AM
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malaysiafangOct 17, 2026 5:54 AM
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Can you use this as a monitor ?
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Oct 17, 2026 5:56 AM
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malaysiafangOct 17, 2026 5:56 AM
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Quote from malaysiafang View quoted comment :
Can you use this as a monitor ?
Excel and chat gpt Facebook Slickdeals
Filling out job applications
No gaming and videos at the most would be some reals or YouTube news Chanel
Oct 17, 2026 10:00 AM
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KMFersOct 17, 2026 10:00 AM
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Quote from malaysiafang View quoted comment :
Can you use this as a monitor ?
Ofcourse. Probably be some tradeoffs depending on what you're expecting, distance you might be seated, near-sighted/ far-sighted.
Oct 17, 2026 3:55 PM
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malaysiafangOct 17, 2026 3:55 PM
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Quote from KMFers View quoted comment :
Ofcourse. Probably be some tradeoffs depending on what you're expecting, distance you might be seated, near-sighted/ far-sighted.
I'm thinking I jsut don't use the extra real estate if I don't need to right? The other monitor I was looking at was 32 inches Samsung but it was 189$ This is more real estate
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Oct 17, 2026 6:23 PM
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Jack_ReacherOct 17, 2026 6:23 PM
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Quote from malaysiafang View quoted comment :
I'm thinking I jsut don't use the extra real estate if I don't need to right? The other monitor I was looking at was 32 inches Samsung but it was 189$ This is more real estate
Why would you want to use a crappy TV, that would make an even crappier monitor, as a monitor?

You can get cheap 24-32in monitors that would be 100* better monitors than this junk TV.

Also, 50in is insane for monitor and 60hz with horrible input would give you a literal headache.

I have spoken.
Last edited by Jack_Reacher October 17, 2026 at 12:37 PM.
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Oct 17, 2026 7:23 PM
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malaysiafangOct 17, 2026 7:23 PM
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Quote from Jack_Reacher View quoted comment :
Why would you want to use a crappy TV, that would make an even crappier monitor, as a monitor? You can get cheap 24-32in monitors that would be 100* better monitors than this junk TV. Also, 50in is insane for monitor and 60hz with horrible input would give you a literal headache. I have spoken.
I did get the 27 inch sceptre 4k 70 hz for 80$ a few weeks ago but it's kinda tiny

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Oct 18, 2026 1:06 AM
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KMFersOct 18, 2026 1:06 AM
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Quote from malaysiafang View quoted comment :
I'm thinking I jsut don't use the extra real estate if I don't need to right? The other monitor I was looking at was 32 inches Samsung but it was 189$ This is more real estate
Correct. And if you are into gaming, and ever consider an ultrawide or super ultrawide down the road, using a custom resolution utility on a larger tv is a practical way to see if those aspect ratios are right for you.
Oct 18, 2026 1:30 AM
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kittieloverOct 18, 2026 1:30 AM
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Quote from Jack_Reacher View quoted comment :
Why would you want to use a crappy TV, that would make an even crappier monitor, as a monitor?

You can get cheap 24-32in monitors that would be 100* better monitors than this junk TV.

Also, 50in is insane for monitor and 60hz with horrible input would give you a literal headache.

I have spoken.
How crappy is it?? I mean seriously, is it THAT bad?
Oct 18, 2026 2:06 AM
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Jack_ReacherOct 18, 2026 2:06 AM
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Quote from kittielover View quoted comment :
How crappy is it?? I mean seriously, is it THAT bad?
As a monitor?? Yes, it's awful. As a TV it's just your average crap tv, which is fine if you're not picky.
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Oct 18, 2026 2:45 AM
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kittieloverOct 18, 2026 2:45 AM
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Quote from Jack_Reacher View quoted comment :
As a monitor?? Yes, it's awful. As a TV it's just your average crap tv, which is fine if you're not picky.
Too bad bc Pioneer used to be top of the line.
Oct 18, 2026 2:51 AM
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drewman77Oct 18, 2026 2:51 AM
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Quote from Jack_Reacher View quoted comment :
As a monitor?? Yes, it's awful. As a TV it's just your average crap tv, which is fine if you're not picky.
That all depends on what LCD panel they use and subpixel ordering. This seems to use a standard RGB panel (versus BGR or something or a 4th pixel combo) so it should render text fine if there is a 'computer' mode in the Roku setup for each input. Do you have direct experience with this TV as a computer monitor?

I used a 1st gen 49" LG 4K TV for years as a computer monitor in my remote work. It was great. And at the end of the day I could lean back and play games on the same TV.
Last edited by drewman77 October 17, 2026 at 08:55 PM.
Oct 18, 2026 3:31 AM
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ed310Oct 18, 2026 3:31 AM
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Perfect for a patio tv, if it goes bad, not much is lost
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Oct 20, 2026 12:30 PM
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Shlanker
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Oct 20, 2026 12:30 PM
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Pioneer doesn't exist as brand anymore. It's just an old slightly remembered brand name slapped on it to give it the illusion of cred. It's damn cheap and that's because it's a Roku TV. They will make more money off of data mining your household Internet then you're gonna pay for this TV. Like 10 times the profit they resell your data to analytics groups and marketers 1000 times over. Roku apparently is worse than LG when it comes to this practice. Apparently, even if you turn off the Internet functionality, it will sniff surrounding Internet for a guest access or unsecured hotspot. Just to send in things like Neighbors Wi-Fi strength, TV usage and potentially your Internet traffic. There's some really good YouTube videos where they do deep tech dives on what exactly the Roku TVs are doing.

With that said, this is a damn cheap TV. It may last a year or it could last five years. Depending on what you're gonna use it for. If you don't mind how it's gonna sniff your Internet like a dog sniffs another dog's rear, then these TVs are no worse than anything else labeled Toshiba, Westinghouse, insignia or Vizio. A step up would be a TCL TV, but it's still gonna sniff some internet traffic butt.
Last edited by Shlanker October 20, 2026 at 06:33 AM.
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Oct 24, 2026 5:29 PM
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ngtwolfOct 24, 2026 5:29 PM
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Quote from Shlanker View quoted comment :
Pioneer doesn't exist as brand anymore. It's just an old slightly remembered brand name slapped on it to give it the illusion of cred. It's damn cheap and that's because it's a Roku TV. They will make more money off of data mining your household Internet then you're gonna pay for this TV. Like 10 times the profit they resell your data to analytics groups and marketers 1000 times over. Roku apparently is worse than LG when it comes to this practice. Apparently, even if you turn off the Internet functionality, it will sniff surrounding Internet for a guest access or unsecured hotspot. Just to send in things like Neighbors Wi-Fi strength, TV usage and potentially your Internet traffic. There's some really good YouTube videos where they do deep tech dives on what exactly the Roku TVs are doing.With that said, this is a damn cheap TV. It may last a year or it could last five years. Depending on what you're gonna use it for. If you don't mind how it's gonna sniff your Internet like a dog sniffs another dog's rear, then these TVs are no worse than anything else labeled Toshiba, Westinghouse, insignia or Vizio. A step up would be a TCL TV, but it's still gonna sniff some internet traffic butt.
If people are concerned about this and have Android based tv (like Google or fire tvs), they can run this:

https://github.com/Gathin23/cleanyourtv

It cleaned up all of my Google and fire based tvs, and on the Google ones, it even put a clean home screen and remapped keys for me. (Best to use ai for this repo, but one could do it manually if they're so inclined)

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