UPDATE: Spoke with Roku today and they helped me get my system sorted out. Turns out it *CAN* be done! I'll do another video soon showing exactly how it all works and how you can get it done. Thanks to the Roku team for the help.
My problem is my TCL TV died that l had the wireless speakers hooked up to, so old TV back in use but no roku wireless speakers so l got pro sound bar, only problem is l can't get both to work its either soundbar or wireless sound output not both together
You have to pretty much turn them on at the same time or restart the setup process from scratch and then pair your devices. same problem with my series 6 tcl and sound bar pro. I’m good now and my devices work properly.
Try this: Un-pair the Satellite speakers and Subwoofer from the TV. Once that is done, connect the Streambar Pro to the ARC HDMI, usually it is HDMI 1. With your TV remote, on the TV Home Screen, click on Input HDMI 1. This will bring you to the Streambar Home Screen - which will obviously look very similar, minus the HDMI inputs. Then pair the Satellite speakers and Subwoofer to the Streambar Pro. The key is to connect them through the Streambar Home Screen interface and not the TV. See if that works.
Ques for @donovanoleary. In your 2nd to last sentence you say "Then pair the Satellite speakers and Subwoofer to the Streambar Pro.". Is this done with the remote for the Streambar Pro or the TV?
I have that exact set up and my surround sound is working perfectly. I plugged in the sound bar pro to the hdmi arc port on the TV, selected that input on the TV and then proceeded to add my sub and rear speakers with the roku interface on the sound bar. Then I hit home on the TVs remote and never went back in to use the streambars version of the roku software. I didn't want to bother with having to sign in to all my services and it's worked great for me. The only difference that your set up is from mine is that you already had the sub and speakers added to the TV directly. I installed my set up from scratch starting with the streambar pro then added the sub, then added the speakers. Hope this helps!
The streambar must be paired first it will then act as a hub for the remaining devices in the setup. You would think they would add a simple note to the setup screen explaining this.
Wow, did you EVER potato this. I can't believe you haven't figured this out. I also can't believe that the customer service person didn't tell you how to do this. I have everything you have and it all works. 1.You have to disconnect the wireless speakers/sub from the TV 2. Link everything through the soundbar (both sets of speakers and the sub) 3.The soundbar is connected to the TCL TV through HDMI ARC 4. Surround sound. The TV treats the soundbar as another input, but you don't have to use the soundbar to get the surround sound.
I had the same issue, and was as frustrated… just bought a google tv, and planning on pairing with the soundbar pro and wireless speakers/subwoofer. It does seem crazy that you can’t make them all work together, but I suppose they should make it clear that the soundbar pro if you want to set up a 5.1 system will only work with a non roku tv.
Now that you have it straightened out, did you or will you do a review of the Streambar pro with subwoofer and rear Roku speakers. I can't find 1 review of the complete system on RUclips. It would seem to sound awesome, but would like your take on it.
Can you trade it in for another set of speakers and use them in the back as surround sound? I never got to mention that I have both streaming and cable and the Roku soundbar will not work with cable.
Did not realize Roku made TV’s. I guess it’s a TCL TV with Roku as its UI. Interesting conflict. Can you connect a coax cable to that TV to allow me to ditch my cable box? Thinking I could use the Spectrum app on the Roku.
Thank you... OUTSTANDING Report & very timely for me as I was seriously considering the Streaming Bar Pro to match my Roku TV. Darn! I liked the price compared to Sonos.
Did you try it with a non roku equipped TV? Based on what I'm seeing the TCL TV maxes out with their subwoofer and their wireless speakers which is correct. You seem to have ignored the notice from the TCL TV that the TCL TV maxes out as it was designed by TCL with their speakers.
So wait. Are u talking about because you're trying to add the streambar wireless? I don't understand why this wouldn't work if you connect it via HDMI arc on the streambar and wireless on the other speakers
So glad you got this sorted out! This system was a wonderful upgrade for my older Sony TV. The $800.00 Sony surround sound I had was never good. I can finally hear voices & the Sub is crazy good.
I have a magnavox TV. I don't know if they even make them anymore. But it works great with Roku soundbar,, wireless speakers, and subwoffer. I'm glad I didn't buy the Roku tv.
Thanks Craig....that was VERY helpful.............I have a Roku tv myself and was looking into this product....now I am glad i didnt and stuck with a BOSE sound bar that i got for free..........my goal was like you, to keep it within the ROKU ecosystem.....but i guess that just cant happen
He’s wrong. I have a Roku Tv and bought all of the Roku speakers and subwoofer and Streambar and with the software update, boom 💥 5.1 surround sound system!
Thank you that was a big help for me because I was going to buy a Roku bar. The only one I have a little cooler that little device that I told you about the one that you were showing with little sticky tape and all that stuff. But I've found out the other soundbar was TCL like your TV for Roku I think that was $75. And I'm wondering if that would be a good Soundbar for me because I have the little mechanism. Maybe you should auction It Off. If you know what I mean. And thank you put me back on your channel that was really sweet. You are a very kind man.
I have the Streambar Pro. In fact I pre-order it. They kept moving the release date. I finally got it and even though it is freaking HUGE it is decent but ever since my Netflix does not work right. I called Netflix and they (bless their price raising hearts) tried to help. Till this day my Netflix on Roku does not work properly but it is not the fault of Netflix but of Roku. I also have Fire TV and Netflix works beautifully on there. I works fine everywhere except Roku Stream Bar Pro. My first 2 Roku players had no problems with Netflix yet this one does. So I kinda love to hate and hate to love The Roku Stream Bar Pro.
I ditched my cheap Roku TV for many of the same reasons. Get a decent non Roku TV for the Streambar Pro. The remote is better, anyways, along with better audio/visual/software.
if you buy a TCL Roku TV and a TCL Roku stream bar you cannot add subwoofers or satellite speakers. I realize this isn't a completely Roku issue more like TCL but they're still Roku branded.
@Mike P I dunno, the manufacturer (TCL) states on Amazon: "You can connect a Roku Wireless Subwoofer to the Roku TV Wireless Soundbar to create a 2.1 channel sound system. It is not currently compatible with the Roku wireless speakers. Hope this helps! Thank you, TCL Customer Support" I'm still pretty sure that the the sub didn't used to work, but they've done a software upgrade, so maybe now it does. The owners manual states "the soundbar and other wireless devices are mutually exclusive" on page 14.....but again....software updates may have fixed this. My comments were specific to TCL, whereas this was discussing Streambar Pro. Perhaps there is the disconnect...I went off-topic. :)
@Mike P I don't have room for all of that where I have the television. Plus I wanted something integrated. One remote, easy setup. I've done a Bose 5.1 surround system media room with a video projector etc., and that just isn't what I need for this space. Easy setup and operation for other household members was what I was looking for.
I'm glad you called their service people back and tried again. Maybe just a little bit more training would be in order for their phone personnel. About a year ago I had a disappointing exchange when I called the Roku number. It was shortly after Paramount+ went from $5.99 to $9.99. My first mistake was entering my card information into my Roku device upon setup. Of course with a lot of the streaming services Roku has a deal and the payment gets forwarded from Roku to that streaming service. Gee and what could go wrong with that? Yeah I promise you please do not do that. When you activate a new streaming service go right to their website and sign up right there, that way you know they're the ones taking the money out of your account and you can cancel from the website. Roku's confusion and they're unsatisfactory phone representatives had me canceling my debit card. It's no big deal I've got another account but it does take about 10 days to get a new card lol. 🌏 Can't wait until they're big enough to ship out their phone service reps to the Philippines. On a side note, when I was in school I excelled in technical writing. I took all the English and business writing courses I could. In most of our classes all we did was take a device say learning how to drive a stick shift or some other technical problem and wrote manuals on it. There isn't any reason on earth that Roku as big as they are can't hire excellent technical writers to put it in black and white on their manuals for their equipment how it's done this is just inexcusable bad business practices. Another bad Business practice roku has is there stupid move of removing side loading special codes for apps they don't carry in their app store. I have some special interests and use a couple of experimental apps so far as Roku is concerned. Won't be able to use them now. I was talking to a fire stick app developer yesterday. I bought his app that puts my notifications from my telephone to my fire stick that show on my TV. I asked him, because sometimes I use my Roku device, do you have a app so I can use it on my Roku? His quote to me was, no we will not do that because roku's developmental platform is terrible. So anyway I'm not a computer scientist but I would tend to take his word for it. Sort of an inside Roku business profile if you will.
@@bladengutz2042 if you had a clue of what you were talking about you'd be asking the questions like what happened to reviewsOrg. Further, don't worry about the size of my reply.
Hmm ..I can understand what you are attempting. But my recommendation would be to get a surround sound receiver and speakers for surround sound. More money involved, but way better sound quality. Remember...Just a recommendation.
That is so weird! You would think that once you went into one of the TCL TV HDMI inputs that it would basically become a dumb TV and you could attach whatever device to it you wanted including a Roku sound bar. That is a major oversight on the part of Roku. Quick question, did you try setting the sound output on the Roku TV to Dolby Digital? I imagine you did, but just wondering.
You have to change the title of the video man. I was going to say before I read your comment because I had the same issue , but I restarted my system from scratch pretty much starting over and all my devices synced at least my sound bar bro did with my series 6 tcl
Any one with half a brain should know you can not hook two systems together. Roku tv program and sound bar program will interfere with each other. Only one can work at a time. It is like taking two computers and hooking them together and expect one to be super fast. It don't work.
I have an old school ROKU from way way back, i live in France, as an English speaker i wanted to watch US shows and movies, if you can give away this one would be great to replace my old ROKU 😊. More power to your YT Channel 🙏
Just change it to the input you have to sound bar plugged in to and pair it all. Why are you trying to pair it to the tv? The sound bar is just a Roku with built in speakers. The tv is simply receiving video signal and the software it has built in to it isn’t relevant…
Wait, the products are from the same brand but they can't work on each other? What were they thinking?! PS: for the giveaway, I have a Roku TV so I can't :(
Craig you should have asked me! LOL a couple years ago before the pandemic, I had geek squad from the big blue box store come out and give me ideas for setting up a home TV theater in my basement. That is one thing I remember him saying is what ever TV monitor you go with that it cannot be paired with a like system. For instance your Roku that’s built into the TV and adding a Roku streaming bar won’t work. They will cancel each other out.
UPDATE: Spoke with Roku today and they helped me get my system sorted out. Turns out it *CAN* be done! I'll do another video soon showing exactly how it all works and how you can get it done. Thanks to the Roku team for the help.
The software update allowed my to connect my Streambar, subwoofer, 4 Roku speakers to my tcl Roku Tv .
Wonderful news! Can't wait to see the video.
Good... I was about to go in on... NM.. Glad it worked and hope it sounds "ok"... (my go off point)
My problem is my TCL TV died that l had the wireless speakers hooked up to, so old TV back in use but no roku wireless speakers so l got pro sound bar, only problem is l can't get both to work its either soundbar or wireless sound output not both together
You have to pretty much turn them on at the same time or restart the setup process from scratch and then pair your devices. same problem with my series 6 tcl and sound bar pro. I’m good now and my devices work properly.
Try this: Un-pair the Satellite speakers and Subwoofer from the TV. Once that is done, connect the Streambar Pro to the ARC HDMI, usually it is HDMI 1. With your TV remote, on the TV Home Screen, click on Input HDMI 1. This will bring you to the Streambar Home Screen - which will obviously look very similar, minus the HDMI inputs. Then pair the Satellite speakers and Subwoofer to the Streambar Pro. The key is to connect them through the Streambar Home Screen interface and not the TV. See if that works.
This is what I was thinking as an answer for his needs while I was listening to the video. Glad to see someone else figured it out too.
Ques for @donovanoleary. In your 2nd to last sentence you say "Then pair the Satellite speakers and Subwoofer to the Streambar Pro.". Is this done with the remote for the Streambar Pro or the TV?
I have that exact set up and my surround sound is working perfectly. I plugged in the sound bar pro to the hdmi arc port on the TV, selected that input on the TV and then proceeded to add my sub and rear speakers with the roku interface on the sound bar. Then I hit home on the TVs remote and never went back in to use the streambars version of the roku software. I didn't want to bother with having to sign in to all my services and it's worked great for me. The only difference that your set up is from mine is that you already had the sub and speakers added to the TV directly. I installed my set up from scratch starting with the streambar pro then added the sub, then added the speakers. Hope this helps!
I have this same setup. Use the eARC out of TV to bar, connect speakers and sub to bar. It works just fine.
The streambar must be paired first it will then act as a hub for the remaining devices in the setup. You would think they would add a simple note to the setup screen explaining this.
Dude after the software update, my Streambar, subwoofer and 4 Roku speakers all
Connected to my tcl Roku Tv
Wow, did you EVER potato this.
I can't believe you haven't figured this out.
I also can't believe that the customer service person didn't tell you how to do this.
I have everything you have and it all works.
1.You have to disconnect the wireless speakers/sub from the TV
2. Link everything through the soundbar (both sets of speakers and the sub)
3.The soundbar is connected to the TCL TV through HDMI ARC
4. Surround sound.
The TV treats the soundbar as another input, but you don't have to use the soundbar to get the surround sound.
LOL
Can I use Roku stream bar ,Roku wireless speakers and Roku wireless subwoofer if I connect to a projector???
I had the same issue, and was as frustrated… just bought a google tv, and planning on pairing with the soundbar pro and wireless speakers/subwoofer. It does seem crazy that you can’t make them all work together, but I suppose they should make it clear that the soundbar pro if you want to set up a 5.1 system will only work with a non roku tv.
I only have projectors and Roku devices. Including the regular stream bar. Can I put two or four speakers and the subwoofer with it.?
Now that you have it straightened out, did you or will you do a review of the Streambar pro with subwoofer and rear Roku speakers. I can't find 1 review of the complete system on RUclips. It would seem to sound awesome, but would like your take on it.
Even with the HDMI connection between the TV & sound bar?
Can you trade it in for another set of speakers and use them in the back as surround sound? I never got to mention that I have both streaming and cable and the Roku soundbar will not work with cable.
Did not realize Roku made TV’s. I guess it’s a TCL TV with Roku as its UI. Interesting conflict. Can you connect a coax cable to that TV to allow me to ditch my cable box? Thinking I could use the Spectrum app on the Roku.
This is a DAMN GOOD Video.
Thanks for Teaching us, Dude.
Needed This One.
Thank you... OUTSTANDING Report & very timely for me as I was seriously considering the Streaming Bar Pro to match my Roku TV. Darn! I liked the price compared to Sonos.
Did you try it with a non roku equipped TV? Based on what I'm seeing the TCL TV maxes out with their subwoofer and their wireless speakers which is correct. You seem to have ignored the notice from the TCL TV that the TCL TV maxes out as it was designed by TCL with their speakers.
So wait. Are u talking about because you're trying to add the streambar wireless? I don't understand why this wouldn't work if you connect it via HDMI arc on the streambar and wireless on the other speakers
So glad you got this sorted out! This system was a wonderful upgrade for my older Sony TV. The $800.00 Sony surround sound I had was never good. I can finally hear voices & the Sub is crazy good.
I have a magnavox TV. I don't know if they even make them anymore.
But it works great with Roku soundbar,, wireless speakers, and subwoffer.
I'm glad I didn't buy the Roku tv.
Same issue I ran into trying their speakers with my Roku Ultra, Support was useless.
Thanks Craig....that was VERY helpful.............I have a Roku tv myself and was looking into this product....now I am glad i didnt and stuck with a BOSE sound bar that i got for free..........my goal was like you, to keep it within the ROKU ecosystem.....but i guess that just cant happen
He’s wrong. I have a Roku Tv and bought all of the Roku speakers and subwoofer and Streambar and with the software update, boom 💥 5.1 surround sound system!
Thank you that was a big help for me because I was going to buy a Roku bar. The only one I have a little cooler that little device that I told you about the one that you were showing with little sticky tape and all that stuff. But I've found out the other soundbar was TCL like your TV for Roku I think that was $75. And I'm wondering if that would be a good Soundbar for me because I have the little mechanism. Maybe you should auction It Off. If you know what I mean. And thank you put me back on your channel that was really sweet. You are a very kind man.
It works, he just did it wrong.
See my response
Did you watch the follow video, were he figured it out?
I have the Streambar Pro. In fact I pre-order it. They kept moving the release date. I finally got it and even though it is freaking HUGE it is decent but ever since my Netflix does not work right. I called Netflix and they (bless their price raising hearts) tried to help. Till this day my Netflix on Roku does not work properly but it is not the fault of Netflix but of Roku. I also have Fire TV and Netflix works beautifully on there. I works fine everywhere except Roku Stream Bar Pro. My first 2 Roku players had no problems with Netflix yet this one does. So I kinda love to hate and hate to love The Roku Stream Bar Pro.
You already have a Roku tv why not get a JBL, Sonos Bose or Polk soundbar? Companies that are known for making great soundbars
Is astound internet good?
I ditched my cheap Roku TV for many of the same reasons. Get a decent non Roku TV for the Streambar Pro. The remote is better, anyways, along with better audio/visual/software.
I have a Visio TV with no additional speakers. Feel free to send that my way! 😁💙💙💙
if you buy a TCL Roku TV and a TCL Roku stream bar you cannot add subwoofers or satellite speakers. I realize this isn't a completely Roku issue more like TCL but they're still Roku branded.
@Mike P I dunno, the manufacturer (TCL) states on Amazon:
"You can connect a Roku Wireless Subwoofer to the Roku TV Wireless Soundbar to create a 2.1 channel sound system. It is not currently compatible with the Roku wireless speakers. Hope this helps! Thank you, TCL Customer Support"
I'm still pretty sure that the the sub didn't used to work, but they've done a software upgrade, so maybe now it does.
The owners manual states "the soundbar and other wireless devices are mutually exclusive" on page 14.....but again....software updates may have fixed this.
My comments were specific to TCL, whereas this was discussing Streambar Pro. Perhaps there is the disconnect...I went off-topic. :)
@Mike P I don't have room for all of that where I have the television. Plus I wanted something integrated. One remote, easy setup. I've done a Bose 5.1 surround system media room with a video projector etc., and that just isn't what I need for this space. Easy setup and operation for other household members was what I was looking for.
@Mike P especially when you are setting up a TV for people who are in their 70s and hard of hearing....
I'm glad you called their service people back and tried again. Maybe just a little bit more training would be in order for their phone personnel. About a year ago I had a disappointing exchange when I called the Roku number. It was shortly after Paramount+ went from $5.99 to $9.99. My first mistake was entering my card information into my Roku device upon setup. Of course with a lot of the streaming services Roku has a deal and the payment gets forwarded from Roku to that streaming service. Gee and what could go wrong with that? Yeah I promise you please do not do that. When you activate a new streaming service go right to their website and sign up right there, that way you know they're the ones taking the money out of your account and you can cancel from the website. Roku's confusion and they're unsatisfactory phone representatives had me canceling my debit card. It's no big deal I've got another account but it does take about 10 days to get a new card lol. 🌏 Can't wait until they're big enough to ship out their phone service reps to the Philippines. On a side note, when I was in school I excelled in technical writing. I took all the English and business writing courses I could. In most of our classes all we did was take a device say learning how to drive a stick shift or some other technical problem and wrote manuals on it. There isn't any reason on earth that Roku as big as they are can't hire excellent technical writers to put it in black and white on their manuals for their equipment how it's done this is just inexcusable bad business practices. Another bad Business practice roku has is there stupid move of removing side loading special codes for apps they don't carry in their app store. I have some special interests and use a couple of experimental apps so far as Roku is concerned. Won't be able to use them now. I was talking to a fire stick app developer yesterday. I bought his app that puts my notifications from my telephone to my fire stick that show on my TV. I asked him, because sometimes I use my Roku device, do you have a app so I can use it on my Roku? His quote to me was, no we will not do that because roku's developmental platform is terrible. So anyway I'm not a computer scientist but I would tend to take his word for it. Sort of an inside Roku business profile if you will.
@@bladengutz2042 if you had a clue of what you were talking about you'd be asking the questions like what happened to reviewsOrg. Further, don't worry about the size of my reply.
Hmm
..I can understand what you are attempting. But my recommendation would be to get a surround sound receiver and speakers for surround sound. More money involved, but way better sound quality. Remember...Just a recommendation.
He clearly says he wanted Roku ecosystem. Anyone that can afford and wants an AV system can go that route. It's not for everyone.
@@mr.c6674 I did realize that, but I was making a suggestion. Less issues and better soud quality.
Watched another video that said you can do that. Basically you end up using the soundbar remote to control the tv also
the wireless speakers are Roku
beside that thing S bar
That is so weird! You would think that once you went into one of the TCL TV HDMI inputs that it would basically become a dumb TV and you could attach whatever device to it you wanted including a Roku sound bar. That is a major oversight on the part of Roku.
Quick question, did you try setting the sound output on the Roku TV to Dolby Digital? I imagine you did, but just wondering.
I have a tcl Roku Tv and connected my Streambar, subwoofer and 4 Roku speakers with no problem
@@soulsergeant Yah, sounds like Craig got his sorted out as well. Hopefully he will make the video soon!
This makes no sense. Plug your speakers into the sound bar and go HDMI into your TV. Run everything from the sound bar.
I have a samsung tv, i will upgrade my roku when then the roku pro streaming goes on sale.
You have to change the title of the video man. I was going to say before I read your comment because I had the same issue , but I restarted my system from scratch pretty much starting over and all my devices synced at least my sound bar bro did with my series 6 tcl
Any one with half a brain should know you can not hook two systems together. Roku tv program and sound bar program will interfere with each other. Only one can work at a time. It is like taking two computers and hooking them together and expect one to be super fast. It don't work.
I have an old school ROKU from way way back, i live in France, as an English speaker i wanted to watch US shows and movies, if you can give away this one would be great to replace my old ROKU 😊. More power to your YT Channel 🙏
I have a roku TV, and have been considering buying the streambar pro for a while. Thanks for this video. You saved me a nice chunk of change.
Did you see his update video he did on this? He figured out how to do.
I WOULD THINK ITS A BAD IDEA ON ROKUS PART TO PUT YOU IN A POSITION WHERE YOU WOULD HAVE TO USE SOMEONE ELSE'S TV
Great review. I'll take the soundbar.
Just change it to the input you have to sound bar plugged in to and pair it all. Why are you trying to pair it to the tv? The sound bar is just a Roku with built in speakers. The tv is simply receiving video signal and the software it has built in to it isn’t relevant…
A giveaway would be good. I'm looking to get a Streambar or Pro.
It shouldn't be too hard for Roku to make its Streambar into a "Slave" device.
If it is useless to you I will happily take it off your hands I recently had my house robbed and lost my stuff.
Send it back!! LOL
Wait, the products are from the same brand but they can't work on each other? What were they thinking?!
PS: for the giveaway, I have a Roku TV so I can't :(
It works, he just did it wrong.
See my reply, you connect everything through the soundbar
Did you already watch his follow up video? He finally figured out what he was doing wrong.
Well I don’t have a Roku TV I have a Samsung and it works great for me…. 🤷🏻♂️
Do a giveaway I’m sure someone could do a review for it. I would anyways.
I'm down for a giveaway.
go thru headphone jack into soundbar
Mine works amazing
Send it back immediately
Craig you should have asked me! LOL a couple years ago before the pandemic, I had geek squad from the big blue box store come out and give me ideas for setting up a home TV theater in my basement. That is one thing I remember him saying is what ever TV monitor you go with that it cannot be paired with a like system. For instance your Roku that’s built into the TV and adding a Roku streaming bar won’t work. They will cancel each other out.
Wow that's disappointing.
Lame. Shoot it down but then learn you were completely off-base, but then don’t update your video, just pin a comment
The Roku Streambar sucks... Poor performance all around - ready to make a change but unsure what to switch to.
Imagine making a video on how to not know how things work. This video is worthless to me.