A proposed class action lawsuit claims Roku and TCL “bricked” thousands of smart TVs through defective software updates that allegedly left sets frozen, black-screened or completely unusable.

Roku and TCL are being sued in a class action lawsuit that claims software updates released by the companies have been "repetitively defective," making TVs unusable. Update: We've reached out to TCL ...

While Roku is primarily known as a manufacturer of streaming devices, it does manufacture its own TVs under the Roku Select and Roku Plus names, while also providing the underlying smart TV operating ...

Roku and TCL are being sued after firmware updates allegedly bricked TVs. The class action suit claims both companies pushed updates without proper quality checks. Affected models include Roku Select ...

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Roku and TCL are facing a new class action lawsuit accusing both companies of bricking consumers' smart TVs through faulty software updates. The complaint (PDF), filed in the Central District of ...

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