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 facing a lawsuit after updates allegedly bricked some TVs, leaving users with devices that stopped working way too soon.

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Yesterday we reported on the recently filed class action lawsuit against TCL and Roku. We’re still trying to get to the bottom of these allegations, but readers were quick to say that they, too, have ...

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 ...

A number of TV owners have filed a class action lawsuit against TCL and Roku, claiming a software update broke their TVs. The suit alleges that both companies knowingly sold TVs with software defects, ...

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