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Roku and TCL are being sued for allegedly bricking smart TVs with bad updates

4 months ago by Lee Duna to c/technology

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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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SubstituteTurkey 86 points 4 months ago

No connection,no issue.

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Zarxrax 41 points 4 months ago

A couple months back, I had an Internet outage, and decided to just watch some over the air TV. My TCL TV wouldn't even display the standard TV broadcast without an Internet connection.

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Jhex 14 points 4 months ago

I had to give Roku internet access to scan over the air channels for "reasons"... however, I am able to watch OTA channels now with no access for Roku TV

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sic_semper_tyrannis 6 points 4 months ago

My TCL disables aftermarket CEC remotes after being taken offline, even when it was previously working great

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frightful5680 1 point 4 months ago

The tcl doesn't have this issue source: hotel stay

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witness_me 3 points 3 months ago

Until your tv turns the internet connection back on without your consent. Some are even connecting to your neighbors tv to share WiFi and update themselves in order to avoid blocks at router level.

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captainlezbian 1 point 3 months ago

That really shouldn't be legal

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FosterMolasses 2 points 3 months ago

Lmao, I just realized I have a Roku (apartment issued), but I never use it because the local internet connection is too weak to function (and who watches cable?)

My TV is purely a second monitor with a 5m HDMI cable. All my shows and music come from my PC.

I suddenly feel needlessly cyberpunk about my setup lmao

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