Also experiencing this issue with a 40 inch TCL Roku. TCL support has been useless as the tv was purchased in 2016 and they say not their problem since it is out of warranty. VERY disappointed this has not been addressed, ROKU doesn't step up to the plate here since it is an ongoing issue, ROKU doesn't put pressure on TCL to improve customer support/their product.
Looks like I need to buy a new tv.... which will NOT be a roku!
@jgriffin055 wrote:Looks like I need to buy a new tv.... which will NOT be a roku!
There are other brands of Roku TVs. Remember, Roku doesn't make the TVs, they only provide the operating system, which the TV manufacturer has to implement correctly. My Sharp is two years old and still works perfectly. Also have an Insignia Roku TV that's closer to three years old. From what I continue to read in this forum I don't think I'd ever buy a TCL TV though.
So, I know this is about TCL TVs, but since the Roku response seems to be 'call TCL' I just wanted to add that I have a small (30in i think) Haier Roku TV device that has the same issue. Unplugging device, router and cable modem have no positive effect. Software is as up to date as it is allowing me to get: 9.1.0 build 4121-19
I will call Haier, sure, but my thought is that this seems to be cross-manufacturer.
P.S. Hopefully helpful context I forgot to add:
Network signal strength is Excellent (I have a repeater in the same room as the TV).
I have 2 Roku stick devices in the house, one separated by being on an entirely different floor of the house from my networking gear and they both work fine (other than over-heating until I got the extenders).
The context doesn't support my case that this is a Roku issue, I realize that, I just wanted to be fair, we love our stick devices.
With the TVs, Roku does not supply the hardware, only the OS. So it's the TV manufacturers that have to address issues with hardware functionality. I agree it's tough to ping pong between the two, as fingers tend to point at the other. But this is on the TV manufacturers.