I have a pretty old Roku TV: TCL P605.
Everything was fine until I stopped being able to wireless cast/mirror to the tv. I resolved it by putting the tv on a guest network that only uses 2.4ghz.
A week later I couldn't connect the Roku app to the tv anymore. It would always say reconnect tv and give a countdown but wouldn't connect at all. I left that alone since the remote was working.
Also, sometimes I would watch a streaming app and the wifi would cut off on the tv, followed by my entire wifi at the router. It would restart itself after a few minutes and the tv would reconnect to the wifi automatically. But it would happen again 15mins later.
A week after that I got a message that the software will automatically re-sort my apps according to the ones I use the most.
A couple days later, I noticed I no longer had a Live TV guide or even streaming channel guide anymore. I can press the OK button to see the information for what's playing on the current channel. But when I press the Left arrow, it brings up a black and white menu showing a list of channels and letting me organize my favorites. But no more channel guides.
Just a couple days later (today), I press the Home button to watch some Disney+ but I have a bare screen with no apps at all. The only options are to sign in to my Roku account, Reset the tv or do a full Factory reset. I probably should have tried signing in, but I was suspecting some kind of malware and didn't want to risk entering my login. I tried the reset but it didn't resolve anything it just brings me back to the same bare screen. So I finally decided a Factory Reset wouldn't hurt. Boy, was I wrong!
Now, all I have is the welcome screen asking what language. The only button on the remote that works is the power button. I can't select any language at all even the default because the OK button doesn't work. I can't even activate the screen reader because the Home button doesn't work. Nothing works. And of course, the app won't work until I get it set up.
I tried changing out the batteries on the remote to fresh new ones and it still won't work except for the power button. i tried unplugging the tv for a whole 60 seconds but it's still just on the language select screen with the remote unable to select anything.
Did my TV just simply...die? I suspect my roommate did something malicious as some things were moved around and I'm the only one that (supposedly) uses the tv. Could it just be a bad firmware update issue (strangely, it said the last update was in July, I believe the 17th, but the feature to re-order my apps first appeared just a few days ago)? Has anyone ever experienced this?
