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. Plaintiff Terri Else filed the complaint in federal court in California against Roku and TCL North America, accusing the companies of rolling out faulty Roku operating system updates that “materially impair” televisions instead of improving them. The suit targets Roku Select Series, Roku Plus Series and TCL 3, 4, 5 and 6-Series Roku TVs. A proposed class action lawsuit accuses Roku and TCL of pushing defective software updates that allegedly left some smart TVs unusable. seanlockephotography – stock.adobe.com Else alleges her TCL Roku TV began malfunctioning just a few years after she bought it in 2018, flashing a white light before the screen went black permanently. According to the complaint, a replacement TV later suffered similar issues.…