TCL had recently suspended the sales of its 6 Series and 5 Series Google TVs temporarily due to an issue that caused them to run slow and face software based bugs. Now, the company has announced that its TVs are going on sale again.
According to a spokesperson of the Chinese company, “Recent software updates have allowed us to make significant improvements on the stability and speed of the TCL televisions featuring Google TV. With these updates, this product now represents the powerful performance that TCL and Google believe is the future of TV.” In other words, the resumption of sales arrives as it finally released a new software that fixes most, if not, all of these issues.
For those unaware, the brand is known for its TVs that feature Roku software. However, it has also launched some Android TV products as well in the past. On the other hand, the 6 Series (R646) and 5 Series (R546) are its first TV models that feature Google TV. Although, early buyers of these models found that the their TV suffered from slow performance and some major bugs when using the new TV.
So for those using the Google TV powered the company’s newer models, you should receive an update prompt to bring your TV to the latest firmware that should improve performance and overall experience. As per an official statement from the brand, “TCL is committed to delivering premium products with world class experiences and the new product featuring Google TV is certainly no different.”
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