Best TVs for software updates

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Best for software updates

Roku Pro Series (2025)

5.0 feature score

Highest scored product for this feature based on supporting review evidence.

Safest pick

LG G6

4.0 feature score

Balances feature score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.

Most evidence

Hisense U75QG

8 supporting reviews

Has the broadest review evidence for this feature.

Best overall product

Hisense U65QF

4.2 overall score

Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this feature.

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#1 Roku Pro Series (2025)
5.0

Firmware support has successfully fixed at least one measured color issue, showing that Roku can correct picture problems after release.

Pros: resolution, display technology

Cons: customer support, optical audio output

#2 LG StanByMe 2
4.2

LG’s five-year update commitment is a meaningful longevity advantage and was praised by several reviewers. The main counterpoint is one critic who felt the shipped webOS version was already outdated.

Pros: streaming app support, voice control accuracy

Cons: motion handling, motion clarity

#3 LG G6
4.0

Firmware has already corrected major HDR and Dolby Vision problems, and LG promises years of webOS updates. The messy launch showed how dependent performance can be on software version.

Pros: panel type, display technology

Cons: account requirements, DTS support

#4 Hisense U65QF
4.0

Software updates are described as routine and useful for app stability and system maintenance, though the cadence is said to be less aggressive than some rival platforms.

Pros: resolution, HDR format support

Cons: advertising intrusiveness, gaming dashboard

#5 LG C6
3.0

Early firmware and PC-gaming bugs may improve through updates, but several issues remained unresolved at launch.

Pros: resolution, contrast ratio

Cons: HDR10+ support, account requirements

#6 TCL QM7L
2.0

Automatic firmware updates may change features unexpectedly, so cautious owners may prefer to research each update before installing it.

Pros: resolution, HDR format support

Cons: software updates, account requirements

#7 Hisense U75QG
1.9

Software updates are a pain point for some owners, with complaints that updates introduce bugs or fail to fix longstanding connectivity problems.

Pros: sustained brightness, HDR format support

Cons: gaming mode quality, Bluetooth audio support

#8 Amazon Ember QLED TV
1.7

Software updates are a risk area rather than a clear benefit. One owner says updates progressively degraded performance, while others hope future updates will fix sparse controls or bugs.

Pros: local dimming performance, HDR format support

Cons: gradient handling, banding control