PlexPass FREE for 6 Months with Nvidia Shield TV

Nvidia needs a "Streaming Only Shield" offering for those of us who are not interested in gaming on it. Eliminate controller, drop the price by $50 and I'll be the first one to buy it.

Quote from FullTiltBoogie : Nvidia needs a "Streaming Only Shield" offering for those of us who are not interested in gaming on it. Eliminate controller, drop the price by $50 and I'll be the first one to buy it.

True - I have xbox to play games - I was trying to sell the controller I got with shield - but looks like there aren't many people who wants to play games on shield.

Just bought a shield a couple of weeks ago. Damn

doesn't look like it works for existing owners. man too bad.

Quote : © 2017 NVIDIA Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Plex Pass offer will provide 6 month access to Plex Pass services for eligible purchases of SHIELD TV and/or SHIELD TV Pro. Plex Pass offer is valued at $29.94. This offer has no cash value and no substitutions. Offer only valid for the following countries: United States, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom. Offer expires June 24, 2017. Current Plex Pass subscribers not eligible. To redeem, customer must do the following by July 23, 2017: Go to plex.tv/promo/nvidia, then input promotion code and click subscribe. To use your Plex Pass, visit the Google Play Store and update your apps, launch the SHIELD Plex app, then run through the quick setup to connect Plex Media Server, and now your Plex installation is complete. Learn more about setting up your HD DVR here https://www.plex.tv/features/dvr/.

I just installed one do I qualify?

Quote from dambargar : True - I have xbox to play games - I was trying to sell the controller I got with shield - but looks like there aren't many people who wants to play games on shield.

It's great to stream PC games, granted you can get a steam link for $20 or so.

Quote : © 2017 NVIDIA Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Plex Pass offer will provide 6 month access to Plex Pass services for eligible purchases of SHIELD TV and/or SHIELD TV Pro. Plex Pass offer is valued at $29.94. This offer has no cash value and no substitutions. Offer only valid for the following countries: United States, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom. Offer expires June 24, 2017. Current Plex Pass subscribers not eligible. [BTo redeem, customer must do the following by July 23, 2017: Go to plex.tv/promo/nvidia, then input promotion code and click subscribe. ][/B]To use your Plex Pass, visit the Google Play Store and update your apps, launch the SHIELD Plex app, then run through the quick setup to connect Plex Media Server, and now your Plex installation is complete. Learn more about setting up your HD DVR here https://www.plex.tv/features/dvr/.

Sounds like you get a promo code when you purchase through the link. Grimy move IMO, trying to boost new sales and shortchanging existing customers; should be based on SN or something so that current owners can take advantage.

This deal makes me bitter. TU and rep to OP anyway, cuz it's not your fault that NVIDIA won't reward loyalty.

On the side note of the value of the SHIELD, I bought the shield a couple weeks before I was scheduled for spine surgery, wanting to have an AIO entertainment system that I could use while bed-ridden (and didn't want to bring my XB1 into the bedroom). I used the free 30 day trial of the GeForce Now, and found a couple of games that I really enjoyed (Mini Ninjas and Sniper). I allowed the service to renew even after I was up and moving again, and realized about 3.5 weeks into my paid month that I had not actually used the service, so I canceled. The SHIELD itself is great, and if the subscription service was $1/month instead of 7, I might keep it, for the possibility of playing something on it once in a while, but if I'm going to game, I'm going to do it on a real console.

Quote from FullTiltBoogie : Nvidia needs a "Streaming Only Shield" offering for those of us who are not interested in gaming on it. Eliminate controller, drop the price by $50 and I'll be the first one to buy it.

Why wouldn't you just buy a different Android set top box device? What's special about the Shield?

Quote from ConFu : Why wouldn't you just buy a different Android set top box device? What's special about the Shield?

It is hands down the best. Nothing else compares. Even 18+ months after the initial release and still at least 6 times more powerful than anything that came after it.

Quote from FullTiltBoogie : Nvidia needs a "Streaming Only Shield" offering for those of us who are not interested in gaming on it. Eliminate controller, drop the price by $50 and I'll be the first one to buy it.

Why not just buy something like a Mi Box?

Quote from kuya1284 : Why not just buy something like a Mi Box?

Shield can do Plex Server, OTA DVR with Live Channels, Amazon Video... I already have the Fire TV, Nexus Player and others. It would be nice to collapse it all into one device.

I wanna buy a shield, but what is Plex pass? and does it have to do anything with Kodi?

Quote from sharris721 : It's great to stream PC games, granted you can get a steam link for $20 or so.

Yes, I agree for someone who doesn't have a console.

Many folks use emulators on these. Definitely recommended to get maximum value.