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Best Buy.com has 16GB Nvidia Shield Streaming Media Player w/ Remote (Black) on sale for $139.99. Shipping is free, otherwise, select free in-store pickup as an alternative option. Thanks RebatesandChem

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  • 16GB Nvidia Shield Steraming Media Player
  • Nvidia Shield Remote

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Easily cut the cable cord using this Nvidia Shield Media player; supports 4K video streaming from popular digital media service (Netflix, Amazon Video, YouTube, Google Play & more). Smart home experience w/ WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1 interface ready and compatible w/ most HDTVs. Offer valid through August 18, 2018 or while supplies last - Discombobulated
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Hey guys,
Bestbuy.com has the Nvidia Shield TV: 16 GB Streaming Media Player w/Remote for $139.99 with Free Shipping

Link - https://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvid...Id=6100500

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Last Edited by Caddyskack August 18, 2018 at 09:49 AM
Quote from wbs3333 :
For those that bought it and have an Hdhomerun Prime Tuner, the Nvidia Shield TV now supports DRM protected channels thanks through the HD Homerun App.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G...McEz10VU-6


Android DRM requirements [silicondust.com]:


https://forum.silicondust.com/for...19&t=69009


Requirements for accessing DRM content on Android:
  • Device must be running official firmware from the manufacturer
  • Device must be Google Play certified [google.com]. Due to lack of Google Play certification or other alternative methods of verifying device integrity, Amazon Fire devices (including FireTV) cannot support DRM content. We have reached out to Amazon regarding this.
  • Wifi connections must be secure if wifi is in use. You may get an Android location permissions prompt for location permissions the first time you try to access a DRM channel; this must be approved and you may need to switch channels after approving. The app does not record your actual location, this is just a quirk of the Android permissions system.
  • Externally-connected displays must support HDCP
  • HDHomeRun and playback device must be connected to the same network
If the device meets the above criteria but still fails, try rebooting the device.


Watching DRM through the LiveTV App:
https://forum.silicondust.com/for...19&t=69018


Make sure you've configured Live Channels to use the HDHomeRun app (HDHomeRun Input) as the channel source. Enable both Network Tuner and HDHomerun. Under homerun, check the DRM Channels, and under Network Tuner, uncheck the DRM channels. You cannot record them anyways.
If you use the live channels app, the DRM channels should now be visible as well (at least it works for me through FIOS)
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Yes, it works as a steam link via the steam app. And if you have an nvidia graphics card on your PC, then you can also use gamestream (which I found to be more reliable, and can itself also utilize Steam).

The ShieldTV will likely have more app choices than your LG, and as a whole will be a faster experience. With the LG, you're stuck with whatever LG decides to put up on Web OS, and depending on how new your TV is, you might be stuck with what you have and nothing new. I have a 2015 LG OLED with Web OS 2.0--LG has no plans to push out a Web OS 3.0 update to my TV, so I'm stuck with whatever apps I have, so I don't use the smart tv functions at all anymore. Current LG TVs have Web OS 3.0, with more current app offerings, but be prepared for LG to cut off support at some point so they can try and get you to buy the 2020 model.

The Shield has access to the google marketplace, and a slew of apps--all of which are up-to-date (as is the Shield). Much better support than LG.

I'm not sure what apps are available on the Xbox One X or how good the user experience is. I have a One S, and I don't use it for any streaming apps. I'd already had the Shield before I got the Xbox though, so I didn't exactly have to make a shift. But the using the shield is much faster and quieter than the Xbox. Menus are nicer too (IMO) on the Shield.

I primarily use my shield as a cable set top box (I have an HD Home Run Prime with cable card elsewhere in my house). I use the HDHR app for live TV. I think Xbox has that too, and you can also use it for live TV on the Plex app, which is probably on both Xbox and the LG.

Bottom line though is I love this thing, and I now have three of them in my house.
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/shield/shield-tv/

It plays almost every video format:

Format/Container support: Xvid/ DivX/ASF/AVI/MKV/MOV/M2TS/MPEG-TS/MP4/WEB-M

Ditto for the audio:

Audio support: AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP3, WAVE, AMR, OGG Vorbis, FLAC, PCM, WMA, WMA-Pro, WMA-Lossless, DD+/DTS (pass-through), Dolby Atmos (pass-through), Dolby TrueHD (pass-through), DTS-X, and DTS-HD (pass-through)

So yes it can play any video either on a USB stick or hard drive on your PC/network.
Quickest purchase in history for me, shield is miles ahead of other boxes IMHO

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08-17-2018 at 03:53 AM.
08-17-2018 at 03:53 AM.
Best Buy has NVIDIA - SHIELD™ TV 16 GB Streaming Media Player - Black on sale for $139.99, Shipping is free.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvid...Id=6100500
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08-17-2018 at 03:53 AM.
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better than amazon prime day?
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08-17-2018 at 03:56 AM.
08-17-2018 at 03:56 AM.
Good price. Great plex server.
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08-17-2018 at 03:58 AM.
08-17-2018 at 03:58 AM.
Good price for this, but not so good after adding the game controller. It may be better to use Google Express coupon on the package with game controller.
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08-17-2018 at 04:01 AM.
08-17-2018 at 04:01 AM.
Quote from billcsho :
Good price for this, but not so good after adding the game controller. It may be better to use Google Express coupon on the package with game controller.

Link ?
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08-17-2018 at 04:02 AM.
08-17-2018 at 04:02 AM.
Can I still trade in a streamer for $30 ?
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08-17-2018 at 04:17 AM.
08-17-2018 at 04:17 AM.
Quote from jlong129 :
Good price. Great plex server.

Got one... Been kind of buggy though lately in regards to Plex server.
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08-17-2018 at 04:30 AM.
08-17-2018 at 04:30 AM.
Perfect timing - was waiting for a deal since Android support for DRM released a few weeks ago.
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08-17-2018 at 04:38 AM.
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Quote from mrdizle :
Can I still trade in a streamer for $30 ?
No, that ended on 8/11.
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08-17-2018 at 05:00 AM.
08-17-2018 at 05:00 AM.
Quote from Davivascaino :
quick question:

do I need this if I have an OLED TV LG (with built in apps) and a Xbox one X??

Most of the streaming apps I have on my OLED TV anyway or XBox one X? any advantage of the shield?

Does this work like a steam link as well? I do have a powerful gaming PC
thanks

It can act as a streaming server itself, and stream games fairly well if u have an Nvidia gpu. Otherwise it's a good andriod TV device, nothing ground breaking
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