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expiredBluddSimple posted Aug 12, 2022 06:58 AM

16GB NVIDIA Shield TV Pro 4K Android Streaming Media Player (Black)

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Best Buy has 16GB NVIDIA Shield Pro 4K Android Streaming Media Player (Black) on sale for $169.99. Shipping is free, otherwise, select free curbside pickup as an alterative option

Thanks to community member BluddSimple for finding this deal

Note, curbside pickup may vary depending on location.

About the Product
  • NVIDIA Tegra X1+ Chip
  • 16GB Internal Flash Memory
  • 3GB System Memory
  • 4K HDR Content of any streaming media player
  • Access to top apps/games
  • Voice Control w/ Alexa
  • Smart Home Ready
  • Home Theater Experience
  • WiFi w/ Bluetooth 5.0
  • Supports many audio formats
  • Compatible w/ most HDTVs/
Includes
  • 16GB NVIDIA Shield TV Pro 4K Android Streaming Media Player (Black)
  • NVIDIA Shield Remote
  • Power Cord
Warranty
  • Includes a standard 1-year limited warranty w/ purchase (parts + labor)

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • This is the best available price we've seen earlier this year for this product; $30 Off (15% Savings) from the original retail price of $199.99; great to partake for those that missed out on this offer
  • Enjoy fast online streaming w/ the NVIDIA Shield TV Pro 4K Streaming Media device w/ Dolby Atmos, DTS-X surround sound, 4K HDR capabilities and supported/unlimited applications for movies, shows, games, music and many more
  • Product is eligible for 15 day return w/ purchase
  • Offer valid only while promotion pricing/supplies last
Additional Note
  • Highly rated by customers for streaming, speed and gaming
  • Product has scored a 4.7/5 star rating w/ over 2800+ customer reviews on Best Buy
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated
No longer available:
  • Best Buy via eBay has 16GB NVIDIA Shield Pro 4K Android Streaming Media Player (Black) on sale for $169.99 (price shown when added to cart). Shipping is free

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Written by BluddSimple
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About the Poster
Best Buy has 16GB NVIDIA Shield Pro 4K Android Streaming Media Player (Black) on sale for $169.99. Shipping is free, otherwise, select free curbside pickup as an alterative option

Thanks to community member BluddSimple for finding this deal

Note, curbside pickup may vary depending on location.

About the Product
  • NVIDIA Tegra X1+ Chip
  • 16GB Internal Flash Memory
  • 3GB System Memory
  • 4K HDR Content of any streaming media player
  • Access to top apps/games
  • Voice Control w/ Alexa
  • Smart Home Ready
  • Home Theater Experience
  • WiFi w/ Bluetooth 5.0
  • Supports many audio formats
  • Compatible w/ most HDTVs/
Includes
  • 16GB NVIDIA Shield TV Pro 4K Android Streaming Media Player (Black)
  • NVIDIA Shield Remote
  • Power Cord
Warranty
  • Includes a standard 1-year limited warranty w/ purchase (parts + labor)

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • This is the best available price we've seen earlier this year for this product; $30 Off (15% Savings) from the original retail price of $199.99; great to partake for those that missed out on this offer
  • Enjoy fast online streaming w/ the NVIDIA Shield TV Pro 4K Streaming Media device w/ Dolby Atmos, DTS-X surround sound, 4K HDR capabilities and supported/unlimited applications for movies, shows, games, music and many more
  • Product is eligible for 15 day return w/ purchase
  • Offer valid only while promotion pricing/supplies last
Additional Note
  • Highly rated by customers for streaming, speed and gaming
  • Product has scored a 4.7/5 star rating w/ over 2800+ customer reviews on Best Buy
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated
No longer available:
  • Best Buy via eBay has 16GB NVIDIA Shield Pro 4K Android Streaming Media Player (Black) on sale for $169.99 (price shown when added to cart). Shipping is free

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FashionPagan
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You must be joking. The Nvidia Shield runs rings around the crappy Roku. And Roku is about to lose a lot of apps because of their greedy "all money must go through us policy"

Firesticks and Rokus are garbage, and even the Fire Cube (yes, I have them all) can't compare to the shield. I even hacked mine so that I can press the nextflix button a short press and open plex. Long press, open netflix and double click it, and it opens hulu.
jamesflames
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I've owned every version of Firesticks /Fire TVs except the cubes. I also own an Apple TV 4k (2017). My Shield is the 2017 version. My breakdown below:

Firestick 4k Max: Best bang for your buck streamer. Can be found on sale for around $35.

Pros:

Affordable
Supports every iteration of HDR (Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, HLG)
AV1 support
Can play Youtube HDR
Can sideload apps (Kodi, etc.)
Wifi 6

Cons:

UI is ad-supported
Needs additional hardware to run ethernet and increase storage
No bitstreaming of HD audio
Occasionally needs to be rebooted


Apple TV 4K: Best pure streamer. 2021 model can be found on sale for $120-$130

Pros:

Very fluid UI. Fastest, smoothest navigation
No ads (mostly) There is autoplay enabled to some of their music video selection
Airplay 2. If you have Airplay 2 devices this makes multi room audio incredibly easy
Gigabit Ethernet

Cons:

Locked down to apple's ecosystem (No Kodi, etc.)
No usb ports for storage or game controllers
No HDR10+
No AV1 support
No Youtube HDR


Nvidia Shield: Swiss-army knife of streamers. Can be found on sale for $170

Pros:

Great for game emulators
64 bit Android (can run Dolphin emulator, Kodi 64 bit, etc)
Has usb ports for storage, game controllers, webcams, etc
Can sideload apps (Kodi, etc)
Can use Google Duo with supported webcam
Can run Plex server
Can run Channels DVR server
Bitstreams HD audio
AI upscaling (I do not have this version)
Gigabit ethernet

Cons:

Ad-supported
Last update introduced many issues (I did not update)
No HDR10+
No Youtube HDR
Occasionally needs to be rebooted

I'm sure I missed a few things but this is a general idea. I have a use case for all three streamers so I have them all connected to my main display. It really comes down to personal use case. I'm personally hoping NVidia upgrades the Shield to support AV1, HDR10+ and Youtube HDR. That would eliminate my need for the Firestick 4K Max. Being able to have the game on and airplay to other rooms makes the Apple TV 4K a keeper to me.

Hope this helps
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black_schlongAug 12, 2022 08:41 AM
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Quote from natofrombombato :
This is the best android tv experience you will get. My 2015 shield tv still works great. That being said; we are past due for an update (Maxwell based), and even with inflation this still remains at $200 or less. I am going to wait for Ryzen 7000 series which should walk all over this at a higher price point.
I'm used to building an HTPC to go side by side w/ my TV, until I found this. This has been working out great, and it decodes Dolby Atmos well. Much easier to manage this little package compared to having another PC. And Plex is a breeze, once you have it configured.
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andyorozcoAug 12, 2022 08:43 AM
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Quote from FashionPagan :
The only things faster than the Shield Pro is a mini PC. None of the other "sticks" come close.
Yep, but this thing is outdated. They need to add a newer processor and internal memory.
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CrimsonMice656Aug 12, 2022 08:51 AM
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Is there any reason to use something like this with an lgCx?
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rly723Aug 12, 2022 09:06 AM
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I bought the 2017 version I believe back in 2019 from a google shopping/ target deal. I used it for awhile since I had a non smart tv previously and playing n64 emulators without any lag was great compared to slow Rpi3b+. But have upgraded my tv since and haven't even powdered the shield on in awhile
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amerykiAug 12, 2022 09:08 AM
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Quote from FashionPagan :
You must be joking. The Nvidia Shield runs rings around the crappy Roku. And Roku is about to lose a lot of apps because of their greedy "all money must go through us policy"

Firesticks and Rokus are garbage, and even the Fire Cube (yes, I have them all) can't compare to the shield. I even hacked mine so that I can press the nextflix button a short press and open plex. Long press, open netflix and double click it, and it opens hulu.
could you share how to adjust the button settings to hit plex?
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namlookAug 12, 2022 09:09 AM
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Quote from FashionPagan :
You must be joking. The Nvidia Shield runs rings around the crappy Roku. And Roku is about to lose a lot of apps because of their greedy "all money must go through us policy"

Firesticks and Rokus are garbage, and even the Fire Cube (yes, I have them all) can't compare to the shield. I even hacked mine so that I can press the nextflix button a short press and open plex. Long press, open netflix and double click it, and it opens hulu.
Seems like there are a few options out there. Are you using this from XDA? https://forum.xda-developers.com/...s.3361340/
Last edited by namlook August 12, 2022 at 10:29 AM.
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SwampthinqAug 12, 2022 09:13 AM
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Quote from natofrombombato :
This is the best android tv experience you will get. My 2015 shield tv still works great. That being said; we are past due for an update (Maxwell based), and even with inflation this still remains at $200 or less. I am going to wait for Ryzen 7000 series which should walk all over this at a higher price point.
there's going to be a ryzen shield?
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shaqonealAug 12, 2022 09:14 AM
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Quote from d0min0 :
the new updates ruined the shield. buggy and laggy as hell and the remote sometimes doesn't work for a few seconds. can't believe its been so long and nvidia hasn't addressed the lag. farkers too busy raping people on their GPU's than care about users spending only $200 on this piece of shit
So factory reset it and don't do the updates.

Sheesh, what a Grouch.

The 2019 model is much better than the earlier ones (I have them all) and run rings around the Firestick Max (clog clog choke on Kodi if you have anything at al open) and with Gigabit ethernet, too.
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Quote from vsauce :
This was nice 4-5 years ago, but competitors have caught up and provided cheaper alternatives. Onn box, fire stick max etc.

You don't need this unless you like playing games with your remote control
Are you serious? I have a couple of Shield TV Pro's and Fire Stick Max's and I literally want to throw the Fire Sticks outside the window. They're have a crappy UI, full of bugs with the Plex app, etc. The Shield is the best media player especially if you are into HT.
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this is literally the king of streaming devices....amazing deal.
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Quote from FashionPagan :
You must be joking. The Nvidia Shield runs rings around the crappy Roku. And Roku is about to lose a lot of apps because of their greedy "all money must go through us policy"

Firesticks and Rokus are garbage, and even the Fire Cube (yes, I have them all) can't compare to the shield. I even hacked mine so that I can press the nextflix button a short press and open plex. Long press, open netflix and double click it, and it opens hulu.
how'd you hack your remote to open up other apps beside netflix?
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For all y'all asking how to reprogram the remote buttons…..Google knows!
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