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
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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)
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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.
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
https://www.amazon.com/NVIDIA-Shield-Android-Streaming-Performance/dp/B07YP9FBMM/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1DN... [amazon.com]
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The USB ports are awesome, and works great with all the typical streaming apps, along with X-plore, VLC, Kodi, RetroArch, Chromecast, etc.
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For those who just want a streaming device with faster processor, I understand why you don't want to pay 7x more than a Fire stick. In that case, I think you should stick with yours.
However, for some people who want the following capabilities, they need to decide if the $180 price tag is worth it:
- plays a mix of audio format including DTS HD
- acts as a PLEX media server with transcoding capability (so you can play 4k content with ease on your other streaming devices)
- upscales to 4k better than most 4k TV (debatable?)
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.
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The only thing the 2019 version offers is 4k upscale and Dolby Vision, correct?
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.
Unless they're stuck with too much inventory.
The price on Amazon was reduced to $169.99 less than a month ago (prime day deal).
For those who just want a streaming device with faster processor, I understand why you don't want to pay 7x more than a Fire stick. In that case, I think you should stick with yours.
However, for some people who want the following capabilities, they need to decide if the $180 price tag is worth it:
- plays a mix of audio format including DTS HD
- acts as a PLEX media server with transcoding capability (so you can play 4k content with ease on your other streaming devices)
- upscales to 4k better than most 4k TV (debatable?)
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