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)
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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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Would you mind elaborating more on the htpc vs shield pro experience please, because i'm still in the "htpc next to it" camp. Thanks!
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I'm really looking for a change, and I'm praying this can use Kodi. Also, any comment on how this deals with extra remotes? Repp for help!!
I had the good sense to not install the latest Android right away, and just wait and see. I'll probably never install it as it broke too many things while not adding any features I'm interested in.
There is a method to downgrade the Android version, but it's pretty involved.
TIA
Why TD this question?
If just watch content and stuff expect somewhat laggy UI like fire stick
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