Amazon has
NVIDIA Shield Android TV 4K Pro Streaming Media Player on sale for
$169.99.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member
phoinix for finding this deal
Features:- The Best of the Best. The world's most powerful Android TV streaming media player upgraded to Android TV version 11. Enhance HD video in real-time to 4K for clearer, crisper visuals using next-generation AI upscaling. 2x USB 3.0 ports for storage expansion, USB cameras, keyboards, controllers, and more. Plex Media Server built-in, 3 GB RAM, and 16 GB storage
- Dolby Vision - Atmos. Bring your home theater to life with Dolby Vision HDR, and surround sound with Dolby Atmos and Dolby Digital Plus—delivering ultra-vivid picture quality and immersive audio
- 4K HDR Content. Get the most 4K content of any streaming media player. Watch Netflix, Amazon Video, Apple TV+, Disney+ and Google Play Movies & TV in crisp 4K HDR, and YouTube, Hulu, and more in 4K. Stream from your phone with built-in Chromecast 4K.
- GeForce NOW Cloud Gaming. GeForce NOW instantly transforms SHIELD TV into a powerful PC gaming rig. Play over 1000+ titles and nearly 100 of the biggest free to play games. The new GeForce NOW RTX 3080 membership unlocks GeForce RTX 3080 gaming servers in 4K HDR, the shortest wait times and longest session lengths, with RTX ON including ray tracing and DLSS graphics for supported games.
- Voice Control. The built-in Google Assistant is at your command. See photos, live camera feeds, weather, sports scores, and more on the big screen. Dim the lights and immerse yourself in your favorite show or music using only your voice. And control your SHIELD hands-free with Google Home or Alexa and Amazon Echo.
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Having said that, isn't there something about Chase users getting an additional $20 discount (or something) from BestBuy, getting it around $149 perhaps.
https://slickdeals.net/f/15972829-nvidia-shield-android-tv-pro-16gb-4k-hdr-streaming-media-player-169-99-free-s-h-best-buy
Today I use a Synology DS920+ with its built-in Plex server on DSM. Ironically I did have a similar problem with the Shield and the Synology too but I can't remember what the setting was that I changed. The Shield essentially wakes up the Synology if it is sleeping...If the Synology is sleeping, that might cause a delay of a few seconds and sometimes the Plex client can time out. Experience has shown me to wait at least 30 seconds between requesting a movie from the plex client, that gives the Synology time to wake up.
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if however you are ok with using 2 devices, there are better options -
1. for streaming - get a Fire 4kK/Cube/Google Chromecast/Roku Ultra
2. for local media from your NAS - get an AMLogic streaming box, put CoreElec on it for much better AV quality
This is only for those who want the most flexible setup and highest quality. For most people the Shield is enough.
Cons: I do think its overpriced. Nvidia gimps the non pro version deliberately (limiting to 32 bits and other sw hacks) meaning no one buys it even though its perfectly capable. They could've all the features in 2019 to the old device, but didn't.
For those of us who've owned a Shield for a while, its the same story every year - will they introduce a new version? And every year its the same. The Shield is 2015 era hardware and is quite possibly the longest supported CE device thats still considered the best in class.
Its pretty interesting - if Amazon/Google added HD audio support all of a sudden the Fire/Google devices would be a competitor, as they have all the hardware. But they don't care about that market, they are selling to those who only stream.