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Amazon has NVIDIA Shield Android TV 4K Pro Streaming Media Player on sale for $174.99. Shipping is free.

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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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Model: NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV Pro 4K HDR Streaming Media Player; High Performance, Dolby Vision, 3GB RAM, 2x USB, Works with Alexa

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O man yeah I just love buying spyware boxes from China and Russia! Any no name android box is a big no no you should watch the LTT video on what's hiding in those things.
Same. Really all this as going for it is at this point is good AI upscaling and plex support (codecs etc) if you need neither, the Apple TV is much better hardware.
This should really be around $120 at this point.

There are alternatives that are actually superior to Shield in almost every way now. For example, the Homatics Box R 4k Plus / Dune HD / Nokia 8010 / RockTek G2 devices.

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07-12-2023 at 07:34 PM.
07-12-2023 at 07:34 PM.
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You may want to first understand how more brightness doesn't translate to a better image...it's finding the balance between contrast and brightness. Watching nuked images with unrealistic looking scenes with unnatural brightness levels is just being sheep to demo modes. Do you.
You don't seem to understand what dynamic range means

And you seem to like to use statistics that are clearly pulled from thin air like

"Youtube HDR as an issue when it's a non-issue for 99.9A% of users"

"HDR is a controversial topic in itself for me...99% wouldn't be able to identify HDR."

So forgive us if we are skeptical that you are some hot shot Hollywood film producer for the last 20 years, or whatever resume-padding / non-confirmable story you are pedaling to sell your point of view and link to credible sources if you are going to say things that sound ridiculous or conspiratorial, like HDR is all a lie, don't believe your eyes.
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Soofdawg
07-12-2023 at 07:49 PM.
07-12-2023 at 07:49 PM.
Quote from GreyCrow1347 :
You don't seem to understand what dynamic range means

And you seem to like to use statistics that are clearly pulled from thin air like

"Youtube HDR as an issue when it's a non-issue for 99.9A% of users"

"HDR is a controversial topic in itself for me...99% wouldn't be able to identify HDR."

So forgive us if we are skeptical that you are some hot shot Hollywood film producer for the last 20 years, or whatever resume-padding / non-confirmable story you are pedaling to sell your point of view and link to credible sources if you are going to say things that sound ridiculous or conspiratorial, like HDR is all a lie, don't deliver your eyes.

You're reading comprehension needs help. My original point was HDR not available from the YouTube app on Shield is not an issue for 99.9% of users...because they don't care and wouldn't even realize it's missing. But you're forgiven.
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Soofdawg
07-13-2023 at 06:20 AM.
07-13-2023 at 06:20 AM.
Quote from GreyCrow1347 :
The argument here by so many Shield owners, who must get the bat signal when these deals get posted, is that the Shield just plays everything without any issues and you never have to worry.

Then when you point out all the things it can't do, the predictable response is to rationalize why that feature don't matter. Shield fanboys are free to do that, that's a matter of opinion.

That doesn't change facts though.

I was only correcting your misinformed statement about it being a software issue on YouTube's end, and not a hardware deficiency on the Shields end.
You're generalizing based on one Youtube HDR app and dismissing the entire product because of it. I'm not a fanboy of any product...I've tested many and then decide which is most overall beneficial and practical providing a reliable solution for most users. If being objective is being a fanboy, you need to accept why you're such a 'hater' who resorts to generalizing someone to feel better about yourself not having a substantial argument that holds weight...besides Youtube HDR, which many wouldn't would even care about. Basically, you've contributing nothing useful to users. Move along.
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LovelySparrow901
07-13-2023 at 07:07 AM.
07-13-2023 at 07:07 AM.
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There are two USB ports on my router, but the router is not close to the Shield/TV. I constantly hear all this hype about Plex, but it seems complicated to use. Will Apple TV via Plex play Dolby True-HD and DTS-HD audio? I hear a lot about transcoding with Plex. Could that possibly lower the picture quality? I often need to rewind or fast forward or jump ahead to a certain point in a video file. It seems like this could be a problem when having to do all this wirelessly. If I am using the wi-fi on the router to stream the files to the Apple TV using Plex, won't that tie up some of the wi-fi bandwidth? What if I want to download some large file on my laptop over wi-fi at the same time I am using Plex?

Also, occasionally I take my Shield on the road, and need to play media files via the USB port from a flash drive or HDD. There is no router with USB ports to plug into in a hotel room for example, or this is not feasible at other people's houses.

So you see, it is very useful to have USB ports on the Shield, using Kodi for playback. I don't have to have a noisy or power-hungry desktop powered up, or buy a NAS or what have you. I just plug in my drives (external or thumb) to the Shield, and fire up Kodi and there is no stuttering. Everything plays, and I can skip forwards and backwards without any issues with lip-sync or subtitles (I use subtitles very frequently).

If Apple wants my business, they can jolly well put some USB ports on their box.

Your shield doesn't need to be close to your router. You plug your drives into the router to access them via apps on your media player, like an Apple TV. They should play uncompressed. All my blu ray rips are copied straight from the discs. No compression. As long as your media player can play the file type and your connection is fast enough, there's no need for transcoding. Even so, I don't think you can "see" any visual effects from transcoding.

I have an older (10 year old?) tp link router. I have no trouble playing all my uncompressed blu ray rips using plex on my Apple TV's. Believe me, I'm no genius. Plex isn't complicated. There are lots of tutorials on how to get started.

Do the TV's you run into in hotels and friend's houses have usb ports. Many do these days.
As one other poster pointed out, we have no issues playing blu ray rips with the drive plugged straight into the tv.
You can also access all your media from plex while on the road by buying the "plex pass". It will be compressed, but that is the small price for a lot of convenience of not having to carry gear around.

I think Apple has plenty of business already (like 3 TRILLION dollars worth) to be concerned for a small niche market of consumers. But I really think with all the other options, not having a usb port on a media player has become an antiquated gripe.
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landofawe
07-13-2023 at 07:37 AM.
07-13-2023 at 07:37 AM.
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Have a NAS, and use Google tv to stream. What does this thing do that Plex on Google or Samsung can't?

The upscaling didn't look any better with Shield so returned it.

Don't understand it's use if you have a NAS. And or $200, just get a NAS isntead.
Do you have any suggestions for a NAS, especially for a beginner? I have been looking at those and this shield.
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07-13-2023 at 08:16 AM.
07-13-2023 at 08:16 AM.
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Do you have any suggestions for a NAS, especially for a beginner? I have been looking at those and this shield.
Been using Synology for years and still love it. It just works. Costs a bit more but well worth it to me. Bigger is always better, even if you don't use the slots for a while.
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07-13-2023 at 09:28 AM.
07-13-2023 at 09:28 AM.
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Uniformed people still buying doesn't negate it's age.
As someone who tries to stay informed, this device stil solves an issue that most devices cannot offer. I did buy a Fire TV Cube to test against as well, and while I'm hoping it'll work, I'm still doubting it'll do it correctly.
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07-13-2023 at 11:04 AM.
07-13-2023 at 11:04 AM.
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A difference doesn't make it better. I use calibrated monitors, tvs, and projectors. I know what HDR effects are and have produced content for over 20 years. Spotting a difference isn't the issue at all...it's the practical benefit that simply doesn't offer much value as marketing departments want you to believe.
Did you calibrate them for HDR?... If you're leaving it at the general 150 nits used for sRGB then yeah, you're not going to be seeing much difference in HDR.

HDR has very different gamma and color targets.

If we're talking higher end miniLED and OLED, you'll need a different calibrator too.
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07-13-2023 at 11:09 AM.
07-13-2023 at 11:09 AM.
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A difference doesn't make it better. I use calibrated monitors, tvs, and projectors. I know what HDR effects are and have produced content for over 20 years. Spotting a difference isn't the issue at all...it's the practical benefit that simply doesn't offer much value as marketing departments want you to believe.
Did you calibrate them for HDR?... If you're leaving it at the general 150 nits used for sRGB then yeah, you're not going to be seeing much difference in HDR.
Quote from Soofdawg :
You may want to first understand how more brightness doesn't translate to a better image...it's finding the balance between contrast and brightness. Watching nuked images with unrealistic looking scenes with unnatural brightness levels is just being sheep to demo modes. You're misconstruing my original points or just don't want to accept an unpopular opinion based on facts, experience, & science, so just move along.
Part of the whole argument people are presenting for the shield is its support for HDR10+ and Dolby Vision... which allow for precisely controlled brightness levels as dictated by the creative team... so in that they're more faithful to the director's envisioned ideal than regular HDR and non-HDR content, when done correctly.

While they're proprietary and messy, which sucks, they are absolutely beautiful to view on a good encode and TV.
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07-13-2023 at 02:31 PM.
07-13-2023 at 02:31 PM.
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Your shield doesn't need to be close to your router. You plug your drives into the router to access them via apps on your media player, like an Apple TV.
But then the Apple TV has to be hard wired to ethernet, right? The router has to forward the files to the media player somehow or another.
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07-13-2023 at 03:05 PM.
07-13-2023 at 03:05 PM.
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But then the Apple TV has to be hard wired to ethernet, right? The router has to forward the files to the media player somehow or another.

Wired or wireless. All depends on how fast your home network is. Some people's wifi is faster than ethernet. Just research your router and how it handles its usb ports with external drives. Should be usb3.0.
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07-13-2023 at 03:55 PM.
07-13-2023 at 03:55 PM.
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Do you have any suggestions for a NAS, especially for a beginner? I have been looking at those and this shield.

I have used Unraid forever and really like it. I'm using an extremely cheap computer setup running it that my shields pull media from.
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07-25-2023 at 01:48 PM.
07-25-2023 at 01:48 PM.
So I bought both a Fire Cube TV 3rd gen + nVidia shield, and I haven't even installed the Shield yet but right now the FireTV is super fast and runs all my plex content without any issues. Its been amazing and does all the stuff I wanted in PLEX, that the built in TV App and Xbox app could not do. Its super fast and does PGS subs really well too.

The PLEX app on the FireCube seems much more up to date than the ones on other platforms.
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