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Prime Members: NVIDIA Shield Android TV 4K Pro Streaming Media Player

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Amazon has for its Prime Members: NVIDIA Shield Android TV 4K Pro Streaming Media Player on sale for $169.99. Shipping is free.

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Features:
  • 3GB RAM
  • 16GB storage
  • Android TV version 11
  • Supports AI upscaling
  • Supports Dolby Vision HDR, Dolby Atmos and Dolby Digital Plus
  • GeForce NOW Cloud Gaming
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB 3.0

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Amazon has for its Prime Members: NVIDIA Shield Android TV 4K Pro Streaming Media Player on sale for $169.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member MellowCatfish6336 for finding this deal.

Features:
  • 3GB RAM
  • 16GB storage
  • Android TV version 11
  • Supports AI upscaling
  • Supports Dolby Vision HDR, Dolby Atmos and Dolby Digital Plus
  • GeForce NOW Cloud Gaming
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB 3.0

Editor's Notes

Written by persian_mafia | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this deal is $30 less (15% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $199.99 at the time of this posting.
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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josephinelp
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Ugoos AM6+, running CoreELEC it can play:

Can passthrough all lossless audio up to 192KHz
HDR10+, VP9.2 support
Dolby Vision Profile 4, 5, 8, 7 including Dolby Vision FEL
3D support is in testing and working
Support for SDR, HDR10 to Dolby Vision conversion with Dolby Vision VS10 engine.
VC-1 HW decoding
4GB RAM
32GB storage
6Ghz WiFi
Gigabit Ethernet

There's a lot of work being done in CoreElec adding more features.
https://discourse.coreelec.org/latest
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SuperJew
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It helps when it's 2024 and there's still no better option
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George_P_Burdell
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no wonder they are 3T company. they can sell 2019 tech for the same price no matter what
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Jul 16, 2024 7:39 AM
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George_P_BurdellJul 16, 2024 7:39 AM
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no wonder they are 3T company. they can sell 2019 tech for the same price no matter what
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baseerJul 16, 2024 8:01 AM
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Quote from George_P_Burdell View quoted comment :
no wonder they are 3T company. they can sell 2019 tech for the same price no matter what
It works well for my daily usage. It's plugged into LG CX OLED TV
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Quote from George_P_Burdell View quoted comment :
no wonder they are 3T company. they can sell 2019 tech for the same price no matter what
It helps when it's 2024 and there's still no better option
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Quote from SuperJew View quoted comment :
It helps when it's 2024 and there's still no better option
Ugoos AM6+, running CoreELEC it can play:

Can passthrough all lossless audio up to 192KHz
HDR10+, VP9.2 support
Dolby Vision Profile 4, 5, 8, 7 including Dolby Vision FEL
3D support is in testing and working
Support for SDR, HDR10 to Dolby Vision conversion with Dolby Vision VS10 engine.
VC-1 HW decoding
4GB RAM
32GB storage
6Ghz WiFi
Gigabit Ethernet

There's a lot of work being done in CoreElec adding more features.
https://discourse.coreelec.org/latest
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Quote from josephinelp View quoted comment :
Ugoos AM6+, running CoreELEC it can play:

Can passthrough all lossless audio up to 192KHz
HDR10+, VP9.2 support
Dolby Vision Profile 4, 5, 8, 7 including Dolby Vision FEL
3D support is in testing and working
Support for SDR, HDR10 to Dolby Vision conversion with Dolby Vision VS10 engine.
VC-1 HW decoding
4GB RAM
32GB storage
6Ghz WiFi
Gigabit Ethernet

There's a lot of work being done in CoreElec adding more features.
https://discourse.coreelec.org/latest
That's a completely different device. There are plenty of options in the htpc space at different price points. None of them do android TV, which is what you need for popular streaming services with DRM. It's not that the shield's hardware is great; it's not. It's that it's the most powerful legit Android TV device out there.
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CoolAppliance356Jul 16, 2024 1:19 PM
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If you have one already, the Series S/X do everything this can (Plex-wise).
Not a plex server
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BrianK7523Jul 16, 2024 1:26 PM
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Quote from jenesuispasbava View quoted comment :
If you have one already, the Series S/X do everything this can (Plex-wise).
I run Plex server on my Shield. If you consider the Shield a "client" that can do some "server" stuff it's pretty great. No additional device and power consumption required for another server. It handles (at least) 2 streams perfectly fine at 1080p.

It can be unstable though. Maybe once a year they change some security setting or the server just randomly loses it's mind. It's easy to fix: remove and reinstall from the Play Store. If you haven't been keeping backups you might lose meta data, play history, etc.
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josephinelpJul 16, 2024 1:37 PM
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I run Portainer/Docker on my AM6+, and use that to run Plex Server, as well as running VNC Viewer, IPTV Simple, Wireguard & Pihole.

All on one box that uses 3-6Watts of power. For comparison the Shield idles at 6-7Watts and goes higher under load.
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Theg2Jul 16, 2024 2:05 PM
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Quote from josephinelp View quoted comment :
The AM6+ uses an ARM-based SOC, consumes less power than the Shield, it's not an HTPC. It's s922xj processor however is MORE powerful than the Shield. I don't know any HTPCs that can play Dolby Vision FEL?

I'd get a Fire TV 2nd gen Cube over a Shield if I cared about DRM and streaming services. Same processor, same CoreElec playback capabilities as the AM6+, includes support for any streaming service.

I'm sure die hard Shield owners will always have a reason for why HDR10+, VP9.2 and Dolby Vision FEL don't matter. It's just not true that there aren't more capable media boxes out there.

Don't care about Dolby Vision FEL, then there's a list of s905x4 boxes with full AndroidTV DRM support and CoreElec support, for half the price of the Shield.
You mean if you care about all the regular things most people care about? HDR10 and Dolby Vision are great, but most people have a Netflix subscription and that's required for any sort of media consumption for them.
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dmtjlt1701Jul 16, 2024 2:18 PM
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Quote from josephinelp View quoted comment :
The AM6+ uses an ARM-based SOC, consumes less power than the Shield, it's not an HTPC. It's s922xj processor however is MORE powerful than the Shield. I don't know any HTPCs that can play Dolby Vision FEL?

I'd get a Fire TV 2nd gen Cube over a Shield if I cared about DRM and streaming services. Same processor, same CoreElec playback capabilities as the AM6+, includes support for any streaming service.

I'm sure die hard Shield owners will always have a reason for why HDR10+, VP9.2 and Dolby Vision FEL don't matter. It's just not true that there aren't more capable media boxes out there.

Don't care about Dolby Vision FEL, then there's a list of s905x4 boxes with full AndroidTV DRM support and CoreElec support, for half the price of the Shield.
Can it handle H265 or Flac?
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Quote from George_P_Burdell View quoted comment :
no wonder they are 3T company. they can sell 2019 tech for the same price no matter what
​I still use the 2015 version (Tegra X1) - even the 2019 version was not much improvement on that IMO.

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