NVIDIASHIELD Android TV Streaming Media Player; 4K HDR, live sports, Dolby Vision-Atmos, AI-enhanced upscaling, GeForce NOW cloud gaming, Google Assistant Built-In, Works with Alexa

I have had two of the regular shield TV and one of the pro units. The regular ones are my bedroom and family room. The pro is in my theater room. It's hooked directly to my Nakamichi Dragon sound system. Which is hooked up to a 98" lg tv. The pro is networked to the other two shields and two ONN 4k pro streaming systems. I find that a lot of people are knocking the shield for adds. What adds? None of my systems have adds. One person was saying that their thumb drive lagged their system. If you were going to add a large thumb drive to the regular system it would. It really doesn't like anything over 256gb. Get the pro to do that. I have a 256gb memory and a 22tb media drive hooked up to the pro unit. It handles it with no issues. I use Plex server to access the 22tb drive from different units in the house or when I'm out. Everyone may complain about it being an old system. But I have yet to see anything out perform it to date period. Plus for ease of use it can't be beaten. I can add what ever app I want on it with no issues what's so ever. And with the AI up scaling, especially on the larger tv with mini LEDs. It looks like you can just step into the screen. The picture is that good. You want a great picture without spending over 50.00. Buy the ONN. You want the best and not worry about cost buy the shield pro. It is the most flexible system you will find.

We recently switched from cable internet+tv to fiber internet, and it felt like the right time to jump to streaming TV since our fiber ISP has no usage caps like cable plans. I had been holding out for the new Google Sabrina device but eventually we got tired of waiting and sprung for the Nvidia Shield TV tube.We decided to go with YouTube TV for now, and so Android TV was a natural choice, which made the Shield a really attractive box. After using it for a few weeks, I'm very impressed. The video quality is excellent and it was trivial to setup. It also switches between apps MUCH more quickly and fluidly than what you might be used to with the built-in apps on a "smart TV", or even the apps on a faster box like a PS4.YouTube TV is fantastic and feels just like regular cable TV, but like jumping ahead 2 or 3 decades in user interface. HBO Max works perfectly, Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon Prime, all the apps we use on a regular basis just work. (Actually we occasionally notice movie previews are black on Hulu, but it's just previews and just Hulu, so I can't blame the Shield for that.)The remote is surprisingly easy to use, and the cursor wheel makes forward/reverse efficient because most apps show a small preview above the current spot in the timeline. This means you'll be able to skip commercials or credits in shows way more surgically and faster than a typical DVR.My one complaint about the remote is the Netflix button, which I occasionally hit by accident. I use Netflix all the time but never use the dedicated button, so the only time I press it is when I am just picking up the remote to adjust the volume or do something else. If you just wanted to adjust the volume and end up launching a different app, it's an annoying mistake that takes 10-15 seconds to undo, so I just wish we could disable or remap that one button. There are apps which allow just that, but you run the risk of having an app that can read all your keystrokes, and in this case it seems like the risk outweighs the reward. Fortunately over time I've learned to avoid pressing it as often, but it is just a tad bit annoying to have to be so careful when picking up the remote.The box gets regular firmware updates and has seemed incredibly reliable so far. The tube itself is mildly warm but never gets hot to the touch, but then again I'm not playing games on it.Overall a fantastic box.

I got a new LG C4 but unfortunately because I remotely access a Plex server I’m not able to stream 4k content. My only access to 4k content was through my other streaming services (Hulu, Disney+).My brother suggested this to upscale the Plex movies and tv shows. I have to say this thing really does a great job at upscaling 720/1080 to 4k. It’s amazing! I kept the upscaling to medium since the high setting over sharpened the image and it looked awkward on some videos.I love the simplicity of the set up and the ease of use. Most of all I love the simple extras that your typical streamer doesn’t have like find your remote (pages the remote and the remote makes a sound) and the remote is backlit.Overall I’m very happy with the device. Yes it’s expensive, but my three points I made above make it well worth it.