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

Brilliant, so much better than the firestick

We all know this is old now, but it's still pretty quick. Android TV imo needs a new front end, if for nothing else but to get rid of the adverts. Luckily the Shield is more than happy to accept one. Instantly better. What is odd is that the Shield won't play android games from the store, admittedly this could be cheap SSD I added as extra internal storage, so I am going to test that with a better one when it turns up. Edit: yup, certainly was the cheap ssd hard drive, I got a Samsung SSD and it. Is. Glorious. Talking of which, extra expenses: 1. You will need an SSD to expand the memory, 16gb including space for the OS is frankly a joke. 2. A decent hdmi lead. 3. The possibility of needing a high speed hdmi splitter if your TV wasn't made yesterday. My TV has four 4k hdmi ports but only two super high speed, one of which is arc. That's fine, but the arc is taken up by my fancy soundbar and the other super high speed port is taken up by my Xbox. This means the shield can currently only go into a normal 4k port and that means no Dolby Vision or HDR10 etc. And really this box needs those settings as it's just a bit lack lustre without them. 4. You might also need to consider buying a powered USB 3(+) hub. There isn't a massive amount of power to spare in the Shield and obvs running the usb takes up some of it. So to avoid digital drudgery, extra power might help. CEC is tricky to set up as it appears to conflict slightly with the rather nice IR settings you can tweak. I'm not yet savvy enough with the system to figure all this out yet, but I have hopefully stopped it randomly shutting down the Shield and my TV which was just annoying. My intention is to run this as a retro gaming/TV box. It's not the easiest thing to set up, but after a few days of nerdling around I think it has potential... it's just slightly out of my grasp so far. Edit: mostly got everything sorted for emulation. It's fiddly and it's a fine line between shaders and a CTD! Oh and the remote is very cool, if a little bit sensitive. Edit: all other controllers now feel old fashioned!

Does not work with Alexa.

Been out a few years but still the best device of its type on the market. I bought to replace my fire stick which didn't have enough memory to buffer my Iptv. With this I can watch all the football games with no buffering or lag. Well worth the price.

Dont buy in 2026 as its so laggy now and apps like disney plus just crash when you try to play anything.plex used to work flawlessly but that too crashes randomly.now tv on this doesnt support ultra boost and theres no bbc iplayer.theres no 24p mode on prime video or netflix.i used to love this box but now its so old its showing its age.nvidia needs to release a new nvidia shield tv box.

Buy this device.Now.

I often avoid buying the Nvidia Shield TV because the price is so high and I end up buying cheaper alternatives but in the end I always realise that they are still the best. Since I bought my previous 2017 Shield TV I have gone through a Google Chromecast TV and a 4K Firestick and now purchased this as both have since died... I should have saved my money and just purchased this initially even though it is crazy expensive...

A bit disappointed thought the device was bigger as shown photos also not as good quality as expected for the price paid rather underwhelmed with purchase