A shield for under 200 bucks! For a mothers day special.
NVIDIA Shield TV - NVIDIA® Tegra® X1+ processor with a 256-core NVIDIA GPU and 2 GB RAM, 8GB, 4K, Dolby Vision HDR and HDR10, Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI 2.0b with HDCP 2.2 and CEC support, MicroSD card slot,Android 9.0, Built in Voice Control
Go for a nvidia tv or fire stick 4k for someone who already has Alexa stuff and 4k Samsung TVs? (Samsung tv not super smart as older version)
Why is it better?
because it's Apple, it has to be better! /s
What's the main difference between this and the pro? I really just need a stable streaming box, no Plex server or anything. I've been having heaps of issues with Kayo on my Google Chromecast for some reason, but no issues using the Pro I have set up on my other TV
This will be fine.
There's some image differences, memory and storage too. Also inability to play 64 bit apps (notably emulators).
For the overwhelming majority of people, it's completely fine and a huge step up from anything they'd have.
The storage is an issue for me on my Mibox S (8gb) running Kodi, Kayo, Optus Sports and Netflix. Think this will have a similar issue
If it's just streaming the storage won't be an issue.
Unless you actually store content locally for Kodi…
@scuderiarmani: On the Mi box installing a few games and apps will rapidly fill the available internal storage. Not a hope of keeping any content on there too.
@scuderiarmani: Apps size maybe, cache for apps no. Just had a look and most streaming apps are taking up around 200mb each. Put Plex, Netflix, Youtube, Prime, a few of the channel streaming apps and quickly your storage looks meager.
@Quarn: 8gb mate.
No cache is filling up 8gb for streaming apps.
Not even remotely close.
If it's just apps, no way in hell it is full. I have all them apps, and others. Doesn't make a dent.
Also have those on the inbuilt Sony TVs, no issues.
@scuderiarmani: Total available space 5.5gb, my current setup with one single game (Goat sim at 595mb) installed and just stock and a few streaming apps has less than a 1gb left. But hey, if you feel you have to be right then you win, and I am imagining my constant struggle with free space and I'm needlessly clearing cache and uninstalling all but the most essential apps.
@Quarn: So. You have a game installed.
Yeah thanks for confirming.
Streaming apps won't fill 8gb. Unless you somehow have 50 different concurrent services from all over the world.
@scuderiarmani: LOL, did you not read? They mentioned only 1 game and even that 0.5GB only.
I can say for sure that Kodi cache grows rapidly even only when streaming. It stores all the titles information, subtitles and title covers. It reached to 2GB on my Vodafone and I have to clean it manually.
@nahkk: Well, clean it?
How hard is that?
Every storage drive will fill up. So could the pro.
You wanna use Kodi and stream illegally, well you should he smart enough to clear a cache.
You also realise this has micro sd input too?
@scuderiarmani: How do you know I am using Kodi to stream illegally? You know it works for paid subscriptions as well?
Now your argument switches from "apps cannot fill storage" to "cleaning up storage is easy". Well played!
@nahkk: If I do this and that and I cbf doing this or installing a microsd it'll fill up.
Gotcha.
I'll stick to my comment. 8gb is fine for normal people. Opening Netflix, YouTube, Kayo, Prime, Binge and FTA apps. Many others here say the same thing, go troll them.
For the rest, go buy a microsd.
@scuderiarmani: Original Comment:
The storage is an issue for me on my Mibox S (8gb) running Kodi, Kayo, Optus Sports and Netflix. Think this will have a similar issue
Your reply:
If it's just streaming the storage won't be an issue. Unless you actually store content locally for Kodi…
We can see who is trolling.
@nahkk: Not interested.
My comment.
For the overwhelming majority of people, it's completely fine and a huge step up from anything they'd have.
Which it is.
One word for you. Again. Microsd.
Nice to see you keep ignoring that.
Shame your daily neg tally will be wasted on me.
I'm done replying to this crap.
@nahkk: Will check this and see if that's causing my issue - could well be it, though I did a fresh install of Kodi about a month ago and haven't used it much since.
@The Hobo: There was about 250mb in the kodi cache that I have removed now. Sure it will help but not drastically.
@scuderiarmani: I have no games installed, and I have no locally stored content.
I have just checked and all the apps installed are as follows:
Kodi, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Optus Sport, Kayo Sport, ES File manager, youtube and three catch up services (9 Now, 10 Play and ABC)
I have 287mb free.
I would imagine the above list of apps isn't "over the top", though it may not be typical. Either way, the storage after OS is only 5.5gb which gets eaten up pretty quickly and is the only reason I wouldn't buy this Nvidia shield and opt for the pro
I've got the Pro and the Tube.
The Tube is a little bit slower in general, I notice it mainly when closing out of an app and waiting for the main menu tiles to rebuild. The Pro is practically instantaneous, the Tube takes about a second sometimes…..Likely caused by the 1GB less RAM.
As for streaming, the Tube performs much the same as the Pro even with 4k content.
The standard is more than enough for streaming. I bought one to replace my apple tv since I was streaming mostly youtube, bing, prime etc.
Is apple TV 4k not good for Youtube, Prime….. especially when newer 2021 model just launched? just wondering why you had to replace apple tv with Nvidia?
I had the old 4th gen which was starting to become really slow.
I had issues playing x265 4k direct play with tube where I had no issues with shield pro. USB is useful 2.4g remotes.
Nvidia Shield TV 2019 $199
2021 version should be out soon…
Flogs gonna neg.
It's a fair assumption given three models have come out, all 2 years apart.
Maybe they'll skip given other shortage issues though.
Is this good enough for streaming games from your PC or should I get the Pro for that?
Get the Pro.
I think this should do. It's not advisable to stream fast-paced and/or competitive games anyway, so this should be great enough for a couch gaming experience IMO
If you want to stream VERY HIGH bitrate local 4K (ie from a NAS) do NOT buy the tube. Get the Pro. The tube is buggy in this use case and not worth the hassle. It is however fine for normal online streaming.
I learnt this the hard way and now own both (and the 2017 model).
Are you getting the 2021 model when it comes out?
Nothing has been announced afaik so until then little point speculating. The current pro works great.
then little point speculating.
that's half the fun…
Does this have a decent web browser or full access to the Play Store?
Wondering if theres any decent alternatives that can run Windows10 for around this price for mainly YouTube streaming. I mainly want to set up something simple that can block ads for the folks. The "smart TV" stuff keeps changing and its annoying them (and hence me)
The shields have small selection of the Play store natively available, but I believe you can sideload apps.
As for ads, unless you're meaning YT ads, simply set your DNS settings to AdGuards DNS servers.
It's free, and I believe you can also load their app for more control.
Cheers magpye
Adguard is awesome. I remember reading it wasn't possible to set your own DNS for Chromecast so I wanted to make sure before getting this
I personally love these andriod TV's. I have the Pro version that I bought last week, works really well.