Android 8 On A Shield Tablet

My shield arrived promptly beautifully boxed. Remote and controller feel very solid and all connected and worked as described. The user interface is fast! A great change from the cheapie media player this Shield replaced. Plex was up and running in no time and KODI as well. All fast and stable. This is my 1st Android box so there is a bit of a learning curve getting used to the terminology used and the navigation around the system and settings but I am sure that's more of an Android thing than a Shield thing. The picture is fantastic out of the Shield - very happy with it though I cannot speak for resolution above 720P as non of the material tested was greater than that. So whilst there are certainly cheaper players out there and I cannot make any comparisons , the Shield has been brilliant out of the box and I look forward to giving it a thorough workout in the months to come.

I am using the Shield for streaming , I previously had one of those “cheap” android boxes for a couple of years. The Shield blows it away in every category.� A lot of Google store apps won’t work directly with the Shield so they need to be side loaded which is very simple. �This is a quality product, its worth the premium over the other less expensive options.

The Shield is a few years old now, but its still awesome. Nvidia did a great job of future-proofing the hardware on this, and they consistently keep the software up-to-date. The remote is simple and functional, and the added benefits of GeForce Now and GameStream are worth the cost if youre into gaming. I actually got the Shield even though I have an LG smart TV... it just doesnt compare to the simplicity of Android TV. Also Android TV doesnt show me sponsored content like my stupid TV does. Although its Google so its almost definitely siphoning all my data to show me ads elsewhere.

The shield is a very well working android player, this is my second one. add a Micro sd card for added storage. you can find less expensive players but you end up replacing them every year due to functionality issues.

In the past, I used a Western Digital WDTV Live for Netflix, as well as to access all of my locally-stored media (a task at which it still excels). but it is becoming old and not totally reliable for Netflix. I also have a Wii U, which handles CrunchyRoll, and, lately Netflix, without the crazy background noise of the XBox 360. It, however, lacks a couple of features I use, such as local media access and Internet radio. Both the WDTV and the Wii U are not likely to see much feature development, unlike an Android box. Hulu, for example, was pulled from the Wii U last year.When the new Shield TV was announced, I hoped I could use it the replace the streaming and local media services of the WDTV and the Wii U. It ships with Netflix, although I could do without the Netflix button on the remote, and CrunchyRoll and Kodi are free downloads. So far, all are working well.Setup options allow for system flexibility in terms of audio channels and video display. The main menu is also easy to personalize. I have paired a Bluetooth keyboard for text entry in search fields and there are some games which work with it.My only difficulty is not with the Shield, itself, but wading through the sea of streaming apps, to see what is really usable. There are many free ones, but the activation requires an account on the web site of the publisher, which cannot be done through the Shield, apparently by design of the publishers. I have not yet tried the pay services, other then Netflix and CrunchyRoll which predate my purchase of the Shield.What I have installed, so far, easily fits into the smaller memory of this model Shield, but I added a 32G MicroSD, just as I did on my old Android phone, and made it primary storage for everything.

I have a tv whith android tv and its the same UI, but when i plug the nvidia shield and set it up i never imagine tha could be that great. Now prefer use the shield UI instead of tv.

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This is my second NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV Pro and I wouldn't buy anything else. I not only use it as a streamer but as a video player for my large library of movies and TV shows hooked up via USB hard drive.

After having a no-name fast Android box for a few years, I decided to splurge and go for the Nvidia Shield Pro. What I noticed is that the Shield is extremely fast compared to even this quad processor Android box I bought a few years ago. If you like Kodi, I have good news. If you have a TV with an optical out, you can get 5.1 sound without needing to buy any additional equipment (besides the optical cables). You just need to set Kodi for audio bypass mode to send the signal directly through your TV to the stereo. Your TV will also need to have its sound sent directly to the stereo as well. If you try to use any surround functions on the TV, I noticed that the signal output to the stereo won't be 5.1.

After my 2'nd Samsung Tablet (in 5 years) broke, I decided to give Apple a try. This is my first apple product. I've always been a windows (pc) and Android ( tablet/phone) user, so when I needed a new tablet, I figured I'd give apple a try. $329.00 is cheap to try the apple eco system.... IOS seems a bit more restrictive than Android (maybe that's a learning curve ?)... but, so far, I am very impressed. From a user interface/usability standpoint, it is much more enjoyable to use than my Samsung (Android) tablet, albeit the Samsung was 3 years old. Very seemless integration with my Microsoft One Drive Cloud storage/MS office products. Got the apple pencil as well.... Why not ! I'll probably always stay with Windows OS for a pc, but may take a bite of the apple when I get a new pbone...