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Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device

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Re: Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device

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Post by sergiotapia »

tempest_ wrote: post #2

Now if only they would release an updated one.

I thought about this but what would it have that is missing? Hardware decoding for newer codec like AV1 is one thing, but what else?

I have two of these one in my living room and one in my bedroom. They are the best devices for playing pirate Emby servers 4k Remuxes with dolby vision and dolby audio support direct play.

A refresh comes out I'm not sure I would buy one.

Re: Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device

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Post by mscrivo »

sergiotapia wrote: post #4
tempest_ wrote: post #2

Now if only they would release an updated one.

I thought about this but what would it have that is missing? Hardware decoding for newer codec like AV1 is one thing, but what else? I have two of these one in my living room and one in my bedroom. They are the best devices for playing pirate Emby servers 4k Remuxes with dolby vision and dolby audio support direct play. A refresh comes out I'm not sure I would buy one.

WPA3 support for one would be nice, so I don't have to create a separate, insecure, SSID just for it.

Re: Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device

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Post by 0xy »

sergiotapia wrote: post #4
tempest_ wrote: post #2

Now if only they would release an updated one.

I thought about this but what would it have that is missing? Hardware decoding for newer codec like AV1 is one thing, but what else? I have two of these one in my living room and one in my bedroom. They are the best devices for playing pirate Emby servers 4k Remuxes with dolby vision and dolby audio support direct play. A refresh comes out I'm not sure I would buy one.

More horsepower would be nice. More connectivity.

But I think most importantly: confirmation that this isn't a dead end product.

Re: Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device

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Post by buu709 »

I've got the OG model, and it's still the main device hooked up to my TV. All my TV streaming goes through it (mostly Jellyfin these days), and it can stream games no problem via Moonlight.

It's hooked up to a 4k LG TV, and I have no idea about how it does the upscaling, but 720p content looks perfectly fine on it.

Best (worst?) of all... it still gets updates.

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