It's ironic that Nvidia before becoming a behemoth had the money for this kind of device.
They have been a public company for over 20 years.
Look at their valuation for those 20 years compared to today. What was their valuation 10 years ago?
Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device
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#12honestly, shield tv changed how i interact with my tv and my opinion about Android TV (even though its market sucks)
It is how Android should be across all devices.
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#13Now 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.
In addition to hardware support for more modern codecs, USB C seems to be an easy upgrade, it would also benefit from being able to detect frame rate to auto-switch for the HDMI (this likely needs hardware support).
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#14I have had two for 10 years and have no complaints whatsoever
The lack of hardware support for a few modern codecs is a pretty big complaint from me, but nothing else out there is decent :/
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#15Shield TV + extra storage + HDHomeRun tuner is still a great device for getting OTA TV.
The only downside is that more recent versions use the Google Android TV launcher which is filled with a garbage truck full of ads, often for things I would never want to watch (horror movies? Nope!). Yes you can replace the launcher, but that's a pain.
Would love to pay more for a device that has updated codec support, no ads or tracking, and is basically identical.
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
They have been a public company for over 20 years.
Look at their valuation for those 20 years compared to today. What was their valuation 10 years ago?
Oh, I'm familiar with the valuation.
They were able to build this device and provide a Android TV certified 4K device that didn't need to have planned obsoleteness.
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
Look at their valuation for those 20 years compared to today. What was their valuation 10 years ago?
Oh, I'm familiar with the valuation. They were able to build this device and provide a Android TV certified 4K device that didn't need to have planned obsoleteness.
Yes. And it's ironic that they can do this ten years ago but can't be bothered to make a new one today. I guess the old one still works well enough and people buy it though which the article states.
Feels like a reverse Bell Labs approach. They find their cash cow and only invest in their cash cow rather than research new product areas and fields.
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#18Shield TV + extra storage + HDHomeRun tuner is still a great device for getting OTA TV. The only downside is that more recent versions use the Google Android TV launcher which is filled with a garbage truck full of ads, often for things I would never want to watch (horror movies? Nope!). Yes you can replace the launcher, but that's a pain. Would love to pay more for a device that has updated codec support, no ads or…
If plex was smart they’d sell a little box of their own and ditch all this faux-social media nonsense they’re slowly implementing. I do not care at all what my friends are watching. Not one bit. Just make it connect to servers. People are happy to pay for it clearly. How many beelinks have been sold just to run Jellyfin/Plex? I’d gladly buy a plex box for $100 - talk about a great Christmas present for friends and family!
Sidebar: I like Jellyfin but it is nowhere as turnkey as Plex. Otherwise I’d advocate for that too. That being said, I am slowly trying to get mine nice and stable and user-friendly because the way Plex is going does not give me great confidence about the next 2 to 3 years. But at least right now, it is by far the best experience out there.
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#19Shield TV + extra storage + HDHomeRun tuner is still a great device for getting OTA TV. The only downside is that more recent versions use the Google Android TV launcher which is filled with a garbage truck full of ads, often for things I would never want to watch (horror movies? Nope!). Yes you can replace the launcher, but that's a pain. Would love to pay more for a device that has updated codec support, no ads or…
replacing launcher is gonna take you 10-15mins. 30 max if you aren’t a complete fool.
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#20My shield bricked itself after just a few months, so YMMV on this. No rhyme or reason why.