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Nice review, particularly for someone not familiar with Android TV. I appreciated how you went on into the settings and explained several features. Couple of little things. The Remote finder also works with the Shield app on your phone as well as a full remote, and full featured keyboard for entering those pesky sign in credentials.

You said it doesn’t “show 3.0” for the USB ports, however, it does. The “SS” stands for SuperSpeed” which is 3.0. :-)

I know this review is 4 years old but one of the best reviews I've seen in a long time.

Superb review. You answered every question I might have had. Thank you. Now time to go find a local vendor and time cancel Sky. Warm regards. Subbed.

Thanks for mentioning the usb c power charging that’s what I was waiting to hear .

I'm using a fire stick and a Roku to get Tvision and Philo. I have spectrum internet. The buffering is driving me crazy but each time I check the internet speed it's no less than 50Mbps to 100. I'm not going back to cable so, this even at $199.00 would be a great choice for Tvision, Philo, etc without the hassle of trying to keep up with changes in streaming devices? If I purchase the NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV Pro 4K your video will for sure be my first stop. Great job!!

At 28:00 that is not restart the device, that is resetting it to factory defaults in which case you would need to set it all up again.

Nice video. I do wish you had mentioned the fact that it does not have an IR receiver and cannot easily be controlled by standard IR universal remotes. With my prior Roku, it was super easy to set up to be controlled by my Harmony 700 remote, but with this, I either need to get the Harmony hub or a IR to USB receiver. Having spent almost $200 for this I was extremely disappointed that they omitted this feature.

Really thorough and helpful review. Thanks!

but the most important thing you didn`t test - streaming 4K movie over LAN from your hard drive on your PC

for me, there are 2 things this remotes (actually remotes in general) should do: 1: be able to change the dedicated "Netflix" button to for instance "Prime video" (not everyone has Netflix). 2: have the remote volume buttons control your soundbar or receiver instead of your TV (many people don't use their TV speakers)

Great video. Not sure if this was addressed, but you can download the NVIDIA app on your phone or tablet to use the find remote feature. (Had to do it a couple of times lol)

Toblerone is a fun word to say

I got the 2018 Shield as I was constantly looking for the best streaming device. I recently got the 2019 model for my living room, and the AI upscaling is the main difference between the two. Doesn’t matter what quality link I’m streaming, the picture quality is amazing. It’s only after getting this device I’m seeing the true uses and quality of my 4K TV. I don’t game so use this for mainly streaming. May give the gaming a try one day. You wouldn’t regret owning this device if you can/willing to pay the price of it.

this is exactly the kind of review i was looking for thanks! great work!

Solid video, explained what I wanted to know about the Shield TV. Thank you!

Great review!!! Very in depth!

No audio out?

AI upscaling is one strong selling point... especially as Netflix currently downgrading its streams quality in order to deal with high demands

Getting mine in 2 days. Feeling like I've wasted 3 years of my life on my Android Nexbox A95x. 8/16. Can't wait for my Nvidia TV Pro !! Tech changes to fast!!

My remote will not turn on the Shield. I have to use the tv remote to turn it on. Once it is on, the Shield remote will work fine, and WILL turn it off, just not on. Nvidea has been unable to help with this issue. It would be nice to have a mute button on the remote. Also, the LED light never changes. It doesn't indicate, no matter what I change in settings, that it has been turned on. It is always a dull green. My original Shield stopped streaming after 10 months, and they sent me another Shield (refurbished) that works fine, except for the issues mentioned above. Anyone else experiencing similar issues?

Very helpful review, thank you.

I connected a Kingston disk on key then I formatted it and it took a lot of time and still not finished I removed it from the streamer during the formatting and still a message appeared that he formatted then I removed the streamer from the power and everything is fine now it is not terrible I removed the power while the streamer was running?

I wud say if you have a dedicated home cinema with Dolby AV receiver buy shield but if you just want sam smart futures on your smart tv just go for rouku

What is your experience with Plex. Does it work well as a server from the NVIDIA shield below .....love the vid

The Nividia Shield TV Pro does not support many google app such as AT&T TV now but strange enough it supports HBO Max, Sling, Hulu, Disney+ and of course KZfaq TV.

It was a perfect review. I have two questions. Is it possible to connect to the soundbar via Bluetooth and receive Dolby Atmos sound? And secondly, can I use the USB 5V service on the back of the TV instead of the power adapter?🙏

Hey. I have a pair of NON BLUETOOTH Xbox One controllers. I use them to play via USB on my PC. They have wireless that you can use with the USB xbox adapter, but as I said, no bluetooth. My question is: Will i be able to use them in the new Nvidia Shield Pro? Do i have to plug the controllers via USB as I do with the PC? Or do i have to buy the wireless adapter for the xbox one controllers and plug that into the shield? I've seen that only the shield pro has USB. My PC is far away from the TV so conecting the controllers directly to the PC it's not an option. Thanks

'No star wars' hahahaha...it picked up you saying so and changed it to no.

Arm Cortex-A77 CPU good in SHIELD ..android 10 ,6-8GB LPDDR6,extra cooling

Is it possible to connect a Keyboard to USB ports?

Wonder how good it would run minecraft Seeing that it has a 1.3GHz gpu, and a 2GHz gpu, it should be able to handle minecraft, or even various other games, like the more basic roblox games.

You mentioned Hibernate mode. On my second replacement Shield, I noticed that my remote no longer has a "sleep" button in settings. How did you turn it on?

I just got one of these and my only real issue is having to manually select DD Vision. I would like to see this automatically happen in future updates.

Thanks for the comprehensive review. I am wondering if there is any way of turning off the noise the remote makes as you 'click' to make a selection - I can't see it anywhere in settings.

Very nice review. Unless I missed it is there a limit to the size of an External HD that works. Is an NAS a better option than an 8TB External HD? Thank you for your thoughts.

I've heard that it has some glitchiness regarding Bluetooth. Anyone else got anything to report on that?

WILL IT PLAY MOVIES FROM FLASH DRIVE, LIKE THE wd live media player does

Great review! Question ... Can I stream live local and other games on this device?

Can you connect a physical keyboard/mouse to interact instead of using voice or the built-in keyboard?

Great video with details. Question: Am I able to run IPTV on this box? If yes, does it comes with any player like Mytvonline? Thx

I have one to use as a dedicated Plex server and it works really well

I really liked the previous model and interface before update, then have a super hype on rumor of the new one and after 1st shi update kick in then the new model was a flop for me...

You quickly went through Location on Device Settings, and my question is, if you have installed a VPN, can you change your visible location when accessing an app, or are you locked in to your ISP location?

these are just repacked and upgraded old 2015 models if you ask me. still waiting for a android tv box, that has 2.1 HDMI output + 1 or 2 hdmi input ports and bluetooth 5.0. that would be ideal for my hue lights to sync with my tv via lets say consoles. nonetheless this device is the most solid streaming device on the market for 4k 60fps HDR. i have hear a so called "award winning" tanix tx6s, but it pretty much sucks at 4k 60fps. Hue stream app works great though, with 1080p, but thats not what i want.

Does this Nvidia Shield TV Pro basically turn my older smart TV into a smarter Android TV?

it does not support Dolby vision dual layer. so if u have a LG oled and are watching ripped blurays that has Dolby vision the shield wont play it. it will only play single layer dolby vision which is present on netflix and so on. im just going to keep using the built in tv player in my case.

They call me Rone...Toblerone! (tumbleweeds blow in the distance).

it's not USB-C powered btw.... it has it's own power adapter.

Hello, a question, I have an Oled LG C1 of 77... I basically watch streaming and movies in REMUX quality broadcast from my PC to the TV (with Plex or Emby) Do you think it’s good to add the Nvdia Shield Pro (especially for the Remux) or doesn’t it make much sense? Since I hear that for high quality streaming it is the best (better than WebOs 6)

Hopefully the AI upscalling from Netflix would be better of what the LG C7 can do

can i plug in a 2tb external hard drive and play 4k movies with dolby vision and atmos using this like a media player?

Hi ...Is there a way to display 4K Video files as Folders and List details and not Icons , from an external Hard Drive . My WD Media player could do that but does not handle the 4K at all.

Does it have a web browser similar to PS4 that can be used to stream website based video?

One important thing you forgot about to mention is about life TV do I get my local channel about video library did I have access to all TV show and movies or not

Hi. Nice video. Does Disney+ support Dolby Atmos and Dolby vision on this 2019 model?

very good video indeed. Maybe you can help me with the below Questions. Question 1. i just bought this 2 days ago , Are you able to tell me how can i turn wifi on and or off as i dont want it to be permanently on when not using it, is there suppose to be a wifi icon on the home screen where you can click it like on android phone where you click it on / off ? Question 2 , i have a ext Portable HDD plugged into the usb port with all my movies on it , my movies are categorized like comedy in comedy folder action in action folder ect... so when i plug my hdd in all i want to see are the folders of my movies like stated, but i noticed when i plugged my hdd into the shield, the shield created about 4 other folders named recycle_Bin , Android , Lost dir , and Nvidia shield, i really dont want to see these and have them on my hdd, is there a way to have these not show or be hidden permanently? and why are they there ?

Am I gonna feel a performance difference on exchanging my Xiaomi S box with Nvidia shield regarding Iptv streaming and other apps

Is NOW TV available to download within the play store? I see it's available on my android phone and if it's available through the play store with the Nvidia I may be sold on it.

How is the AI upscaling compared to the Amazon Cube? I'm thinking of making the switch. Is it worth it? I have a Sony 4K 900 series tv.

Does it have a noise fan? Also, what is the NAS system you are using?

I am looking to buy the tv box and also looking at magicsee c500 pro what shall i buy the

can you watch local channels can l control volume and on and off TV

I have 4k samsung 65 inch tv....is it worth to buy this sheild tv pro.....kindly advice!

I have to turn AC Scaling off when using a VOD app to watch series or movies. For some reason having scaling on messes the video up.

will it play films from a flash drive - like the

29:10 I'm guessing you can access that if you connect a keyboard, mouse or a game controller to find the lost remote

Does anyone know if the new 2019 Shield tv pro still has a 3.5" hd bay built in? I am guessing no given how thin and small the box is. Or can you only add a hd now with an external usb enclosure?

Why is it nobody uses eSATA ports any more? USB 3.0 is so very SLOW!

is the netflix button programmable for other services?

No sd card slot ?? I have a amazon fire cube and was thinking about getting this for another room

Can you use a shield to mirror you pc to the living room to access files and desktop?

Put kodi on it and other things

Do the 2019 Models still support the plex media server?.

I currently have the 2015 model with an ssd drive connected as an external usb. Would i be able to add the ssd drive to the 2019 model and use the apps that are cyrrently on there.

Sorry for asking but this box have a browser like opera, or mozilla to find different apps which are not in google play? Like example i`m using an app called Cool TV, or YouTv, can i install this on this box? Thanks

Are there any streaming apps that cant be downloaded to nvidia shield? The reason I ask is because I'm looking for a streaming box that doesn't have issues with not being able to play nice with certain apps! Like for example: roku cant download hbo max! I'm tired if this crap! So if nvidia shield can download all the apps I will certainly buy one!! Oh yeah and will nvidia shield play atmos ,hdr and will it play 5.1 where most apps only play stereo????

Done well. You've sold me. Now for a quick quiz.... What's the largest capacity USB HDD (or NAS) it will recognise? Do the USB ports have the guts to power TWO portable drives? Is there a limit to how many times you can use the word "actually" in a review? :-)

I'm getting it this month

Hi, can you download content info like movie posters and movie descriptions for when scrolling through the video files that are on your hard drive? I am looking to replace my aging WDTV Live and I was always able to download movie posters which made scrolling through at lot nicer to look at than just file names. Thank you!

I get overwhelmed by your IP Vanish adds. I have a year subscription cant you cod your subscribers so we don't see the IP segment?

I won't buy it just because of the big Netflix button on their remote control "instead of a favorite program configurable button" is forcing users to accidentally press the knowing button almost every time trying to adjust the sound. Thanks but no Tanks!

Can you use video conference zoom through this?

do you have to pay for Netflix movies or are they free?

Well Nvidia is looking like it

Is this capable of continuous streaming, as I got rid of my standard TV box. So all my household does is stream everything most of the day continuously

I want a device that I can watch live tv and also has an internet browser... what do you recommend?

BTW that's a very good point about the find the remote feature, you need the remote to activate it 😂 that's so pointless :)

Can it play our own downloaded mp4?

Do you have a video on how to set up Plex Server?

Do dolby atmos work in kodi with Remux rips?

why hdr on auto if u dont have hdr tv?

Have you used Stack TV on it?

can you use a xbox controller to game

Is this review sped up?

This may be a series of stupid questions, but please forgive my ignorance. But I'm sure the viewers of this channel can help. Is there a good reason to drop another $200 + peripherals on this, if my wife has our powerful 4k entertainment system in the bedroom, I'm satisfied with my laptop (i7 9750, 16gb ram, rtx 2060) and 1080p TV for sports/gaming in the basement, and the kids are happy with their last gen consoles (I know the new gens are out, but the supply is limited) and 1080p TVs in their rooms? Don't flame my ignorance. I'm just not trying to spend unnecessary money, even though this tech looks good. I'm guessing this would be good in the family room (which has our best 4k TV in the house) for movie night or something? Please inform me, what would be a good purpose for this tech in my household, if we all have smart TVs? Trying to find a great Christmas gift for the family, as a whole. If I can drop only $200, and get good value for us all, I'm ready to pull the trigger immediately. I'm still young enough that I want to impress the kids, before they think I'm a tech dinosaur lol. _Edit: If it matters, I upgraded us to fiber internet last year for the upload speed, because my son likes to stream. So our internet is 1/gbs down & 500 mbs up. Oh yeah, one more question for you tech nerds. Why does upload speed cost so much more than download speed?_

so by the look apple tv 4k is the way to go

No hdr with youtube?

What's the point of this if you already have a smart tv ?