A:Answer I'd like to mention that even when it's not necessary, the gigabit ethernet port allows for instant fast-forwarding, rewinding, and there's never any buffering. That's one of the things I appreciate about having a gig port, which I currently have on my Nvidia shield.
Although the shield is still functional, it's beginning to show some its age(as it has been several years since since the system has been upgraded, so no HDMI 2.1 (the shield supports many sound modes, but not all) and no 4k120.
My setup involves connecting my shield directly to the TV (using HDMI), then connecting the TV to the receiver (using HDMI earc). I prefer to connect directly to my TV (with gigabit ethernet) and then go to the receiver (HDMI 2.1 earc). While going from the shield to the receiver to the TV would be nice if all connections were HDMI 2.1; they are not, as the shield is only HDMI 2.0, and the sound can sometimes be off, also even though it has most sound modes it doesn't have them all. Since Nvidia isn't updating its hardware, and many users don't even use the shield, having a gigabit port on the TV would simplify things, speed them up, and be unique.
