Customer Ratings & Reviews

Wonderful purchase Fast and very easy to setup No lag

Quick streaming device , plenty of capacity , worth the money

I had the Nvidia Shield TV (the cylinder one) for almost a month, then returned it and bought the Pro. I don't play games or do any sideloading. I use it for streaming from Vudu, Netflix, Synology server, and Amazon Prime. That's it. It is also cabled to my router. With the AI turned on, the non-Pro version was dropping frames like crazy with the AI turned all the way up. It was also going to a black screen frequently when streaming, then after 10 seconds or so would resume (I'm assuming it was buffering). This was on 4K as well as bluray content. It also was very slow in booting up. I replaced it with the Pro and those problems are in the past. This starts up right away, no black screens when streaming, I have the AI set to max and no frame dropping either. I have played to older standard def movies and the AI makes them look like high def. I even stopped part way through the first one and watched a few minutes through my Roku Ultra to see the difference the AI makes. On the Roku it was soft and a bit fuzzy. Absolutely amazing how they have the AI working. This is a definite keeper. My only issue is with the Amazon app. It says I might need to upgrade the app, but even with the OS upgraded to current, the message will not go away. I have not been able to figure out how to upgrade the Amazon app individually either. But it has been playing the high def movies from Prime just fine.

I love how quickly the response is on this device. It's easy to navigate with the Google TV software as well. The most amazing part is the upscaling of non HD videos to HD, as in some Netflix programs as well as in Youtube. Makes a big difference in watching your programs and videos.

I own them all at one time or another, and hands down the NVIDIA shield. Is simply the very best android streamer around, if you have cable tv , you have to rent there cable box and the cost of owning is roughly. what it cost you for renting your cable box for a year, buy the bonus is at the end you own the NVIDIA shield and you still have to rent your cable box.......

We have tried fire stick, fire cube, and Nvidia shield tv. They were all a waste of money. This has much better picture and sound quality, and a lot less buffering!!! It may cost more but well worth it.

If you need something just for netflix or streaming, get a cheap roku. If you need a device that plays everything you throw at it, get a shield pro. I tried everything else-- apple TV, roku, fire stick, etc. Always had issues with certain file types or audio which led to buffering when using plex for my media library. Internal app on my TV wouldn't support DTS or would crash and lag with certain movies. There was always something. If you have a media collection, including 4K remuxes, HDR, atmos, dolby true hd, Atmos, dts x, etc., the shield will play all audio and video types perfectly on Plex without buffering. It just works. The other option in this price point is the apple tv. It doesn't support lossless / full atmos. Get a shield. It just works.

My go to streaming device. VERY capable. This makes my third Shield TV. I hope Nvidia produces a successor to this version. If they do I WILL be buying it!

Best thing ever invented. We unsubscribe from cable and get lots of free channels. We love it.

The Nvidia Shield Pro should have been exactly what I wanted for a streaming device. I was able to set it up after returning the first device that didn't work at all. I was able to get all my streaming apps, and the picture quality is very good. The main issues I have are; 1) I have to constantly restart the device because it locks up and/or apps just stop working for no reason and 2) the remote is the worst I have ever used. It is a triangle in shape and the Netflix button is a total pain! Every time you pick up the remote, your finger hits that button and changes from what you're watching to Netflix. The button is in a poor location and very sensitive.

I had Nvidia Shield 2017 but would like to get Dolby Atmos from Netflix and Disney+, and Nvidia Shield has this feature on 2019 model, so I upgraded and really happy with the purchase. The remote is a nice bonus as well. Highly recommended if you have Dolby Atmos capable soundbar or sound system.

I have a new 85" tv. It looks great using integrated apps as well. However, I watch 80% sports and espn and the like often only broadcast in 720p. The tv upscales sports OK. But the shield takes it to a new level. If you watch anything that is not 4k you are watching lower quality tv than you could be if you were using this. Worth every penny.

Wow!! Amazing!!! Pricey but worth it. Plenty of storage. 4K for all apps. Super impressed. Ethernet is highly recommended.

works great, def an upgrade from the previous model. the remote lights are great in a dark theater room too.

It's true that this isn't a huge improvement over the 2017 version but it is definitely still a improvement. The hardware has a very nice upgrade which keeps the shield on top of the pack. The remote may be the biggest point of improvement, i really like what they have done with it and have actually been able to get rid of a couple harmony remotes so that's kinda nice as well.

After using fire Tvs of various models for years I became tried of how slow they had become. The shield is fast and generally stable. I have had very few complaints.

GREAT ANDROID MEDIA PLAYER AND WORKS GREAT FOR UPSCALING MOVIES!

The best streaming and gaming device ever. I own 3 of them.

It was easy to set up. The 4K picture is crystal clear. Took no time to get apps all set up. No issues with the upscaling. I would definitely recommend this product.

Update 12-22-20: I now have quite a bit more experience with this device and am faulting the hi-res audio hardware a little less as the main problem seems to be a dearth of good music apps containing a good equalizer on the Android TV OS store that supports this Nvidia hardware. I highly prefer the Android Onkyo HF app (has to be sideloaded on this TV OS device) as it works like I do by supporting local folders and has an excellent equalizer- but it has way too many issues to be used on this Nvidia Android TV device (but works great on my regular “non TV OS” Android tablet.) I was able to sideload "Music Player 10 Bands Equalizer Audio Player_v1.1.8" which is fairly stable on this Nvidia hardware, has a reasonable equalizer that works and partially supports how I use my local FLAC music files differentiated in folders based on genre. I upgraded my rating to 4 stars due to this fairly functional app. But to me it is a glaring issue with the lack of significant hi-res music apps on a device that has been around since 2015. So for local music files listening, I will have to use my Samsung S6 tablet with a hi-res USB DAC dongle (and Onkyo HF app) or my Onkyo hi-res music player connected to the AVR which defeats the purpose of purchasing this Nvidia device with a hi-res music player built-in.