Customer Ratings & Reviews

So far so good! I moved from a formular z11 pro max

Purchased specifically as a cheap Plex Server alternative for in home use. Had a lot of issues trying to set it up - Plex documentation and Shield documentation really didn't work smoothly in setting up the media server correctly. Ended up with 4 non-functioning servers before getting one up and running. Once I got it set up, it's been working great - my BR collection rips playback smoothly, even with Dolby TrueHD audio streams (had to get a separate HDMI splitter to get it to work with my TV and Soundbar, but that's a separate issue entirely) - my only other complaint is that the system itself is a little laggier than I expected for a $200 media player. On another note, I wish the Shield had been updated this year with an AV1 encoder/decoder so we could get HDR from YouTube... but I can't fault it for something I already knew going in, and it's been pretty great otherwise.

Streaming on this device is unrivaled. My LG OLED can't compete via Web OS. My picture is brighter, much more detailed, and more colorful. Even on models like the UQ75, this compact little device is well worth the price tag.

This thing is a complete beast! I love it for not only streaming movies, but playing retro video games with Google apps that allow it. Also Ant Stream works well with the game controller and something to consider (it is like Netflix for Retro games, mostly Arcade, C64, Amiga, etc). Highly recommend this thing, we have 2 now!

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 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.......

Does it's job, easy setup, had it for almost a year with daily use. Turned my older (10 y/o) 65' not so smart TV, smarter? sure will go with that. Pretty cool that via the HDMI it controls the TV power on/off but not the volume.

Wonderful purchase Fast and very easy to setup No lag

Excellent product, picture is great, allows you to watch almost anything that is on tv via the apps. Highly recommended

Already had one on another TV that worked flawlessly ! Purchased another one for the Den TV. Very easy set-up and extremely easy to use ! Definitely recommend !

Best streaming device out there. We use this over our lg webos. Easy to navigate and works fast.a little outdated but still runs well.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Great streaming device, instantly connected with TV. Great quality.

Great streaming device but has a few quirks that are not shared by other devices like Apple TV. Audio and visual quality is great but tends to take a few moments for audio to appear after pressing play or skipping. Most of the issues I've had have been patched out by updates but they do stand out. This feels more enthusiast focused since unlike the apple TV there are a plethora of settings that you can use to fine tune the experience. Not too hard to figure out but its not as user friendly. Happy with my purchase and has made my home theater better!

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

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

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.