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It's my birthday, and I want the upscaling, the single platform, the flexibility (sailing the high seas), but it's soooo old. $200? IDK

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Look for one used. They tend to pop up fairly regularly around here

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I sold mine due to video stuttering that I couldn’t fix, I bought fire cube instead.

[–] Sawzall 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Bleh, good luck with all the advertisers and shitty interface.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What ads? I don’t notice any really. I think the interface is great, I’ve got my pinned apps straight away on the home screen, everything loads instantly and I’ve got dedicated buttons on the remote for Netflix and Disney+, don’t need anything else and I use my laptop for Plex server.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Raspberry pi and kodi

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Have a look at the Nokia TV Box. Great bit of kit. Sturdy and well built remote. I wouldn't buy a used shield for sure. And the old Nvidia shield is pretty much the same spec as the latest one IIRC. There's not much between them. The shield often drops in price on Amazon too (Europe).

I haven't heard of anything newer coming out soon from Nvidia and for the price difference I would definitely go for the Nokia, allowing you to also save your cash if Nvidia do bring out a new version.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The Shield TV should still dramatically outperform the chipset in the Nokia box. Shield will do everything it does and more, and runs a higher Android version.

https://gadgetversus.com/processor/amlogic-s905x3-vs-nvidia-tegra-x1-plus-t210b01/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I'm not doubting that the shield TV would be a superior box. But just that I wouldn't buy a used one, and for the money the Nokia box is a great box, well built until OP can decide to buy a new shield or at least wait until new shield is mentioned or released.

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