Now that they have released a HBO Now app for Android, does anyone know if HBO Now works on any of the GoogleTV/AndroidTV devices?

So, I keep going back to my Roku3 from the Shield TV. I love the leanback experience of the Shield TV and of course gaming if you're into that. Pretty much everything is faster and more responsive on the Shield TV, but content (as we all know) is seriously lacking on the Shield TV by way of native Android TV apps. I know, I know, I could use Kodi for all the things, but it just feels odd going that route when, IMO of course, the "leanback" experience is better designed than Kodi (of course I haven't changed themes or anything, I really don't want to fool with that anymore).

Long story short, I'd love to keep my Shield TV and get rid of the Roku 3 but man, developer and even Google support for the Android TV just seems to be lacking greatly.

I'm paying for several services (USTVNow, SlingTV -- will get rid of this likely, until I can find a DVR addon for SlingTV, Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime Instant Video, and use Vudu quite a bit for certain movies too), trying to stay legit and pay for services, you'd think everyone would have a native app for what I thought would be big name platforms, but I guess not.

I'm rambling, and just disappointed, like many of you here. I wish I gamed more, so the Shield TV would be a bit more worth it. Thanks for reading this brain dump of frustration and disappointment.

3D Mark took up so much resources it froze my TV. I had to pull the plug to reset it.

That said, the rest of the experience with the TV is great. It's quick, plays anything I throw at it from Plex, VLC, or Kodi. Netflix, FoxSportsGo, and Mubi work well too. Wish Spotify updated their app to upgrade Android TV.

Android TV lacks a lot of consumer interest, and developer interest, and I think part of that reason is a lack of press around this platform.

I think developers would be more willing to port their apps if there was more fanfare around it and an organized community that would be willing to download them.

If I was to start a news site/newsletter that focused on Android TV, apps, and games (including game reviews), who would be interested in reading? Additionally, who would be interested in contributing articles?

My idea is to offer something akin to traditional game news and magazines but focused on this platform/console.

I'm looking for a way to sync a folder on my shield TV with a USB drive attached to my WiFi router and shared via samba (smb).

Right now I'm using ES file explorer to manually copy files, but it would be awesome to automate it. Any ideas?

I just got Kodi on my new Sony TV and I was wondering what's the best way to go about getting US channels through IPTV? There seems to be many ways to do this with different channel lists... What do you guys use?

I've been playing Grid games for a few weeks, with good results providing my internet connection is not saturated. It's easy to imagine game streaming being the way of the future.

While the Grid catalogue provides a good selection of games, most of them are older titles. Games like the upcoming Fallout 4 or Star Wars Battlefront make it near impossible for a gamer to avoid buying a console. Does anyone think we'll start seeing brand new blockbuster games being released on Grid?

Just go to chromecast.com/offers from a computer running Chrome and select your Android TV device. Offers should show up as if you had a Chromecast.

I just got a 4k with a really shitty smart tv interface and I want an upgrade. Right now my friends are singing praises about android TV and it seems like good platform and a worthy upgrade from my chromecast. I'd obviously like to spend the least amount of money possible on this... are there any boxes in the price range of a chromecast with good enough performance to handle 4K video? I don't really care about games/game streaming since my gaming PC is hooked up right beneath the TV with HDMI. I'd be willing to go up to 100 bucks (same range of a ruko, apple tv, etc).

Anyone have suggestions? A lot of the reviews I'm finding are nearly a year old and I'm not sure what's happening currently in the android TV space.

Is it working on the Shield Console yet?

Can anyone recommend an androidtv compatible app that will stream Russian language tv shows or movies?

With various streaming boxes; I've used Vudu, Flixster, and M-Go for viewing my UltraViolet library but I can't seem to find any of those apps on the Play Store on Android TV.

I'm not sure if this is old news or not, but a method I found is having amazon instant video on your phone ready to go, then using the halauncher apk transfer, transfer the amazon app to your android tv/ set it up/ then transfer the instant video app to your android tv and it should work. The interface is not ideal being that it is made for a touch screen, but it is workable.

If there is a better method, please share.

Has anyone tried sideloading the APK from a Shield tab?

I've been waiting with baited breath for this app to expand it's functionality.

In the announcement they mentioned more sources like HuffPo and Vevo among others. It's been how many months though?

Is there anything that works right now other than Pluto.tv and HDHomeRun tuners? Any word on when new stuff will be released?

I was using the Sixaxis Controller app to use a PS3 controller on my (rooted) Nexus Player, but now the included remote won't reconnect even though the Sixaxis app said BT settings were returned to normal. I'm up to the "factory reset" step in Google's official troubleshooting, but obviously I'd like to fix it without such drastic measures. Any thoughts?

I'm confused over which HDHomeRun device I need to purchase for use with my AndroidTV box (Shield).

The HDHomeRun product pages suggest that only the EXTEND supports streaming to phone and tablets, while CONNECT requires that you use your computer. However the HDHomeRun View app suggests that both are supported.

Which one do I need to stream ota hd to my Shield?

After doing a lot of research, I've found that the Shield TV seems to be one powerful machine. I have been looking for something to run as an emulation machine, run Kodi, and just be clean and easy to use (for the wife when she wants to use it!). Would this be my best bet? I know the price is somewhat higher than other Android based TVs, would you all say its worth the extra money you have to put in. Would emulators and Kodi run pretty smoothly on this. Also, is there any sort of Tuner that you could run through this for OTA?

using the cast function on my nexus player to watch movies from localcast, content displays as 120hz or maybe a higher framerate(?) on my 60hz television. Content looks sped up and glitches on high frame scenes. Doesnt do this on my chromecast...using an app called TVHZ...just gives the option for 60hz. Anyone know a fix?