I'm looking for the best application for my Nvidia Shield that will let me add movie sources from my external harddrive, and then fetch posters, info, and other metadata. Basically I want it to look like Plex, but be native so it's straight from my hard drive (I've noticed you can't use the shield as a server, otherwise I would just use Plex)
I'm using Archos currently then using VLC as the playback application once I select it. I wanna hear from everyone if there's better ones out there.
Archos video player buy the full version then add the codec pack which is free. Best video player I have used on ATV
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.archos.mediacenter.video&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.m4rk3t.libcopy2&hl=en
Have you actually tried Plex? I know on my phone, I can access locally stored content.
As far a media center software, Plex and Kodi are good enough for 99% of the world. At least with Kodi, you can change the UI.
Another vote for Archos pro player great interface and the ability to change the metadata in addition to playing the trailers or ability to change the cover art or background
I keep all my media on a nas with an Emby server installed on it. Emby looks like the android tv ui than any other one I've played with. It can also transcode on the fly and sync media if needed.
Kodi. Takes a little setup but then it's awesome. If you do tv also I recommend lazy tv also.