This is more of a question for using it as an all in one entertainment source. My biggest issue is Cable Card integration. I have seen that the HDHRprime is getting Live Channels (w/ DRM) with this. I used WMC for a long time and loved it and wish to never use a cable box again(don't even care about DVR not working yet). Is the experience good? Is the guide usable for a wife that throws the remote at me at the slightest hiccup? I am not even worried about plex/netflix as I have finally trained her on those.
I guess I really only care about the Live Cable tv aspect.... Any thoughts or experiences would be wonderful. Honestly helps even more.
EDIT Thanks for all the help! I ended up getting the Shield and using it with the HDHR Prime that I had from the WMC days. It is impressive that everything works over WiFi (ac) with no issues. Just need to learn the actual SD app and how to remove channels so that we don't have all the crap. Any input on optimization would be great as well.
We use it with the OTA hdhomerun, prime works the same way though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LMaCNcORdE
That would likely be the most familiar UI for her.
HDHomerun DVR system, while still in beta, works on the shield as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_3TQyyhgl0