My Shield TV has Netflix and BBC iPlayer as system apps. I can't remove them, which usually isn't a problem but I've encountered two completely ludicrous issues with them.

1. Netflix won't let you cast to the Shield TV if your phone/tablet is logged in to a different Netflix account than the one logged in on the Shield TV. This restricts everybody else in my house from being able to cast from their devices, from their recommendations. It's preposterous that this problem even exists, as it doesn't exist for any other app.

2. BBC iPlayer casting won't work at all. You just can't do it. The great irony here is that the iPlayer app is a Shield TV exclusive; you can't get iPlayer off the Play Store, but the web and mobile apps fully support casting. Not in my living room, though. In my living room, you'll have to put your phone down, find a poorly-made Shield controller or remote, navigate the awful UI of the BBC iPlayer tv app, then you can watch iPlayer.

These two issues have left me dumbfounded. Given that they're system apps, I instinctively want to blame Nvidia; what the hell were they thinking when they allowed these apps to be restricted in this way? It has completely switched me off of Android TV, because it's missing features that my Chromecast has .

It was my understanding that Android TV would sit back and just behave like a Chromecast whenever you casted to it. These two issues suggest otherwise. I don't want an Android TV device and a Chromecast in the same living room, I just want one device that does everything.