Shield or Steam Link+Android Box

by Mindboozers

Hey guys,

I want to be able to stream games from my PC to my TV as well as use Android TV. I know the Shield is pretty much top-of-the-line for this, but the problem is my PC is running a 560TI graphics card, so I can't use gamestream. Apparently there are apps that get around this (Remotr, KinoConsole), but I'm not sure how well they work. My other option would be to get both a Steam Link and an Android TV box (Mi Box maybe).

I've been leaning towards the Shield for its overall performance, but I don't know if not being able to use gamestream means I should go with the other option. What do you guys think?

stak640

Gamestream is better/more stable than Steam In-Home Streaming in my experience. Go with the SHIELD. Use third party streaming apps for now, then use Gamestream when you upgrade your GPU.

Cliff567

You can use any Android device as a nvidia gamestream client: http://moonlight-stream.com/

I'm using it with my mi box and gtx 970 and it works very well.

Anyway, if game streaming is your main use case I would still go with the shield.