Anyone successfully running RetroX on the Sony A1E Android TV platform? (Might buy that TV and sell my Shield TV)

by ohmywhatwoodwork

Thanks or the great community here. I used the search function and didn't see anything on point.

Currently, I run a Shield TV in my living room to watch a combination of Vue, Amazon, and Netflix. I also play NES, SNES, PSX, and N64 games (whoop multiplayer Beerio Kart!). A few days ago, my TV made a loud "poof" sound like a transformer exploding during a thunderstorm and is no longer operational.

So I'm looking at Sony's OLED because it'd be nice to have everything on the same platform and ditch the peripheral Shield box, as much as I love it, and even with the price premium over the LGs, which are much the same TV.

But I don't want to do so if the Sony hardware can't keep up with Mario Kart 64 and Goldeneye, for social reasons.

Any feedback or stories would be helpful. Thanks for any help or guidance!

JimboLodisC

The Shield TV's Tegra X1 chip is unparalleled. Every Smart TV has a weak processor. A good TV is built for picture quality first and smart features second. There are zero customers out there buying a TV for its processing power so OEMs are not going to make that a priority. They toss in the bare minimum chip to get the TV out into stores. You're going to be taking a huge performance hit by ditching the Shield.

Evanorhell

I'm going to second this sentiment that the built in TV processor is really underpowered for anything other than basic use (Netflix, Hulu, etc..." Forget about anything like Kodi and it even struggles slightly on occasion with Plex.

It's going to be especially jarring for you if you're going from a Shield to the built in.

ohmywhatwoodwork

Well, we seem to have a consensus! Thanks for the quick responses, everyone. I'm going to go with one of the LG OLEDs, then, probably the C7, and save a few hundred bucks.

taxcheat

I have the Z9D, which uses the same X1E processor as the oled. The processor is awesome for TV scaling, but it is underpowered for everything else. In addition, Sony's android implementation is trash, which means the Shield will be superior in every respect. Sample: 10/100 networking on the TV, gigabit ethernet on the Shield. You'd regret dumping the Shield.

The one exception to this will be if Sony's Dolby Vision update (expected in ~2 weeks) includes DV apps for Netflix and Amazon. You'd want to use those TV apps for DV programs, and the Shield for everything else.

groac

smart tv have shit SoC's and android tv usually run like shit, keep the shield

shilofax

I would recommend holding on to the shield. However also keep an eye on the new Sony A1F it may end up being cheaper than the A1E.