Both Amazon and Walmart have Shield TV on sale:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/NVIDIA-SHIELD-TV-Streaming-Media-Player-with-Remote/858290052
https://www.amazon.com/NVIDIA-Shield-Streaming-Media-Player/dp/B075RXV2VR
UPDATE1: SALE ENDED 11/7. UPDATE2: SALE BACK ON 11/8.
When is the next hardware refresh? When was the last?
The deal is back at $140 on almost all retailers!
I'd like to take this opportunity to point and laugh at the people that said it wasn't worth waiting till November for sale prices on Shield TV. Patience is a virtue!
Great deal on a great unit!
Do you recon this is the best deal or wait till blackfriday?
Also, should I get the controller?
No deal for Canadians though...
2 and a half stars in reviews on the Walmart site. One review it didn't come with a free Google Home.
I dont think I can wait any longer, using a HDHomerun Prime, both Nexus and MiBox players kinda suck when compared to a Raspberry Pi2. My wife will be watching cable news at 24fps and I ask her "You notice that slow frame rate?", "Nope". Reboot the player and suddenly its 30fps and still she cant tell the difference.
Need something faster and thats the Shield, when it goes on sale for Black Friday, think i'll finally get one,.
FYI, this device does not officially support anything higher than smb1
I've had to downgrade my smb server just to support this device.
As of late September nvidia was looking for beta testers for smb3 but no word on when it will actually be patched.
That's the price I got it for on prime day, I think. Really wish I wouldn't have though.
It's back again!
So I'm in the market for an updated streamer, but I already have a gaming PC (i7 7700k, GTX 1080ti), so no streaming games needed for me. Sorry if this post comes off a bit blunt, but it's irritating there aren't any good reviews or comments that compare the streaming capabilities of the devices.
I currently use a Gen2 FireTV (non-stick, old school box-top), and it works pretty well and have been extremely happy with it. I am hugely invested and satisfied with the Amazon ecosystem. However, with it being a nearly 4 year old device, it's starting to show it's age (snappiness affected, can only play 4K at 30 fps). I use my FireTV for streaming (Playstation Vue, Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO, Hulu, etc...).
So why should I buy a Shield at $140 and not just upgrade to the new Amazon FireStick 4k for $50 ? Everything I've researched has concluded the Firestick 4k is the better buy for me; am I wrong ?
I don't use/have a media server (no Kodi/Plex needed), I prefer to stream as it's vastly more convenient (even if I wanted to Plex etc... I'd just use my PC as the server). Nvidia homerism won't work for me, I don't care it's a nvidia device. Gimme actual reasons why it's superior and it's $90 (or the rumor $35 Firestick 4k on BF, for $105 increase) price increase over Firestick 4k is justified as a strict streaming device.
- Both do can 4k and h256 at 60 fps
- Both have updated streaming apps? I have the impression FireTV apps may be updated more regularly?
- If I bought the Firestick 4K I'd also buy the ethernet adapter (I agree the lack of the ethernet port as a primary feature is stupid). So they'll both be wired devices
- Shield is more brand agnostic with Android, so I'd get access to YouTube TV. But then again, I'd continue to use PlayStation Vue anyways. SO that does not benefit me.
Thanks for your input and I hope this post (and participating replies) prove useful for others also interested in the nvidia shield
Showing up as $180 for me on both sites