I don’t really know too much about Android TV’s what’s so ever, but do know like the Nvidia Shield Pro is the best out there, assumingly.
My use case would be mainly using one of these devices to stream my computer over the Internet to it to play games. Time to time I would play maybe the occasional game directly on it, something with a little horsepower on the side would be nice, but I don’t care as much if it’s good at having low internet latency and not a total power beast.
I tried things like Google TV with Chromecast built-in, and the lag is horrendous, even when using adapter for ethernet, on apps like Steam Link and Moonlight. I have pretty decent Wi-Fi, and all my other devices work well streaming. I do have a laptop that’s pretty good with streaming that has a HDMI out that I can use with a TV, but I don’t always have access to it, and a smaller arm device seems like it would be more efficient and quicker to use.
Can you guys please suggest the best Android TV’s to get for local PC streaming? Preferably under $100. If you guys could tell me what to look toward too, any advice would be appreciated.
Answered your own inquiry. Nothing is better than the Nvidia ShieldTV PRO for gaming on the AndroidTV platform. If you know PC Gaming, then you know that the CPU and GPU are extremely important things to consider when making a purchase/upgrade, and nothing with AndroidTV has a better embedded GPU than the ShieldTV.
That is your problem right there, not willing to spend money to have the best gaming experience possible. Not saying the Nvidia ShieldTV Pro is the absolute best Gaming choice available, when the Xbox and high powered MiniPC's do exist, but the ShieldTV PRO (±$200) is the minimum entry point for decent remote game streaming.
ETA_PRIME channel on YouTube covers most x86 & ARM based platforms that could be used for gaming, he is usually highlighting retro game emulation and not game streaming; but watch/browse his channel for in-depth analysis on the various options available.