Shield TV Pro 4K HDR Android TV Streaming Media Player, Black

Item is good. One Usb port was not working . So we Reset the device and it's working fine now.

Good packing and shipping and received in good condition. Worth and value for money. Great sound effect

Best streaming device available in Amazon- You can also insert USB device to play movies

Pros: Despite being 6 years old, the Shield TV Pro is still unbeatable when it comes to streaming boxes. The hardware on this thing is absolutely fantastic with the Nvidia Tegra X1 chip. You will never run into lag or have problems streaming. The lossless audio passthrough, the DolbyVision HDR, the AI upscaling, watching movies from external HDDs directly and the ability to run a Plex server natively are a blessing. Cons: However, age does show on the Shield when it comes to AV1, H.266 or HDR10+ support. The device does not have hardware capability to decode these fairly new codecs and features. So no dynamic HDR on Prime Video, no HDR videos on YouTube and no playback support for movies in your HDD or pen drive if they are encoded in AV1 or H.266. Also no HDMI 2.1 so you’re capped at 4K 60hz refresh rate. You may also run into some software glitches while setting up apps sometimes but that’s more of an android thing. Verdict: All in all, there is still no streaming box that comes close to the Shield TV Pro despite its certain lack of new features. Newer competitors like Roku, Apple TV, Google Streamer etc may have new codec support but none of them do audio pass through, USB movie playback, ai upscaling like this one. Now if Nvidia were to release a new shield with modern features, everyone else would be dead in water. Until then, I’d still stick to this 2019 product over others.

Excellent quality product, with easy operability.

This product is very good for enhancing video quality and fast user interface

Just perfect! We bought a cheap TV but Shield TV enabled us to watch 4K type TV without having to pay a small fortune on a new TV set It's a device which will enable older TV sets to be used for a very long time. The search menu is fast and capable.

What a surprise ? this Shield TV unit works far beyond my expectations. Because of the price my thoughts were this better work good. It is fantastic, picture quality, color and performance and great RAM with all those ports ? the best.

I purchased mine in 2022 and use it to watch all content on so take my words of wisdom. PSA: Setup pro tip. SmartTube for ad free YouTube and Projectivy launcher to remove all bloat and ads. Ariel View for stunning 4k HDR wallpapers that make you sit there and just watch them. The only thing that is getting old now but still works flawlessly. A new model should be due that would be good. But honestly it doesn't need a successor. This device is truly a all in one dream device. Only downside is the small triangular remote. One button failed after heavy repeated usage and a replacement cost $100. Aside from that i give the Nvidia shield pro TV 10/10. Would buy instantly again if my unit failed without any hesitation.

Awesome device, even if it is a few years old now.. Has a permanent home in my home theater. I especially like that I can install apps like Emby so I can access my library extremely easily.. I replaced my FireTV Cube for a few reasons and I have not even turned it on after installing the Shield TV Pro.

(June 2026 update: bought another, showing age a bit, a little slower, but still worth it given the right use-case (see below). Definitely run an SSD for Plex library files (media itself OK on HDD). Tried it w/HDD and was a nightmare. SSD great still. FYI from another review: it isn't still on Android 9. That number (9.x.x) refers to Shield Experience, Nvidia's own firmware). 2022 review: I've recently tried a Firestick and Chromecast w/Google TV and I hate them both in comparison. The ads are least intrusive on the Shield and UI superior. Live channels are great (customise your apps to suggest what content you want, not stuck to Prime or trying to get you to buy services (Google)), can add as many pinned apps to top as you like. Can sideload and use apps the other 2 won't let me and has the best location avoidance as well (e.g. various issues w/Pluto, Peacock, Freevee either install or location getting busted even w/VPN on other two). Superior speed/response. This cannot be overstated compared to FS (yes, just using one again setting up for friend, ugh). Good small affordable Plex Server and I love it (P.S: and it streams my collection to my brother 300kms away even on bad Fixed Wireless connection). 2 USB slots so you can use a big HDD or run a powered USB hub w/many. I have an SSD as adoptable storage, meaning I've got 512GB, not 16GB plus a 14TB attached. I use Sony BT headphones and there's no lag when watching movies so that's great too. I don't have a 4K TV, so can't tell on that score but AI upscaling definitely helps, I have a lot of low quality media and it looks pretty good (though occasionally you have to switch up your settings re: artifacts). Has Chromecast. I have both drives mapped as network storage on PC so it's a breeze to load apks or content. I can run emulation from most consoles including N64 up to some Gamecube w/Dolphin (but many don't work), DS is good w/paid DraStic (Retroarch no good for DS on Shield). PSP and PS1 is a breeze, though for PSP you're better off using PPSSPP standalone not RA (pro tip: Arc Browser app lets you list your game ROMs divided by console on the homescreen too, looks great). Have 3 Xbox controllers connected no major latency at all. GeForce is there if you need it, I was in on the beta but I don't need cloud gaming/launcher but it worked OK during testing as did streaming from Steam on Surface to Shield...a few issues at times but again, I'm Fixed Wireless if you're on cable you'd be fine if you wanna pay the monthly fee. The remote seemed like a weird shape at first but I quite like it. Nice to hold, a good weight to it, plus there's a free remote app for your phone if you lose remote/it breaks. You can still use Wolf Launcher if the banner ads bother you but I find that a bit dated and ugly and I like the live channels I can add to my homescreen. If you don't have a VPN and aren't into retro gaming emulation or you don't need Plex you probably don't need this unless you're hardcore into 4K upscaling and Dolby Atmos. With a premium VPN and split-tunnelling, you've got Australian and US TV at the same time without having to switch back and forth. Love it. BT Mouse works fine if you need to use trad Android apps (use Sideload Launcher to show any apps that don't show up in your app list. E.g. I use FolderSync to sync game progress to cloud to other devices and that doesn't have a TV/remote interface). Issues I previously reported are fixed. When it starts getting buggy, reboot. After a long period you may want to do a reformat and reinstall to keep things running cleanly. Google how to back up your Plex library first to help. 2026 more update: so, on my old one, I haven't updated to the latest Shield experience and it's still running so you can do that if you see something in the update you don't like. It's been updated for ages. I updated my new one I just got in June, I think more of Google's self promotion is coming.