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I just finished setting up a custom router with dns ad blocking. Next comes a media player so I can purge this smart TV filth from my household.
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Apple TV was the best media thing I’ve bought in over a decade. No ads ever, incredibly responsive (league of its own compared to stuff like Roku), and is able to stream from my Jellyfin server. Beautiful interface, fast, clean, simple controller with a battery life that is easily over a year. Just a really good product. Roku can suck by nuts. Literal full page ads in a product that advertises that it has zero of them. Even the most expensive version. Fuck Roku.
how does it go for codec support out of Jellyfin? I'm starting to collect and also rip AV1 content, which is fine for computers and phones (and my newer TV does it natively), but trying to find a streambox that wouldn't need to transcode it is proving harder than expected
Shield pro is the best, end of story
Are they still making those or are they all 5+ years old (2019 was latest I could find on eBay)?
Yep, all 5 years old. I don't see a need for another one quite yet when even the newest streaming devices still don't measure up.
Any issues popping up (especially from the old version of Android)?
No, it's smoother than even my brand new Google TV chromecast that it replaced. I replaced the default launcher with something easier for my elderly mother to understand because she kept getting confused with other devices. It's snappy, has all the apps I have needed, and was easy to set up. New apps are still developed and updated for it too since it's so popular, and ostensibly the best pre-built streaming device short of manually configuring a mini pc. I don't see software support officially or from the app developers dropping any time soon because of that.
https://9to5google.com/2025/02/05/nvidia-shield-tv-9-2-update-changelog/
The last model they made was 2019. I highly doubt we'll see a refresh.
the age of the device put me off, it still runs android 11 as well apparently. I wouldnt want to buy one now and then a refresh comes out
https://9to5google.com/2025/02/05/nvidia-shield-tv-9-2-update-changelog/ Still being updated too.
It's still the best streaming device hands down. There's not even any competition.