elister t1_jb6z1ro wrote on March 6, 2023 at 10:15 PM

Ive owned 2nd and current gen nVidia Shields. Its nice to have Ethernet and USB in a device, but the last OS upgrades introduced ads that are annoying. You exit Kodi, Plex, VLC, etc and it seems to hang there for a few seconds as its try to load up a new ad. Sure you can load up a custom launcher, but tap the home button and it exists the launcher and starts dishing you up ads.

For those that pirate content, the ads basically tell you when a movie has been released on a torrent site.

Also dedicated buttons on remotes, for the Shield its the Netflix button. I'm always accidentally touching it and I get to spend 10-15 seconds waiting for it to load so I can exit out of it. Even if I subscribed to Netflix, I would still accidentally click on it by mistake all the time. I am told you can re-map the button, but the app costs $3-4 I think.

I have owned the following

2nd Gen AppleTV. WDTV Live. Raspberry Pi (OpenELEC). Windows7 PC. Chromecast w/GoogleTV. Xiaomi Mibox and S version.

Gotta stress how the Shield is a better product.

[deleted] t1_jb8sheq wrote on March 7, 2023 at 7:45 AM

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cranktheguy t1_jbdfpoh wrote on March 8, 2023 at 6:19 AM

I bought my Shield in 2015, and it's still the streaming box I use in my living room (though I did have to replace the remote). It's lasted longer than a couple of TVs. And somehow 7 years later it's still the best option.

Lucky-Carrot t1_jcq3kge wrote on March 18, 2023 at 6:08 PM

change your launcher. there are several ones without ads and it’’s much smoother, i use wolf launcher, so it resembles a traditional tile set up more as well.