NVIDIA Shield Android TV Pro | 4K HDR Streaming Media Player High Performance, Dolby Vision, 3GB RAM, 2X USB, Works with Alexa, Model:945-12897-2500-101

Powerful Streaming Device with Excellent 4K HDR Performance I purchased the NVIDIA Shield Android TV Pro to upgrade my home entertainment setup, and it has been one of the best streaming devices I’ve used. The first thing I noticed was how fast and responsive the interface feels. Apps launch quickly, navigation is smooth, and the device handles multitasking without any noticeable lag. Setup was straightforward, and it integrated easily with my existing TV and sound system. Picture quality is outstanding. 4K HDR content looks sharp, vibrant, and detailed across streaming services, making movies and shows look fantastic. The AI-enhanced upscaling feature is especially impressive, helping older HD content appear clearer and more refined on a 4K display. One of my favorite features is the versatility of the Shield TV Pro. In addition to streaming, it supports a wide range of apps, media playback options, and gaming features. The built-in Chromecast functionality and Google Assistant integration add convenience, while the powerful hardware ensures reliable performance even during extended use. Pros: • Fast and responsive performance • Excellent 4K HDR picture quality • Impressive AI upscaling for HD content • Wide app compatibility and media support • Built-in Chromecast and Google Assistant • Reliable and powerful hardware Cons: • Higher price compared to basic streaming devices • Remote may take some time to get used to for new users Overall, the NVIDIA Shield Android TV Pro is an outstanding streaming and media device. If you want premium performance, excellent picture quality, and a feature-rich entertainment hub, it is an easy recommendation.

As pictured, the Nvidia shield tv pro NOW supports Dolby Atmos music and Yes it is amazing, and well separated throughout my 7.2.4 setup and much more immersive than stereo music. From what I understand dac’s don’t currently support Dolby Atmos music and right now the only way to listen to Dolby Atmos music is to first have a good streaming device, like the nvidia shield tv pro, and second it has to be connected to your dolby atmos source via an HDMI cable. For example, I can ONLY listen to true Dolby Atmos music through the tidal app of my Nvidia, which is connected to my Dolby Atmos AVR, Denon AVR-x4500h. Dolby Atmos music is honestly brand new to me as I have been using tidal connect which doesn’t support Dolby Atmos at the time of this review. Dolby Atmos music is hands down better than stereo and reminds me of listening to great music that is played on a dolby atmos movie! The sample rate for dolby atmos is currently reading at 48khz but as we all know it’s difficult to tell the difference between 24 bit 192khz and 16bit 44khz because what really matters is how well the track was mastered, something we cannot quantify at this time. I would think Dolby atmos music would be identifiable in a blind listening session since the surround channels are so engaging! This is another example of why the nvidia shield pro is such a great streaming device!!! Update: After having this unit a few years I’ve finally gotten a chance to get an upgraded dac for my system and find the best source to play to my dac. After trying Bluetooth, airplay2, and using the hi res USB Audio function of this shield pro (hardwired to my dac) and found this is this machine that gives you an amazing music experience.. if you like to rock! The biggest improvement in sound is how the shield pro makes your subwoofers work for the money! My subs really come alive in hi res usb while played from the nvidia. I compared playing usb music between my iPhone and the shield which plays to a new hi-res, affordable, 1mii DS -601 dac and the biggest difference between playing hardwired from my iPhone and hardwired from the shield is how well the signal processes in my subwoofers. It’s fun and I highly recommend using this product for hi-res USB music (Tidal is awesome at sound quality and discovering/rediscovering your fav music) as well as a stout dolby atmos/vision machine! This does it all!!! Thank you nvidia🙂 This review compares the Full Nvidia Shield Pro against the newest Apple TV 4k 3rd generation and Roku Ultra on a cheap hiscence 65” TV with an Audiophile grade Dolby Atmos 7.2.4 Home Theater Component Setup. The picture quality of the Nvidia Shield Pro is near equivalent to the Apple TV, but is better at upstreaming and removing that annoying CGI Wavy dark background from your video playback. The Roku Ultra is very unremarkable when compared against the Nvidia Shield Pro and Apple TV and wont be mentioned further. Please keep in mind this is Nvidia, so the fact this product is the best shouldn’t be a surprise based on how well the stock has performed historically. The apple TV doesn’t detect the available video settings like the Nvidia does, which I love. What this means is that you get to find a Dolby Vision and HDR10 setting that eliminates the Wavy CGI dark background and replaces it with rich detail!! I ultimately picked this because I am an audiophile and love Dolby Atmos! This streaming device makes Dolby Atmos really pop! If you already have a great Dolby Atmos system this device is definitely worth considering as it will upgrade your audio experience as well as video experience! You do have to play around with the display settings though to find what works best for your TV, screenshots of possible settings (for my TV available). I found my favorite setting is Dolby Vision, default was Non-Dolby Vision set at 4k 59hz. For my TV Dolby Vision was only available at 4k 29hz but again, this lower refresh rate removed the wavy CGI dark background that interferes with your movie watching experience! I love this Streaming Device and have settings listed below: The default picture and sound is standard, you must first change the default video settings to 4k with Dolby vision and HDR as pictured to achieve the best picture possible (Pro). Also change the Audio settings to manual and select all Dolby and DTS Settings for optimal sound(Pro!). The default is regular 4k which will not appear that different from your budget smart TV. Once the settings are optimized on this device you will find this android device is much better than the Apple TV, which is hard to beat! This device is worth the price as it optimizes the picture and sound. I don’t use this for games, only to enhance the picture and make the surround sound really pop! This truly is A must for anyone who is an audio enthusiast and/or for someone who has bought a budget TV like a Hiscence, as I did. UPDATE: The screensavers are beautiful! Can you please put the locations on them instead of the photographers name, where applicable, it would be greatly appreciated!!

The NVIDIA Shield TV Pro is one of the best streaming devices I’ve ever used. I mainly bought it to bring a full Android TV experience to my television, and it works perfectly. The performance is incredibly fast, apps open instantly, and navigation is smooth with no lag. Streaming quality is excellent, supporting 4K HDR content with great picture quality. It also handles multitasking and demanding apps much better than most built-in smart TV systems. Setup was simple, and everything worked right out of the box. Even after extended use, it remains responsive and reliable. If you want to upgrade your TV with a powerful Android TV system, this is absolutely worth it.

So it's 2026 and I am spending big money on a product that was released years ago.. why? Because it's the BEST tv box there is. I own the original nvidia sheild as well and have owned a lot of other android tv boxes and there is just nothing that compares in terms of quality. The best part of it is that it is still being updated and is just a clean and unrestricted version of android tv. You can literally install anything and do anything on this thing. Great buy!

I've been a shield owner since the original release back in 2015. The NVidia shield TV is the best in class when comes to media streaming devices that is the most important point that needs to be made at the start of this review. I base that statement not on opinion but fact. I could write five pages of features and abilities this device is capable of that the nearest competitor can't touch. I would make the comparison the Nvidia Shield TV reminds me of time when you saw people with large satellite dishes in their back yard bragging about how they could watch TV stations from all over the world for free compared to their neighbors who were force fed whatever their cable provider would sell them. Even though I have mixed feelings about this release I need to make that clear. Now with that in mind I'll list the most important issues in this review you should know before buying. First - This is an important long term issue that can't be fixed with any software update the Shield TV Pro 2019 is HDMI 2.0B not the new HDMI 2.1 standard rolling out. HDMI 2.0B is at the end of its life cycle and when I saw this it did make me cringe because I know this device is not future proof. Recently Vizio has announced their entire lineup of TVs for 2020 will have HDMI 2.1 and many in the industry consider Vizio a budget brand. I'm a home theater enthusiast and I understand the importance of having HDMI 2.1 and at $199 this is a mind numbing let down. I'm expecting NVidia to release a hardware refresh of this device within 18-24 months at the latest with HDMI 2.1 and most likely add back the extras now missing (more on that below.) Second - This might be a deal breaker for some is the lack of YouTube HDR 60 FPS VP9 codec support per NVIDIA'S own website. NVidia has come out refusing to support VP9 for some unknown reason and shield owners have been waiting over a year for an update supporting YouTube HDR but to no avail have users received it. It's confusing that Andriod's TV flagship device is lacking such an important feature. Third - Missing items, in the box there no longer a gaming controller, the shield TV remote is now missing a head phone jack (sigh) but this does seem to be trend so not much of a surprise and in box there is no 4k HDR HDMI cable. Yes you read that right, for a $199 how much more skimpy can you get, seriously NVidia? Make sure you order a 4K HDR HDMI cable. Not all cables are equal and that has been the cause of many of the complaints in other reviews I've read here. I recommend an HDMI cable that can support 22.28 Gbps of bandwidth to avoid any issues and Zeskit makes an excellent cable sold on Amazon. NVidias website currently lists the gaming controller for $59.99 which I don't recommend you buy (its not that great) but on the plus side Playstation 4 and XBOX controllers will work via Bluetooth and if you own the older NVidia shield gaming controller or TV remote those are compatible too. I tested the headphone jack from the original Nvidia shield TV remote on the new shield and luckily it worked but it doesn't currently work for the PlayStation 4 controller. There are after market shield remotes if you do need a headphone jack. Since owning my first shield since 2015 there have been some ups and downs. Even though NVidia has been good with constant updates for the device over the years NVidia has not been good at listening to the community when it comes to features that are actually need like YouTube HDR. Nvida can be extremely hard nosed and that last reason is why I left my king of streaming boxes years ago on my older TV when I upgraded. NVidia refused to support Dolby Vision at the time. Now you can have it. Why did I buy this device? I ordered the 2019 Shield TV Pro because the AI-enhanced upscaling that experts are calling the "best they've ever seen." Upscaling is usually a gimmick and current TVs and receivers do a poor job at it nearly all of the time. The norm when reading expert TV reviews is a recommendation to disable the onboard video upscaling for the best picture quality. I can attest the Shields A.I upscaling does make a big difference and newer TV's will see the biggest difference especially in animations. Some examples I'll note when looking at a video frame paused with upscaling turned off all the roof shingles on top of a home blurred together/turned on I could make out each shingle with lines between them. On Neflix HD source material the natural light reflection off an actors eyes was missing but once the A.I was enabled the video looked like true 4k there was natural light reflection off the actor's pupils. One of the most dramatic changes was an HD video scene of the ocean the source material was Netflix HD with the option off the waves all blurred together but turned on you could see each ripple between the waves and sun light shimmered off each individual wave as they moved. HBO's streaming service while watching Game of Thrones I can now see the wrinkles on the actors faces and snow never looked so white and detailed! The amount of blur this device removes from standard HD is impressive and the detail it adds is just as good! I have no doubt Nvidia will keep improving this feature over time. To take advantages added to the 2019 shield you need a newer TV otherwise I find no reasons to upgrade from even the 2015 model. The Price: - Thumbs Down - Minus 1 star This device is not priced fairly, nearly 3 years ago the same device released lacking Dolby Vision and A.I upscaling which can now be had for feels like a $199 upgrade fee! I have no doubt at least one of the previous mentioned features could be enabled for the 2017 shield if not both. I'm disappointed in Nvidia because this is not a next gen device but only a minor refresh before what will most likely be another release. I've read multiple benchmark comparisons that all came to the same conclusion, if you take a 2017 shield and 2019 shield there is no processing power increase worth mentioning not even the slight 25% NVidia is claiming. Think about that for a second, if you bought a computer 3 years ago wouldn't you expect at least a 50% speed increase for the same money? All in all this is the King of streaming devices and I found it nice to be able to switch from a small streaming stick with little freedom back to the shield that has once again taken the top spot as the King. One last note. I see something concerning the claims the older Shield models are somehow better than the 2019 Shield TV Pro. I own the oldest and the newest Shields and side by side you can't compare the picture quality or the sound. I put away my older Shield because of the lack Dolby Vision and better audio formats Amazon Prime and Netflix both support the previous Shield models lack. Another issue with older Shields is the poor quality remote prone to random disconnects or flat out dying and I replaced 3 last generation remotes myself. The 2019 Shield has a far superior remote that lights up when touched and if misplaced can be found by basically calling out for it to beep.

I've tried all the streaming gadgets. Late to NVIDIA SHIELD TV Pro because of the price. It's the best and worth the extra bucks over the other Ultra models. Even though it's the oldest of the bunch it still performs the best. Only thing lacking because of age is HDR10+. Installed a customizable Android home screen replacement and button mapper for the remote. Love the device. It's actually does what I want. Not just a there to feed me ads and track everything I do. Hopefully NVIDIA will make an updated device created in the same feature rich, consumer first design.

Setting this up now. What a joke. There were two options. One was set up with the remote and one was set up with your phone. The phone setup seems extremely outdated and you cannot set it up with your phone. You have to use the remote setup. Next it was scrolling forever when I put in my wifi credentials which were correct and then it said network error but it worked on the second try with the same password that was saved. Next. That's lovely, I have to put in my Google email account manually Now going through the setup windows, if you look at the picture I uploaded, one of the recommended apps is Twitter for Android. How long ago was Twitter bought out? Lol I feel like this thing has been sitting in a warehouse for many years. I'll try to remember to update this review after using it for a while so far it's been a rocky start with the setup with this antiquated device but the UI seems pretty snappy at least just a little concerned about the hardware lasting since it seems like it's been sitting in a warehouse for a long time, and for $200 I feel like this thing should be much cheaper. I used it for a day, downloaded Streamio. It works, but it's slow, and considering how old it is for the price, I'm returning it again in the Xiaomi box. Down to 1 star on day 2 I had to update this review again because it turns out that you are locked to the keyboard that they provide you out of the box and you cannot add other languages. For $200 this is really outrageous. Another crazy outrageous aspect of this $200 ripoff museum piece is the fact that you have an ad plastered on your home screen that takes up more space than your apps. Again, this box is $200. final update it turns out the box had an update but I never got prompted for it I had to go through the settings to find it then I was able to select different language keyboards but it's already going back because the Xiaomi box is snappier and less than half the price. I will say that the shields remote is superior and clicks much nicer but it turns out it can pair with a Xiaomi box and it's $25. Not sure I'll buy it. We'll see if I'm still annoyed with this remote in a week. So in conclusion, I would not recommend the Shield Pro. It's extremely outdated. The setup experience was horrendous and the processor is showing its age. quick update I ended up getting the Xiaomi TV box and it worked essentially the same but the remote control was terrible and so I ordered the shield again but this time I don't know if I got a defective unit it's kept on rebooting itself and crashing on Youtube. For the amount of money paid this thing is way overpriced for what it does I ended up hooking a 2018 MacBook Pro as my main media machine and this thing is a monster I can stream 60 plus gigabyte files on Streamio without a problem something that the shield or the Xiaomi couldn't do the only thing that I'll be missing out is Dolby Vision and for now my TV cannot support it anyway. I also had to install Windows on the MacBook in order to get Dolby Atmos. What's crazy is everywhere you look on the internet for the king of media streaming boxes the shield comes up and to be honest I don't understand how there is no competition yet. In conclusion, nice remote mediocre performance riddled with ads. I cannot recommend this box at the price maybe if it was under $100 it would be fair but even then if you get annoyed with bugginess and menus not working smoothly I would just skip this altogether

I love this product. It is absolutely one of, if not the best product on the market if you want a combination of great audio formats and visual formats, 4K, and Adobe. If you are here for a budget item, go look elsewhere, but at the end of the day pay the extra premium for a great device that will outlast and compete with newer streamers, mind you this is a significantly older device that still has the capability to do this

Good Product Worth every penny

Es lo máximo en Calidad de Audio y Vídeo. Tuve Google Chromecast, Fire TV stick 4k y las reseñas y comentarios sobre que este ES el mejor Reproductor de Streaming en Verstilidad, Funcionalidad y Calidad son Ciertas! Increíble el escalamiento por IA a 4K, lo complemente para un Proyector escalable a 4K junto con un Onkyo HT-S3910 y la combinación es Increíble, Audio y Vídeo impecables con las configuraciones adecuadas (necesitas ver turoriales para sacarles provecho y maximizar su rendimiento) ..por lo menos yo lo hice así y encontré mejoras Increíbles! Además... puedes jugar en línea con Nvidia GE Forcé y agregar un control inalámbrico para X-BOX en mi caso...! (No soy tan gamer, pero representa otra gran ventaja, si no quieres adquirir una consola) Haré una actualización en unos meses que pruebe juegos y más de su desempeño.

What a great device wish I'd bought sooner.

FALTAN LAS DOS PIEZAS DE ENCHUFES, PAQUETE ABIERTO..... ENCHUFE EUROPEO / ENCHUFE INGLES O AMERICANO...... TERRIBLE........ DEVOLUCIÓN DEL PRODUCTO......

Very good, I would take this over the firetsick, because it has more functions and apps.