You’ve probably heard many different things about Android TV boxes from people trying to sell you one. They’re magic. They let you get any show you’ve ever seen and could ever want to watch. Today, we’re going to set the record straight and talk about just what an Android TV box is (and isn’t) and …
The original Google Chromecast was one of the first streaming devices I ever purchased. I liked it so much, I’ve bought each generation of the Chromecast since. If you’ve got one of the earlier Chromecast devices, you may wonder if it’s worth upgrading. So in this article, I’m going to go through each generation of …
The NVIDIA Shield TV and Shield Pro are the longest manufacturer supported Android devices in history. The 2015 Shield TV is still receiving updates to this day. In this article, we’ll cover the entire history of the NVIDIA Shield Experience, and what’s changed along the way. If you’re looking to find out exactly when the …
It’s no secret how much I love the NVIDIA Shield, and I’ve owned four of them since they came out in 2015. However, at around $200 for the Shield Pro, they’re not cheap. That leaves many people looking for alternatives where they can get a similar streaming experience for less money. After all, the NVIDIA …
Sorting through what services would fit your family can be exhausting. You don’t want to pay for a service if you only want to watch one or two shows. You also don’t want to keep adding service after service and make your monthly bills just as expensive as your old cable box. To help you …
The NVIDIA Shield TV offers a wide array of games that you can download from the Google Play Store. Personally, that usually leads to games collecting virtual dust that I never get around to playing. So if you are looking for something that will get you hooked, here are the best games to play and stream …
Over the years, I’ve reset my NVIDIA Shield’s back to factory specs more times than I can count. It’s a great way to ‘freshen up’ an older system and bring back some lost performance. This article will show you an easy way to factory reset any version of NVIDIA Shield TV or Shield Pro right …
Getting access to the most amount of streaming content with your NVIDIA Shield means using a VPN (Virtual Private Network). I’ve already shown you plenty of tips and tricks to unleash your NVIDIA Shield. Adding a VPN opens up an even wider world of streaming content. Every VPN has two universal benefits: avoiding geo-blocking restrictions and protecting …
The final storage option we have for the NVIDIA Shield is mounting network storage to it, like a full-fledged NAS or ethernet hard drive. This is the third article in the series where we go into detail on the different storage options for the NVIDIA Shield. We’ve already talked about external storage options like hard …
One of the biggest selling points for the 2019 NVIDIA Shield was support for Dolby Vision. Between that and the AI upscaling, it was the only reason I had to upgrade from my 2017 Shield. In fact, since the NVIDIA Shield doesn’t support HDR10+, Dolby Vision is the only premium HDR option to get the …