Question about NVDA shield

by taxiron1

Currently using firestick 4k. Will switching to shield help in following:

  • buffering
  • useful Android features
  • better viewing experience
devdolphy

It will not stop buffering, unless your network is up to par!

Legion123abc

It will even make you coffee.

andy8992

Can you sideload most apps? If so I can't see myself caring too much about the differences.

It has USB ports so I can use my own remotes/air mice. There's little about the OS experience that is all that useful other than the built in Chromecast feature.

ES1123

Shield has a lot more horsepower. 4K has enough power that it will not be the reason for your buffering though. Shield a lot more polished and loaded with all the Amazon bloatware in the stick. 4K stick has a superior remote, but you could use that one on your Shield. I have a couple of each, but prefer my Shields.

carreddit

nVIDIA can help with everything as all component are top notch and it has Lan that it may help with buffering

sloweb

Beware, shields are very aggressive about auto updating various software and controlling the desktop with stuff that they want you to see.

erftbll81

I don’t see a difference in my hardwired shield vs my WiFi connected 4k firesticks.