I did a lot of searching, Formuler v8 was recommended by a lot of people, but then when I searched for that one, I saw a review on reddit from a year ago which sounded terrible. Is that better yet?
I also read that the Firestick is good and cheap but someone said it had a slow interface. My friend had a mag box which seemed great but it died after a year or something and he said there are better ones now.
Pause and record would be nice but not essential. I only care about sports like Sky and BT.
If money is not an issue, can't go wrong with Nvidia Shield. If you just need a basic device, Firestick is fine. I have both ,and they work fine, all depends on your needs and preferences. Whether or not it is for you, the only way is to try it. Don't hurt to buy and try and if you don't like just return.