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He misses the NVidia Shield. It has stellar gaming support, has the ChromeCast functionality included and has a similar set of media apps to the AppleTV. Even
by rffn 11y ago
He misses the NVidia Shield. It has stellar gaming support, has the ChromeCast functionality included and has a similar set of media apps to the AppleTV.
Even with the prospect of AppleTV's app selection growing faster than Android TV's the Shield should be a worthy opponent.
- RealGeek 11y agoHe didn't compare any Android TV box. Nexus Player is a very compelling option. Android TV have most of the popular video apps, and Chromecast support. It can be bought for less than $50, which is a great value. I am able to control Nexus Player with my Sony TV remote out of the box, it works through HDMI-CEC. If I Chromecast a video to it while watching cable, the TV automatically switches the input and plays the video. You can also install Kodi from Google Play Store, which gives you access to many more video streaming services which may not have an app for any streaming box yet. I wanted to watch CNN and some Indian News content, but there are no apps for it. I quickly wrote a plugin to stream videos from their official websites.