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The Shield TV's cylindrical form factor could use a rethink. It is hard to find a good spot for it on a shelf when cords are connected at both ends (HDMI and MM
by cf100clunk 9mo ago
The Shield TV's cylindrical form factor could use a rethink. It is hard to find a good spot for it on a shelf when cords are connected at both ends (HDMI and MMC slot at one end, power and LAN at the other) and the ports are too close for all cords to use right-angle-heads. Leaving it invisible by placing it on the floor or behind other gear sometimes impedes Bluetooth signal, so there it sits, well apart from the AVR, BD, other devices.
- ianburrell 9mo agoThat is the new Shield TV design from 2019. The original Shield TV and the Pro were flat design. Strange that they changed it when old design worked well.
- davidmurdoch 9mo agoI have a 2019 and it's flat.
- mintplant 9mo agoI think that's because you have the Pro version.
- qmr 9mo agoThe Flying Spaghetti Monster blessed you with CAD and a 3D printer for such tasks.
- Cpoll 9mo agoThe solution to it being clunky can't be to add mass to it. Unless you're proposing transferring the internals to a new case and facing all the ports to the back. Seriously, look at this thing. The best thing you can do is tie-wrap the cables together.
- cf100clunk 8mo agoNothing on ifixit so far regarding the 2019 Shield TV 2nd Gen cylindrical device: https://www.ifixit.com/Search?query=nvidia+shield https://www.ifixit.com/Search?query=nvidia+shield I've been hacking on computer and av hardware for ~40 years, but I know NOT to risk the only one I've got without getting some clear sense of the pitfalls ahead by using schematics, teardowns, photos, etc.