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#1 in Media PlayersBest Overall

NVIDIA Shield TV Pro

Name: NVIDIA Shield TV Pro
Brand: NVIDIA
Rating: 9.4 (1 reviews)

NVIDIA

$199.00

Premium Android TV media player with Tegra X1+ chip, AI-powered 4K upscaling, and built-in Plex Media Server for local and remote streaming. Supports virtually every video codec including 4K HDR, Dolby Vision, and lossless audio passthrough.

9.4

Excellent

Consensus

Our Analysis

Ranked #1 based on expert reviews, user sentiment, and value analysis.

Score Breakdown

Expert Score

9.5

User Sentiment

9.5

Value Score

9.2

Complaint Risk

8.6

Freshness

7.8

Community

8.1

Availability

9.1

Pros

AI upscaling for sub-4K content
AI upscaling for sub-4K content
Built-in Plex server capability
Built-in Plex server capability
Widest codec and format support
Widest codec and format support

Cons

Premium price for a media player
Premium price for a media player
Hardware design showing its age
Hardware design showing its age

Don't buy this if…

Despite being several years old, the Shield TV Pro remains unmatched for local media playback; no hardware refresh has been announced.
Despite being several years old, the Shield TV Pro remains unmatched for local media playback; no hardware refresh has been announced.