Nvidia Shield Or Apple Tv

Apple s box is a bit slicker in what it does.

Nvidia shield or apple tv. Apple tv is great. People want more than the run of the mill options that are currently on the market. Yesterday however apple embraced what we ve been saying all along. The shield tv has file explorers while the apple tv 4k has the apple tv app.

Apple tv 4k starts at 179 and nvidia shield tv starts at 179 the best apple and android have to offer when someone asks me which box they should get if they re serious about cutting the cord i ask two things. In australia the new nvidia shield tv will retail for a recommended retail price of au 249. 3 the apple tv even if match content is on plays a 1080p movie in 4k resolution while the shield correctly plays in 1080p. And that s where nvidia shield and now apple tv come in.

The nvidia shield plays the same without transcoding and measures it correctly. There are many ways to stream 4k content in 2020 but nvidia and apple have separated from the pack with their. The software comparison between the nvidia shield 4k and the apple tv 4k is a lot like the android vs ios debate. Hopefully nvidia s comments suggest that an android and android tv app for the streaming service is coming sooner rather than later.

For a full guide to the many streaming services available in australia including apple tv click here. As a plex user i think i prefer my shield. Apple s to nvidia nvidia shield tv vs. 5 the cll fall for transcoded movies via plex on the apple tv is wrongly measured.

Since it is basically the android interface it integrates very nicely with my alexa voice controls though i d imagine apple tv has support for that too. Gaming nvidia designed the shield tv to be a gaming device as much as a streaming device. 4 the apple tv uses bt 2020 even for bt 709 movies. First is how serious they are about it.

Both players include support for 4k hdr video with dolby vision. So is the nvidia shield i have both 2017 and 2019.