The Shield Pro is still the best all-around set-top box streaming device. It was always a bargain at $199 for the overpowered hardware it had under the hood, but after the hardware refresh and size reduction, it was a no-brainer. It was the only box that had a gigabit Ethernet port, which Apple finally put in their new device.
Nvidia will never release another device like it again, because the Shield and Shield Pro were meant as a foothold against Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft consoles. Now that Nvidia can make bajillions selling GPUs for AI, they won't even bother with a new Shield device, or if they do, it will be only marginally better than the current Shield Pro and will land with a total thud.
They're completely uninterested in gaming nowadays and that was their bread and butter until 2022/2023 or so when datacenter revenue finally eclipsed gaming. Now that AI revenue dwarfs everything else, there's no chance we'll see a kickass STB that makes others run in fear. Those days are over.
The Shield Pro is still the best all-around set-top box streaming device. It was always a bargain at $199 for the overpowered hardware it had under the hood, but after the hardware refresh and size reduction, it was a no-brainer. It was the only box that had a gigabit Ethernet port, which Apple finally put in their new device.
Nvidia will never release another device like it again, because the Shield and Shield Pro were meant as a foothold against Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft consoles. Now that Nvidia can make bajillions selling GPUs for AI, they won't even bother with a new Shield device, or if they do, it will be only marginally better than the current Shield Pro and will land with a total thud.
They're completely uninterested in gaming nowadays and that was their bread and butter until 2022/2023 or so when datacenter revenue finally eclipsed gaming. Now that AI revenue dwarfs everything else, there's no chance we'll see a kickass STB that makes others run in fear. Those days are over.