Nice to see there's a good videophile blog in town -- the world has really need one since audioholics got whiney.
I have one of those Shields connected to a trash TV and have a low level of satisfaction with it compared to an XBOX ONE on the other TV now that I'm running Plex. It just has so many little annoyances like the controller seems to discharge itself between uses every time, an Android interface that almost makes sense, etc. It sits next to a used Blu-Ray player so I can play discs.
I am thinking about replacing it with a used PS4 or maybe a PS5 so I can get a great Plex client that also plays discs, the used PS4 costs less than a new Shield -- even though I'm disinvesting from Xbox in favor of steam I'm sure there are still some PS4 exclusive games I'd like to play, though it is late enough in the lifecycle that the PS5 doesn't seem crazy to me and it would be future proof in terms of supporting a future high-end TV.
I have one of those Shields connected to a trash TV and have a low level of satisfaction with it compared to an XBOX ONE on the other TV now that I'm running Plex. It just has so many little annoyances like the controller seems to discharge itself between uses every time, an Android interface that almost makes sense, etc. It sits next to a used Blu-Ray player so I can play discs.
I am thinking about replacing it with a used PS4 or maybe a PS5 so I can get a great Plex client that also plays discs, the used PS4 costs less than a new Shield -- even though I'm disinvesting from Xbox in favor of steam I'm sure there are still some PS4 exclusive games I'd like to play, though it is late enough in the lifecycle that the PS5 doesn't seem crazy to me and it would be future proof in terms of supporting a future high-end TV.