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As someone who owns both Nvidia Shield TV and standard cheap (Google certified) devices, all running Projectivy, it’s not really comparable.

The Shield runs smoother, has significantly less minor/annoying issues, and actually receives fairly regular updates.

Now, the new Chromecast with Google TV does get updates, but it doesn’t resolve the first two differences.

If you can’t afford, or justify the extra expense, for an Nvidia Shield TV, completely understandable. But don’t pretend that the user experience is the same, because it’s not.

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Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
All “standard cheap” devices are not the same. I recommended a specific one, which was tested and featured on LTT.

I also own both and there’s no discernable difference, other than one costs literally 10x more.

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- limonfiesta@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I said Playstore Certified, and yes, they are mostly the same when you look under the hood, at least for those classes of devices, per generation.
  
  Same, or similar SoC, with 2/8 (sometimes 2/16) specs.
  
  Once you get up to the 4/32 range, you’re already looking around the same price (+/-) of a Shield TV.
  
  Also, lol @ citing LTT, for anything. Just because a broken clock is right twice a day, doesn’t change the fact that it’s broken.
  
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  - Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Okay, clearly you have no interest in learning anything new. Have a nice day.
    
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    limonfiesta@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I’m confused. Are you saying YOU can’t tell the difference, or that their is no technical difference?
    
    Because, anecdotally, I’ve owned a variety of these devices, and I can absolutely tell the difference. Which sucks, because I bought cheaper devices hoping for reasonable parity of experience. I’m not saying my cheaper devices are bad, just that clearly the Shield TV performs better.
    
    As to the actual specs, there is also clearly a real world difference between the bog standard Amlogic SoC, and Tegra SoC.
    
    It’s entirely reasonable to argue that the difference isn’t worth the extra cost, fine. But it’s dishonest to say there is no appreciable difference.
    
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