The Nvidia shield is the android tv with google play services. It would be your drop in replacement for the Panasonic interface you are currently using.
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Fjor@lemm.ee 9 months agoMy problem is that this is a Panasoic TV, there is no Play Store like on normal android TVs, so dont think i can side load anything?
brenstar@midwest.social 9 months ago
JDPoZ@lemmy.world 9 months ago
No. Don’t use the TV’s built in “smart functionality.”
In fact, I would recommend blocking it from the internet altogether.
In my experience “TV software updates” never improve any functionality… they use them for better analytics and at worst, literally pushing ads.
Buy a dedicated smart device and use that for your streaming.
Specifically I recommend buying an NVIDIA Shield Pro 2019 model (the latest).
You can get them at any Best Buy or Bezos store.