Comment on Nvidia Shield is getting Auro 3D audio support, full-screen ads
pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 11 months agoI love(d) my Shield, I first bought the original, and then the updated model. I use it every day, but the lack of hardware updates (still using USB 2, only has 12 GB internal storage, low RAM, etc…) and constant ads and “sponsored content” has made me fall out of love with it.
I asked a few weeks back about a replacement and someone [recommended this one](zidoo Z9X PRO 4K HDR Media Player, 4K Android TV Box, Android 11 OS, RTD1619BPD Quad-core 64bit Processor 4G+32G, VS10 Image Quality Engine, HDR10+MKV, for Video & Audio Playback www.amazon.com/dp/B0C8NK9B1R/?coliid=I28AT5TT45NY…) to me. It runs on Android 12, supports 4K Dolby Atmos and Vision, and has better hardware than the Shield. It isn’t cheap though.
So it could get the same update that makes the launcher an ad-riddled cesspit?
How easy are these devices to root and install alternative roms? Are there alternative roms available to install?
I really wish these devices were more like desktop computers. I want the freedom to install anything I want.
My solution last weekend when I saw this post was to downgrade both my sheilds to 8.2.3, I never linked the adds on the sheilds main homepage tbh but have gotten used to the as time passed.
In this process though once I downgraded I noticed the adds displayed once again on both my sheilds. This was because the android tv launcher app downloads a update. To get around this I disabled auto upgrade of apps on my sheilds and denyed the upgrade of the Google tv launcher and removed the update. No more adds on the launcher.
I have a feeling this is how google will push full screen adds through their launcher app in the play store.
Here is a well written guide how to downgrade to 8.2.3 that I followed.
Took about 30min on my second sheilds once I figured out the first sheild after 2 hours.
Thanks - this makes me hate Google TV even more. You shouldn’t have to go through that much work to keep your devices useful.
What I posted is a generic Android TV box that you can switch launchers and stuff on. The Shield is so popular and is/was the only good STB that they pumped it full of ads, just like any other popular platform.
IDK the modability of it, but it’s gotta be better than what I have currently.
Thanks, I appreciate the response.
LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Same price as a shield tho, so might be equally worth it if it is good?
pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 11 months ago
The person that recommended it to me said they love it and kept recommending other things I could do with it, like install an ARM version of Linux that runs Kodi as the frontend instead of Linux. I don’t mind paying the money if it’s of equal or greater quality than the Shield.