I finally decided to pull the trigger on an Nvidia Shield today. We've been streaming all of our TV using Hulu Live on Roku for about a year, and I figured that it would make sense to get a more powerful device. The Roku has been overheating quite a bit, and its not really all that fast considering our connection speed. And most of all, I just think the Shield is a really cool device, so I was okay with the high price point as long as we would be upgrading our experience.
As soon as I logged in to Hulu, the gliches started. Live TV would freeze immediately, forcing an app restart. If the channel or on demand / DVR recording actually plays without freezing, it always starts with the audio and video completely out of sync for about 10-15 seconds. If I'm lucky enough to get past these issues and get the show to play normally, it will inevitably freeze at some point anyway, forcing us to restart the episode.
Considering Hulu Live just raised their price again (second time in two years), and this is the BS that we have to deal with (I was also having issues with their app on Roku), I think it may be time for a service switch. Its basically the same price as regular cable at this point.
Anyone else experiencing these issues with the Hulu app? I've seen a couple of posts on it from a few weeks ago, so I'm hoping maybe there was a solution that I don't know about.
I only have Hulu adfree no live tv , but no issues on any of my 3 shields.
Edit: according to the Hulu forums it seems to be a ongoing issue and not just on the shields, mi box, and firestick users complaining of the same issue. Must be a hit and miss thing. Some users affected, some not. I currently have it an a 2017 Shield, 2017 Shield Pro, and a 2019 Shield pro.