Advice for New TV?

by flapjack293

So I'm refurnishing my room and currently at the point where I'm researching new Tv's to get. My only 'need' for this new Tv is that it be a smart tv. From what I understand, the two main options are either a Roku Tv or an Android Tv. After looking into both a little further, I feel like the general consensus is that the Android Tv is the better option. However, I keep seeing the word "shield" thrown around and I'm not exactly sure what that means. Is this an additional purchase I would have to make for the Tv or is it included? If anybody can explain this to me in layman terms, that would be great.

triplebeamz

As many of the others have said. Buy a TV for picture audio quality , and perhaps OTA compatibility alone..

Using a standalone Android TV device on top of this will allow you to keep your TV for many more years while upgrading the brains of the operation probably several times within the same lifespan.

Ez_Duzit

The shield is the best streaming device available. The smart tvs I've used can be laggy and the shield just performs much better imo. I have a vizio with chromecast tv built in but prefer the android tv OS. I bought a ccgtv (chromecast with google tv) but was having issues with it going from surround to stereo sound constantly. I decided to buy a nvidia shield and can say that it is well worth the $150 because it is more responsive, surround sound works great and the remote is the best I've ever had. Being able to ping the remote to find it is really nice too. Also worth noting they can control your tv and an ARC connected soundbar so you won't need to use multiple remotes if you go this route.

pawdog

The overall concensus is to buy a TV for picture quality and price, but budget for a device like the Nvidia Shield, Roku Ultra, Fire Stick 4K, to supplant the Smart part of the TV. But if you really just want a Smart TV for the Smart part I would go with Android TV.

rdawes26

Go with Android. Sony makes the best.

Android TV is more fleshed out than Roku TV. I have tried both. I don't have the need to constantly resetting my tv or doing a hard restart. Android TVs seem to have a better flow and feel.

As for Sony, they are one of the few makers that uses hardware gpu acceleration. Meaning, you get a mush truer picture. The blacks are black and the colors are vibrant, but not over-sathrized like Samsung.

Dupliss18

I'd say Android TV is better than Roku, and Shield is a streaming device. Many people use it in place of a smart tv as it's more faster and stable. It also runs Android TV

elister

Either ATSC 3.0 support for 4K broadcasts, or AC-4 audio support (which ATSC3 uses). Lots of cities going live with over the air 4K, maybe AppleTV is the only media player that supports AC-4.

IEatPaper3

If you already have a tv but it is not smart, just buy a tv box with certified google tv.Sheild is one of them. I'd recommend you Mi box S if you don't wanna pay a lot.
Also android tv is better than roku.

t1000i

Or can you get a Chromecast and make into android box very easily with all the fixing of channels even ppv events

allanfarrell

Nvidia shield is a streaming/gaming device that runs Android TV.

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/shield/