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TV that doesn't require 'on-line activation' to set up.
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With a caveat on the shield. It's still android TV so ideally you put your own OS on it if you're worried about that kind of thing.
Shield also refused to update mounting networking drives after Android 14 so they are pretty useless now
How does that make them useless? They may not work for a use case where you're mounting network drives, but still work perfectly fine if you're using them to connect to a media server.
Nvidia shield was known as king of media servers because it was able to be client and server. Now it's a running on a build from ~2015 that can no longer function as a server. Yes it's a client, but it's old and overpriced now with a bunch of additional Google shitware. If you have one use it, don't buy one.
I suppose I don't have enough experience or interest in the Shield as a server, so I'll take your word on that part. I don't disagree that purely as a client, it's overpriced today, although I've always been satisfied with mine. It's always outperformed most other clients I've ever tried. What would you suggest as an alternative now, just a mini pc or something?
It's bleak, Xbox one is my preferred client and it's quickly degrading. Chromecast has little overhead but requires another client. I've heard older rokus are in demand on eBay. I don't recall if apple TV has a casting feature, but I've heard the ecosystem works for apps. I checked this thread for new recs.