If you're worried about the 2019 Nvidia Shield Pro size ,that's just a plus (easy to conceal as it uses Bluetooth for remote operation) as it's the King of streamers as far as I'm concerned.I run mine to my Marantz 8805 and then to my Sony 940e. The shield will playback Netflix,Vudu in both Atmos and Dolby Vision if you have opted for the 4k tier (Netflix) Vudu will playback any movies you've purchased via digital at the level you purchased them. Don't for get Netflix recently bumped the audio Quality and as it was before they never limited bandwidth for audio. The Shield will also playback Youtube in 5.1 which is the first streaming device to do so. Another thing the 2019 shield has an advantage is the new AI upscaling for non 4k sources which is just plain fantastic.
Getting the most out of streamed video: Netflix and Plex (with NVIDIA Shield Pro?)
For those of you running audiophile grade surround sound setups, I'm wondering what your approach is to achieving HQ results from either
The solution: Use an external box to stream the services, which has full HDMI output to A/V processor. Then A/V processor distributes to rest of your system.
Have any of you found a suitable box to stream Plex/Netflix in this way?
On the short list is NVIDIA Shield Pro. Although skeptical due to tiny form factor. comments?
- Netflix, which will naturally be compressed, lossy
- or Plex, which streams local network media. Depending on your source can be blu-ray equivalent.
- HDMI ARC (audio return channel) with limited audio bandwidth support
- Optical with even less audio bandwidth support.
The solution: Use an external box to stream the services, which has full HDMI output to A/V processor. Then A/V processor distributes to rest of your system.
Have any of you found a suitable box to stream Plex/Netflix in this way?
On the short list is NVIDIA Shield Pro. Although skeptical due to tiny form factor. comments?
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I take it you don't or have never used a Nvidia Shield especially the 2019 version? I'm as picky as they come and its got a place in my setup for streaming why? its simply one of the best at what it does.http://https//www.avsforum.com/forum/39-networking-media-servers-content-streaming/3096760-new-nvidia-shield-tv-pro-announced-faster-soc-dolby-vision-new-remote.html |