David PierceMar 6, 2023
After three months of watching TV with a sleeping baby, I've come to one important conclusion: streaming boxes suck. All of them. And that's a real bummer. https://www.theverge.com/23621907/streaming-tv-boxes-roku-amazon-google-apple-nvidia
All the streaming boxes suck now

Streaming boxes have gone from promising little gadgets to ubiquitous headaches. No matter if it’s a Roku, Amazon, Google, or even Apple device, they all suffer from poor user experiences that haven’t matured in the past decade.

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Show threadCraig FroehleMar 6, 2023

@pierce "By now, if you own an Nvidia Shield, you’re probably shouting at your screen, WHAT ABOUT THE SHIELD? THE SHIELD IS AMAZING."

Yep...you got me to read your article because I did almost exactly that when I saw the headline. 😂 We bought one (2019 Pro) and loved it so much that we bought another one for the basement TV. And apart from some weird (and temporary) software bugs, it's been an absolute joy to use. But yes, the biggest limitation is every content app's isolationism.

Show threadDavid Pierce
@cra1g The Shield is great! And I wish it could be The Thing! I'm just glad at least one company is like, "what if your TV was fast," so I'll take it
Mar 6, 2023 at 4:00pmWeb
Show threadErlendMar 6, 2023
@pierce @cra1g But you are way too harsh on the Apple TV, man!
Very fast, decent remote, good support for standards, and plays well with other Apple products (but not useless without them). Also, you get the choice between the grid of apps (that some like), but also a place for content from all services (except one...). Is it perfect? No. But I have no idea how you can claim that it "sucks".
I'd probably be happy with the Shield as well. 🙂