FlamingoNeon t1_jba8euv wrote on March 7, 2023 at 4:22 PM

Reply to comment by xopranaut in All the streaming boxes suck now - There are no good streaming boxes, and I blame everybody. by speckz

My shield pro isn't great. It's very laggy, and feels old and sometimes just crashes. I can't understand why it doesn't feel as snappy and nice to use as my chromecast.

TheRogueMoose t1_jbaxlji wrote on March 7, 2023 at 7:04 PM

Which one do you have? The Shield Pro was an absolute unit for it's time.

Maybe load up some monitoring software? Could be overheating due to bad thermal conductivity. Thermal pads and paste go bad over time.

maqikelefant t1_jbb5hcc wrote on March 7, 2023 at 7:54 PM

>for it's time.

Problem is that time was years ago now; the Shield lineup hasn't been updated at all since 2019. Doesn't surprise me they're struggling to keep up now.

FlamingoNeon t1_jbb705f wrote on March 7, 2023 at 8:04 PM

I have the shield pro.

a5mith t1_jbewub6 wrote on March 8, 2023 at 3:43 PM

If you have the original 2017 Pro, replace the hybrid HDD for a proper SSD, the process is a bit convoluted, but is significantly easier if you have the ability to bit for bit clone a drive either using hardware or software due to the boot sector being a bit picky.

My only complaint now is it's starting to show its age in regards to video formats. Dolby Vision content is green/purple, although this may actually be my LG C9 even though some Dolby Vision content plays fine via the Xbox series x, no support for VP9 Profile 2 so no HDR within YouTube.

If they made a new one with a user serviceable SSD or NVME, decent specs and support for current/future codecs, I'd buy it on the spot.