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[–] CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I've been thinking of getting one but I'm fine with waiting for a newer version.

[–] FunderPants@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

I bought mine years ago and was told I'd regret it when the refresh came.

[–] baruchin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

No need to wait. The current ones are phenomenal. It'll be at least five years before any of the apps that you'd use will start having issues in any way.

[–] RoboRay@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

After four years with no new versions, there probably won't ever be one.

Even the original 2015 Shield is still one of the top 5 Android TV devices ever made, with the 2017 and 2019 models also taking spots.

I did add the newer remote to my 2015 model as that's a big improvement (other than the annoyingly easy to accidentally press Netflix button, but I remapped that to Show Recent Apps instead).

[–] biscuit@lemdro.id 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Which app are you using to remap remote buttons?

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I really love mine a lot. I bought the shield 2 or what it's called and it was the same with a better remote. But after using it for a few month, i couldn't get it to connect to the internet anymore. Not wireless and not via ethernet cable. No idea why. I'm using the oldest shield and in my humble opinion it's quite flawless.