2017-07-03, 21:32
FireTV2 or nVIDIA Shield are the only two options for Amazon Video App and 4K 10bit HEVC decoding.
FireTV2 is HDMI 1.4 so limited to 4K@30Hz = perfectly fine for 4K Netflix and 4K Amazon Video & whatever other 4K 24p 10bit clips you may want to view.
You should have a good read on the nVIDIA Shield TV forums too. There are some large threads about various issues that may or may not affect a potential purchase.
Shield is far more powerful running Android Nougat 7.1 vs Lollipop 5.1 on FireTV2.
Kodi is a direct install on Shield too.
I suspect there will be a 4K HDR capable FireTV3 out this year, the FireTV2 will be legacy Hardware then. Shield has a long way to go before being obsolete.
FireTV2 is HDMI 1.4 so limited to 4K@30Hz = perfectly fine for 4K Netflix and 4K Amazon Video & whatever other 4K 24p 10bit clips you may want to view.
You should have a good read on the nVIDIA Shield TV forums too. There are some large threads about various issues that may or may not affect a potential purchase.
Shield is far more powerful running Android Nougat 7.1 vs Lollipop 5.1 on FireTV2.
Kodi is a direct install on Shield too.
I suspect there will be a 4K HDR capable FireTV3 out this year, the FireTV2 will be legacy Hardware then. Shield has a long way to go before being obsolete.
