

I imagine that at least most of the 720p and under transcode settings would be fine, and a good place to start off You can try adjusting the transcode quality settings of the Plex server to see if lower encode settings are more reliable. If you are instead transcoding the source, then that indicates an issue with the horsepower of the server.I'd highly recommend a mesh-based router system, but if that expense it not in the cards right now, you can likely find a cheap 5GHz AC router somewhere that would work really well in bridge mode If this eliminates your buffering issues, then you know you need to upgrade your network at the access point of the Shield location.If possible, run a wired connection (at least for a quick test) from your Plex Server to the network to the Shield to see if that fixes things


Many android apps can be successfully sideloaded if not available on the store. The Shield Android TV supports Youtube, Netflix, Google Assistant, Plex, Kodi (or the optimized SPMC) and many other Android video-streaming apps and games. The 2017 editions come with an always listening games controller that offers Google Assistant support. It comes in two versions - a 16 GB version for $199/£199 and a 500GB version for $299/£299. The NVIDIA Shield Android TV is a high-powered Android TV device, featuring a Tegra X1 and 3GB of RAM (source).
