Neither Nvidia Shield TV Pro nor Roku Premiere were recommended by experts this month
On 3 Apr 2024 (24 days ago) we went through 73 Streaming Player expert endorsements , however neither Nvidia Shield TV Pro nor Roku Premiere were included in any of those recommendations. Since neither Streaming Player received a single endorsement, as far as expert recommendations go, it's technically a tie. We do, however, recommend taking a look at Apple TV 4K or other critically acclaimed TV Boxes and Sticks of this month.
For reference, Apple TV 4K received 10 endorsements this month, from Tom's Guide (2 Mar 2024), IGN (1 Mar 2024) PCMag (6 Oct 2023) and 7 others.
Curious to see this month's entire TV Boxes and Sticks ranking? It's here
Nvidia Shield TV Pro 
Roku Premiere Customers like Roku Premiere somewhat more
At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.
Roku Premiere
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Roku Premiere, the cheaper option, tends to get more favorable reviews than Nvidia Shield TV Pro.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling streaming player receives a consumer score of 8.5 (great). Both Nvidia Shield TV Pro and Roku Premiere receive customer reviews that average out above that median threshold.
| Nvidia Shield TV Pro |
In comparison:
9.1 Great
|
| Roku Premiere |
In comparison:
9.6 Amazing
|
| Median best-selling Streaming Player |
Roku Premiere is more popular than Nvidia Shield TV Pro
It's fairly safe to say that Roku Premiere is a more popular streaming player than Nvidia Shield TV Pro, based on its 70,000+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.
To consider
| Table: Top compared alternatives for Nvidia Shield TV Pro and Roku Premiere | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Roku Express | $28 |
In comparison:
9.7 Amazing
| 2 expert recommendations | Cheaper More Popular Better Reviews |
 | Apple TV 4K | $200 |
In comparison:
10.0 Amazing
| 10 expert recommendations | Better Reviews |
 | Roku Express+ | $170 |
In comparison:
9.1 Great
| No expert recommendations | |
 | Nvidia Shield | $149 |
In comparison:
8.3 Great
| 6 expert recommendations | |
| Rank | Change | Price | Streaming Player | Tom's Guide  | IGN  | PCMag  | The Verge  | Reviewed  | Business Insider  | TechHive  | TechRadar  | WIRED  | Digital Trends  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $200 |  Apple TV 4K | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | - | $47 |  Roku Streaming Stick 4K | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
- | 1 | 9 | - | - |
| 3 | - | $48 |  Chromecast with Google TV 4K | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
2 | 4 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 4 | - | $90 |  Roku Ultra 2022 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | - |
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Expert reviews [15]
- with a score: 8
- without a score: 7
| Highest score by T3 | 100 |
| Average score based on 15 reviews | 90 |
| Lowest score by Expert Reviews | 80 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
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- Netflix
- Google Play
- YouTube
- Amazon Prime or Instant Video
- Netflix
- Hulu
- Amazon Prime or Instant Video
- Microphone
- App Specific Buttons (Netflix, YouTube, etc.)
- Bluetooth Connection
- Wired/Ethernet
- Bluetooth
- Wireless/Wi-Fi
- Wired/Ethernet
- Wireless/Wi-Fi
- HDMI
- USB
- Package include Shield Controller and Remote
- 40 W power adapter
- Smartphone remote controlled
- Voice search
- Internet radio playback
- Internet video playback
Nvidia Shield TV Pro is a popular and one of the most expensive options. It's in the top 3 bestselling streaming players and has many popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Apple TV 4K or Beelink GT King .
Nvidia Shield TV Pro was released in 2017. There are a few newer streaming players on the market. Show newer Streaming Players
Nvidia Shield TV Pro is $130 more expensive than an average streaming player ($69.99).
Roku Premiere is a very popular and one of the cheapest options. It's in the top 3 bestselling streaming players and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Roku 2 or Roku Express .
Roku Premiere was released in 2017. There are a lot of newer streaming players on the market. Show newer Streaming Players
Roku Premiere is $44.10 less expensive than an average streaming player ($69.99).
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