NVIDIA Shield TV - 4K HDR Streaming Media Player vs Roku Ultra 8th Gen (2019)

9to5Google, a review site with a history of doing objective hands-on testing, has great things to say about the NVIDIA Shield TV - 4K HDR Streaming Media Player. In fact, it's "Best Android TV" in its "The best gear to make the switch from iPhone to Android easier" roundup, which points toward it being a good Media Streaming Device.

As for the Roku Ultra 8th Gen (2019) (4670R), it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at Tom's Guide, Techradar, CNET, and PCmag enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

We conducted an analysis of all of the review data that we could find on these two products. First, we focused on sources that tested and rated both of them, like CNET, and learned that they all showed a preference for the Roku Ultra 8th Gen (2019) (4670R).

Then we took a look at the highest review scores that these two Media Streaming Devices received. We found that the NVIDIA Shield TV - 4K HDR Streaming Media Player managed to earn a rating of 7.7 from CNET, whereas the Roku Ultra 8th Gen (2019) (4670R) got its highest, 8, score from reviewers at Tom's Guide.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Media Streaming Devices on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Media Streaming Devices being 7.5 out of 10, whereas the NVIDIA Shield TV - 4K HDR Streaming Media Player and Roku Ultra 8th Gen (2019) (4670R) managed averages of 7.7 and 7.6 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct NVIDIA Shield TV - 4K HDR Streaming Media Player vs. Roku Ultra 8th Gen (2019) (4670R) comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.