The new version that Nvidia has released is the 33.1.0.264 and Nvidia began to distribute it among users on January 20. So the manufacturer has announced the release of a new “hotfix” that fixes many of the issues caused by the Shield Experience 9.0 update. Luckily, if there’s one thing Nvidia has, it’s very good support behind its devices. In fact, there were many who dared to downgrade to return the device to a previous version of the operating system. The forums and social networks were filled with complaints, as some of the problems are quite serious. The update to Android 11 brought with it a multitude of problemsFrom failures for Plex Server to recognize USB drives, to problems with volume control through CEC, to failures in applications such as Kodi, or even problems with the WiFi connectivity of the device. It was a long-awaited update, but it was not as good as users would have liked.

Although Shield was already able to run the Plex media player app, soon it will also be able to act as a server on your home network too.Just a few weeks ago Nvidia released Shield Experience 9.0, an update that brought Android 11 to the Nvidia Shield TV. Plex has today announced that it will offer owners of nVidia's Android-powered Shield box a new way to stream media around their home. The media remote and extra controllers - one is included - also add to the total cost. Shield starts at $179.99 and goes up to $299 if you want 500GB of storage.

It does however give you free access to apps on any platform, along with photo uploads and the option to sync media into the cloud. Plex Pass is a bit expensive too, with lifetime costing $149.88, yearly is $39.99 and monthly is $4.99. For example, the ability to sync video to your phone or tablet requires this. Some features may need you to subscribe to the Plex Pass. The Plex app will be free on Shield - it would usually cost $5 on Android TV. Now it feels like it's becoming a whole new device that can turn your NAS or, simply, a portable hard drive into a whole media library which you can share around your house. Shield has always been a pretty low-cost way of streaming media as well as playing games on your TV that either come from nVidia's cloud gaming service, or stream from your GeForce-enabled PC. From its end nVidia is also supporting HDR on Netflix and will also be adding YouTube 4K60 playback too - as part of the same update which will bring this Plex support. For those who love films there's more good news because Plex supports 4K video already, and is bringing HDR along too.

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