Below that, you might get the same thing for YouTube, or games, and so forth. Below that, there might be a whole row dedicated to Netflix, and the shows you're watching on that platform. The first row you'll see will be all your favorite apps. In case you haven't used it before, Android TV organizes content into rows. While doing so is a little cumbersome, you can customize your home screen to put the content you want front and center, and get rid of the content that doesn't interest you.

If you haven't checked out Android OS recently, though, it's worth pointing out that the interface is a lot better than it used to be. Like previous models, the 2019 Shield TV runs on the Android TV OS. (Image credit: Gia Sergovich/Tom's Guide) Nvidia Shield TV interface It's admittedly a pain to lose these, but a) the microSD card slot works just as well for most purposes, and b) you can still get the old-style Shield TV with new Shield TV features in a product called the Nvidia Shield TV Pro ($200). Historically minded users may remember that the previous-gen Shield TV also came with two USB ports. (I do have one slight quibble: Depending on where your wires come from, the Shield TV's 'Nvidia' logo might be upside-down. It's also heavy and sturdy enough that the myriad wires won't hoist it up and make it dangle. Since it has wires coming out of both ends, it resembles nothing so much as an oversize cable- management tube - and such a tube certainly doesn't seem out of place beneath a TV.

Once I got the device set up, though, I thought it looked rather cool. (You probably won't need to use the button, but it's good to have.) On one end, there's a power port and an Ethernet port on the other, there's a microSD card slot, an HDMI port and a hard reset button. Rather than a small box or dongle shape, the Shield TV is an odd black cylinder, which rests horizontally somewhere below your TV. When I first saw the Shield TV, I expected that I would hate how it looked once I got it home. Smart assistant support: Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant Nvidia Shield TV 2019 review: Design In the box: Shield remote, 2x AAA batteries Audio: Dolby Audio: Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos

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