What are the key differences – Beelink GT King Pro vs Nvidia Shield? Nvidia Shield is blazing fast and versatile enough to be a streamer, game console, media server, and smart home hub. Fully customizable, SHIELD continues to evolve and get smarter with new features. Beelink GT-King Pro adopts the latest Amlogic S922X-H chip (Quad-core Cortex-A73 @ 2.21 GHz Dual-core Cortex-A53 @ 1.8 GHz), which is the strongest chip in TV box at present. Find details in Beelink GT King Pro vs Nvidia Shield reviews.
Pros & Cons – Beelink GT King Pro vs Nvidia Shield
Beelink GT King Pro
Pros
- Powerful and most modern hardware
- Streams 4K @ 75 fps and 3D
- Loads of storage with 64 GB of ROM and expandable up to another 4 TB
- Lots of USB 3.0 ports for customizing
- Air mouse remote with good voice command in-built
Cons
- Runs off Android Pie 9.0
- Will not unlock 4K content on major streaming services
- No operating system updates available
Nvidia Shield
Pros
- Impressive performance and AI-powered 4K upscaling
- An excellent all-around gaming hub
- Top-notch remote with backlit buttons
- Now with Dolby Vision
- Convenient home screen with no distracting banner ads
Cons
- Tube design is a bit awkward
- No gampead or HDMI cable included
- Setup takes some fine-tuning
- Android TV OS still lacks polish
Specs – Beelink GT King Pro vs Nvidia Shield
Beelink GT King Pro
- 4K @ 75 frames per second
- HDMI 3D Video Formats
- 7.1 Audio Passthrough
- S922X-H Hexa-core CPU
- Hexa-core ARM G52 MP6 GPU
- 1 x USB 2.0 and 2 x USB 3.0
- TF Card slot
- 4 GB RAM
- 64 GB ROM
- 2.4G+5.8G Dual Wi-Fi
- 1000M Ethernet connection
- Bluetooth 4.1
- Android 9.0 Pie
- H,263, H.264, H.265 and HD MPEG4
- Voice remote with Google Assistant
- Air mouse remote control
Nvidia Shield
- Processor: Nvidia Tegra X1+
- Dimensions: 40mm diameter, 165mm length or 98 x 159 x 259.3mm
- Weight: 137g or 250g
- RAM: 2 or 3GB
- Storage: 8 or 16GB + microSD card
- Software: Android TV (Android 9 Pie)
- Format support: up to 4K @ 60Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10, Dolby Atmos, TrueHD and Digital Plus, DTS-X
- Connectivity: wifi ac, Bluetooth 5, gigabit ethernet, HDMI 2.0b (HDCP2.2), 2x USB 3.0 (Pro only)
Price
Beelink GT King Pro is available around $100 in most of the retail stores.
The new Nvidia Shield TV comes in two versions: a £149.99 media streamer and a “Pro” alternative for £199 that is aimed more at gaming. The optional Shield Controller costs £59.99.
The Nvidia Shield TV Pro is available to buy now, priced at $199.99 (£199.99). That gets you the console itself, a new-and-improved remote control (which we’ll discuss in detail shortly) and access to 20 great (if ageing) PC games that can be streamed over the internet as part of the GeForce Now service.
What are key differences – Beelink GT King Pro vs Nvidia Shield?
Design
Beelink GT King Pro
Beelink GT King is a square shaped streaming devices which measures 4.69 x 4.69 x 0.7 inches. On the front, there’s the IR blaster which is hidden. It’s cool to see a skull illustrated on the top with the eyes that light up green when turned on (not that bright though).
Nvidia Shield
It is a tube of gray plastic measuring 6.5 inches long and 1.57 inches in diameter. the tubular design is meant for laying on the floor alongside your other A/V cables. The chassis is plastic through and through but it feels well constructed.
Connections
Beelink GT King Pro
Beelink GT King has one USB 2.0 slot and two USB 3.0 slots. These slots allow you to personalize your device by plugging in controllers, keyboards, and pretty much anything else you want to get up on your big screen via this box. Gamers will love it.
Nvidia Shield
There’s an HDMI port and a microSD card slot on one side, and a power connector and ethernet jack on the other. It also has a button that triggers a sound on the remote to help you find it. Inside, there’s 8GB of storage and 2GB of RAM.
It does have a pair of USB ports for connecting external hard drives, game controllers, TV tuners, or other accessories. It also has more storage and RAM than the tube: 16GB and 3GB respectively. There is a single reset button
Hardware
The whole system is built on an S922X-H Hexa-core CPU and a Hexa-core ARM G52 MP6 GPU. It is a matter of opinion whether this is a more powerful system than that offered by the Tegra X1 core used in the NVIDIA Shield, and it probably doesn’t really matter because they are both amazing.
Storage
On top of this, you get 4 GB of memory and 64 GB of storage. There is a TF card slot, allowing you to plug in up to another 4 TB of storage if desired. This makes the Beelink GT King one of the most spacious boxes available and a great choice. The Shield TV is a powerful device, sporting a Tegra X1+ processor, 2 GB RAM, 8 GB storage, and support for Dolby Vision and Atmos.
Beelink GT King Pro vs Nvidia Shield Performance reviews
Beelink GT King Pro
It is able to deliver 4K output at 75 frames per second, and you get great 7.1 surround sound with Dolby Audio and DTS Listen.
Connection speeds are lightning fast as you choose between dual Wi-Fi at 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz or a 1000 Mbps ethernet connection. You have H.265 decoding for lightning-fast processing, and I didn’t experience any lag times, no matter what I tried to stream through this device.
What are the similarities – Beelink GT King Pro vs Nvidia Shield?
Setup
Beelink GT King Pro
Although it looks like a mini PC, the GT-King Pro is still just a set-top box. You only need to connect it to a TV set (or projector) via HDMI, connect it to the power supply and turn it on to use it.
After being powered on, a skull will appear in the middle of the TV screen, with its eyes blinking in different colors. It takes less than 10 seconds to enter the main interface of the STB system.
The remote control is also really good. It is an air mouse, which makes navigating a breeze, and it also has Google Assistant built-in, which works well.
Nvidia Shield
To install the Nvidia Shield TV Pro, first make sure your TV is off, then connect the Shield to your TV using a certified HDMI 2.0 cable — simply plug one end of the HDMI 2.0 cable into your Nvidia Shield and the other end into your TV. Take the power cord that came with your Nvidia Shield TV Pro and plug one end into the device and the other end into a wall outlet. A green light will turn on if you did it correctly. After that, turn on your TV and select the correct HDMI input. That’s all there is to the physical setup of the Nvidia Shield TV Pro.
4K content
The most important problem is that both won’t unlock Netflix or Amazon Prime Video in 4K. It certainly has the specs to do it, but this Beelink device is not on the list of devices authorized to access 4K content on either of the streaming services. So, while you might have all that power, you will still be streaming the latest episodes of your favorite shows in 1080P.
Alternate of Beelink GT King Pro vs Nvidia Shield
Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max
SPECIFICATIONS
Number of Channels: More than 12,000Size: 4.3 x 1.12 x 0.6 inchesWeight: 1.7 oz
REASONS TO BUY
+Faster performance+Neat live TV intergration+All of the apps
REASONS TO AVOID
-Amazon and ad content abound-Should just be new 4K Fire StickAdvertisement
We haven’t had a Fire TV Stick on this list in a while, so the Fire TV Stick 4K Max’s inclusion is noteworthy in that alone. It manages to improve the speed issues that have dogged Amazon’s sticks for a while, mostly in every-day navigation and especially in load times for certain apps. It also supports Wi-Fi 6, which is great … if you have a Wi-Fi 6 router. Also, the Live TV button on the remote makes it easy for you to jump right into the TV Guide for your cord-cutter app of choice.
The Fire TV Stick 4K Max, otherwise, is a very standard streamer. It has all the apps you need, it’s a utilitarian matte black dongle and it’s got Dolby Atmos sound, Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HDR10+. We just wish it were replacing the existing Fire TV Stick 4K, and at that same price, not $5 more. Still, those who want an Amazon Fire TV streaming device should go with this model. It may cost a little more, but it’s worth it.
Roku Streaming Stick 4K
SPECIFICATIONS
Number of Apps: More than 26,000Size: 3.7 x 0.8 x 0.5 inchesWeight: 0.7 oz
REASONS TO BUY
+Relatively affordable+Full 4K HDR capabilities+Finally has Dolby Vision
REASONS TO AVOID
-Dolby Atmos is missing-Amazon offers better live TV integration-
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The Roku Streaming Stick 4K is a small, but noteworthy, upgrade over the Streaming Stick Plus it replaces. The king stays the king, though, because little changed — and only improvements came with. Most notably, we’ve finally got Dolby Vision on this Roku stick, so your favorite streaming shows will have the right color balance and contrast (provided your TV supports it, too). Otherwise, the Roku Streaming Stick 4K is a perfect balance of price and performance, costing $50 and providing snappy navigation and smooth streaming. It’s got all the apps you could need (though you need to poke around in YouTube for YouTube TV, thanks to an inter-company spat).
In our testing, content jumped to 1080p and then 4K in short amounts of time, and app loading is comparable to the Chromecast with Google TV. Roku wins overall though thanks to its perfect streamlined interface, which puts apps above content. And if you need to listen to your shows without disturbing anybody, improved performance on private listening through the Roku app and wireless headphones is a welcome boon.
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