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The NVIDIA Shield Android TV and streaming gaming console just got better. The addition of the Plex Media Server lets users stream movies from storage connected to the Shield TV to computers, mobile ...

Media Servers are all the rage lately. While streaming services like Netflix and Hulu give you easy access to TV and movies at home or on the go, they don’t have Blu-ray quality video and audio.

Kodi and Plex share a similar lineage, but have diverged into distinct home media server options. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Installing Plex Media Server on the SHIELD Pro was quite simple, as you only needed to update to SHIELD Experience Upgrade 3.2; after which you install the latest version of Plex from Google Play.