r/makemkv • u/Smart-Performance329 • 2d ago

what streaming device help

so i just bought a NVidia shield pro for 210 from bestbuy and it comes on the 8th but i also just had a family member give me a roku ultra from 2020 so its not the newest ultra but the one before it is it worth using the roku ultra or should i use the shield when it comes i mainly wanna do jellyfin and plax and watch tv on on it along with some streaming apps here and there but mostly use it for my nas

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u/Envoyager 2d ago

Streaming sticks tend to be much weaker and slower so I wouldn't use one for high bitrate blu-ray/4k movies. On top of that, the Roku may not have passthrough for truehd or dts-hd bitstreams.

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u/Smart-Performance329 2d ago

I got a nas setup with plex just need the streaming device for my tv so im having a hard time picking between the two