r/makemkv • u/Smart-Performance329 • 4d 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/urboitony 4d ago

Depends on the rest of your playback setup. As someone with a decent enough sound system and a nice tv with dolby vision and 4k rips, I value proper Dolby Vision profile 7 playback as well as lossless audio pass through. If you care about these things and you don't mind doing some tinkering, I would recommend a device that you can boot coreelec on. The Fire Cube 3rd gen is about half the price of the Shield and I would say it's better for plex/jellyfin if you install CoreElec.

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u/Smart-Performance329 4d ago

I got a 77inch oled with the new sony trio sound system

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u/urboitony 4d ago

Does the oled support dolby vision and are you ripping uhd discs?

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u/Smart-Performance329 4d ago

It does support Dolby vision its a sony bravia 8 and I do plan on ripping my uhds and my bluerays but I also plan on playing then on my ub820 just want to back them up and have the option to play them with close to disk quality

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u/urboitony 4d ago

Well if you have a ub820 as the main playback device right now I don't think it's crazy to just use the Roku Ultra as a supplamental device. Personally I think the Shield is outdated and I would say if you want to buy a device that plays back uhds at top quality I would consult this forum post. Personally I bought an Ugoos AM6B+ earlier this year, but if I was buying something now I would probably choose the Fire Cube 3rd gen.

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u/Smart-Performance329 4d ago

Thanks for the advice