Nvidia Shield TV (second generation) review: Still the best media streamer for geeks

It's the ideal streamer for media hoarders who want to build a cheap a Plex server, for cord-cutters who want to roll their own over-the-air DVR, for Kodi enthusiasts (with that media center's morally dubious third-party plug-ins), for a certain breed of living-room gamers, and for people who just want as much computing power as they can get. At the same time, cheaper 4K streaming devices such as Amazon's Fire TV Stick 4K and Roku's Streaming Stick have gotten better at the basics, providing adequate performance while rivaling or surpassing the Shield TV's HDR support at a fraction of its cost. In other words, the Nvidia Shield TV isn't for everyone, but it's an unbeatable streaming device for nerds with money to spend on their nerdy hobbies. I'm glad something like that exists, even if the overall value isn't quite what it used to be. Update, January 28, 2019: This review was updated in its entirety to reflect the Nvidia Shield TV's place in the current media-streaming landscape.