In addition to e-readers, cameras and smartwatches, you can also get streaming devices at a huge discount this Prime Day. NVIDIA's Shield streamers, for instance, are currently listed for the lowest prices we've seen for them on the website. You can get the base NVIDIA Shield TV streaming media player for $125, or $25 less than its original retail price. Meanwhile, the NVIDIA Shield TV Pro will now only set you back $170, which gives it a discount of $30 and is $9 lower than its previous all-time low. Both devices are powered by Android TV and come with built-in Google Assistant, allowing you to control them with voice commands through a Google Home speaker.

If you're in the market for a new streaming device, chances are you want to improve your home entertainment experience. Maybe you've been relying on your phone or tablet for binge-watch sessions, or perhaps your TV's built-in operating system just isn't cutting it anymore. Streaming dongles and set-top boxes are ubiquitous at this point, but sussing out the differences between them can be challenging. Plus, they're not the only gadgets that can deliver your latest Netflix obsession to your TV screen. Let us break down all of the streaming device options you have today and give you our picks for the best you can buy.

NVIDIA's Shield TV Pro is a multi-talented Android TV device that can not just stream Netflix, but also work as a Plex Server and run NVIDIA's GeForce Now cloud gaming service. The biggest drawback is the $200 price, and it rarely goes on sale. Luckily, you can pick one up today for $180 at Amazon and Best Buy, matching one of the lowest prices we've ever seen. The Shield TV Pro is one of the best streaming devices out there, with support for Chromecast streaming, 4K HDR Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos audio support. You also get the fast Tegra X1 processor that can do 4K upscaling while ensuring that GeForce Now gaming works smoothly.

Just as Xbox starts to make some major strides with its cloud gaming service, Nvidia comes out with a whopper of an update to its cloud gaming platform, GeForce Now. As of last month, anyone can pre-order a membership to Nvidia's new RTX 3080 subscription tier, which provides more resolution options, features, and benefits than any other dedicated cloud gaming service out there--and for the moment it's also the only cloud gaming platform that supports true 4K gaming. We recently tried out the new subscription tier and all it has to offer. We were incredibly impressed with how smoothly the games ran, even at a level of detail so precise you can see pores on the characters' skin. If you're new to cloud gaming or wondering if subscribing to GeForce's RTX 3080 tier is worth it, here's what you need to know.

If you're on the market for a new streaming device, chances are you want to make your watching experience better than it already is. Streaming dongles and set-top boxes are ubiquitous these days, but deciphering the differences between them can be challenging. Plus, they're not the only gadgets that can deliver your latest Netflix obsession to your TV screen. Let's break down all of the streaming device options you have today and give you our picks for the best you can buy. It's worth pointing out that if you only use a couple of streaming services (say, Netflix and Hulu), you might not need a standalone streaming device.

This handy development in TV picture processing is able to take content of a lower resolution than your TV's own panel and optimize it to look better, sharper, and more detailed. It may sound a lot like regular old upscaling, and you'd be right – the'AI' part just means the upscaling happens with a greater awareness of context. That's because Al upscaling involves creating new pixels of image information to add detail where there wasn't any before, filling in the gaps to recreate a higher-resolution image, all the while using machine learning to improve the result. Handle this badly and it can look like overcooked picture sharpening, a feature seen in the menus of most TVs, and which we usually advise turning all the way down. But top TV brands – as well as Nvidia, maker of PC graphics hardware – now have compelling 4K and 8K AI upscaling techniques that elevate'AI upscaling' beyond the meaningless marketing buzzword it might have been.

It's all too easy to overlook the quality of the remote control when picking a streaming device, as I've written before. You might not realize it from the price tag, for instance, but the $180 Apple TV 4K has one of the worst remotes on the market. The slim design too easily slips between couch cushions, and its trackpad-based controls have a steep learning curve. Conversely, the $29 Roku Express seems like a great value until you realize that its remote lacks basic TV controls. What's a cord-cutter to do, then? If you're stuck with a bad remote, consider a third-party replacement instead of buying an entirely new streaming device.

My smart TV is old (Samsung, 2014) so I watch BBC iPlayer on my Now TV box (also old and discontinued). What is the best device for all the popular streaming services including the upcoming Disney? To my knowledge, it is not yet confirmed if it will be available on my Roku-powered Now TV box. You may be in luck, because Disney has just signed a deal with Sky. As a result, Disney will be available via Sky from its UK launch on 24 March, to be followed by Now TV in the coming months, says Sky. It's not clear how many months that means.

The ultimate streaming box for gamers and audiophiles is back on sale for a good price. You can pick up Nvidia's Shield TV with remote from Amazon for $149 right now. That's $10 higher than the sale price we saw in early November, but it's still lower than the usual $170 to $180 for this box, which doesn't go on sale very often. The Nvidia Shield TV is an outstanding living room device. At its core, it's an Android TV box, but the Shield TV can do so much more than simply stream Netflix and Hulu.

The Nvidia Shield TV is two devices in one: an awesome high-end Android TV streaming box and an excellent gaming machine. And to put this wondrous box under more trees this year, Nvidia has dropped the price off the MSRP by $30 for both the gaming edition and the regular version through December 24Remove non-product link. To sweeten the deal, the sale coincides with Nvidia's latest 7.2 software update for the Shield TV, which brings support for Amazon Music in the U.S. Right now, you can pick up the Nvidia Shield TV Gaming Edition for $169 or the standard version for $149. Both versions include a remote with the Shield, but the Gaming edition adds a controller. There's also a third bundle that includes a Shield with a Samsung SmartThings Link for $190, $40 off the usual combined retail price.