It’s my birthday, and I want the upscaling, the single platform, the flexibility (sailing the high seas), but it’s soooo old. $200? IDK

  • geosoco
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    249 months ago

    Had this question like 2 years ago, thinking it was due for an upgrade… At this point, I wouldn’t be surprised if they never release another.

    I think it supports pretty much everything you might want in a device already.

    • @bobs_monkey@lemm.ee
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      79 months ago

      I bought one of these in 2016 and it’s still going strong. I’ve since bought 2 more (and the modern remote for the old one), and they’re fantastic.

      • Fuck spez
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        19 months ago

        What kind of remote? My dog decided it was time for mine to be retired.

        • @Schmeckinger@feddit.de
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          39 months ago

          The triangular prism shaped one. Take normal batteries instead of coin cells and doesn’t have the annoying slider. And the netflix button can be remapped with a app.

          • @iamanurd@midwest.social
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            19 months ago

            It would be the perfect remote if it didn’t have that damned Netflix button that I always accidentally press. I bought an app to disable it on the shield pro in my family room, but it won’t work on the newer cylindrical shield in my bedroom for some reason.

            • @bobs_monkey@lemm.ee
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              19 months ago

              Yeah it seems like with every system update, the remapping reverts. I kinda just gave up on it. At some point I’ll probably crack it open and physically disable the button, but I’m not that motivated yet

              • @Schmeckinger@feddit.de
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                19 months ago

                I have the 2017 version and there it works. Its so nice to have, since I have 3 apps bound to that button.