Question 1

Can this perform as a plex server?

Accepted Answer

PLEX’s latest update on May 16, 2018 (v6.17) for SHIELD TV now lets you store library data on adopted or removable USB storage. Now you can host a large PLEX Media Server on SHIELD 16GB with a huge number of movies, pictures, and songs without running out of storage space. From your PLEX app on SHIELD, go to Settings->Plex Media Server-> Storage location to enable this feature.

Question 2

The 16gb version does not have a microsd card slot,  am i right?

Accepted Answer

the new smaller $199  version has no SD slot. the new $299 pro
model (with 500GB hard drive) still has SD Slot and USB ports original
model had. Both models come with both updated game controller with
headset port and the remote. BOTH models have Android nougat or 7.0,
which has Multitasking (at last)! We call finally put our multicore processors 
to work, running additional apps at sametime and one press switch from one to the other!

Question 3

In this $ 199.99 package, is the TV remote and game controller included?

Accepted Answer

Yes,both remote and game-controller are included.  *also - secretly included now -after a recent update- are constant advertisements, which will take up most of the home screen. And which should not (in my opinion) be on a device which costs this much to purchase.

Question 4

Can this play video files from an external hard drive? (mkv, mp4, etc)

Accepted Answer

I used a 4-bay external HDD drive by ICY DOCK.  2 HHDs are 8TB.  1 HDD is 10TB.  All drives were recognized by Shield TV.  However, you will NOT be able to write to any external drives that are connected to Shield TV unless you choose to allow Shield TV to adopt the drive (this will erase all media on the drive first).  There are some workarounds that require some tweaking to write to the drives without adopting, but YMMV.

Brand Name	NVIDIA
Item Weight	8.8 ounces
Product Dimensions	8.3 x 7.9 x 4.1 inches
Item model number	945128972500002
Batteries	2 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included)
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer	No
Color Name	Black
Special Features	Chromecast

SHIELD TV Gaming Edition 4K HDR Streaming Media Player with GeForce Now

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