Nvidia Shield adding full Plex Media Server support - CNET

Good news for Nvidia Shield owners: Not only can it run Plex's Android TV, but it will soon be able to run its Full Media Server, including support for hardware-accelerated video transcoding (H.264, MPEG2 and HEVC) with multiple simultaneous streams.

For those who've never heard of Nvidia Shield it comes in three different versions: Android TV, Tablet K1, and Portable versions. All include a game controller. Android TV is its set-top streaming media and gaming box that has a 64-bit CPU and powerful GPU that lets you play games and stream content from a variety of sources at up to 4K resolutions.

Plex says it's working on some final bits with the team at Nvidia that will be included in the Shield's next firmware update, scheduled for later this month. At that point, Plex says, the software that makes the media server run will be updated over the air.