Nvidia SHIELD TV 2019 $198, NVIDIA Shield TV Pro 2019 $278 + Shipping ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ Harvey Norman / Delivered @ Amazon AU

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BooYa on 21/08/2022 - 09:37 harveynorman.com.au (1166 clicks)
Last edited 21/08/2022 - 10:22 by 1 other user

Harvey Norman has a sale on these again, but they are not discounted as much as they were recently (with the Pro version selling for $248 and the 2019 version 4K for $158 not long ago).

I don't know if we'll see that deal anytime soon, so I thought I'd post this one.

Nvidia Shield 4K for $198 @ Harvey Norman / Amazon AU

And Pro 4K for $278 @ Harvey Norman / Amazon AU

Note:
Here is the last deal, from the 27th of June 2022, with the Pro for $248 and the 2019 4K for $158 Maybe you can show it to them and see if they'll match it.
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/709089

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    BooYa on 25/08/2022 - 21:59

    I could probably google this, but I thought I'd get this information directly (straight from "the horse's mouth" so to speak) but why the hate on Harvey Norman?

    And is the issue with the man, or his company?

    Thanks.

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      lancesta on 26/08/2022 - 13:34

      +1

      This is far far too long, so feel free to skim/not read. I'll toss a TLDR here: don't like the CEO, the business as an employer, their ads and their sales tactics/store experience.

      Tbh there's a few things I don't like about them and like to be perfectly fair it's not a massive vendetta but I do avoid it. I'll start with one positive, it's Australian owned which is always nice.

      Anyway here's my reasons but perfectly fine if you don't agree. Please ignore my spelling for some of the names, on mobile and being a bit lazy.

      The ads, not just Harvey Norman but also the sister stores like Joyce Mayne and Domayn. They're incredibly annoying and repetitive. Due to being a big advertiser (which in some ways is good as it helps prop up our television network) they've got a lot of control over content and often don't have much negative said about them, like when they won the choice magazine Shonkey awards for their credit card product and trippleM didn't wanna talk about it.

      In terms of the person, I'd say Jerry himself is incredibly unlikeable as a character. He's (in my view) a bit elitist and doesn't really care about the average Aussie. Why does this matter well, the job keeper payment fiasco was a huge one, which the media did admittedly report on (not saying he has full veto rights or anything). He paid back a measly sum and his attitude towards it was full entitlement. He's said a number of controversial things regarding employees and such which I don't like.

      Now for the store experience, to me it felt sleezy and old school sales tactics. Like "now's a great time to buy the desk because of exchange rates" or whatever. It kinda reminds me of the David Jones/Myer environments which I don't personally like but understand other people do.

      I also think the interest free periods can sometimes be a bit exploitative of people who really don't need that second couch/the 60" 4k screen. Being fair this is a pretty common tactic but it comes down to the advertisement frequency again, I see it a lot so think about it.

      That's basically the answer but here's more details on the thought process I have (open to criticism on it though):

      Now I don't wanna come across as some purist. It's often about the alternatives as well, if I wanted to buy a fridge and they had the only fridges I'd still buy a fridge from them. But let's look at the alternatives, I'll focus on my primary thoughts rather than an extensive pros and cons list.

      Amazon negs: foreign owned, bad/exploitative employer, ceo hasn't got a great reputation. Pros: convenient, easy, usually cheap

      Then just the Aussie ones I don't mind, Winning appliances/appliances online (family owned), Bing lee, good guys and jbhifi.

      There is Kogan too although they're weird, often crap customer service, some products are pretty much junk and they're buying up domain names from trusted companies like crazy which in my opinion is being used to give the illusion of competition. For example I know people who have compared a product from dicksmith.com.au and Kogan.com.au and saw they were the same price so that it must be the right price for it. They didn't know they were looking at the same brand. They own a few others too, exactly the same catalogue afaik just different branding on the site.

      Repco vs Supercheap auto e.c.t.

      I'll generally try to put money into business that are more towards the values I care about and try to avoid businesses that are less towards the values I care about (aka employee relations is a big one for me). An everyday basic example is milk (farmer owned vs private label), pork (Aussie if available) and eggs. Eggs are probably the most common one for people, free range is definitely on the rise (I aim for low stocking densities). As a tiny aside, lots of people who support cafes/pubs don't think about the eggs used on their schnitzel crumb or even their brekky (I know I didn't).

      The difference of a few $ is different to $100s though, in that case I'd probably still go with the option I think is morally worse. I could argue I'm just supporting healthy competition then lol, but in all seriousness I don't think about it as much as this a lot of the time.

      I'm definitely not perfect though. In some ways feeling like I'm "supporting a business" is a bit of a copout way to spend money.

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        BooYa on 28/08/2022 - 18:43

        Hi lancesta, I did read the whole comment, it's the least I could do after you took the time to answer my question in detail.

        I understand where you're coming from, I try to put my money where my mouth is, so to speak, unless there is no alternative (and usually there are no alternatives, especially for products made in China).

        As for Gerry, didn't they take some preorders of (I think it was) consoles? Knowing that they couldn't fulfil the orders?

        Or was that another company?

        Anyway, thanks for the detailed reply, keep up the good work mate.

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          lancesta on 31/08/2022 - 09:33

          @BooYa: Oh cheers. I am always open to my ideas being challenged too, didn't wanna be preachy.

          Completely agree with you, there's definitely times that it isn't really avoidable and you just make the purchase. I won't always just spend more on principles but it's something I think about.

          Yeah I heard that was a thing with the PS4 or 5s. I didn't really follow it but don't think many people were happy about that.

          Thanks for the question too, putting it into words made me understand thoughts on it better myself. Cheers mate

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            BooYa on 01/09/2022 - 02:15

            +1

            @lancesta: Yes, it is very disappointing that often there are no alternatives, as I too pay attention as to who gets my money when I buy something.

            I think awareness is all that can be reasonably expected from the average consumer.

            I think, lately, more people are becoming aware of who or what they are indirectly supporting when purchasing certain products or services, which will hopefully make ethical producers or service providers more competitive (and more available) in the marketplace.

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        cashless on 02/09/2022 - 23:02

        +1

        Lancesta. Your post should be bookmarked on OzBargain because it explains exactly why Gerry & Co are so disliked. You forgot to mention the myriad deals where HN have screwed OzBargainers. The dirty feeling that smothers you when you enter/leave their store. That fake 1980’s sleazy salesman schtick, akin to the UK version of “The Office”. The general feeling of cheapness & being ripped off. The extended warranty stealing, the “early grave” credit terms, the general lack of interest from cashiers, the lack of tech knowledge from salesmen.
        I could go on, but you nailed it nicely. I shall bookmark your comment for the future OzB generations when they ask questions about HN. A worthy wiki if ever I read one.

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          lancesta on 04/09/2022 - 01:22

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          @cashless: Thanks cashless.

          My comment in itself was off the top of my head at the time, definitely wasn't comprehensive at all. Definitely missed heaps of things.

          Your characterisation of the instore experience is exactly what I was trying to get at, couldn't have put it better myself.

          It's a perfect representation of how I feel in that store.

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  archieduh on 28/08/2022 - 16:10

  Help me understand. I have read some discussion on this but still didn't get a clear answer. Can someone please answer definitively?

  Question: I have a 2019 TV that has ARC (no eARC) and doesn't say it supports Dolby Atmos. Can I buy this and connect soundbar to it and it will play Dolby Atmos through my soundbar? Assuming it means this has 2 HDMIs one goes to TV for video and one to Soundbar for Audio to make it happen.

  PS: Dolby Vision. If TV doesn't support will using this make TV show content in Vision (i doubt but just curious)

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    archieduh on 28/08/2022 - 18:05

    I just did a bit more research and posted a forum topic for this
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/721539

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  pragmaticguy on 05/09/2022 - 22:57

  What about running apps like Stremio ?

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  ArskinF on 06/09/2022 - 12:54

  I find the de-interlacing on recorded free to air sport (live and recorded) disappointing on the late model Android TV & Firestick MAX devices we have around the house. For this reason I continue to use an HTPC in our main viewing room. The HTPCs AMD gfx provides VAAPI-Motion Adaptive de-interlacing, which renders excellent vision for fast action sports etc.. Under these circumstances would the Nvidia Shield devices perform better at de-interlacing than generic Android TV or Firestick MAX?

  NB: I'd like to move the HTPC, which acts a PLEX & Mythtv server as well, out of our main room.
  Thanks

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