As a player of the media it's great. No issues there. It's other random shit from the android app. The big one for me was the posters don't load. It's fixable but requires config changes. None of the other devices I use or the plethora of mooches...
The silver remote in the top left of the picture is likely the answer. Fellow shield user here, and even with my reluctance for all things Apple, I've replaced it with AppleTV as the primary platform. No adds on the home screen, and for Plex it...