One of the best external drives for the Shield TV Pro is still available, even though the Shield TV Pro is the best TV box on the market. The internal storage is limited to 16 gigabytes, but it comes with a big chip. If you don't feel like you have enough storage for your media needs, you can use the Shield TV'sUSB ports and mount an external storage device. Our top choices for external drives are listed here.

Expand your storage with the best external drives for the Shield TV Pro

Choosing between the best external drives for the Shield TV Pro

The NVIDIA Shield TV and Shield TV Pro

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Whether you plan to use them to replace the Shield's hard drive or to download content from your PC to your TV, these are all excellent Shield TV Pro drives. If you're looking to add more storage to your collection, we'd recommend the portable hard drive. It's an absolute steal for what you pay for up to 5 terabytes of storage.

You will need to format the drive and wipe it clean if you want to use it as internal storage for the Shield. If you're using the drive to transfer or watch media content, you should choose theremovable storage option. It's one of the few external storage options recommended by NVIDIA, so we would recommend the Extreme Pro.

Make sure you get the best gaming controller for the Shield TV after you find the best external drives. If you want the ultimate home theater and gaming system, you need the best TV box and controller.