Cutting the cable, lets talk options and media setups

I have a 2015 Nvidia shield and two 2017 Nvidia shields.

I love them but I don't need another. I have read that they're going to sell the remote to be used with the older models. The 2015 version doesn't hold a charge anymore so I'm going to buy the new remote for it.

I've been finding that I need a htpc for some of the streams that I want. I used to have 4 HTPCs but they were a pain. Now I'm going back. ?