Why are Google TV device makers averse to putting direct playback control buttons on their ... fast forward and rewind ...

You have the usual buttons including home, volume control, power, and the D-Pad. While the NVIDIA SHIELD TV does include a ...

and a microphone for voice control. All-in-all, the Nvidia Shield TV Pro and its remote are both better-looking and more advanced than the Roku Ultra — but that doesn't make the Roku Ultra ugly.

Apart from that, you'll get buttons for voice control and media playback. The Nvidia Shield TV Pro's remote, on the other hand, is a bit larger and features a unique triangular prism shape ...