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NVIDIA announced a set-top box version of its popular Shield portable gaming system at the Game Developers Conference in 2015. This Shield runs on Android TV and has full access to the Play Store along with a new Shield Store. The device functions as a cross between a gaming console and a media center, not unlike the Apple TV.

The Shield is capable of outputting 4K video at 60Hz—a first for Android-based set-top boxes—and features a remote control that doubles as a Bluetooth listening device. Users can plug a pair of headphones into the remote to have audio from their content re-routed directly to their ears instead of their TV speakers or home theater system.

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Shield TV Pro isn’t discontinued, Nvidia confirms coronavirus-related production delay

Avatar for Ben Schoon Apr 29 2020 - 7:59 am PT
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The Nvidia Shield TV was finally refreshed late last year with two new models that delivered some excellent upgrades, but one has been hard to get lately. With initial speculation that it was discontinued, Nvidia has recently confirmed that the Shield TV Pro is simply delayed in production.


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Nvidia Shield TV 8.0.2 update brings new remote, Xbox Elite 2 controller support

Avatar for Ben Schoon Jan 27 2020 - 10:07 am PT
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Nvidia’s Shield TV is the most popular option for Android TV and, overall, one of the best pieces of streaming hardware available. Now that the hugely-improved remote for the new Shield has gone up for sale, an update is rolling out to older Shield TV models with support for the new remote as well as the Xbox Elite 2 controller.


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Nvidia Shield TV (2019) Review: Smaller, cheaper, still the best streaming device

Avatar for Ben Schoon Oct 28 2019 - 5:10 am PT
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In 2017, I called the Nvidia Shield TV an “essentially perfect” set-top box, and that held up for nearly three years. Today, two new Nvidia Shield TV models are going up for sale, and the new base model is a radical departure from everything that came before it. It’s now smaller, cheaper, but still more powerful than the previous generation. After using it for about a week, I think the new smaller Shield TV is still the best streaming device you can buy, but with an asterisk.


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Nvidia Shield TV (2019) starts at $149 w/ new ‘tube’ design, Dolby Vision, more

Avatar for Ben Schoon Oct 28 2019 - 4:58 am PT
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Android TV is far and away my favorite platform to stream media on the big screen, but it’s a shame that there’s so little good hardware out there. Today, Nvidia is releasing the 2019 version of its popular Shield TV, but the new base model is a radical departure from what we’ve seen before. Here’s what you need to know.


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