Nvidia Shield TV
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| Manufacturer | Nvidia |
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| Product family | Shield |
| Type | Set-top box, microconsole |
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| Introductory price | US$199.99 US$299.99 (pro version) |
| Operating system | Android TV |
| System on a chip | Tegra X1 |
| CPU | ARMv8 ARM Cortex-A57 quad-core + ARM Cortex-A53 quad-core (64-bit) |
| Memory | 3 GB |
| Storage | 16 GB flash memory (Shield) or 500 GB hard disk (Shield Pro) microSD card reader |
| Connectivity | 2.4 GHz + 5 GHz Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1, Gigabit Ethernet, 2x USB 3.0, Micro USB, HDMI 2.0 |
| Online services | GeForce NOW Google Play |
| Related | Shield Tablet |
| Website | shield |
Nvidia's SHIELD Android TV (originally known as SHIELD Console[1] ) is an Android TV based set-top box aimed at both home entertainment and gaming in the living-room. Developed by Nvidia and first released in the end of May 2015,[2] this is Nvidia's third-generation "SHIELD" gaming hardware device, which all devices in the series use Android and Tegra based SoC (System on Chip). It is the first device from Nvidia to employ the Android TV platform and ecosystem. It can output 4K resolution to a television and support high definition audio at 192 kHz.[2] It supports Nvidia's GeForce NOW game-streaming service to play PC games on SHIELD from the cloud.
Hardware
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- SoC: Tegra X1
- CPU: 2.0 GHz[3] 4 ARM Cortex-A57 and 4 ARM Cortex-A53 64-bit cores
- GPU: 1000 MHz Maxwell (core configuration: 256:16:16)
- RAM: 3 GB RAM
- Internal Storage: 16 GB SSD, or 500 GB HDD(pro version)[4]
- External Storage: micro SDXC slot
- Gigabit Ethernet
- HDMI 2.0 port
- micro USB 2.0 port
- USB 3.0 ports x2: for mouse, keyboard, or even external hard drives
- IR Receiver: for TV remote
- 802.11ac 2x2 MIMO 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi, compatible with 802.11g/n WiFi
- Bluetooth 4.1/BLE: for headsets, other game controllers, etc.
Features
4K content from Netflix (HEVC)[5] and Youtube (VP9)[6] along with Hulu, Crackle, Google play movies, etc.
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- Game streaming: GeForce NOW
- Music streaming: Google Play Music
- Android apps (from the Android TV version of the Google Play Store)
- Local Game Streaming (from PC)
- Sideloading: photos, music, videos, and Android apps
- Google casting from other devices
- Voice control from the remote
Software updates
Nvidia released SHIELD Android TV software upgrade 1.1 on May 29, 2015,[7][8] software upgrade 1.2 on June 15, 2015,[9][10] software upgrade 1.3 on July 7, 2015.[11][12] & software upgrade 1.4 on September 3, 2015.[13][14]
Nvidia released SHIELD Android TV software upgrade 2.0 on October 1, 2015.[15][16] & software upgrade 2.1 on October 13, 2015.[17][18]
Nvidia released SHIELD Android TV software upgrade 3.0 with Android 6.0 Marshmallow on Feb 22, 2016.[19] & software upgrade 3.1 on April 18, 2016.[20]
See also
- Shield Portable
- Shield Tablet
- GeForce NOW
- List of microconsoles
- History of video game consoles (eighth generation)
References
- ^ Ryan Smith. "NVIDIA's SHIELD Console Becomes SHIELD Android TV". anandtech.com.
- ^ a b "Shield: NVIDIA's $200 gaming-focused Android TV set-top box". Engadget. 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ^ http://game-consoles.specout.com/compare/66-106/Nintendo-Wii-U-vs-Nvidia-Shield
- ^ Nvidia Shield Console Launching in May for $199. The Digital Reader. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ^ http://anandtech.com/show/9289/the-nvidia-shield-android-tv-review/7
- ^ https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2015/03/03/why-shield/
- ^ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/836694/shield-android-tv/shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-1-1-now-available-5-29-15-/
- ^ "SHIELD Software Upgrade 1.1 - NVIDIA SHIELD". NVIDIA SHIELD.
- ^ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/844939/shield-android-tv/-shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-1-2-now-available-6-15-15-/
- ^ "SHIELD Software Upgrade 1.2 - NVIDIA SHIELD". NVIDIA SHIELD.
- ^ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/853296/shield-android-tv/shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-1-3-now-available-7-7-15-/
- ^ "SHIELD Software Upgrade 1.3 - NVIDIA SHIELD". NVIDIA SHIELD.
- ^ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/874085/shield-android-tv/shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-1-4-now-available-9-3-15-/
- ^ "SHIELD Software Upgrade 1.4 - NVIDIA SHIELD". NVIDIA SHIELD.
- ^ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/881575/shield-android-tv/shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-2-0-now-available-released-10-1-15-/
- ^ "SHIELD Software Upgrade 2.0 - NVIDIA SHIELD". NVIDIA SHIELD.
- ^ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/884957/shield-android-tv/shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-2-1-now-available-released-10-13-15-/
- ^ "SHIELD Software Upgrade 2.1 - NVIDIA SHIELD". NVIDIA SHIELD.
- ^ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/917493/shield-android-tv/shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-3-0-now-available-released-2-22-16-/
- ^ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/931589/shield-android-tv/shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-3-1-now-available-released-4-18-16-/
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