Shield Android 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-chip used | 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 | NVIDIA GRID Google Play |
| Related articles | 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 GRID game streaming service in order to play PC games through 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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- Music streaming: Google Play Music
- Android apps (from the Android TV version of the Google Play Store)
- Local Game Streaming (from PC)
- Online Game Streaming (from Geforce Now)
- 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
- List of microconsoles
- History of video game consoles (eighth generation)
References
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- ↑ 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-/
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/844939/shield-android-tv/-shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-1-2-now-available-6-15-15-/
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/853296/shield-android-tv/shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-1-3-now-available-7-7-15-/
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/874085/shield-android-tv/shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-1-4-now-available-9-3-15-/
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/881575/shield-android-tv/shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-2-0-now-available-released-10-1-15-/
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/884957/shield-android-tv/shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-2-1-now-available-released-10-13-15-/
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 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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