SHIELD Android TV

SHIELD Android TV
Manufacturer Nvidia
Product family Shield
Type Set-top box, microconsole
Release date
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 GeForce NOW
Google Play
Related articles Shield Tablet
Website shield.nvidia.com/android-tv/

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

Features

4K content from Netflix (HEVC)[5] and Youtube (VP9)[6] along with Hulu, Crackle, Google play movies, etc.

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] software upgrade 3.2 on June 29, 2016[21] & software upgrade 3.3 on October 28, 2016.[22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ryan Smith. "NVIDIA's SHIELD Console Becomes SHIELD Android TV". anandtech.com.
  2. 1 2 "Shield: NVIDIA's $200 gaming-focused Android TV set-top box". Engadget. 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  3. ↑ http://game-consoles.specout.com/compare/66-106/Nintendo-Wii-U-vs-Nvidia-Shield
  4. ↑ Nvidia Shield Console Launching in May for $199. The Digital Reader. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  5. ↑ http://anandtech.com/show/9289/the-nvidia-shield-android-tv-review/7
  6. ↑ https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2015/03/03/why-shield/
  7. ↑ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/836694/shield-android-tv/shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-1-1-now-available-5-29-15-/
  8. ↑ "SHIELD Software Upgrade 1.1 - NVIDIA SHIELD". NVIDIA SHIELD.
  9. ↑ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/844939/shield-android-tv/-shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-1-2-now-available-6-15-15-/
  10. ↑ "SHIELD Software Upgrade 1.2 - NVIDIA SHIELD". NVIDIA SHIELD.
  11. ↑ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/853296/shield-android-tv/shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-1-3-now-available-7-7-15-/
  12. ↑ "SHIELD Software Upgrade 1.3 - NVIDIA SHIELD". NVIDIA SHIELD.
  13. ↑ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/874085/shield-android-tv/shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-1-4-now-available-9-3-15-/
  14. ↑ "SHIELD Software Upgrade 1.4 - NVIDIA SHIELD". NVIDIA SHIELD.
  15. ↑ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/881575/shield-android-tv/shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-2-0-now-available-released-10-1-15-/
  16. ↑ "SHIELD Software Upgrade 2.0 - NVIDIA SHIELD". NVIDIA SHIELD.
  17. ↑ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/884957/shield-android-tv/shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-2-1-now-available-released-10-13-15-/
  18. ↑ "SHIELD Software Upgrade 2.1 - NVIDIA SHIELD". NVIDIA SHIELD.
  19. ↑ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/917493/shield-android-tv/shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-3-0-now-available-released-2-22-16-/
  20. ↑ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/931589/shield-android-tv/shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-3-1-now-available-released-4-18-16-/
  21. ↑ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/948032/shield-android-tv/shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-3-2-now-available-6-29-16-/
  22. ↑ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/973506/shield-android-tv/shield-android-tv-software-upgrade-3-3-now-available-10-28-16-/
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