The Nvidia Shield range is being extended to encompass a gaming and streaming video device (there is already an Nvidia Shield tablet and gaming handheld). “The best Android gaming on the go” is the company’s slogan for the so-called “microconsole”.
Announced at GDC (Games Developer Conference), running in San Francisco, it is apparently Nvidia’s first dedicated TV device. It is also described it as a (60 fps) 4K-capable Android set-top-box. Think of it as a powerful set-top box with a gaming service…
A key point is that it will run a selection of optimised Android titles natively, with 50 games available at launch. It isn’t just a streaming service.
The titles will be streamed from the accompanying, Cloud-powered Nvidia Grid game streaming service.
Interestingly, the device is based on Google’s Android TV platform, and is powered by an Nvidia Tegra X1, with a 256-core Nvidia Maxwell GPU and 3GB of RAM and up to 16GB of storage.
Pricing is pitched at $199 and availability is expected for May.
Read more at shield.nvidia.com/
Specification
| Processor | NVIDIA Tegra X1 processor 256-core Maxwell™ GPU with 3GB RAM |
| Video Features | 4K Ultra-HD ready with 4K playback and capture up to 60 fps (VP9, H265, H264) |
| Audio | 7.1 and 5.1 surround sound pass through over HDMIHigh-resolution audio playback up to 24-bit/192 kHz over HDMI and USBHigh-resolution audio up-sample to 24-bit/192 kHz over USB |
| Storage* | 16 GB |
| Wireless | 802.11ac 2×2 MIMO 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-FiBluetooth 4.1/BLE |
| Interfaces | Gigabit EthernetHDMI 2.0Two USB 3.0 (Type A)Micro-USB 2.0MicroSD slotIR Receiver (compatible with Logitech Harmony) |
| Software Updates | SHIELD software upgrades directly from NVIDIA |
| Gaming Features | NVIDIA GRID game streaming service NVIDIA Share NVIDIA GameStream |
| Power | 40 W power adapter |
| Weight and Size | Weight: 23 oz / 654 g Height: 5.1 in / 130 mmWidth: 8.3 in / 210 mm Depth: 1.0 in / 25 mm |
| Operating System | Android TV™, Google Cast™ Ready |
| Included Apps | PLEX |
| In the Box | SHIELD console,SHIELD controller,AC Adapter,USB cable |
| Accessories | SHIELD controller,SHIELD Vertical stand,SHIELD remote |
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