hey guys this is austin and this is the newnvidia shield. crack open the box and inside you’ll find the shield itself along witha decent amount of accessories. you’ve got the controller which comes with every shield,an hdmi 2.0 ready cable, microusb for charging the controller, power adapter for the shieldand a bit of paperwork to get you up and running. the star of the show is definitely the shield.it’s a lot closer to an apple tv than an
Android TV best buy, xbox in size and with the optional stand itshould fit nicely with an entertainment system. powering everything is the new tegra x1 witheight cores, three gigabytes of ram and what’s essentially a smaller version of a full gtx900 series desktop gpu. this is some serious power for a set top box and the shield takesadvantage with full 4k support. not only can
it run android tv in 4k at a smooth 60 framesper second but this also means you have easy access to 4k video on youtube, you know, likethe video you’re watching right now but of course also other 4k content from netflixwith other services coming soon. considering how quickly 4k tvs have come down in pricethis is a big win for nvidia, nothing else in this category can handle 4k right now evenincluding consoles like the ps4 and xbox one. speaking of consoles, the shield has somegaming cred as well. there’s a decent selection of native titles including classics like half-life2. while playing half-life takes some getting used to with a controller this is basicallythe full experience. there’s also doom 3: bfg edition which i’ve spent the most timeplaying, it holds up nicely on the shield
with a solid frame rate and some pc like options.the talos principle takes this even farther with full control over the graphics whichmakes the nerd in me happy and it’s paired with vaguely portal-like puzzle solving gameplaythat’s a lot of fun, especially because the original portal is also on the shield.many of these games have been ported to android tv by nvidia but you’ve also got normaltitles like leo’s fortune which the shield handles easily. there are quite a few moregames on the way too such as borderlands and crysis 3. the only problem is that the 16gigabytes of built-in storage gets filled up fairly quickly. there is a 500 gigabytepro model for $100 more but it’s easy to add a microsd card or even a normal usb harddrive when you need to expand the storage.
on top of the native games there’s alsonvidia’s grid streaming. this is still in beta at the moment but it allows you to streampc titles over the internet. it works reasonably well although connecting over ac wirelessor even better ethernet will help cut down on latency. if you have a pc with an nvidiagtx 650 or better you can use gamestream to play games from your pc on shield. it worksreally well, there’s almost no lag when both the pc and shield on the same wi-fi network.all of this gaming is done on the shield controller. it’s on the bigger side but it’s comfortableto hold with a nice weight. you’ve got a microusb for charging along with a headphonejack and a few capacitive touch buttons for navigating android tv. there’s also a built-inmicrophone which is really helpful for searching.
half-life 2. google cast is also included which allowsthe shield to replace a chromecast for apps that don’t support android tv, letting youcontrol media from your ios or android phone. there’s also built in streaming to twitchstraight from the shield along with the ability to record your gameplay without needing acapture card. when nvidia asked me to check out the shield i wasn’t sure what to expectbut after spending some time with it i’ve got to say i’m impressed. at $200 it hasa lot going for it. gaming is solid with more
titles on the way and the ability to handle4k is a big win. so what do you guys think about the shield? let me know in the commentsbelow and if you enjoyed and want to see more
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