Review: NVIDIA Shield Android TV game console

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 04/06/2016 08:11 AM | source: | 37 comment(s)

Finally available in the Benelux, the NVIDIA Shield Android TV. The Android TV box based unit is a little gem as it properly takes over your Smart-TV experience, but can also function as a simple game console. You can use Nvidia Grid to stream games (subscription based) and, if you install Kodi, you'll have a fully fledged Ultra HD ready media player.

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Fox2232
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#5254412 Posted on: 04/06/2016 10:30 AM

8W, small package, passive cooling. How does that thing feel to touch after prolonged use?
If it gets hot, may we get IR photo?

Price is quite good. I wonder if there are people using it for other than intended purposes.
(And I do not mean Doorstop.)

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#5254441 Posted on: 04/06/2016 12:11 PM

GeForce Now is probably the more interesting part of it all, it runs surprisingly well and can see it taking off eventually.
Thanks for the review Hilbert

It's a powerful little device and definitely worth it.

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#5254459 Posted on: 04/06/2016 01:00 PM

I've had one of these since release and its an amazing little box. I mostly use mine as a media center with Kodi and Netflix but the Nvidia game streaming capability works great too.

Lowice
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#5254460 Posted on: 04/06/2016 01:01 PM

I have had one for 4 month now and I'm using it for media center and playing my pc games from my pc in the office to the living-room.

I have it connected to a Marantz SR-7010 and a 3d Projector with 125" screen and I love it.

It can play all my movie formats (.iso - .mkv - .avi etc. etc.) and most .iso formats it can also view the blu-ray menu.

For now Kodi supports DTS-HD - DTS X - Dolby TrueHD - Dolby Atmos and of course all the other lower codec like standart DTS - Dolby digital.

I have no issue with streaming games from my pc in 1080p60fps over LAN.

Only thing I would like to change is that you have to manually go in and switch between 1080p 60Hz - 1080p 50Hz - 1080p 23.976Hz.

So when you want to play you need 1080p 60Hz and for most movies 1080p 23.976Hz.

I still miss the option to see 3D movies but it might come along.

nhlkoho
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#5254463 Posted on: 04/06/2016 01:08 PM

I still miss the option to see 3D movies but it might come along.

Maybe this will help.
http://kodi.wiki/view/3D

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