Nvidia Shield
Nvidia Shield refers to digital entertainment devices from Nvidia . This includes three main products: Nvidia Shield TV, Nvidia Shield Tablet and Nvidia Shield Portable.
development
Nvidia released their first portable game console, the Shield Portable , in the summer of 2013 . With an initial purchase price of $ 299 (approx. € 265), the console was offered for high-end gamers. The console allowed the gamer to play PC and Android games and stream them to HDTVs. According to CEO Jen-Hsun Huang , sales were “modest”, which was probably due to the price, which was above similar gaming devices and only marginally below the Xbox .
The next device, the Nvidia Shield Tablet , appeared a year later. This tablet had several features that set it apart from other tablets. As with the portable console, the player could stream games between home devices. It hooked up to compatible TVs for a more integrated, richer experience. An important aspect was that it came onto the market together with Nvidia's cloud-based gaming service GeForce Now . The tablet served different purposes at the same time, which previously required multiple devices. Now you only needed a single device for
- Android games
- locally available PC games,
- PC games stored in the cloud,
- a mode for console gaming and
- Twitch Game Casting
The last Shield product so far is the Nvidia Shield TV set-top box . Unveiled at the Game Developers Conference 2015 in San Francisco , it was the third device with Android TV that consumers could purchase after the Google Nexus Player and the Razer Forge TV .
The Shield TV box stood out from the competition like Roku 3 and Chromecast not only in design, but also in that it was the first set-top box with Android TV that supported 4K Ultra HD HDR . Thanks to its Tegra X1 processor, it also became the most powerful device of its kind.
Nvidia Shield Portable
| component | Data |
|---|---|
| processor | Quad-core Nvidia Tegra 4 with 2 GB RAM |
| Display device | 5-inch multi-touch screen, resolution 1280 × 720 (HD) |
| Audio features | Bass reflex stereo loudspeaker on the front with a matching opening, with an integrated microphone |
| Data storage | 16 GB |
| Color of the selectable protective layer | silver |
| Wireless connectivity | 2 × 2 MIMO WiFi 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz according to 802.11n Bluetooth 4.0 LE GPS |
| Wired connectivity | Mini HDMI output; Micro-USB 2.0 slot for microSD memory cards 3.5 mm socket for stereo headphones with microphone support |
| Motion sensors | 3-axis position sensor 3-axis acceleration sensor |
| Gaming features | Compatible with the shield controller Nvidia GameStream game streaming service Nvidia Grid console mode gamepad mapper |
| Video features | 4K Ultra HD |
| Software updates | Shield software upgrades directly through Nvidia |
| Input control | Two analog joysticks Control pad (D-Pad) Analog trigger left / right Bumper left / right A / B / X / Y buttons; Volume control Android ™ buttons Home and Back Start button Multifunctional Nvidia on / off button |
| battery pack | 28.8 watt hours |
| Weight AND dimensions | Weight: 579 g; Height: 57 mm Width: 158 mm; Depth: 135 mm |
| operating system | Android 5.1 |
| Bundled apps | Google Play, Nvidia Shield Hub |
| Optional accessories | Shield Carrying Case Shield Controller Shield Remote Control Selectable Shield Protective Layer Shield Power Supply |
Nvidia Shield TV
| component | Data |
|---|---|
| processor | Nvidia Tegra X1 including graphics processor with 256 processing units and 3 GB RAM |
| Video features | 4K Ultra-HD 4K playback at 60 fps (VP9, H.264, H.265), 4K playback at 30 fps (H.264, H.265) Supported formats: MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Xvid, DivX, WMV9, ASF, AVI, MKV, MOV, M2TS, MPEG-TS, H.263, H.264, H.265, VC-1, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio features | 7.1 and 5.1 surround sound passthrough via HDMI High-resolution audio playback up to 24-bit / 192 kHz via HDMI and USB High-resolution audio upsampling to 24-bit / 192 kHz via USB Supported formats: AAC, AAC +, eAAC +, MP3, WAVE, AMR, OGG Vorbis, FLAC, PCM, WMA, WMA Pro, WMA Lossless, DD + / DTS (Passthrough), DTS-HD MA (Passthrough), Dolby TrueHD (Passthrough) |
| Data storage | 16 GB or 500 GB, expandable with a microSD card or USB drive |
| wireless connectivity | 2 × 2 MIMO WiFi 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz according to 802.11ac Bluetooth 4.1 / BLE |
| Interfaces | Gigabit Ethernet HDMI 2.0 with HDCP 2.2 Two USB 3.0 (Type A) Micro USB 2.0 microSD slot Infrared receiver (compatible with Logitech Harmony) |
| Weight and dimensions | Weight: 654 g; Height: 25mm Width: 210mm; Depth: 130 mm |
| operating system | Android 9.0 with Android TV and Google Cast |
| Software updates | SHIELD software upgrades directly through NVIDIA |
| power | 40 W power supply unit (typical power consumption: 5–10 W) |
| Gaming features | Game streaming service Nvidia GeForce NOW Nvidia Share; Nvidia GameStream |
| supplied apps | Netflix, Google Play Store, YouTube, Google Play Movies & TV, Google Play Music, Photos & Videos, Plex |
Nvidia Shield Tablet K1
| component | Data |
|---|---|
| processor | Nvidia Tegra K1 with 192 processing units 2.2 GHz CPU ARM Cortex-A15 with 2 GB RAM |
| Display device | 8-inch multi-touch screen with a resolution of 1920 × 1200 (Full HD) |
| Video features | 4K Ultra HD |
| Audio features | Stereo front speakers with integrated microphone |
| Data storage | 16 GB |
| wireless connectivity | 2 × 2 MIMO WLAN 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz according to 802.11n Bluetooth 4.0 LE GPS / GLONASS |
| Interfaces | Mini HDMI output with HDCP 1.4, micro USB 2.0, microSD slot, 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack with microphone support |
| Motion sensors | 3-axis position sensor, 3-axis acceleration sensor, 3-axis compass |
| Gaming features | Compatible with the shield controller cloud gaming service GeForce Now console mode Nvidia ShadowPlay |
| Cameras | Front: 5 MP with HDR; back: 5 MP with HDR and autofocus |
| Weight and dimensions | Weight: 390 or 356 g (K1); Height: 221 mm Width: 126 mm; Depth: 9.2 mm |
| Software updates | Shield software upgrades directly through Nvidia |
| battery pack | 19.75 watt hours |
| operating system | Android 7.0 |
| supplied apps | Google Play, Nvidia Shield Hub, Fallout Shelter, Nvidia Dabbler, Squid, Twitch |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sun, Leo (2015), The Real Reason NVIDIA Corporation Is Making Shield Android TV Set-Top Boxes ( page can no longer be accessed , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Moorhead, Patrick: Nvidia Shield Tablet: Mobile Gaming Strategy Gains Clarity
- ^ Zeis, Adam: Shield Android TV
- ^ Pino, Nick (2015): NVIDIA Shield Review
