The original Nvidia Shield TV launched back in 2015 and was updated again in early 2017. When the first version launched my household was still running traditional cable TV along with servers hosting backups of our movies and TV shows just being fed to traditional HTPCs where needed. When we moved, to keep costs down I was looking to cut out cable but not lose the functionality and the original Shield TV as well as the Shield TV 2017 really helped with that by combining them with Plex and PlayStation Vue and I even was able to tie in Samsung’s SmartThings as well and use the Shield TV as a hub. I talked about both in THIS article. Well, Nvidia is at it again with the new for 2019 (hey it came in a little late lol) Shield TV with an updated Tegra X1+ SoC and a new form factor as well for the non-pro model. Today I’m going to check it out!
Product Name: Nvidia Shield TV 2019
Review Sample Provided by: Nvidia
Written by: Wes Compton
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Specifications |
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Processor |
NVIDIA® Tegra® X1+ processor with a 256-core NVIDIA GPU and 2 GB RAM |
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Video Features |
4K HDR Ready Dolby Vision HDR and HDR10
AI-enhanced upscaling for 720p/1080p to 4K up to 30 FPS Up to 4K HDR playback at 60 FPS (H.265/HEVC) Up to 4K playback at 60 FPS (VP8, VP9, H.264, MPEG1/2) Up to 1080p playback at 60 FPS (H.263, MJPEG, MPEG4, WMV9/VC1) Format/Container support: Xvid/ DivX/ASF/AVI/MKV/MOV/M2TS/MPEG-TS/MP4/WEB-M |
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Audio |
Dolby Audio (Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos) DTS-X surround sound (pass-through) over HDMI High-resolution audio playback up to 24-bit/192 kHz over HDMI and USB High-resolution audio up-sample to 24-bit/192 kHz over USB Audio support: AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP3, WAVE, AMR, OGG Vorbis, FLAC, PCM, WMA, WMA-Pro, WMA-Lossless, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD (pass-through), DTS-X (pass-through), and DTS-HD (pass-through) |
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Weight and Size |
Weight: 4.83 oz / 137 g Height: 1.57 in / 4 cm Width: 1.57 in / 4 cm Depth: 6.5 in / 16.5 cm |
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Storage |
8GB* *Portion of storage occupied by system software Expandable via microSD |
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Wireless |
802.11ac 2x2 MIMO 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi Bluetooth 5.0 + LE Captive Portal support |
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Interfaces |
Gigabit Ethernet HDMI 2.0b with HDCP 2.2 and CEC support MicroSD card slot |
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Operating System |
Android 9.0 (Pie) powered by Android TV™ with Chromecast 4K built-in |
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Software Updates |
SHIELD Experience Upgrades directly from NVIDIA |
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Voice Assistants |
Built in Voice Control The Google Assistant
Hands-free Voice Control† Google Home compatible (Google Assistant)* Amazon Echo compatible (Works with Alexa)* |
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Remote |
SHIELD Remote > Microphone for voice search and commands > Motion-activated backlit buttons > Bluetooth connectivity > IR blaster for control of volume and power on TVs, soundbars, or receivers > Remote locator for finding a lost remote > 2x AAA batteries included |
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Power |
Built-in power supply |
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Gaming Features |
NVIDIA GeForce NOW™ game streaming service (compatible game controller or keyboard/mouse is required)
NVIDIA GameStream™ (requires compatible GeForce RTX™ or GTX-powered PC)
Android gaming via Google Play Store |
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Included Apps |
NVIDIA Games Netflix YouTube Amazon Prime Video Google Play Movies & TV Vudu Amazon Music Google Play Store Google Play Music PLEX Google Play Games |
