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Nvidia’s latest Shield might be the Apple TV killer

Nvidia is releasing two versions of its enthusiast-favorite Shield streamers. They’re the best way to use Android TV and should be seriously considered by anyone who wants support for the latest in 4K, surround sound and HDR.

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GenreOnline

October 29, 2019 at 1:40 am

Nothing beats the UI on Apple TV, but if the smaller one was $100 or less, I would buy it.

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Wes Baugher

October 29, 2019 at 2:19 am

Is the upscaling stuff worth the upgrade

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R B

October 29, 2019 at 2:21 am

I do have the shield Pro the 2017 I love it and I’m about to upgrade to put this other shield on another TV . Thank you for the review of the new shield

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Sean Wilhelm

October 29, 2019 at 2:22 am

How well does this play with media files stored on a hard drive either plugged into the pro by USB or streamed from a NAS device?

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EpicKramerVoyager

October 29, 2019 at 2:32 am

Can the 150$ model still stream games from my steam library fror my pc to my tv?

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Jon Swen

October 29, 2019 at 3:08 am

Jeff. Jeffff. Jeffffff!

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Martin Godinez

October 29, 2019 at 3:46 am

I literally got the hammer and smash the remote from my Nvidia shield to force me and buy a different. It was a wise move.

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2 Trill Productions

October 29, 2019 at 3:56 am

Can the new remote be used with the current one?

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- Victor Velazquez
  
  October 29, 2019 at 12:11 pm
  
  Yes
  
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Jenova Izq

October 29, 2019 at 4:49 am

I have the Shield PRO 2017 and is awesome and definitely will get the Nvidia Shield cylinder

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DalisYn

October 29, 2019 at 6:05 am

Is it worth the upgrade from the older more expensive 4K shield with the remote and controller? Or can I just buy the new shield remote and use it with my current one

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- T. Daniels
  
  October 29, 2019 at 11:53 am
  
  I’ve read on other sites that the new remote can be used with older Shield TVs but Nvidia hasn’t started selling the remote separately yet.
  
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cmair77

October 29, 2019 at 7:53 am

Love my 2017 pro

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- A.N.
  
  October 29, 2019 at 10:31 am
  
  That is the one Im getting in a few days..as soon as everybody starts selling theirs to buy this new one..
  
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Christian Öhrn

October 29, 2019 at 9:45 am

what are the price points?

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Godwin Bassey

October 29, 2019 at 10:35 am

Can the new Shield TV (not Pro) run Plex server?

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Phane

October 29, 2019 at 12:19 pm

Didn’t the leak version have a built-in chromecast ultra or is that a different model?

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Lavalambtron

October 29, 2019 at 12:19 pm

The apple is good, when it works, but nvidia has the obligation being the biggest manufacturer of AI chips of coming up with a much better machine.

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Gavin O'Neill

October 29, 2019 at 12:28 pm

So no game controller included, thus making the Pro + controller £259.98, thats about $334.

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Marko Petrovic

October 29, 2019 at 2:02 pm

can you use Shield’s 2017 remote to this new one? becouse I do not like how the new remote looks like :S

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Mille E

October 29, 2019 at 2:55 pm

Have they fixed Atmos on Netflix now then?

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ultor130

October 29, 2019 at 3:11 pm

CNET gave me a virus one time, back in the day. From a download.

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ROGERDAT

October 29, 2019 at 3:54 pm

Apple tv wont even comes close to the first gen sheild tv.

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William Leonard

October 29, 2019 at 4:18 pm

I’m so tied up in Apple’s ecosystems (paid apps & movies) but I have had my eye on the Shield Tv with unique optimism!!

3 gigs of Ram on android sounds disappointing…

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Carlo de Guzman

October 29, 2019 at 4:39 pm

i wonder if the ai upscaling works across streaming services like cyberflix or jetbox

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Josh Cook

October 29, 2019 at 4:55 pm

Apple was never on throne for Smart TVs imo, Shield set the bar high and Apple TV just dropped a mediocre device

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D Jaquith

October 29, 2019 at 4:55 pm

The Nvidia Shield needs 64 GB just for Apps, ideally with an option for 64 GB + 1 TB out of the box. Yes obviously you can add external storage.

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dr.nefario

October 29, 2019 at 5:01 pm

Wonder if it supports Ok Google with no controller present.

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I Was in AWE of This Techie Art Exhibit (Ministry of Awe)

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