latest
Nvidia Shield TV users will lose access to GameStream starting in 2023
Nvidia issued an email to Shield TV users, letting them know that starting in February GameStream will no longer be available.
Nvidia dropped some bad news on Shield TV users today, announcing that it would discontinue support for its GameStream starting early next year. GameStream was a powerful tool that allowed Shield TV users to harness the power of their gaming PC over the network for an incredible gaming experience at 4K and 60 frames per second.
Nvidia Shield Experience 9.1 brings Auto Low Latency Mode, Night Listening Mode, and more!
Nvidia has started rolling out Shield Experience 9.1 to all Shield TV devices. Read on to find out all that's new in the latest update.
Nvidia is rolling out a fresh software update for all Shield TV devices. The latest release is based on Shield Experience 9.0, and it introduces a host of new features and bug fixes, including a new Auto Low Latency Mode, a Night Listening Mode, AI upscaling support for 60Hz HDR10 video, and more.
Nvidia officially releases Android TV 11 for Shield TV
After quietly publishing (and then deleting) the recovery image, Nvidia has officially released its Android TV 11 update for the Shield.
Nvidia is probably best known for its graphics cards, but the company has also sold set-top boxes powered by Android TV under the 'Shield' name since 2015. Even though Nvidia has refreshed the hardware a few times since then (and made a separate stick model), all Shield TV devices are still supported by software updates. Now the company is rolling out Android TV 11 to all Shield TV products, including the original 2015 model.
Prime Day Deals: Get NVIDIA's SHIELD TV streaming TV stick for $25 off
Looking for a new streaming media player in your home? Check out NVIDIA's excellent SHIELD TV dongle this Amazon Prime Day!
These days, cutting the cord is easier than ever thanks to the plethora of online streaming platforms and Internet-connected streaming TV devices. Most TVs these days even come with built-in streaming options or a full-fledged smart TV operating system. But what if you still own a "dumb" TV or you hate the software running on your "smart" TV? In that case, you'll want to pick up an external streaming TV player, the best of which is the NVIDIA SHIELD TV.
NVIDIA's improved SHIELD Remote is now available and it works with older SHIELD TVs
The new SHIELD TV and SHIELD TV Pro come with a completely redesigned remote, which is finally available to purchase separately.
NVIDIA announced the next generation of SHIELD TV devices back in October, the SHIELD TV and SHIELD TV Pro. The Pro model is largely an update of the previous SHIELD TV, but the non-Pro model marked a big form factor shift to a dongle. Both of these new devices come with a completely redesigned remote, which is finally available to purchase separately.
How to use Adoptable Storage on the NVIDIA Shield TV (2019) [VIDEO]
The SHIELD TV 2019 only has 8GBs of storage, which isn't enough for some people. Luckily, NVIDIA included a microSD card slot.
The NVIDIA Shield TV (streaming stick) is one of the best Android TV devices on the market. It has 4K AI upscaling with Dolby Vision along with NVIDIA's own gaming apps. One of the only big issues with the new Shield TV is its storage capacity. It only has 8GB of storage, which NVIDIA says is enough for “50-70 streaming apps,” but for some people, this isn't enough. Luckily, NVIDIA included a microSD card slot to expand the storage.
[Update 2: October 28th launch] NVIDIA SHIELD TV 4K streaming stick leaks ahead of launch
The SHIELD TV Pro that we saw earlier is an update to the traditional set-top box, but now we're seeing the second model and its streaming stick design.
Today is officially NVIDIA SHEILD TV day. After the device codenamed "mdarcy" showed up earlier today, we're now getting a look at the device codenamed "sif." The SHIELD TV Pro that we saw earlier is an update to the traditional set-top box model. "Sif" is a much smaller streaming stick form factor with the same redesigned remote and it showed up on Newegg prematurely.