If you’re looking to stream 4K HDR video and games to your display, then NVIDIA likely has a solution for you—the new SHIELD TV and SHIELD TV Pro will do that and more. They each allow streaming of 4K HDR video content from more than 1,000 apps, such as Netflix, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hulu, HBO, ESPN, and more, and provide instant access to on-demand computer games with GeForce NOW and cloud-based Pascal GPUs. Each features 3GB of RAM with onboard storage (500GB for the Pro edition, 16GB for the non-Pro model) and run on Android 7.0 (Nougat) and an NVIDIA Tegra X1 processor with a 256-core GPU to produce the detail you need in kill-or-be-killed games. The onboard storage is upgradeable on both via USB 3.0 drives or with a microSD card on the Pro version.
Aside from the microSD card slot on the Pro model, the similarities continue with Ethernet, HDMI 2.0b (with HDCP 2.2 and CEC compatibility), 802.11ac MIMO Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 4.1. They also support all the same file types, including Xvid, DivX, AVI, MKV, MOV, MP4, and more for video, AAC, AAC+, MP3, OGG Vorbis, FLAC, PCM, WMA-Lossless, and more for audio; this includes Dolby Atmos and DTS-X with Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD pass-through.
Both SHIELD TV models include one gaming remote, appropriately called the SHIELD Controller, and one traditional home-theater-style remote control. The home-theater-style remote can control your display’s volume and power and has a built-in mic for voice search, a feature that will be enabled via a future firmware update. The SHIELD Controller is more of a traditional gaming remote with two analog joysticks, a D-pad, A/B/X/Y buttons, and trigger buttons. In addition to the SHIELD TV series, this remote will also work with the SHIELD Tablet K1 and GeForce-equipped computers. It provides an immersive gameplay experience with dual vibration feedback, allowing you to feel the recoil of your character’s gun or the shaking of the steering wheel. The SHIELD Controller also has a built-in mic for voice search, also available via a future firmware update, and an 1/8" stereo headset jack to allow you to hear your gameplay when nobody else around you wants to.
A standout feature of the SHIELD TV Pro that’s not present on the SHIELD TV is the inclusion of the Plex Media Server, which will allow you to stream all your media—including your movies, TV, shows, and photo collection—to nearly any device. The SHIELD TV and SHIELD TV Pro are a bit different in size, so if you want to position your SHIELD media player vertically, you can do so with either the SHIELD TV Stand or the SHIELD TV Pro Stand.
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