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July 2014
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Powerful enough to run highend games
Sleek design
Affordably priced
The Nvidia Shield Android TV streaming box offers best-in-class hardware
Connectivity and gaming capabilities. It works with 4K streaming services including Netflix and YouTube. The Android TV platform delivers good conversational voice search from the i
The Nvidia Shield Tablet packs a lot of graphics punch with a new Tegra K1 processor. It has expandable microSD card storage
Runs Android 5.0 Lollipop and offers full access to Google Play app store. Its add-on wireless game controller enables connected
Powerful
Plenty of features
Attractive design
Decently priced
Great specs
Possible alternative to Steam Machines
The editors didn't like
Performance will depend on quality of internet connection
It's more expensive than any other streamer and doesn't include a remote
Aside from the game controller. Native app selection is still weaker than that of Roku
Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV. The menu system seems designed to push users toward Google's med
Its plastic chassis feels a little cheap
There aren't many Android games that support the K1 graphics potential
The game controller required to play most games is sold separately
Published: 2014-07-29, Author: Ryan , review by: pcper.com
Everything about the hardware design of the new SHIELD Tablet and SHIELD Controller is impressive and its impossible to use the tablet, or hold the controller and play some games with it, but not see the potential that NVIDIA has created. The performance...
Sleek, clean design, Beautiful display with vivid color, Excellent graphics and overall performance, Can stream Android and PC games, Controller offers tight, accurate controls with low latency for Android and PC, Long battery life
Tablet and controller both bulky, Expensive with accessories
The Nvidia Shield Tablet provides a kick-ass combination of features, including a very-fast K1 processor, game streaming and a versatile stylus....
Abstract: We preview the Nvidia Shield Tablet today. The tablet market is becoming a diverse and complex one. From top to bottom you will find many brands and many more products to choose from. The really sexy tablets are expensive though, expect starting prices of...
Published: 2014-07-22, Author: Ryan , review by: pcper.com
Though this is just a preview and announcement, the NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet creates an interesting debate. Is there a market for a gaming specific tablet? NVIDIA sure thinks that is the case and is betting yet another generation of Tegra SoC on it. Even thou...
Solid build quality, Fast 1.8 GHz Tegra 4 APU and system performance, Responsive controls and comfortable grip, Android KitKat and consistent software updates from Nvidia, Nvidia GameStream, Grid and Gamepad mapper, High capacity battery for longer batter
Landscape mode is largely impractical, Web browsing, emailing and other related tasks are easier on a tablet or smartphone, Analog sticks and directional pad can feel small compared to console counterparts, Display bezel could be narrower without decreasi
Nvidia Shield well worth the price if the users find cloud gaming and game streaming compelling and valuableFor a first generation Android gaming handheld from Nvidia, the Shield leaves a great first impression right off the bat. The hardware is sound, th...
Solid wellcrafted, Comfortable, Excellent 720 HD touchscreen display, Streaming PC games both across the network and locally, Currently wellpriced, GRID cloud gaming works well beyond expectations in current beta form, Solid audio, Bluetooth support is gr
Poor battery life, Several needed extras to bring out full potential, No 1080p, Controller buttons feel antiquated
Really the biggest issue I have with the SHIELD, isn't the device itself — it's the exorbitant cost...
Beefy hardware, Very good battery life, Plenty of potential for tinkerers and itinerant gamers
Streaming from PC can be fussy, Shield-to-HDTV quality isn't as high as we expected, Lag with 1080p videos in Console mode
A lower price and an update to Android KitKat give the Shield handheld gaming device added appeal since its 2013 debut, but PC-to-handheld game streaming remains fussy. (Shield's potential still tempts, however.) ...
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Published: 2014-04-07, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
Chris Burns It's not often that we review the services of a device we've reviewed in the past, but the opening of the gates NVIDIA is providing here in the SHIELD, we must. When NVIDIA SHIELD was first introduced, the service that would eventually...
Published: 2014-04-07, Author: Dan , review by: legitreviews.com
The NVIDIA SHIELD is without a doubt one of the coolest mobile gaming devices out there! When you couple the NVIDIA SHIELD capabilities before the OTA update, with the added features from the latest update the SHIELD only got better. When the SHIELD first...
Published: 2014-01-17, Author: Ben , review by: engadget.com
Fast and powerful, Gorgeous screen, Excellent media player, Impressive battery life
Heavy, not very portable, Gamepad needs work, thumbsticks too low
The Shield is a pleasant surprise and quite an impressive device. It's not the portable console you're looking for, but it's also so much more than that....
