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Reviews of NVIDIA Shield TV

Testseek.co.uk have collected 331 expert reviews of the NVIDIA Shield TV and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for NVIDIA Shield TV .
Award: Editor’s Choice January 2017
January 2017
 
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331 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • Still the most power Android box on the market
  • GameStream
  • GeForce Now
  • Greatly improved controller
  • Vastly improved peripheral battery life
  • 4K@60Hz
  • 10-bit HDR capable
  • 40% smaller than previous model
  • Virtually silent operation
  • Good Assistant support
  • Class-leading performance
  • Flawless 4K video playback
  • Huge range of gaming capabilities
  • Easy to use UI
  • Voice search functions on controller and remote work very well
  • Competitive price (taking gaming features into account)
  • Sleek design
  • Virtually sile
  • Huge performance potential
  • Excellent build quality
  • Now includes remote
  • GeForce Now is future of consoles Near-silent in operation
  • Ample connectivity options
  • The Nvidia Shield's design
  • Both inside and out
  • Is completely different than anything available today. It's faster than the traditional set-top boxes we've grown to love and holds the title of the first Android TV device capable of 4K streaming
  • This box
  • 4K video Form factor Graphics performance Multiple gaming options
  • 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
  • Powerful components
  • Great game selection
  • Good apps for Netflix and Amazon
  • Smooth local 4K streaming
  • Technically incredible cloud game streaming
  • 4K and HDR streaming apps aplenty
  • Loads of ways to get your game on
  • Google Assistant coming soon
  • Insanely powerful hardware
  • Brilliant controller
  • Perfect for emulation
  • Great for streaming 4K video
  • 4K video at 60fps via HDMI 2.0
  • BBC iPlayer on an Android TV box
  • The best cloud gaming platform around
  • Tegra X1 processor ensures unparalleled performance
  • Google Cast abilities
  • Voice commands and search
  • Game Controller included
  • 4K HDR video and gaming
  • Netflix and Amazon Video in 4K HDR together on a set-top-box
  • Most powerful media streamer around
  • Game controller and remote included
  • Great Design
  • Awesome Game Streaming
  • Myriad of 4K HDR TV Options
  • Easy Set-up
  • Great Controller & GamePad Options
  • Masses of Functionality
  • Content-rich
  • Revamped controller
  • Slimmer
  • Lighter chassis
  • 4K HDR streaming video
  • Good gaming capabilities
  • Has every app you may need
  • Simple
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Attractive design
  • Exceptional power
  • Great connectivity
  • Proper 24p Support
  • HDMI 2.0 output
  • Unrivalled gaming experience in sector
  • GeForce NOW is amazing
  • Great KODI integration that's getting better
  • 7.1 HD audio pass-through
  • Excellent manufacturer support
  • Super slick new UI
  • Excellent redesign of controller
  • Amazon and Netflix 4K HDR apps
  • PLEX server built-in
  • Excellent media playback capabilities
  • Some exciting features still to come
  • GeForce NOW streaming quality is great
  • Maxwell GPU
  • Tegra X1 packs plenty of power
  • 4K playback
  • GeForce Now has improved
  • Inhome streaming works well
  • Also available in a 500GB storage capacity
  • Voice search works well and is not just restricted to title of films and TV shows
  • It includes genres and actors and it's also a cross app search so will proviode results from all of the apps installed on the de
  • It includes genres and actors and it'll provide results from all of the apps installed on the device you can even ask it for the weather
  • Or find information online
  • Suppor

The editors didn't like

  • None
  • “The latest version of the Shield TV makes an already great system even better. Not only is it smaller
  • But it still delivers the best performance of any system in its class
  • And with the greatly improved new peripherals
  • It’s even more enjoyable to
  • A bit expensive (if only using for media playback)
  • Not a lot of displays have the required spec for the full 4K performance (although that is slowly changing)
  • Neutral
  • 8mbps and low ping internet needed for game streaming
  • Nvidia desktop GPU required fo
  • Expensive for a streamer
  • Android TV missing big-name apps
  • While the specs are spot-on
  • Android TV
  • However
  • Is still a mixed bag. First-party content from Google ends up at the top of most results
  • And the recommended content section usually fails to provide anything substantial
  • And at $199 (around £130
  • AU$255
  • 16GB of storage Bandwidth required for streaming HD online GameStreaming lag
  • 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
  • More expensive than competitors
  • Android TV prioritizes Google Play
  • Cloud gaming platform bereft of top titles
  • Over-specced for most users' needs
  • Quality doesn't come cheap
  • Costly if you're just after a media streamer
  • No significant hardware update over the two year-old original
  • Plasticky triggers on the controller
  • Limited selection of software and apps
  • GeForce Now subscription lacks new titles
  • Remote costs extra
  • No remote control in the box
  • Android TV is still lacking in app support for many big name services
  • Gamer-friendly looks are an acquired taste
  • Missing some terrestrial catch-up apps
  • Pricey
  • Not wildly different to original Shield TV
  • It's a Little Pricey
  • You Need A Good Internet Connection To Do It Justice
  • Only 16GB of onboard storage
  • Disappointing controller
  • High network requirements
  • Only 16 GB storage
  • Lack of native apps
  • (Temporary) Colour Space Issue
  • No TV remote and optional one is pricey
  • Audio drop-outs with less sensitive headphones
  • Some will think it expensive
  • Remote loses connection sometimes
  • Still some colour space muddles
  • No dynamic refresh rate switching for some major apps
  • New remote is not as good
  • Only 16GB of internal storage
  • Android TV can feel limiting.
  • Lacks apps for All 4
  • My 5 and ITV Hub while you can play from All 4 to the Shield from a tablet (both Android and iOS) it's not available for My 5 and ITV Hub
  • Also lacks access to Amazon Instant Prime
  • Can only stream music
  • Photos and videos stored on
  • The Nvidia Shield does lack apps for All 4
  • My 5 and ITV Hub but as it has a builtin Chromecast you can open these apps on your smartphone (either Apple and Android) and then cast the show to the streamer
  • But this is a few more steps than if there were a

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  Published: 2016-03-08, Author: Redaktion , review by: Chip.de

  • Tolle Ausstattung, Viele Streaming-Funktionen, Android TV, Streaming-Dienst für Spiele, Gamepad im Lieferumfang
  • Hoher Stromverbrauch, Teure Zusatzhardware
  • Die Nvidia Shield vereint im Test Streaming- mit Gaming-Funktionen. Dank Android-TV haben Sie Zugriff auf alle wichtigen VoD-Dienste in 4K-Auflösung. Für Gamer gibt es zusätzlich einen Streaming-Service, mit dem sich aktuelle Top-Spiele über das Internet...

 
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  Published: 2016-02-22, Author: Assimilator , review by: sofahelden.com

  • Abstract:  Die Fernbedienung kommt von NVIDIA in einer einfachen, weißen Pappverpackung daher, welche auf der Vorderseite neben einem Foto nur von ein paar Schriftzügen geprägt ist. Auf der Rückseite befindet sich eine kurze Info, dass die Fernbedienung mit einer Ko...

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  Published: 2016-02-20, Author: Assimilator , review by: sofahelden.com

  • Abstract:  Auch bei der Verpackung des Standfußes bleibt sich NVIDIA treu und setzt auf das gleiche Design wie bereits bei der Android TV Box selbst. Dabei wird dem Interessenten der Fuß als Bild auf der Vorderseite gezeigt, dazu findet sich Schriftzüge von NVIDIA u...

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  Published: 2016-02-19, Author: Assimilator , review by: sofahelden.com

  • Gutes Preis/Leistungsverhältnis, 4K Streaming, Vielzahl an Apps dank Google Play Integration, Perfekt für Filmund Spielegenuss
  • Als Besitzer einer Xbox war ich vor allem zu Beginn meines Tests etwas skeptisch, ob die NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV Box wirklich einen Mehrwert für mich bietet. Bereits nach wenigen Minuten wusste ich jedoch die Antwort. Da es sich unterm Strich um ein durc...

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  Published: 2016-02-16, Author: Christoph , review by: gamezoom.net

  • saubere Verarbeitung (Konsole und Gamepad), schickes Design (Konsole), flotte Technik, 4K-Ready, ausreichend Anschlussmöglichkeiten, gutes Gamepad, GeForce Now bietet sehr gute Bildqualität, niedriger Inputlag, fairer Preis (Shield TV), sämtliche Kabel im
  • nerviges Touchpad (Gamepad), Gamepad nur bedingt geeignet für kleine Hände, Preisgestaltung von GeForce Now Abo, Spieleumfang von GeForce Now Abo, teure und unnötige Fernbedienung
  • Mit Shield liefert NVIDIA eine sehr flotte und zukunftssichere Android-Konsole ab. Die Kombination aus Tegra X1 und drei Gigabyte Arbeitsspeicher sorgt für ein flüssiges App- und Spielerlebnis. Auch das mitgelieferte Gamepad hinterlässt, mal abgesehen vom...

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  Published: 2015-12-23, Author: Amir , review by: giga.de

  • Schickes Design, guter Lieferumfang, Tolle Performance, große Anschlussvielfalt, GeForce Now noch nicht ganz überzeugend
  • Nicht ganz unauffällig, Hakelige Ersteinrichtung, Mit 200 Euro für das Gebotene ein gutes Angebot
  • „Nvidia bietet hier für 200 Euro ein sehr attraktives Gerät, welches über eine gute Performance, bequeme Eingabemöglichkeiten und viele Anschlüsse verfügt. Eine gute Internetleitung vorausgesetzt lässt sich mit dieser Box sehr viel anstellen und...

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  Published: 2015-12-16, Author: Amir , review by: giga.de

  • Peter zieht ein rundweg positives Zwischenfazit zum Shield TV: „Ich muss zugeben, dass ich vom ersten Moment an begeistert von der Medienwiedergabe war: Youtube, Twitch und andere Wiedergabe-Apps funktionierten sofort problemlos, bei der Verbindung mit de...

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  Published: 2015-12-11, review by: gamestar.de

  • 25Nvidia Shield Android TV - Multimedia-Konsole mit Gamestreaming ansehenDennis Ziesecke: Ich habe meinen Lieblings-Medienplayer fürs Wohnzimmer gefunden. Nvidia macht in diesem Punkt mit Shield alles richtig und begeistert mit einem zukunftssicheren Konz...

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  Published: 2015-11-24, review by: Pcwelt.de

  • Abstract:  24.11.2015 - Tests:Rund 200 Euro kostet die Android-TV-Box "Shield" von Nvidia. Neben Zugriff auf bekannte TV-Apps wie Netflix, YouTube und Co. bietet sie 4K-Unterstützung und die wohl interessanteste Funktion Geforce Now: Mit diesem Game-Streamingservice...

 
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  Published: 2015-10-20, Author: Marc , review by: golem.de

  • Das Shield TV selbst ist eine durchaus zierliche Konsole, es misst 210 x 130 mm und ist an der dicksten Stelle 25 mm flach. Das Gewicht liegt bei rund 650 Gramm. Im Inneren steckt der Tegra X1, bei dem es sich um das aktuell schnellste SoC mit ARM-Kernen...

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