**Exclusive GeForce Now and GeForce Stream Features**

One of the unique features of the Nvidia Shield TV is its exclusive GeForce Now and GeForce Stream features, which allow users to play games on their TV without the need for a separate gaming console. This feature is like trying to do a few things at once - it's like watching YouTube videos, browsing Google Movies, Netflix, and playing games all within seconds from the UI. While this feature is impressive, there are some limitations. The GeForce Now feature requires a fast connection, and even with an 11 megabit per second download speed, which is close to the recommended speed of 12 Mbps, I couldn't get a consistently fast and stable experience while streaming games.

Unfortunately, streaming 4K content does require a fast connection, so unless you have a minimum of 15 Mbps (or preferably more like 25 Mbps), the best features of Shield are limited. However, this is not to say that the Shield TV is not capable or well-rounded. The Tegra X1 processor and its ability to stream 4K content at 60 FPS and play full PC titles is genuinely exciting. I would love to do more with this feature in the future.

**Shield TV: A New Category of Product**

The Nvidia Shield TV is a new category of product that justifies a fairly limited lineup of available entertainment apps, which was disappointing for me. At launch, the Shield TV offers a few apps such as Netflix and YouTube, alongside a few other lesser-known apps. While users can always stream their own media using apps like Plex or plug in USB hard drives, there isn't any Amazon Prime, Sky Go, or 40D, among others. Although the Shield is updated regularly, I have been told that an I player will be coming very soon, and I'm sure other apps will be added as well. However, at present, there are significantly fewer apps and games available on the TV to download.

One of the issues with content is that the Shield TV runs Android TV software, which means that apps aren't automatically compatible. This limits the number of apps and games available for download. As with any new system, it does take time for content to become available and for features to mature. Despite its speed and pretty enjoyable UI, I don't think it offers enough for me to keep coming back in terms of entertainment apps.

**Shield TV Design, Inputs, and Expandable Storage**

The Shield TV has a great design, with a wide range of inputs, including HDMI 2.0, optical audio output, and component video input. It also has expandable storage up to 2 terabytes using microSD cards, and a choice of controllers. This makes it a capable and well-rounded product. The Tegra X1 processor is fast and powerful, making it suitable for streaming 4K content at 60 FPS.

**Pricing and Subscription**

The Shield TV is available as of the 10th of October, priced at £149 or $99 for the basic model, which comes bundled with a game controller. There is also a 500-gig model available for £219 or $299. However, to use most features, users need to pay £49 or $99 per month for a subscription that gives access to dozens of free games and GeForce Now.

**Should You Buy the Shield TV?**

If you like being on the cutting edge of technology, have a fast internet connection, and one future-proof media center, then the Shield TV is a great option. It's not too expensive considering its features. However, for everyone else, it's worth waiting a little while as more content and features are added, including Android TV operating system updates.

**Shield TV: A Modern Home Theater PC**

The Shield TV can be used to stream or play media from USB devices, external hard drives, SD cards, and even other devices like Blu-ray players. This makes it an excellent modern home theater PC. However, I feel that the Shield TV is more of a luxury than a necessity at present, primarily due to its limited content options.

**Conclusion**

Overall, my experience with the Nvidia Shield TV was mixed. While it has some exciting features, including GeForce Now and GeForce Stream, which are not available on most other devices. However, its lack of content options and limitations in terms of streaming speed were disappointing. I would recommend waiting a little while for more content and features to mature before purchasing the Shield TV.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi guys my name is Tom and I'm the tech Chap and welcome to my full review of the Nvidia Shield TV so what exactly is the Nvidia Shield TV well basically it's a set top box running Android TV that makes any TV super smart you can watch Netflix use Android apps and even stream high quality PC games through the GeForce now and the GeForce stream apps directly to your big TV The Shield basically wants to replace the slow clunky interface of your TV and become your go-to entertainment Hub so it's a smart TV box like the Apple TV the Amazon Fire TV Roku box or even the Google Chromecast however the Nvidia Shield is different in four Big ways the first is it supports up to Ultra HD 4K content at 60 frames per second thanks to the super fast Tegra X1 processor that powers The Shield only the Nvidia shield and upcoming Roku 4bx support 4K 60 Nvidia claim it's three times faster than even the brand new 2015 Apple TV it also works as a full Chromecast which means you can cast compatible apps from Android and even iOS devices straight to your TV so with 4K 60 a 24p movie option and also HDR support watching Netflix YouTube and even your own content is basically awesome on the shield and it's and it should uh future prooof your TV for years to come the second difference is how you use Shield most Smart TVs are pretty slow they're clunky they have horrible menus and then generally not the nicest uh to use with a TV remote so bundled with the Nvidia Shield TV is a wireless console style controller if you have ever used an Xbox One controller you'll feel right at home with this it is pretty chunky to be fair but it does feel good in the hand and it's great for navigating the menu and also for playing games a 3 and 1/2 mil Jack is also built into the controller so you can just plug in a pair of headphones and not worry about waking anyone up if you're having a late night TV or gaming binge session it also has a built-in mic which means you can use the Google Voice Now search options from the controller but if you're not a fan of using a game controller to navigate you can also buy the optional remote which is really easy to use it's thin it's light looks great uh and is very REM reminiscent of the Apple TV remote the remote also has a dedicated voice search button and also has a 3 and 1/2 mm Jack for headphones so you can use the remote or the GamePad to navigate shield and access all the apps games and content on the system some of the apps though are region specific for example if you're living in the states where the shield has been out since the summer of 2015 you can watch Hulu and Pandora whereas here in the UK well we don't have a whole lot just yet although you can obviously chomecast uh apps like I player or BT Sport uh to the shield you can't actually get I player at the moment uh at least not on my system and uh there are not a great deal of entertainment apps available just but we'll go into that a little bit later on in the review but the third great feature of the Nvidia Shield is Android apps you can browse and download apps and games from the Google Play Store store on the shield so you've got Netflix you got Plex and you can play games like Modern Combat 5 and crossy road for example you can install apps straight onto the shield too which means uh they load up instantly and so launching is quick they have a good stable frame rate throughout and playing them is a lot of fun on both the controller and simpler games like crossy road on the optional remote as well finally number four the GeForce apps GeForce now offers a Netflix style library of games you can stream games can be streamed up to 1080p 60 and make use of of a range of Nvidia exclusive graphical upgrades that normally you'd have to Shell out a to buy a huge PC for a highend PC so uh you've got the benefits of a highend 980 TI or Titan graphics card and all those extra graphical effects that come with it but on your sort of console style Nvidia Shield TV playing on your big TV you don't have to worry about patches or uh downloads or driver software it's literally press and play which means it's extremely simple just to get gaming the library of games you have access to is growing it includes some of the latest big titles like The Witcher 3 Batman Arkham Knight and grid Autosport for example some games are free whereas others you will need to buy prices to be fair are comparatively expensive although you do get an additional key to play the game on the PC uh in case you don't want to use the shield anymore for whatever reason so you can go and download it again on the PC so you have a Netflix style streaming library for console gaming on your big TV with PC quality Graphics that's pretty sweet I think as well as GeForce now though Shield also features GeForce stream which I think is actually the most exciting part you may already own a powerful Goods speec PC which I'm fortunate enough to have uh with all my games already installed so and I don't like to compromise on quality or uh graphical effects and more importantly I don't really want to have to buy my games again so that's where GeForce stream comes in with the GeForce experience software open on your PC which comes with all the latest drivers uh you can stream your games directly to your TV and play uh with the bundled Shield controller or if you prefer you can use a USB or Bluetooth accessory like a mouse and keyboard uh plugged in to the back or connected to the shield so if you don't have a PC it's no problem uh you can buy and stream games instantly from the GeForce now store but if you are already a PC Enthusiast and have a decent rig you can stream and play your games on your big TV I've been playing a lot of Metal Gear Solid 5 recently it came out a few weeks ago I'm nearly 60 hours into it or something and I sit at my desk I I play games and sometimes it's nice to uh sort of sit in in the living room or your bedroom where your TV is and uh relax a bit and play on a bigger screen so I could just pick up my controll and within seconds I was able to continue playing where I left off in mgs5 on my TV uh using the GeForce stream feature however there is a little bit of input lag even if the connection is fast and stable you'll feel the controller is about half a second behind what's happening on the TV this may be a problem for Twitchy games like Call of Duty but generally it's not an issue but you will notice it so it's something to bear in mind so what's the verdict for the Nvidia Shield well it does a lot well the speed and the responsiveness of the UI is basically exceptional thanks to the Tegra X1 processor and exclusive GeForce now and GeForce stream features offer a very unique way of playing games it's like on live tried to do a few years ago jumping between YouTube videos Google movies Netflix and games within seconds from the UI is really impressive one of the problems though there just isn't enough content Shield TV is a new category of product from Nvidia which justifies a fairly limited lineup of available entertainment apps uh at launch um so you have Netflix you have YouTube uh alongside a few other lesser known apps you can of course always stream your own media using apps like Plex or you can plug in USB hard drives for example but there isn't any Amazon Prime there's no Sky Go I player at the moment 40D for example uh there's none of that and although Shield is updated regularly and I have been told I player is coming very soon and I'm sure other apps will be as well there is just not a huge amount uh to run on it to play on it in terms of entertainment content the other issue relating to content is the fact that the shield is running Android TV software so unlike regular Android operating systems apps aren't automatically compatible with Android TV so there are significantly fewer apps and games available on the TV to download of course as with any new system it does take time for content to become available and for features to mature but despite its speed and pretty enjoyable uh UI to actually use it doesn't offer enough for me to keep coming back uh in terms of entertainment apps and being sort of the Hub of my my home theater PC if you will for me though the most exciting part is the GeForce stream and Now features unfortunately for me streaming games on my 11 megabit per second download uh Broadband wasn't consistently fast enough even though the shield recommends 12 as a sort of requirement um and I was pretty close to that and I do have a Wi-Fi AC router within a few meters of it uh I could not get a consistently fast and stable experience uh streaming my games uh with GeForce stream so that was a little bit disappointing I couldn't really get a full enjoyable gaming experience from it I would be confident though in saying that if you have a higher uh Broadband speed like 1550 megabits or faster your experience will be far better and it would make the shield a much much more appealing device because then you get a great use out of those exclusive features and as they do say your experience may vary and that is very true here uh goox streaming 4K content do both require a fast connection so unless you have a minimum of 12 or in my opinion at least 15 but you know preferably more like 2025 the best features of Shield do become a little bit limited so the box has a great design has a wide range of inputs it has expandable storage up to 2 terab MicroSD and a choice of controllers so I think the shield is definitely a capable well-rounded product the Tegra X1 uh processor and its ability to stream the 4K 60 content and play full PC titles is genuinely exciting and something I'd love to do more in the future you can go out and buy the shield as of the 10th of October uh for £149 or $99 and it is bundled with the game controller but there is also a 500 gig model for £219 or $299 uh for both models though the remote and the stand are sold separately but as well as The Upfront price in order to use the majority of features you do need to pay £49 or $999 a month uh for the subscription that gives you access to dozens of free games uh alongside the GeForce now feature so the big question should you buy one well if you like being on The Cutting Edge of Technology you have a fast uh broadb connection and one future proof Media Center then I think the shield is a great option and actually not too expensive considering for everyone else though it's worth waiting a little while as they add more content and more uh features and more entertainment apps and hopefully uh as our and including my internet speeds improve as well that'll make it big difference to its usability it does work well as a modern home theater PC 2 you can stream or play your media from USB devices external hard drives SD cards so in my opinion I think the shield TV is the best smart TV box you can buy but overall I feel like it's a b of a luxury rather than a necessity at the moment primarily due to a lack of content options but hopefully that will change in the future as they Continue to update it and the Android TV operating system matures so that's been my full review of the Nvidia Shield TV I hope you've enjoyed it thank you very much for watching uh please do like and subscribe and let me know what you think of the shield TV in the comments thanks for watching guys and I'll see you again soon cheershi guys my name is Tom and I'm the tech Chap and welcome to my full review of the Nvidia Shield TV so what exactly is the Nvidia Shield TV well basically it's a set top box running Android TV that makes any TV super smart you can watch Netflix use Android apps and even stream high quality PC games through the GeForce now and the GeForce stream apps directly to your big TV The Shield basically wants to replace the slow clunky interface of your TV and become your go-to entertainment Hub so it's a smart TV box like the Apple TV the Amazon Fire TV Roku box or even the Google Chromecast however the Nvidia Shield is different in four Big ways the first is it supports up to Ultra HD 4K content at 60 frames per second thanks to the super fast Tegra X1 processor that powers The Shield only the Nvidia shield and upcoming Roku 4bx support 4K 60 Nvidia claim it's three times faster than even the brand new 2015 Apple TV it also works as a full Chromecast which means you can cast compatible apps from Android and even iOS devices straight to your TV so with 4K 60 a 24p movie option and also HDR support watching Netflix YouTube and even your own content is basically awesome on the shield and it's and it should uh future prooof your TV for years to come the second difference is how you use Shield most Smart TVs are pretty slow they're clunky they have horrible menus and then generally not the nicest uh to use with a TV remote so bundled with the Nvidia Shield TV is a wireless console style controller if you have ever used an Xbox One controller you'll feel right at home with this it is pretty chunky to be fair but it does feel good in the hand and it's great for navigating the menu and also for playing games a 3 and 1/2 mil Jack is also built into the controller so you can just plug in a pair of headphones and not worry about waking anyone up if you're having a late night TV or gaming binge session it also has a built-in mic which means you can use the Google Voice Now search options from the controller but if you're not a fan of using a game controller to navigate you can also buy the optional remote which is really easy to use it's thin it's light looks great uh and is very REM reminiscent of the Apple TV remote the remote also has a dedicated voice search button and also has a 3 and 1/2 mm Jack for headphones so you can use the remote or the GamePad to navigate shield and access all the apps games and content on the system some of the apps though are region specific for example if you're living in the states where the shield has been out since the summer of 2015 you can watch Hulu and Pandora whereas here in the UK well we don't have a whole lot just yet although you can obviously chomecast uh apps like I player or BT Sport uh to the shield you can't actually get I player at the moment uh at least not on my system and uh there are not a great deal of entertainment apps available just but we'll go into that a little bit later on in the review but the third great feature of the Nvidia Shield is Android apps you can browse and download apps and games from the Google Play Store store on the shield so you've got Netflix you got Plex and you can play games like Modern Combat 5 and crossy road for example you can install apps straight onto the shield too which means uh they load up instantly and so launching is quick they have a good stable frame rate throughout and playing them is a lot of fun on both the controller and simpler games like crossy road on the optional remote as well finally number four the GeForce apps GeForce now offers a Netflix style library of games you can stream games can be streamed up to 1080p 60 and make use of of a range of Nvidia exclusive graphical upgrades that normally you'd have to Shell out a to buy a huge PC for a highend PC so uh you've got the benefits of a highend 980 TI or Titan graphics card and all those extra graphical effects that come with it but on your sort of console style Nvidia Shield TV playing on your big TV you don't have to worry about patches or uh downloads or driver software it's literally press and play which means it's extremely simple just to get gaming the library of games you have access to is growing it includes some of the latest big titles like The Witcher 3 Batman Arkham Knight and grid Autosport for example some games are free whereas others you will need to buy prices to be fair are comparatively expensive although you do get an additional key to play the game on the PC uh in case you don't want to use the shield anymore for whatever reason so you can go and download it again on the PC so you have a Netflix style streaming library for console gaming on your big TV with PC quality Graphics that's pretty sweet I think as well as GeForce now though Shield also features GeForce stream which I think is actually the most exciting part you may already own a powerful Goods speec PC which I'm fortunate enough to have uh with all my games already installed so and I don't like to compromise on quality or uh graphical effects and more importantly I don't really want to have to buy my games again so that's where GeForce stream comes in with the GeForce experience software open on your PC which comes with all the latest drivers uh you can stream your games directly to your TV and play uh with the bundled Shield controller or if you prefer you can use a USB or Bluetooth accessory like a mouse and keyboard uh plugged in to the back or connected to the shield so if you don't have a PC it's no problem uh you can buy and stream games instantly from the GeForce now store but if you are already a PC Enthusiast and have a decent rig you can stream and play your games on your big TV I've been playing a lot of Metal Gear Solid 5 recently it came out a few weeks ago I'm nearly 60 hours into it or something and I sit at my desk I I play games and sometimes it's nice to uh sort of sit in in the living room or your bedroom where your TV is and uh relax a bit and play on a bigger screen so I could just pick up my controll and within seconds I was able to continue playing where I left off in mgs5 on my TV uh using the GeForce stream feature however there is a little bit of input lag even if the connection is fast and stable you'll feel the controller is about half a second behind what's happening on the TV this may be a problem for Twitchy games like Call of Duty but generally it's not an issue but you will notice it so it's something to bear in mind so what's the verdict for the Nvidia Shield well it does a lot well the speed and the responsiveness of the UI is basically exceptional thanks to the Tegra X1 processor and exclusive GeForce now and GeForce stream features offer a very unique way of playing games it's like on live tried to do a few years ago jumping between YouTube videos Google movies Netflix and games within seconds from the UI is really impressive one of the problems though there just isn't enough content Shield TV is a new category of product from Nvidia which justifies a fairly limited lineup of available entertainment apps uh at launch um so you have Netflix you have YouTube uh alongside a few other lesser known apps you can of course always stream your own media using apps like Plex or you can plug in USB hard drives for example but there isn't any Amazon Prime there's no Sky Go I player at the moment 40D for example uh there's none of that and although Shield is updated regularly and I have been told I player is coming very soon and I'm sure other apps will be as well there is just not a huge amount uh to run on it to play on it in terms of entertainment content the other issue relating to content is the fact that the shield is running Android TV software so unlike regular Android operating systems apps aren't automatically compatible with Android TV so there are significantly fewer apps and games available on the TV to download of course as with any new system it does take time for content to become available and for features to mature but despite its speed and pretty enjoyable uh UI to actually use it doesn't offer enough for me to keep coming back uh in terms of entertainment apps and being sort of the Hub of my my home theater PC if you will for me though the most exciting part is the GeForce stream and Now features unfortunately for me streaming games on my 11 megabit per second download uh Broadband wasn't consistently fast enough even though the shield recommends 12 as a sort of requirement um and I was pretty close to that and I do have a Wi-Fi AC router within a few meters of it uh I could not get a consistently fast and stable experience uh streaming my games uh with GeForce stream so that was a little bit disappointing I couldn't really get a full enjoyable gaming experience from it I would be confident though in saying that if you have a higher uh Broadband speed like 1550 megabits or faster your experience will be far better and it would make the shield a much much more appealing device because then you get a great use out of those exclusive features and as they do say your experience may vary and that is very true here uh goox streaming 4K content do both require a fast connection so unless you have a minimum of 12 or in my opinion at least 15 but you know preferably more like 2025 the best features of Shield do become a little bit limited so the box has a great design has a wide range of inputs it has expandable storage up to 2 terab MicroSD and a choice of controllers so I think the shield is definitely a capable well-rounded product the Tegra X1 uh processor and its ability to stream the 4K 60 content and play full PC titles is genuinely exciting and something I'd love to do more in the future you can go out and buy the shield as of the 10th of October uh for £149 or $99 and it is bundled with the game controller but there is also a 500 gig model for £219 or $299 uh for both models though the remote and the stand are sold separately but as well as The Upfront price in order to use the majority of features you do need to pay £49 or $999 a month uh for the subscription that gives you access to dozens of free games uh alongside the GeForce now feature so the big question should you buy one well if you like being on The Cutting Edge of Technology you have a fast uh broadb connection and one future proof Media Center then I think the shield is a great option and actually not too expensive considering for everyone else though it's worth waiting a little while as they add more content and more uh features and more entertainment apps and hopefully uh as our and including my internet speeds improve as well that'll make it big difference to its usability it does work well as a modern home theater PC 2 you can stream or play your media from USB devices external hard drives SD cards so in my opinion I think the shield TV is the best smart TV box you can buy but overall I feel like it's a b of a luxury rather than a necessity at the moment primarily due to a lack of content options but hopefully that will change in the future as they Continue to update it and the Android TV operating system matures so that's been my full review of the Nvidia Shield TV I hope you've enjoyed it thank you very much for watching uh please do like and subscribe and let me know what you think of the shield TV in the comments thanks for watching guys and I'll see you again soon cheers\n"