@@burnzy3210 there’s plenty of new AI tech that Nvidia could well market in a device like the shield giving you two simple examples being their RTX Video HDR which can convert any SDR video into HDR using AI as well as RTX Video Super Resolution which is their most up to date and refined way of AI Upscaling lower quality video up to 4K using more sophisticated ways than the current Nvidia Shield TV does with their older AI Upscaling process found in it. Also, support for VP9 profile 2 for HDR videos in UA-cam, AV1 codec support at a hardware level which is being highly available and used in UA-cam, Netflix, among other streaming services. I could go on in many other ways of how a newer Nvidia Shield could be very welcomed, but I would leave it to that as those are key factors for improvements the current Shield TV pro doesn’t have.
I own four (4) Nvidia Shield TV units, three (3) are Pros 2017 & one from 2015. I use them as streming boxes all around my house, even did them as a PLEX servers. I have had zero issues and they all run to this day superbly. 💪
I was in middle school when I first started watching your channel because I was super hyped about the ouya. I remember saving up money to buy it at Target and then being super bummed when it ended up flopping and getting bought up by Razer. I can't believe it's been a decade since then. How time flies. Keep up the amazing work
Nvidia needs to add VP9.2 and AV1 hardware decoding, as a LOT of people use UA-cam, and with no HDR, I just cannot keep using the Shield. If they want to sell units, add those two codecs and 8K@60 output, and they should be good for another 10 years.
@@bankruptsee All sorts of devices. I use a Rocktek G2 for UA-cam HDR, Nvidia Shield Pro for UA-cam SDR, day to day UA-camTV and HDR on Peacock SNF, a Intel NUC PC with a A770m dedicated GPU for 8K UA-cam and some general streaming, a Roku Ultra for HDR on Prime Vidio sports. See how a new Nvidia Shield that covered ALL those devices would be a big seller?
Love my OG one, have it in the office, put a new version in the living room, and the stick in the bedroom. So easy to use and none of the bloat of a FireStick.
I'm still using the OG Shield TV daily, though I did replace the spinning 500GB SHDD with a 500GB SSD when it started showing signs of failure. Best TV box ever, hands down. I have two of the controllers as well and have used them on the Shield TV as well as the Shield K1 tablet. Great rundown and history!
The Shield has been handling my home theater media content requirements for years now. I've toyed with the idea of upgrading to a full blown HTPC, but I'm really not an any hurry to get started on it. The Shield is just that good.
Best home theater PC I did not make. Before the Shield I always made HTPCs and had to continually upgrade processors, OS's and graphics cards. This thing just works.
Still have my 16gb with just the game controller and still works like a charm, only usi it as a tv box with apps like netflix, plex, Max and so on. It looks and feels a bit slower now but still works very well. Happy when I got a Samsung tv several years ago that the Samsung remote worked with the Shield 🙂
still running my 16gb 2015. controller and remote both still work. still my main player in living room. btw my kit came with both controller and remote.
It's amazing to see ANY Android device be supported for this long. This has been in our living room since the beginning. The only 'mod' I've done with it was replace the front end because of all the ads. And we upgraded from that awful OG remote. It's time for a new one, use the HW developed for the switch 2. Something that has the headroom for 4K/8K and latest standards.
This was cool video. I remember wanting a Shield TV so badly back in the day, but never seemed to have the money to buy one. I wanted it primarily for emulation. Btw, I had no no idea that Tomb Raider was on the Shield until this video. Right now, I have a PC and a handheld that take care of my emulation needs, including PS2, Gamecube, and Dreamcast.
I picked up the 2017 pro version when I knew I had a few months of surgery recovery ahead of me. Watched the hell out of it. Then the 2x speed on UA-cam was removed. Then the controller battery stopped holding charge. Then I f'd up the controller housing when I replaced the battery. I still use it to cast YT videos to the TV, occasionally.
I think there are so many of us with these flying under the radar. It just works so well I have one in Oergon at my mom's house and one at home and I think I'll get a third for my office. I bought my first when i was recovering from knee surgery, returned it and regretted it right away, so I bought another, then the pro came out and I got one of those, so technically, I have had three, I even game on it some times.
I still have the Shield 2015 & 2019 it has stood the test of time. I'm currently using the Dune HD homtatics R 4K plus as my daily driver(V12 FW 7954). Netflix & BBC iPlayer natively supports auto frame switch, both apps support API (A12 or newer). The Dune can play DV HEVC, VP9.2/AV1 and UA-cam 4k HDR.
My 2015 Pro just died a month ago. I have a 2017 pro that I still use as my streamer. Best streaming box you can get in my opinion. If Nvidia made a new version I would buy it for sure.
I’m still using my original 2015 ShieldTV Pros and 16GB versions as my daily streamers and media players. I have family and friends I recommended buying them, and they, too, still use them daily.
The PLEX server capability will keep this device useful for a long time. It can even accept directly-attached storage (I have seen 20TB external HDDs work) to let you store/move content accessible by any network-connected device (phone, laptop, tablet, etc). It may not be as ideal as a NAS but it is cheaper and easier to setup if you don't have the technical experience to setup a NAS.
Which is a little sad. AMD apus have come a long way. The shield CPU is not great, and the graphics are Maxwell based which is pretty dated now. I would just snag a mini PC, and install batocera and windows on it. Batocera has Kodi built in.
Ahh i remember 2015 as a youngin living with my parents i saved up enough money to buy a console. I had a wii u already and decided to buy an nvidia shield tv 2015. Not for streaming purposes but because i thought android gaming on the TV sounded like a great idea. And plus emulators on my TV sounded cool. In 2015 retro gaming on TVs other than on a PC wasnt such a prominent thing. They even had a native Re5 port. And they had GTA san andreas on the play store. Eventually i stopped really gaming on here since it only got more limited as updates came out. And ten years later. Its been through me going to college, several different roomates borrowed it, watch parties for what feels like different eras in my life and i still use the shield as our main streaming device at me and my girls place
still rocking my 2017 switch and i get very few issues at all. The only issue i ever have is simply minor lag when the remote wakes up. but once the remote wakes it's absurdly snappy. It moves as fast as my fingers go. No slowdown at all. Any issue i've ever had with plex has been a plex issue. I don't. have a complicated set up so it does the job.
Great video. I just wanted to point out something I believe you missed. The Shield can absolutely play AAA PC titles with a subscription to GeForce Now. I can link my Steam & Xbox digital library and play GeForce compatible games on my Home Theater TV/Audio system. The fact it also does media better than anything else is just a bonus for me.
@@bandit8623 they shut down the self-hosted streaming version that you could do from your own game PC, which was a bummer because it worked so well, I could even use it at a hotel etc. But they still offer their GeForce Cloud streaming option, which is a good implementation of cloud gaming as it lets you use your own Steam/epic etc accounts, but costs $$$ to be worthwhile.
I stopped updating the original ShieldTV a long time ago because of the commercial stuff pushed more and more on it. It still works fine. (O and the game controller died, but it has bluetooth so a BT controller works fine too. I was very pleased an surprised by the amount of input devices working with the ShieldTV)
Nice walk down memory lane. Every TV in my house is powered by an Nvidia Shield. I have all 2017 models. Great value since software support has kept up. Sad that many set top box reviews today only focus on latest Apple TV, Roku device, etc. when the Shield is still better than all of them.
I also had the Sheild Tablet. Don't forget about the innovative touch screen that had a pressure sensitive capacity screen that would respond very well to the built-in stylus.
This just shows how stagnant the TV box market has been. I think mainly because so many modern TVs are already "SMART" people dont feel the need to upgrade but they really dont know how poorly their TV is handling the smart functionality when compared to a game console or a external solution like the Shield.
Lon, Thank you for all your videos. I’ve learned a lot and appreciate them. I have question about the Shield.. I have one I bought in 2017 and it’s been running slow and wanted to know if there’s a way to back up apps to a USB drive and reset to factory and restore apps. Not all apps but backing a few apps would be nice. Mainly for settings. Thanks again..
i think you skipped the tegra 2 in the history there where it was powered by some popular devices back in the day like the Motorola Atrix, Transformer TF101 (which I had till today and still works albeit just as a cam viewer)
Fun fact, there's a native super Mario galaxy port in China for the shield. Makes ya wonder if it was testing the waters for the switch then. So wish Nintendo went out of their way to get all the streaming apps on their system early. Then, it could be a sudo shield successor. So hope this video does well! Loved how you went down memory lane.
The NVIDIA Shield 2019 remote is one of the best ergonomically and having a built-in speaker makes sure you never lose it. However, in the past year or two Android TV decided to flood the home screen with ads (including fast food) so now I run the highly recommended Projectivy Launcher. $200 for hardware with ads is a joke! Curious if you can connect a USB 3.0 Blu-ray drive to the Shield Pro.
I am still Rockin my 2015 Nvidia Shield TV. I did have to replace the remote control at some point. (I still have my OG nvidia Sheild Portable that i mostly use to play some older games and SNES Roms. I wish that form factor would make a comeback verse the tablet with controllers on the side. )
I never got the shield in 2017 for gaming part of it as I wanted a good media player and it has been one of the best I've own, I go back to Windows Media Center and the only issue I had with WMC was you need a large PC to connect to the TV as this was long before mini PC's were released.
I have a 2017 pro and it boggles my mind that in the technology space after all these years that it's still one of the best options out there for what it does. If a new one isn't out by the time this one finally kicks the bucket, I might have to get an Apple TV.
One thing I did do was use my shield along with an mcable to handle upscaling and apply color upscaling.. Its like having HDR on all videos and it does make a difference.. Colors are more vibrant and the picture looks sharper..
Have one on every TV in my house and a travel one. What other device can you say that came out in 2015, that still works as good as it did day one and still doesn't feel outdated? Best technology purchase I can say I have ever made.
Watching you on one of my original Shields! I have 6, all original except for one of the “mini” ones. I have a Shield tablet too, but it’s very slow compared to even older iPads.
I have had much love for my 2017 Shield, glad they are still supporting it. Though with the induction of ads for a product I paid a premium for and it's 7 years old (numerous crashes and slowness) I retired mine this year. I believe Nvidia is done with this product line, otherwise we would have seen a refresh long before now. It was nice while it lasted, far cheaper solutions out there to choose from now.
The Nvidia shield is still the best for multi-purpose use including Plex all of your favorite apps and even as a homebrew scene. This is the legendary status of the D-Link boxee box.
Still running the 2017 Shield, great box. I had to replace the remote with the newer 2019 version (original remote was trash and kept losing connectivity). I love it for Plex and Jellyfin but I'm starting to see major performance issues with Disney+ and Prime Video, lots of lost frames, audio out of sync etc, I'm not surprised with the age of it. I would buy a new version in a heartbeat
I stopped using my 2019 Shield Pro because I bought a Samsung QN90B and the Tizen interface seemed adequate and quick enough for the few apps I use. I also got tired of needing 3 remotes (TV, receiver, Shield). My TV's interface has been getting rather slow lately, so I'm considering dusting off my Shield and putting it back to work. Are there any good universal remotes that work with the Shield? Do people still use Logitech Harmony remotes? Maybe I could set up some Google Assistant commands/routines for the few settings I regular change on my receiver and TV as they both work with Google Assistant.
There are no rumors as of now. However Its unlikely they will make a new one until there is some new technology that has to be implemented to the public. Because The intent for the shield is less for OTT streaming apps and more for remote/cloud playing. So if I have to make a guess, they will release a new shield tv when geforce now can support 4k120hz streaming.
Mine is still going strong after many years. The game controller battery died, so I had to permanently plug into a USB charging cable, but everything else still works fine.
I've got the 2017 and 2019 Pro models and love them, but it's too bad they haven't announced anything since. Over 5 years now... I think we need a bit more speed, and UA-cam HDR (VP9-Profile 2) support. I don't really play games on mine (got my Xbox series x for that), mainly for streaming (netflix and such) and watching my media on plex, in which it supports very well!
Great video, i have 4x 2019 shield pros in my home system. It is the ONLY cots device that can play back 4k blu ray rips. Everything else chuggs and stalls. 4k rips are like 30-60Mbps, vs netflix/amzn prime which is like 10-15Mbps
It's the only smart device I have where the interface isn't laggy. I have a FireTV that sometimes takes 10 seconds ro respond to a button press and it's beyond frustrating. Had my Shield for 7 years and it's fast and responsive and just a pleasure to use. I really appreciate the firmware updates, but I'd LOVE a properly updated new model. Just take my money, Nvidia!
There's still not much wrong with the Shield Pro..Maybe AV1 and VP9 hardware decoding would be nice. I'd also like a better solution to the auto refresh-rate switching issues. QFT promised it would be a thing of the past but it hasn't really happened yet. 4K 120fps video decoding? 120fps gaming with HDMI 2.1 VRR?
I had a Shield tablet. While the specs were great, apps ran sluggishly on it for some reason. It was terrible. When the Shield TV was announced, it was a real leap of faith when I pre-ordered it, but I'm glad I did. I've had one of each generation Shield TV since. It's getting a bit long in the tooth though. We're overdue for a new version with AV1 support.
I still love my shield! My only gripe is the remote. It loses its connection very often, so I have to find a better replacement. Does anyone have any recommendations for this?
Shield 2.0 with built-in NPU for AI. All voice prompts are process and kept local and not shared with a cloud service. This would be a killer home automation device that any existing Shield owner will surely purchase.
My Shield TV has been under my TV for nearly a decade now and is still used every now and again. NVIDIA did some nice ports in the early days, a lot are broken now and don't work properly any more.
I love the Shield , I think it's about time they need a refresh. But the darn thing is still pretty powerful...it's still the best streaming device out there, bar none.
I'm looking for a 2019 Shield Pro but they've hardly went down in price, and I'm terrified that it would lose most of its value the moment its successor (or a viable high-performance competitor) shows up.
I been watching Lon since 2015 🤯🤯 at least! I remember he was doing a youtube stream way back then and he answered my chat when i asked him if he has been able to make living wage on youtube now. He said for a couple months now, “yes”👍 😅😂
Look, there's nothing better than the Shield but it's time for Nvidia to give us the Shield 2.0 with their current latest tech!!
@@7_of_9 look!
Maybe we get a Shield refresh alongside Nintendo Switch 2 with similar SoC in each
Id like them to revisit then Shield portable.
What more could you want though?
@@burnzy3210 there’s plenty of new AI tech that Nvidia could well market in a device like the shield giving you two simple examples being their RTX Video HDR which can convert any SDR video into HDR using AI as well as RTX Video Super Resolution which is their most up to date and refined way of AI Upscaling lower quality video up to 4K using more sophisticated ways than the current Nvidia Shield TV does with their older AI Upscaling process found in it.
Also, support for VP9 profile 2 for HDR videos in UA-cam, AV1 codec support at a hardware level which is being highly available and used in UA-cam, Netflix, among other streaming services.
I could go on in many other ways of how a newer Nvidia Shield could be very welcomed, but I would leave it to that as those are key factors for improvements the current Shield TV pro doesn’t have.
Watching this on my 2017 Shield Pro. Still best streamer in the house.
SAME!
I’d love a 2024/2025 Shield!
@@SolKnightt me too! Hopefully with 4K UA-cam support
Same! AV1 decoding and simultaneous BT headphone connections would get me to upgrade.
Still running my 2017 shield TV with the gaming controller. Absolutely Love it
I've had plenty of fire devices which are all laggy and slow, but my 2015 Shield still going strong!!
I own four (4) Nvidia Shield TV units, three (3) are Pros 2017 & one from 2015. I use them as streming boxes all around my house, even did them as a PLEX servers. I have had zero issues and they all run to this day superbly. 💪
Nvidia Shield Pro is the only media player that’s supports TrueHD.
@@ccnp2009 Of the Nvidia players maybe. There are other players that support TrueHD.
I was in middle school when I first started watching your channel because I was super hyped about the ouya. I remember saving up money to buy it at Target and then being super bummed when it ended up flopping and getting bought up by Razer. I can't believe it's been a decade since then. How time flies. Keep up the amazing work
Wholesome, comments like this make me smile.
Nvidia needs to add VP9.2 and AV1 hardware decoding, as a LOT of people use UA-cam, and with no HDR, I just cannot keep using the Shield. If they want to sell units, add those two codecs and 8K@60 output, and they should be good for another 10 years.
What are you using?
@@bankruptsee All sorts of devices. I use a Rocktek G2 for UA-cam HDR, Nvidia Shield Pro for UA-cam SDR, day to day UA-camTV and HDR on Peacock SNF, a Intel NUC PC with a A770m dedicated GPU for 8K UA-cam and some general streaming, a Roku Ultra for HDR on Prime Vidio sports. See how a new Nvidia Shield that covered ALL those devices would be a big seller?
I'd like to see some USB 4 ports as well.
I love its backlit remote.
Still rocking 2017 Shield
@@Angultra Same, we've been running Shields in our house since we cut the cord in 2017!
Love my OG one, have it in the office, put a new version in the living room, and the stick in the bedroom. So easy to use and none of the bloat of a FireStick.
Great video Lon, I think the Nvidia Shield is a very good device and I hope we see a new version come out in the near future.
I'm still using the OG Shield TV daily, though I did replace the spinning 500GB SHDD with a 500GB SSD when it started showing signs of failure.
Best TV box ever, hands down. I have two of the controllers as well and have used them on the Shield TV as well as the Shield K1 tablet.
Great rundown and history!
The Shield has been handling my home theater media content requirements for years now. I've toyed with the idea of upgrading to a full blown HTPC, but I'm really not an any hurry to get started on it. The Shield is just that good.
we so need a new one with av1 support
Best home theater PC I did not make. Before the Shield I always made HTPCs and had to continually upgrade processors, OS's and graphics cards. This thing just works.
Great longevity and solid ! As great as your work on UA-cam all these years !
I'm watching this on my original one now. No lag, no degradation. Love it. Have it connected to my 150inch ultra short throw AWOL 3500
I can't believe that this channel doesn't even have a million subs yet.
Still have my 16gb with just the game controller and still works like a charm, only usi it as a tv box with apps like netflix, plex, Max and so on. It looks and feels a bit slower now but still works very well. Happy when I got a Samsung tv several years ago that the Samsung remote worked with the Shield 🙂
Love my Shield's and still have 3, two of which are about 7 or 8 year's old. Great video
still running my 16gb 2015. controller and remote both still work. still my main player in living room. btw my kit came with both controller and remote.
I'm using my 2015 one right now - it's still the best
Awesome comprehensive history there. The Shields are a fantastic line of products.
To talk about tegra chips, is important to talk about the first (and most interesting) devices that used the chip, the Zune HD and the Surface RT
And Nexus 7 first generation
While I still have multiple versions of the Shield TV, I no longer use it because it doesn’t support HDR within UA-cam.
It's amazing to see ANY Android device be supported for this long. This has been in our living room since the beginning. The only 'mod' I've done with it was replace the front end because of all the ads. And we upgraded from that awful OG remote.
It's time for a new one, use the HW developed for the switch 2. Something that has the headroom for 4K/8K and latest standards.
This was cool video. I remember wanting a Shield TV so badly back in the day, but never seemed to have the money to buy one. I wanted it primarily for emulation. Btw, I had no no idea that Tomb Raider was on the Shield until this video.
Right now, I have a PC and a handheld that take care of my emulation needs, including PS2, Gamecube, and Dreamcast.
I picked up the 2017 pro version when I knew I had a few months of surgery recovery ahead of me. Watched the hell out of it. Then the 2x speed on UA-cam was removed. Then the controller battery stopped holding charge. Then I f'd up the controller housing when I replaced the battery. I still use it to cast YT videos to the TV, occasionally.
@adenansu use the phone android app as controller for the shield.
I think there are so many of us with these flying under the radar. It just works so well I have one in Oergon at my mom's house and one at home and I think I'll get a third for my office. I bought my first when i was recovering from knee surgery, returned it and regretted it right away, so I bought another, then the pro came out and I got one of those, so technically, I have had three, I even game on it some times.
I still have the Shield 2015 & 2019 it has stood the test of time. I'm currently using the Dune HD homtatics R 4K plus as my daily driver(V12 FW 7954). Netflix & BBC iPlayer natively supports auto frame switch, both apps support API (A12 or newer). The Dune can play DV HEVC, VP9.2/AV1 and UA-cam 4k HDR.
I've purchased 5 Shield TVs for various TVs. A truly awesome product.
And I bought the first one at launch. Still use it.
I had the shield tablet too! I was super anticipating it and it delivered. It even came after my cherish nexus 7 tab. The first one 😉
I subbed to your channel because of the shield and its plex capabilities
My 2015 Pro just died a month ago. I have a 2017 pro that I still use as my streamer. Best streaming box you can get in my opinion. If Nvidia made a new version I would buy it for sure.
I’m still using my original 2015 ShieldTV Pros and 16GB versions as my daily streamers and media players. I have family and friends I recommended buying them, and they, too, still use them daily.
The PLEX server capability will keep this device useful for a long time. It can even accept directly-attached storage (I have seen 20TB external HDDs work) to let you store/move content accessible by any network-connected device (phone, laptop, tablet, etc). It may not be as ideal as a NAS but it is cheaper and easier to setup if you don't have the technical experience to setup a NAS.
The Shield is still king! 🛡
Which is a little sad. AMD apus have come a long way. The shield CPU is not great, and the graphics are Maxwell based which is pretty dated now. I would just snag a mini PC, and install batocera and windows on it. Batocera has Kodi built in.
Great review and historical breakdown. Thank you!
Hi Lon!! I want to switch from Roku pro to Nvidia shield and use to play back movies from my Plex. What version of Nvidia is the better one for Plex?
Get the pro
Ahh i remember 2015 as a youngin living with my parents i saved up enough money to buy a console. I had a wii u already and decided to buy an nvidia shield tv 2015. Not for streaming purposes but because i thought android gaming on the TV sounded like a great idea. And plus emulators on my TV sounded cool. In 2015 retro gaming on TVs other than on a PC wasnt such a prominent thing. They even had a native Re5 port. And they had GTA san andreas on the play store. Eventually i stopped really gaming on here since it only got more limited as updates came out. And ten years later. Its been through me going to college, several different roomates borrowed it, watch parties for what feels like different eras in my life and i still use the shield as our main streaming device at me and my girls place
still rocking my 2017 switch and i get very few issues at all. The only issue i ever have is simply minor lag when the remote wakes up. but once the remote wakes it's absurdly snappy. It moves as fast as my fingers go. No slowdown at all. Any issue i've ever had with plex has been a plex issue. I don't. have a complicated set up so it does the job.
great video and lookback. Thanks.
I've had my Shield since 2018. Love it! It's still working great 👍.
Great video. I just wanted to point out something I believe you missed. The Shield can absolutely play AAA PC titles with a subscription to GeForce Now. I can link my Steam & Xbox digital library and play GeForce compatible games on my Home Theater TV/Audio system. The fact it also does media better than anything else is just a bonus for me.
didnt gforce now get shutdown?
@@bandit8623 Nope. Just finished another session. Unless I am hallucinating, it works fantastic.
@@bandit8623 they shut down the self-hosted streaming version that you could do from your own game PC, which was a bummer because it worked so well, I could even use it at a hotel etc. But they still offer their GeForce Cloud streaming option, which is a good implementation of cloud gaming as it lets you use your own Steam/epic etc accounts, but costs $$$ to be worthwhile.
@@bandit8623no still going.
I stopped updating the original ShieldTV a long time ago because of the commercial stuff pushed more and more on it. It still works fine.
(O and the game controller died, but it has bluetooth so a BT controller works fine too. I was very pleased an surprised by the amount of input devices working with the ShieldTV)
My game controller batter died, so I just run a power USB cable. The USB doesn’t need to connect to the console, so any power cable works.
Nice walk down memory lane. Every TV in my house is powered by an Nvidia Shield. I have all 2017 models. Great value since software support has kept up. Sad that many set top box reviews today only focus on latest Apple TV, Roku device, etc. when the Shield is still better than all of them.
I also had the Sheild Tablet. Don't forget about the innovative touch screen that had a pressure sensitive capacity screen that would respond very well to the built-in stylus.
This just shows how stagnant the TV box market has been. I think mainly because so many modern TVs are already "SMART" people dont feel the need to upgrade but they really dont know how poorly their TV is handling the smart functionality when compared to a game console or a external solution like the Shield.
I have the 2017 & 2019 models and they have been solid
I'm watching this on my 2019 Nividia shield
I still have my Shield tablet. I use it as a digital photo frame/fancy alarm clock on my nightstand.
Lon, Thank you for all your videos. I’ve learned a lot and appreciate them.
I have question about the Shield.. I have one I bought in 2017 and it’s been running slow and wanted to know if there’s a way to back up apps to a USB drive and reset to factory and restore apps. Not all apps but backing a few apps would be nice. Mainly for settings.
Thanks again..
I love the shield line up. I own two tablets and two Android TV.
i think you skipped the tegra 2 in the history there where it was powered by some popular devices back in the day like the Motorola Atrix, Transformer TF101 (which I had till today and still works albeit just as a cam viewer)
Fun fact, there's a native super Mario galaxy port in China for the shield. Makes ya wonder if it was testing the waters for the switch then. So wish Nintendo went out of their way to get all the streaming apps on their system early. Then, it could be a sudo shield successor.
So hope this video does well! Loved how you went down memory lane.
The NVIDIA Shield 2019 remote is one of the best ergonomically and having a built-in speaker makes sure you never lose it. However, in the past year or two Android TV decided to flood the home screen with ads (including fast food) so now I run the highly recommended Projectivy Launcher. $200 for hardware with ads is a joke! Curious if you can connect a USB 3.0 Blu-ray drive to the Shield Pro.
I am still Rockin my 2015 Nvidia Shield TV. I did have to replace the remote control at some point.
(I still have my OG nvidia Sheild Portable that i mostly use to play some older games and SNES Roms. I wish that form factor would make a comeback verse the tablet with controllers on the side. )
Wow Lon great stuff, I have 2 shields and use them everyday and love'em!! Please Nvidia keep the updates coming : )
Awesome video I'm still a big fan of the shield
I never got the shield in 2017 for gaming part of it as I wanted a good media player and it has been one of the best I've own, I go back to Windows Media Center and the only issue I had with WMC was you need a large PC to connect to the TV as this was long before mini PC's were released.
I have a 2017 pro and it boggles my mind that in the technology space after all these years that it's still one of the best options out there for what it does. If a new one isn't out by the time this one finally kicks the bucket, I might have to get an Apple TV.
love it wish they will make new one.
I still want one of these
One thing I did do was use my shield along with an mcable to handle upscaling and apply color upscaling.. Its like having HDR on all videos and it does make a difference.. Colors are more vibrant and the picture looks sharper..
Have one on every TV in my house and a travel one. What other device can you say that came out in 2015, that still works as good as it did day one and still doesn't feel outdated? Best technology purchase I can say I have ever made.
I like the history lesson, should do more
Excellent as always!
Watching you on one of my original Shields! I have 6, all original except for one of the “mini” ones. I have a Shield tablet too, but it’s very slow compared to even older iPads.
I have had much love for my 2017 Shield, glad they are still supporting it. Though with the induction of ads for a product I paid a premium for and it's 7 years old (numerous crashes and slowness) I retired mine this year. I believe Nvidia is done with this product line, otherwise we would have seen a refresh long before now. It was nice while it lasted, far cheaper solutions out there to choose from now.
I have 2019 Pro model. It still kicks. It's my Stemio and Smart UA-cam machine.
The Nvidia shield is still the best for multi-purpose use including Plex all of your favorite apps and even as a homebrew scene. This is the legendary status of the D-Link boxee box.
It's been the most profitable and best TvBox there is and still rules the market.
Still running the 2017 Shield, great box. I had to replace the remote with the newer 2019 version (original remote was trash and kept losing connectivity).
I love it for Plex and Jellyfin but I'm starting to see major performance issues with Disney+ and Prime Video, lots of lost frames, audio out of sync etc, I'm not surprised with the age of it.
I would buy a new version in a heartbeat
I stopped using my 2019 Shield Pro because I bought a Samsung QN90B and the Tizen interface seemed adequate and quick enough for the few apps I use. I also got tired of needing 3 remotes (TV, receiver, Shield).
My TV's interface has been getting rather slow lately, so I'm considering dusting off my Shield and putting it back to work. Are there any good universal remotes that work with the Shield? Do people still use Logitech Harmony remotes? Maybe I could set up some Google Assistant commands/routines for the few settings I regular change on my receiver and TV as they both work with Google Assistant.
You think there will be a new shield now that we’re approaching the release of the new Nintendo switch 2?
There are no rumors as of now. However Its unlikely they will make a new one until there is some new technology that has to be implemented to the public. Because The intent for the shield is less for OTT streaming apps and more for remote/cloud playing. So if I have to make a guess, they will release a new shield tv when geforce now can support 4k120hz streaming.
Mine is still going strong after many years. The game controller battery died, so I had to permanently plug into a USB charging cable, but everything else still works fine.
I've got the 2017 and 2019 Pro models and love them, but it's too bad they haven't announced anything since. Over 5 years now... I think we need a bit more speed, and UA-cam HDR (VP9-Profile 2) support. I don't really play games on mine (got my Xbox series x for that), mainly for streaming (netflix and such) and watching my media on plex, in which it supports very well!
Great video, i have 4x 2019 shield pros in my home system. It is the ONLY cots device that can play back 4k blu ray rips. Everything else chuggs and stalls. 4k rips are like 30-60Mbps, vs netflix/amzn prime which is like 10-15Mbps
I like on the shield that you can set audio passthrough and get full fat on your receiver, not so on AppleTv or the amazon fire tv cube.
If they make the ARM chip for handhelds I hope it runs SteamOS 3.6+
Still using mine.
Do you still use the stick launcher with your Shield or a alternative launcher like Projectivy?
It's the only smart device I have where the interface isn't laggy. I have a FireTV that sometimes takes 10 seconds ro respond to a button press and it's beyond frustrating. Had my Shield for 7 years and it's fast and responsive and just a pleasure to use. I really appreciate the firmware updates, but I'd LOVE a properly updated new model. Just take my money, Nvidia!
There's still not much wrong with the Shield Pro..Maybe AV1 and VP9 hardware decoding would be nice. I'd also like a better solution to the auto refresh-rate switching issues. QFT promised it would be a thing of the past but it hasn't really happened yet. 4K 120fps video decoding? 120fps gaming with HDMI 2.1 VRR?
Love my Shield Tv! 2025 Upgraded version 2.0 would be an instant buy for me.
I'm glad I have two 2015 SHIELD pros!
Aren’t they stopping game streaming thru nvidia
I have a 2017 shield, it's great
I had a Shield tablet. While the specs were great, apps ran sluggishly on it for some reason. It was terrible. When the Shield TV was announced, it was a real leap of faith when I pre-ordered it, but I'm glad I did. I've had one of each generation Shield TV since. It's getting a bit long in the tooth though. We're overdue for a new version with AV1 support.
Been wanting to pick up a Shield Pro ..... i'm sure as soon as I click "buy" a new one will be released. I'm holding out ...........
I still have my OG Nvidia Shield! bought on day 1. I bought the new remote though. I broke that one after dropping it so many times
I still love my shield! My only gripe is the remote. It loses its connection very often, so I have to find a better replacement. Does anyone have any recommendations for this?
Use phone app as controller.
still rockin my 2015
Shield 2.0 with built-in NPU for AI. All voice prompts are process and kept local and not shared with a cloud service. This would be a killer home automation device that any existing Shield owner will surely purchase.
My Shield TV has been under my TV for nearly a decade now and is still used every now and again. NVIDIA did some nice ports in the early days, a lot are broken now and don't work properly any more.
I love the Shield , I think it's about time they need a refresh. But the darn thing is still pretty powerful...it's still the best streaming device out there, bar none.
We need a new nvidia shield with level like the snapdragon elite or so
I'm looking for a 2019 Shield Pro but they've hardly went down in price, and I'm terrified that it would lose most of its value the moment its successor (or a viable high-performance competitor) shows up.
I been watching Lon since 2015 🤯🤯 at least! I remember he was doing a youtube stream way back then and he answered my chat when i asked him if he has been able to make living wage on youtube now. He said for a couple months now, “yes”👍 😅😂