I'm glad I saw this, I'm looking at getting one as I love the idea of having a fast games emulator which I play a bunch of arcade classics with my son, on. I'm looking at buying the pro version but didn't realise they had a new model, knowing my luck I would have bought the older one for the same price from one of my local dodgy electronically suppliers. Thanks ! Great review too, I enjoyed the one which you reviewed the box when you bought it, also :)
You're going to love the Shield! Be sure to check out GeForce Now when you get it. There are lots of old school arcade games in there. My son and I play them all the time too!
I have the old Shield tv, im interested in the new controller, although I don't have a problem with the old one, just that I like clicking for select and start instead of touching.
I have both the old and the new and in prefer the new controller. It fits more comfortably in the hand, it's lighter, and the physical buttons are much better! You should get one and try it out.
+SiEsYoey Senior sorry, what I was trying to say is that there is no need to root it because it's awesome enough on its own. I have rooted every single device I own, except my two Shield TVs.
Yes, it does. Prime Video came as a software update several builds ago. It's available on all Shield devices. Fun sidenote, even before it was officially supported, it was possible to sideload the app so you could still run it. :-)
This is one of those devices that I want but I know if I get it I will be expending too much time with it and not the way :P great and complete review.
I know what you mean! Fortunately, I've converted my wife to it too. :) She lets me play from time to time as long as it is multiplayer, or if I give her a turn.
The d-pad of the old controller looks much better in terms of using it for gaming purposes. Other than that I would prefer the design of the new controller.
+255 Sol lol I know! I try to slow down but I can't or I get all sorts of messed up. This is a little bit slower than my normal speaking but not by much. Thanks for not hating me for it! :-)
I love the shield. If you want an even cheaper alternative get the H96 pro android box. It has similar specs and just as fast! The big difference being android box has a true google play store as the shield has their own version of play store.
I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the tip! Just to clarify, the SHIELD actually has the official Google Play Store but also has GeForce Now where you can get NVIDIA's non-Play Store games.
I can see why it might be beneficial to some, but HDMI supports both video and audio. Most TV's have speakers built into them. And you can also plug headphones (or speakers) into the aux port on the controller.
Lol I wish there was a lot of UA-cam money! I average around a penny for every thousand views. I'm sorry I'm going fast but believe it or not, that's how I talk normally. :-)
I'm glad I saw this, I'm looking at getting one as I love the idea of having a fast games emulator which I play a bunch of arcade classics with my son, on.
I'm looking at buying the pro version but didn't realise they had a new model, knowing my luck I would have bought the older one for the same price from one of my local dodgy electronically suppliers.
Thanks ! Great review too, I enjoyed the one which you reviewed the box when you bought it, also :)
You're going to love the Shield! Be sure to check out GeForce Now when you get it. There are lots of old school arcade games in there. My son and I play them all the time too!
Awesome! Thanks for the advice! Your videos were the deciding factor in me buying one👍
+EgoCityGaming awesome! Glad we could help!
I have the old Shield tv, im interested in the new controller, although I don't have a problem with the old one, just that I like clicking for select and start instead of touching.
I have both the old and the new and in prefer the new controller. It fits more comfortably in the hand, it's lighter, and the physical buttons are much better! You should get one and try it out.
did I hear you say it doesn't need to be rooted? so you have root access out of the box? I'm confused
+SiEsYoey Senior sorry, what I was trying to say is that there is no need to root it because it's awesome enough on its own. I have rooted every single device I own, except my two Shield TVs.
Does the 2015 model play amazon prime video? I saw that listed as a new feature, for the 2017 one, on another video
Yes, it does. Prime Video came as a software update several builds ago. It's available on all Shield devices.
Fun sidenote, even before it was officially supported, it was possible to sideload the app so you could still run it. :-)
Question Is, is the 2015 version on nougat
+Asif Ellahi yep! They both are!
so only diff is cosmetic, HDR and 4K is still the same for both?
+David Marte correct.
This is one of those devices that I want but I know if I get it I will be expending too much time with it and not the way :P great and complete review.
I know what you mean! Fortunately, I've converted my wife to it too. :) She lets me play from time to time as long as it is multiplayer, or if I give her a turn.
The d-pad of the old controller looks much better in terms of using it for gaming purposes. Other than that I would prefer the design of the new controller.
I can see what you mean. It's never bothered me though as I rarely use the D-pad. For the most part, I stick with the joysticks.
So the specs didn't change?
+Scott Plays nope. But they didn't need to. Even now, they are still miles ahead of the competition!
can 2015 open HEVC encoded MKV file?
+dablet00 I'm sure it can. It's run everything I've thrown at it!
Thank u!
+Diego Alpízar you are very welcome! Thank you for the support!
OMG you speak really fast. Is that how you normally speak? Anyways. Appreciate the speed and info. Thanks
+255 Sol lol I know! I try to slow down but I can't or I get all sorts of messed up. This is a little bit slower than my normal speaking but not by much. Thanks for not hating me for it! :-)
I had to watch at 0.75 speed
Sorry about that! I swear I'm working on slowing down! :)
I love the shield. If you want an even cheaper alternative get the H96 pro android box. It has similar specs and just as fast! The big difference being android box has a true google play store as the shield has their own version of play store.
I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the tip! Just to clarify, the SHIELD actually has the official Google Play Store but also has GeForce Now where you can get NVIDIA's non-Play Store games.
Can u download 3rd party apps.? Cuz that's how I stream my midia
Yes, you can sideload apps like you do on your phone.
for the money one is paying, it should have an audio jack for speakers like most boxes do!!
I can see why it might be beneficial to some, but HDMI supports both video and audio. Most TV's have speakers built into them. And you can also plug headphones (or speakers) into the aux port on the controller.
Awesome!!!!!
+Uncle-Gamer Martinx thanks!
NP!!!! Thanks for the vid....
dude wtf...…..are you in that much of a hurry to collect your youtube money?...….slow down man.
Lol I wish there was a lot of UA-cam money! I average around a penny for every thousand views. I'm sorry I'm going fast but believe it or not, that's how I talk normally. :-)