If anyone is watching this 2 years later, it is definitely still worth it. Nvidia has been so good about updates. I'm using the 2017 model. As far as I know, the 2015 model still gets updates. Who else updates something for 8 years?
@@conza1989 nice! I can't get virtua fighter or virtua racing to work in mame0.913 but Namco games of era work perfect, so wierd, I only see backgrounds of sega games do I have adjust settings? Like I just see sky on vf not fighter
I got the Nvidia Shield TV when it first came out back in 2015. I use it for everything from streaming TV shows, Playing android games, Streaming PC games. However it was the emulation capabilities that sold me on this machine back then and in my opinion it is still the best Android TV box you can buy
@@RetroGameCorps greetings!! I have the Shield 2017 and also have a chinese Android box to emulate Emuelec, it runs great, but I was wondering, can I actually use that sdcard and put it on an USB dongle and connect it on the Shield?? Would that work?? If not, what do I need for that to happen?? Please let me know, thanks!!
AMIGO TENHO INTERESSE NO MODELO CONSOLE Nvidia Shield Pro BUSCO UM CONSSOLE APENAS PARA JOGAR JOGOS NINTENDO, SUPER NINTENDO, ATARI, MEGA DRIVE E MASTER SISTEN. O SENHOR CONFIRMA PRA MIM SE ESTE E O MELHOR CONSSOLE QUE EU PODERIA TER EM TERMOS DE ESTABILIDADE DOS EMULADORES DESSES CONSOLES QUE SITEI E JOGOS ANTIGOS? EU E MINHA FILHA TEMOS ESSA DUVIDA PARA ADQUERIR O MELHOR E MAIS ESTAVEL CONSSOLE PARA RODAR ESTES JOGOS ANTIGOS. ALGUEM PODE NOS AJUDAR E NOS CONFIRMAR? OU VOCE NOS INDICA OUTRO MODELO VIDEO GAME RETRO? OBRIGADO E GRANDE ABRAÇO A TODOS OS COLEGAS AQUI!
Killing it on the quality videos. Nice work. Also, one of the huge upsides to the Nvidia Shield (Reg or Pro) is its game streaming (particularly if you have an Nvidia GPU in your main rig).
Would be so nice to have a dedicated review on emuelec compatible boxes. Really want to have a retro gaming solution on my TV but i would like to use emuelec frontend but can’t really choose/decide which one I should buy or what options do i have. Would be nice to have comparison between several boxes that can run emuelec and their performance/cost ratio. One more thing Russ. Thank you so much. Really appreciate all the effort you put into this channel. I own a 351p and absolutely love it. All thanks to your tutorials and reviews of course. Great content. The community thanks you. Keep doing this cause…man…so good! Thanks again 🙏
I've had a shield for a few years now and I'm continually impressed and impressing my friends. I even learned a few new things from this excellent, well produced and informative review. I look FWD to all your videos. Ignore the naysayers, Russ.
Excited for your front end for Android video. I would love to see dig, arc browser, launchbox that just rereleased, retrox, reset collection, pegasus, RetroArch and lemuroid as well as the atv launcher.
Oh my god. I bought one of these months ago to set up a Plex server. I had no idea that it could emulate so well! It knocks Dreamcast AND Saturn out of the park!? I'm beyond stoked to set this up.
NVIDIA Shield FRIEND I'M LOOKING FOR A CONSOLE JUST TO PLAY (( NINTENDO, SUPER NINTENDO, ATARI, MEGA DRIVE AND MASTER SISTEN GAMES )). CAN YOU CONFIRM FOR ME IF THIS IS THE BEST CONSOLE I COULD HAVE IN TERMS OF STABILITY OF THE EMULATORS OF THESE CONSOLES THAT I SITE AND OLD GAMES? ME AND MY DAUGHTER HAVE THIS DOUBT TO PURCHASE THE BEST AND MOST STABLE CONSOLE TO RUN THESE OLD GAMES. CAN ANYONE HELP US AND CONFIRM US? OR DO YOU RECOMMEND ANOTHER RETRO VIDEO GAME MODEL? THANK YOU AND BIG HUG TO ALL COLLEAGUES HERE!
Android TV box gold standard, sure. But Any decent Android phone is going to perform better. I like mine and the A.I. upscaling is nice. I think I went into it with too high of hopes for GameCube emulation though.
It's hard to agree with that, considering a high-end phone like Galaxy S20 or S21 can run Gamecube games at 1080p with no issues, PSP games at 10x resolution and Wii games at full speed..
It's 6 years old tech. It's lasted the course. Of course phones have overtaken. It's 6 years old. And one sixth of the price of a latest phone. As a streaming unit, it's great, feels quick enough. Does emulation up to psp and Dreamcast. I'd love a update version. But I couldn't be ass'd waiting. So got a 6core i5 mini pc for 200 bucks. Now I flip between them. Pc for newer emulation, shield for steaming and the rest
I have 3 of these... I bought one in 2017, before amazon was available in Australia. It came with a US power pack, which i still run off a travel adapter. I bought another one later when amazon finally launched in australia, and then bought the 2019 pro when it released. Still the best box to have plugged into your tv, 6 years after I first bought one. Nice video - found it while looking for some emulation tips.
I know this comment is a year old. But the AI upscaling on this device is extremely impressive. I had the device for a while but didn't have a 4K tv until recently. I finally hooked it up recently and was blown away by the AI upscaling when watching 1080p content on the 4K tv
Thanks for doing this video. I've never actually seem one of these in action so it's a real help! I ended up buying a small Lenovo PC (M93P Tiny) which I installed Batocera on, and it's a treat! For me it's better than the Shield as it can run GameCube no problem. Only caveat is setting your emulation to run at 720p. 1080p is just too much for it sadly, but at 720p it's absolutely awesome, and for the price I paid (£100 with a 250gb Samsung SSD) a complete bargain. Now, back to F-Zero GX!
NVIDIA Shield FRIEND I'M LOOKING FOR A CONSOLE JUST TO PLAY NINTENDO, SUPER NINTENDO, ATARI, MEGA DRIVE AND MASTER SISTEN GAMES. CAN YOU CONFIRM FOR ME IF THIS IS THE BEST CONSOLE I COULD HAVE IN TERMS OF STABILITY OF THE EMULATORS OF THESE CONSOLES THAT I SITE AND OLD GAMES? ME AND MY DAUGHTER HAVE THIS DOUBT TO PURCHASE THE BEST AND MOST STABLE CONSOLE TO RUN THESE OLD GAMES. CAN ANYONE HELP US AND CONFIRM US? THANK YOU AND BIG HUG TO ALL COLLEAGUES HERE!
is emulation better on the Nvidia Shield now? Im thinking about getting one. I know each year companies typically update and improve their yearly models.
I've got two pro's. An older model that's in the kitchen and the newer model that is now in the living room. Gamming wise I use them to stream games from my PC. They are brilliant devices and the upscaling on the new pro model is brilliant bonus.
i just bought this device and i think it would be nice to test its perfomance on Dolphin, PPSSPP and Citra, after two years this emulator have greatly improved
There’s several important emulators that don’t have a 32bit version which to me is far more important than the onboard storage or ports of the smaller shield
Another bit that may be important for emulation on the Shield TV vs the Shield TV Pro, is the Shield TV (Tube) is only 32bit Android where the Shield TV Pro (And all past Shield TV/PRO's from 2015/2017) are 64Bit Android. And the only Shield TV That has a onboard HDD is the original Shield TV Pro from 2015. However the best thing to do with that model is to replace the onboard 500G HDD with a 500G SSD which greatly improves performance and completely fixes any slowdown that often seemed to happen with the original Pro. Updates that used to take over an hour now take minutes with the SSD, and overall it continues to be an absolutely fantastic TV Box that my family uses daily.
I originally got an nVidia Shield TV for the purpose of playing videos & music from my PC over the KODI app, which allows access to shared folders off of your PC through the network. KODI is probably the best app on an nVidia Shield for playing your own media & also has it's own emulator plugins, so I play most older emulators through the KODI app by accessing them from shared directories from my PC. Not all ROMs will work flawlessly with KODI, but the majority that I've tried work without any problems at all. Additionally, you can use bluetooth gamepads, which works with very little response latency if you are playing realtime games on the nVidia Shield itself, however it's better to use an input device connected to the PC itself if you are streaming from the PC to the Shield (as I've found with the Steam Link app); an additional note regarding the Steam Link app is that if you are using a keyboard/mouse that is connected to the PC (like a bluetooth or wired keyboard/mouse) rather than connected through the nVidia Shield TV, it not only reduces (or eliminates) input lag, it even allows you to FULLY remote access your PC through the Shield (some keys on the keyboard will function differently when connected to the Shield & not allow full PC functionality if not connected directly to the PC). So it's not technically necessary to have the games on the device itself, provided you are using an app that has network functionality (like KODI), nor is it necessary to attach a USB drive or insert an SDMicro card to use those games on the Shield, even transferring through the network is possible with other downloadable apps (like Network Browser) if you simply need to transfer the game to the Shield prior to using it (as I've found is the case in KODI when you are attempting to mount disc images, not being able to mount them in ISO format).
It's a solid device even if I do just use it as a moonlight streaming machine. I use mine all the time. Still, we could really do with a chipset refresh!
Does it have too much controller delay on Bluetooth? I tried moonlight on android TV devices and it always has some 50ms delay,meanwhile moonlight on a small PC has almost zero controller delay. I want to buy a shield pro for moonlight mostly buy I can't find the answer to my question.
I got a galaxy note 8 that screen got damaged. I'm gonna get a typeC usb hub with hdmi and make it into an android tv box. Its powerful so itll be great.
@@LizardDean In my experience the console controllers over Bluetooth does feel a bit laggy. The native Shield controller feels best, followed by Xbox controllers, DS4 feels terrible on most things, but oddly works really well in Steam Link.
dude thank you so much for making this video, i was literally looking at how to make my shield into a more feature rich device and this came up in my suggested videos and it was only uploaded an hour ago! btw do you have any info about using the AI upscaling while using emulators?
I've not really seen the Shield Pro upscale emulators natively however you can of course upscale your game content via the emulator itself relatively easily. I've upscaled game streaming but that's because the shield interprets the game streaming as a video. I suspect there must be a way to hook into the Shield AI upscaling API and away we go with rocking upscaling on the Shield. I'll look into it.
I have the old school Nvidia Shield, the first model they put out. I have the Pro model of that which came with an internal 500 GB hard drive. I've loved the thing. I mostly got it because it was capable of playing back all my really high quality media, which the Raspberry Pi Kodi setup I had been using up till then just couldn't. The emulation performance was just a plus for me. I also like it for the Nvidia Gamestream, and the Shield was the only option for a while till the Moonlight project came along.
FRIEND I'M LOOKING FOR A CONSOLE JUST TO PLAY NINTENDO, SUPER NINTENDO, ATARI, MEGA DRIVE AND MASTER SISTEN GAMES. CAN YOU CONFIRM FOR ME IF THIS IS THE BEST CONSOLE I COULD HAVE IN TERMS OF STABILITY OF THE EMULATORS OF THESE CONSOLES THAT I SITE AND OLD GAMES? ME AND MY DAUGHTER HAVE THIS DOUBT TO PURCHASE THE BEST AND MOST STABLE CONSOLE TO RUN THESE OLD GAMES. CAN ANYONE HELP US AND CONFIRM US? THANK YOU AND BIG HUG TO ALL COLLEAGUES HERE!
AMIGO TENHO INTERESSE NO MODELO CONSOLE Nvidia Shield Pro BUSCO UM CONSSOLE APENAS PARA JOGAR JOGOS NINTENDO, SUPER NINTENDO, ATARI, MEGA DRIVE E MASTER SISTEN. O SENHOR CONFIRMA PRA MIM SE ESTE E O MELHOR CONSSOLE QUE EU PODERIA TER EM TERMOS DE ESTABILIDADE DOS EMULADORES DESSES CONSOLES QUE SITEI E JOGOS ANTIGOS? EU E MINHA FILHA TEMOS ESSA DUVIDA PARA ADQUERIR O MELHOR E MAIS ESTAVEL CONSSOLE PARA RODAR ESTES JOGOS ANTIGOS. ALGUEM PODE NOS AJUDAR E NOS CONFIRMAR? OU VOCE NOS INDICA OUTRO MODELO VIDEO GAME RETRO? OBRIGADO E GRANDE ABRAÇO A TODOS OS COLEGAS AQUI!
I was playing F Zero GX on Gamecube on the Shield a few months ago. Settings can definitely be tweaked to make it playable, though the sound was still off.
I love my Shield and it's a joy that I can enjoy Dreamcast, a console that I've never had back in the days... But at the same time got me a little sad that GCN is the hit and miss point... (I didn't owned that one either so I have a huge backlog there). I have my SD 865 phone for that I guess...
NVIDIA Shield FRIEND I'M LOOKING FOR A CONSOLE JUST TO PLAY NINTENDO, SUPER NINTENDO, ATARI, MEGA DRIVE AND MASTER SISTEN GAMES. CAN YOU CONFIRM FOR ME IF THIS IS THE BEST CONSOLE I COULD HAVE IN TERMS OF STABILITY OF THE EMULATORS OF THESE CONSOLES THAT I SITE AND OLD GAMES? ME AND MY DAUGHTER HAVE THIS DOUBT TO PURCHASE THE BEST AND MOST STABLE CONSOLE TO RUN THESE OLD GAMES. CAN ANYONE HELP US AND CONFIRM US? OR DO YOU RECOMMEND ANOTHER RETRO VIDEO GAME MODEL? THANK YOU AND BIG HUG TO ALL COLLEAGUES HERE!
While Snes9X will run special chip games like Star Fox at full speed 60fps, cycle grade emulators like bsnes and Messen-S will run Star Fox at about 40-50fps with audio issues on the Nvidia Shield Pro. Not a big deal but worth pointing out.
I really love my envidia shield TV, I have the 2015 version of it. Would buy another if they come up with another one with an up to date processor for ps2 emulation.
I have the 2015 Nvidia shield tv, and it has been great. That said, we are way over due for new generation instead of a refresh. I think I would like a mini PC if I could figure out a way to switch it on while my butt stays on the couch.
Just found your channel right on bro. Nice video and also a fellow local from hawaii. I alwaysbwondered if there was hawaii people that do the same things that I do with emulators and streaming. Keep up the good work with your channel game on.
As someone who got in on the Shield TV when it was new, it's kinda sad that it's still arguably the best in the game as a dedicated emulator box for the tv.
Great video as usual mate,I have the 1st ever shield they made still working well today also came with 2 USB ports and an SD card slot. only use mine for streaming altho I should use it for emulation but I use a Pi 4 for that.
What sucks is that before the GPU insanity you used to be able to get a SFF Optiplex and a LP 1050ti for around $200 on the used market. That would have made an interesting challenger.
Really hoping they come out with an updated model that has 8 GB of RAM instead of 3, and all around better support for certain codecs, acceleration, better cpu on the SoC, slightly more GPU cores, etc. We are due for a refresh already.
I've been emulating on the Nvidia Shield (2017) edition,and I have not had any problems. Finding the best front-end has always been the stocking point with my Shield. But now that the LaunchBox front-end has returned to Android, my experience will be much better.
I always have problems with not having specific romsets for front ends, Retroarch etc. They end up not being found, or thumbnails not working etc. I gave up with making my collections look nice in the end How do you approach all this?
@@DuckAlertBeats The ROM sets I always use are the ones labeled "No Intro", and they can be found on numerous web sites. I've used them for years with builds on my Shield and other Android devices, my oDroid XU4, Raspberry Pi's, and my PC LaunchBox and Batocera set-ups. Those ROM sets scrape very easily with very few misses.
@@RetroGameCorps I think its sad there isn't any competition in this market (high-end AndroidTV Boxes), so Nvidia have really been dragging their heels in either the performance or the price (or both). I feel like the Shield TV Pro should be a solid USD $99 price since ages ago (max 2019 ?). What do you think? Here is my reasoning: Because at the $200 price-point you could get a Used, Refurbished, or even New Console. Such as the Xbox One S, or even the Xbox One X. Both pretty competent consoles compared to the Shield TV, and they support all the same Streaming Apps. And if you use Dev-Mode, you can use RetroArch on these and the performance is slightly better than the Nvidia ShieldTV Pro. Two limitations, first no Android Apps/sideloading. Second being that it will require a weekend to tweak everything so that it is setup, and you can get Dev-Mode sometimes free, other times from Discord channels, or might have to pay a little bit of money, but it seems worth it. Again, you can pick up these consoles for very cheap, and lots and lots of games also cheap, whilst it doubles as a Media Box. So instead of an Nvidia ShieldTV, it seems more "value for money" to recommend an Xbox One S or Xbox One X. Also a PS4 or PS4 Pro seem great, competing for the space in your TV Cabinet, albeit not quiet as "direct competitors". The real value proposition is the Xbox series S. At only USD $300, it's got more hardware than any PC you can buy for the same price. With the new Browser, and Dev-Mode, it is shockingly flexible. Not to mention it supports Xbox, 360, and One games superbly. It's also an emulation power-house. All of that for just a $100 more is a no-brainer. Skip the Nvidia Shield, grab the Xbox S-S instead, and have ability to play all new AAA-games for the next 5 years. And its a Media Box too. Really the Shield is poor value for money in comparison. If the top-end ShieldTV Pro was RRP priced at only USD $99, then there would be an argument to be made. That's my opinion, what do you think?
@@ekinteko Xbox Series S is not gonna be able to play AAA games for 5 years, at least not with the same content as X. Games have to be trimmed and downgraded to fit on S. A newer version of S will be out in a year or two. The rest is pretty true.
@@valentineli305 Well, that's not true. The Xbox Series S, has enough SSD, RAM, and CPU performance to power the same AAA-Games as the PS5 and XSX. The main difference is the big (x3) difference in GPU hardware. And that is fine. Games can scale things like resolution fairly easily. And that makes sense for their strategy (replace/phase out Xbox One/S/X out as fast as possible). The XSX has been designed as a 2160p/60fps machine for most of its lifecycle and games. Which is minimum until 2025, but more likely to be relevant until 2030. The XSS will be similar, but actually a little better performance. The caveat being that games will be a 1080p/60fps experience instead.
Thanks for making this. Crazy how one of the better tv emulators can just barely manage the performance of a handheld that was released in 2001? GameCube und Xbox also feel long overdue. 🤷🏻♂️
@@RetroGameCorps I'd assume Midnight Club 3 DUB Edition is harder to run. Do know it was a port of the version on PS2 and Xbox. But I think L.A. was the one people liked more.
I love the Nvidia Shield TV! I got it for free when I signed up for an internet plan thru Google Fiber back in 2018. I couldn't believe it! I love to play Steam games and the emulation as described in this video runs pretty well.
I have this machine and I’ve spent a lot of time with it, I still can’t get it to play the games like you showed before. To be honest I was doubting about selling it and buying an Xbox series S. But I think the media streaming is gold
The shield is absolutely worth the money. It's very flexible, you can do a lot of different types of things on it. I've had mine since 2018 and never worried about the gaming aspects of it. Mostly use it for plex, streaming, movies in general...... Decided to grab a controller and take it to the next level though so I'm about to unlock its gaming potential and steam link and all kinds of great stuff. I still haven't even done a home security system set up on it but I have investigated how to and it would be glorious if I chose to pull that trigger. The right software for that is already in the Play Store, it's up to me when I want to add a few cameras around my property and get that going. Being in a small town there's not a huge need to do that though but perhaps one day. I completely disagree with the devices you claim are its main competition. It stands alone in it's category and doesn't really have good competition. All of those alternative devices are cheap Chinese boxes that are junk. Not officially supported, don't get updates, not nearly reliable long-term like The Shield is.
I got a haswell SFF desktop PC (HP) with i5-4590 and 4gb ram, 128gb ssd for $20. Best emulation station for $20 (actually $10 more for the DP to HDMI cable and needed to supply my own power cord) even run PS2 games. Now just hunting for some cheap used Xbox controllers.
Had one of the OG Shields for 6 years now. Still an amazing little box. Geforce Now is better than Stadia. its built into the Shield, and uses your pre existing Steam library.
Yeah GeForce now is pretty tight. I love running newer titles all maxed out with HDR and all the goodies on. I'm getting a better Metro Exodus experience than my old i7-4770k and RX590 can produce. Plus cinematic games look amazing on the big screen.
@@AboveEmAllProduction Moonlight streams from your PC while geforce now streams from NVIDIAś servers. Itś like Stadia but it doesn sell you games. It plays the games you already own as long as it is in the geforce now games list.
I did emulation on the shield and my only complaint was that the bluetooth was not the best. Wireless controllers often lagged or momentarily dropped out. YMMV, but you might be better off with wired controllers on the shield.
You forgot the two other reasons why the Nvidia Shield TV Pro is the best when it comes to Android TV Boxes. Exclusive optimized GFN support and the AI video upscaler. That is what gives us the very best 4K video support on this thing for common video streaming apps. I just wish Nvidia had included a video app that could use it for local videos. I hope Nvidia releases a new one with a good bump of performance. It being able to do gc, Wii and 3ds would be a huge deal.
@@SoukaDeezNutz Well, yes. That is the only way to use their AI Upscaler right now. There is a video app coming that will let you do something similar for locally stored videos. But it will be a paid app and who knows how much it will cost. So, hopefully Nvidia will release a new version of the Nvidia Shield this year that let you do that.
Hey Russ, could I use the Shield along with the Kinhank portable HDD drive? I was thinking of doing a setup like that or a laptop. Seems like this will be cheaper, but I'm thinking the Drive would work better with a Laptop or a Mini desktop.
I use pro for everything. I bought my mother one too so she could cut out shaw cable and installed Kodi tv for her so she can watch anything she can think of
I’ve had a Shield TV Pro since the refresh and shockingly I only just recently tried out GeForce Now and I am blown away. I focused my shield gaming sights on retro emulation since I brought it home and I’ve been very pleased. But connecting a keyboard and mouse and playing games from my limited Steam library (I haven’t had an actual PC since like ‘07) with the 3080 tier GeForce Now on my 4K panel has been nothing short of stellar.
FRIEND I'M LOOKING FOR A CONSOLE JUST TO PLAY NINTENDO, SUPER NINTENDO, ATARI, MEGA DRIVE AND MASTER SISTEN GAMES. CAN YOU CONFIRM FOR ME IF THIS IS THE BEST CONSOLE I COULD HAVE IN TERMS OF STABILITY OF THE EMULATORS OF THESE CONSOLES THAT I SITE AND OLD GAMES? ME AND MY DAUGHTER HAVE THIS DOUBT TO PURCHASE THE BEST AND MOST STABLE CONSOLE TO RUN THESE OLD GAMES. CAN ANYONE HELP US AND CONFIRM US? THANK YOU AND BIG HUG TO ALL COLLEAGUES HERE!
@@YAHWEHBENEVOLENCIA the Shield TV Pro is still a great android tv box and will handle all of those legacy consoles and ROMs fantastically. You will want the PRO version, as it has USB ports necessary for additional storage. Now, it's worth noting that your list of intended consoles to emulate do NOT require much power, so even cheaper options may do fine for your uses. And there are of course newer similar android tv boxes that can also function this way. I still really like my Shield TV Pro. The only other boxes we have currently are some Chromecast Google TV ones, which aren't bad but they aren't as feature-rich as the Shield. Hope that helps!
@@YAHWEHBENEVOLENCIA OH! and I recommend and use Retroarch when it comes to most emulation. Do some reading about it if you've never heard. It can be a little confusing at first but it's well worth the dive to set it up properly as it makes retro emulation SO accessible nowadays. also check out things like "bandit's no clutter collection" which is occasionally still available from P2P sources.
had the pro for like 6 years and never really thought of using it for emulation . and the restricted google play store was kind of annoying ... but I think I'll set it up as an emulation powerhouse because it seems amazing,
PS2 emulation isn't good on any Android device. It might be able to emulate less demanding games on Wii, but the vast majority of Wii games won't be playable.
I wish Nvidia had stronger competition, so they'd come with a proper hardware revision every once in a while. I'll buy one of these for the living room instantly once GC plays flawlessly.
@@westleyjohnstone4719 yes, I'm waiting for the next generation AMD apu with rdna graphics, so I can emulate everything out there with ease + some upscaling.
i think it's also the fact that emulation is an edge case that nvidia doesn't need to cater for. for most people this is going to be for video and game streaming and the processor is still perfectly fine for that.
@@ChrisHaupt I think it's a missed opportunity. Emulation maybe was a niche, but since the start of retropie the retro gaming scene has really exploded. If you want a media box, for most people a cheap android box with netflix license will do, such as the Amazon sticks or the Xiaomi mi box. The added value of the shield for me is its gaming capabilities, which I think should be upgraded over time. Also from a business point of view, Nvidia should convince their customers at some point that it's time to upgrade. If you bought a shield in 2015, you still have no need for a new shield. I just don't get it.
@@gvanderlee2703 good point on the upgrade thing, i normanly get a upgrade bug, but saw no point going from my 500gb 2015 model. My mini pc does my emulation needs with a front end. Saying that for streaming from my main pc, the odd bit of geforce now, streaming from my nas box and youtube etc, i still use my shield
I have the original NVIDIA Shield and it has more than paid for itself in terms of the usage it gets in my household from media streaming and gaming. I have my old home movies on a usb thumb drive attached for easy viewing as well. I honestly use it more for video playback than gaming but it is a great value especially since it comes with a dedicated gaming controller that feels comfortable and constantly gets updates from NVIDIA to optimize the experience. Unlike Android phones that lose support after a few years, this device remains viable. It doesn't get yearly hardware revisions so you can feel comfortable that it will last you a good while too.
64-BIT applications do not work on the Nvidia Shield TV non-pro I believe it's only a 32-bit operating system those extra $50 also get you a 64-bit operating system along with the USB port well worth it to get the Nvidia Shield TV pro
Nice video so far - just only one thing. Is it possible to use a nvidia shield pro WITHOUT a Google account? On Smartphones that is possible easely but on Tv Boxes?
Great vid, but to clarify, I have 4 yr old shield, has HDMI, and 2 USB ports, but no micro SD, I used 2 128gb USB sticks for content, it is an amazing device, for the price, Since moved to xbox1s for daily use. But you have inspired me, to start fresh, and mount it to the back, of found free, flat screen tv,( 27 Max,) and just dedicate it, with both storage drives to be just emulator s for what you have shown works best on this I have the Xbox like wireless shield controller,so will be cool, then I'll find someone to give it away to, thanks for your vids.
might wanna take a look at some type of steam link... true a lot of configuration on the pc side, but if you're gaming on a TV, you might wanna merge your steam library as well. Some emulation is perfect too on steam side.
It's also probably the best living room solution for GeForce Now, which I used (on a low spec PC) for the GOG version of Cyberpunk and had a great 80 hours with it after I steered clear of the PS4 version. :P
Hey Russ. I've a real quick question. Can you use your 8bitdo arcade stick on the Shield Pro? I love my Shield and honestly I'm giving very serious consideration to getting a reasonably decent arcade stick. Price isn't really a consideration but compatibility sure is. Thanks lad.
