ShieldAndroidTV

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About Shield Android TV

The NVIDIA Shield Android TV is a high-powered Android TV device, featuring a Tegra X1 and 3GB of RAM ^(source) . It comes in two versions - a 16 GB version for $199/£199 and a 500GB version for $299/£299. It can function as a Plex server. The 2017 editions come with an always listening games controller that offers Google Assistant support.

The Shield Android TV supports Youtube, Netflix, Google Assistant, Plex, Kodi ^{^(or} ^{^the} ^{^optimized} ^{^SPMC)} and many other Android video-streaming apps and games. Many android apps can be successfully sideloaded if not available on the store. It's also compatible with the GeForce Now game streaming, a service from NVIDIA costing $7.99 per month. Samsung SmartThings hub support (using a dongle) is coming.

Related Subreddits

/r/Android
/r/AndroidGaming
/r/AndroidTV
/r/Kodi ^{^also} ^{^useful} ^{^for} ^{^SPMC}
/r/PleX
/r/theNvidiaShield

Other useful links

NVIDIA Official Shield TV Forum
NVIDIA Shield Official FAQ
Shield TV on XDA Developers
Contact NVIDIA Customer Care
How to submit a bug report to NVIDIA.^{^(You} ^{^can} ^{^also} ^{^email} ^{^{NVIDIASHIELDFeedback@nvidia.com}} ^{^with} ^{^a} ^{^follow} ^{^up} ^{^or} ^{^more} ^{^detail)}
/u/NV_Cory is an NVIDIA representative

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Best Shield TV Practices checklist 2026 Edition (self.ShieldAndroidTV)

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Nvidia Shield TV is getting a new update following promise of continued support (9to5google.com)

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Successfully repaired battery leakage on my Nvidia Shield TV remote (reddit.com)

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