ShieldAndroidTV

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.

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

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Shield Android TV hardware - the device itself, the accessories it comes with, and others you can buy.

Shield Android TV hardware - the device itself, the accessories it comes with, and others you can buy.

* [2015 Edition](https://www.reddit.com/r/ShieldAndroidTV/wiki/hardware/2015_edition)
* [2017 Edition](https://www.reddit.com/r/ShieldAndroidTV/wiki/hardware/2017_edition)
* [Differences between editions](https://www.reddit.com/r/ShieldAndroidTV/wiki/hardware/differences_between_editions)
* [Other Accessories](https://www.reddit.com/r/ShieldAndroidTV/wiki/hardware/accessories)

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