nVidia Shield

[eastmen]

I don't know? You're the one that wanted DLSS in a Shield in a new SoC w/Tensors. I'm just making the case why Nvidia likely wouldn't consider it worthwhile.

I gave reasons why I think it would be worthwhile.

Nvidia wouldn't directly profit from emulation but its a big selling feature for a lot of people. There are also even more people who would love a small box the size of the shield in their living room that can play the same games as on popular consoles and pc.

I'd also imagine people would want better wifi

 

[swaaye]

But....said box has been available for years and here we are. They haven't exactly been wildly popular . I was kinda under the impression they are only still sold because they are still making the chips because of Nintendo and so why not.

Though on the other hand if not for Nintendo there would have been another Shield Tablet and possibly more. So maybe it's Nintendo that has prevented thrilling Tegra Shield product excitement heh

 

[Malo]

Nvidia wouldn't directly profit from emulation but its a big selling feature for a lot of people.

Out of interest, what kind of emulation? Are there legal versions that come from the google store?

There are also even more people who would love a small box the size of the shield in their living room that can play the same games as on popular consoles and pc.

That already exists, it's called Nvidia Shield It comes back to my argument that Nvidia would consider their cloud service far better and a lot more profitable than attempting to compete with PC/Console with SoCs that aren't nearly as powerful.

 

[Rootax]

I would like hdr support in Youtube, and AV1 support for some kind of futur proofing, and this involve a new SoC. I've a 2015 shield still rocking. Very good support by nVidia.

 

[trinibwoy]

HDMI 2.1 and a faster decoder would be nice for 4K/120 streaming. Otherwise my current shield does everything I need.

 

[Malo]

HDMI 2.1 and a faster decoder would be nice for 4K/120 streaming. Otherwise my current shield does everything I need.

What is available to stream at 4k/120?

 

[arandomguy]

What is available to stream at 4k/120?

Nvidia GameStream

 

[pharma]

Shield Experience Upgrade 9.1 has been released by Nvidia

Nvidia continues to maintain the Shield line with new firmware updates and has released a new version based on Android 11. ...

www.guru3d.com

Due to the update, SHIELD Experience Upgrade v9.1 (33.2.0.125) became available for all SHIELD and SHIELD Pro devices. This update, which is based on SHIELD Experience Upgrade 9.0, addresses the following issues:

Enhancements:

• Adds support to automatically enable game mode on supported TVs (ALLM)
• Adds night listening mode (HDMI audio only)
• Adds option specify network workgroup when connecting to SHIELD over local network
• Adds option to create your own password when connecting to SHIELD over local network
• [SHIELD Pro 2019] Adds AI upscaling support for 60Hz HDR10 video
• [SHIELD Remote 2019] Adds option to only wake SHIELD with power button or NETFLIX button
• [Game Controllers] Adds option to only wake SHIELD with logo button
• Adds option to match uncompressed audio with Dolby reference volume levels
• Adds option to disable displaying HDR/Dolby Vision content
• Adds notification when app uses microphone

Bug Fixes:

Display

• Fixes bug where Dolby Vision mode would become re-enabled after reboot

Network

• Resolves issue where link speed was not reported when connecting ethernet cable
• Resolves issue where “Restart Wi-fi” in Quick Settings was not working properly

Audio

• Resolve audio pops heard after hotplug of USB audio devices
• Fixes bug where some apps would only play through headphones after “Match content audio resolution” is enabled
• Resolves issue where HDMI fixed volume required disable-enable cycle to work properly
• Fixes bug where stereo upmix would not become enabled after playing multichannel discrete audio
• [SHIELD 2019] Disables comfort noise feature when Dolby Audio Processing is enabled

Storage

• Improves file transfer speeds to attached storage
• Resolves issues where NAS would not reconnect after SHIELD restart

Accessories

• Fixes bug where SHIELD Controller 2017 or SHIELD Remote 2015 would not auto pair after taking upgrade

SHIELD TV app

• Fixes bug where SHIELD TV app would not send keyboard entries while streaming GeForce NOW
• Resolves SHIELD TV app issue where user could not copy/paste text (passwords, URL, etc)

Other

• Resolves issue connecting to GeForce NOW servers while NVIDIA Share is active
• Improves stream to twitch duration indefinitely
• Resolves issue where system would become unresponsive after enabling Dolby Audio Processing from quick menu
• Resolves issue where SHIELD would wake up unexpectedly
• Improved HDMI-CEC compatibility with other HDMI connected devices
• Resolves issue where app switcher (double tap home) would not show most recent screenshot properly
• Resolves adb connection issue where host PC would need to be re-authorized after 7 days
• Fixes bug where D-pad "up" and "down" would not function after upgrade

 

[orangpelupa]

so its confirmed then, nvidia is one of the best android OEM in terms of keeping their stuff updated?

 

[swaaye]

It's because they are still selling it. But yeah if they are selling it they do put in good effort. The Shield Tablet saw lots of updates back when it was on the shelf.

 

[Malo]

Since I now have my first 4k TV, I was trying out the AI upscaling on the new Shield. Tried a few types of content and especially some CGI content, the difference is quite noticeable compared to the regular scaler, or the Kodi scaler. Definitely breaths some life into lower resolution 1080p content.