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<section begin="intro" />'''Nvidia SHIELD Console''' is an next-generation Android-based set-top box and game console that contains a very powerful ARM processor (that should even be able to handle the most heavy of {{Kodi}} skins). It is one of the first Android-based media player which features HDMI 2.0 output and is built to handle 4K (Ultra HD) digital media resolution output at 60 Hz, including the more recent HEVC (H.265) and VP9 codecs.
<section begin="intro" />'''Nvidia SHIELD Console''' is an upcoming next-generation Android-based set-top box and game console that will contains a very powerful ARM processor (that should be able to handle the most heavy of {{Kodi}} skins). It will be one of the first Android-based media player which features HDMI 2.0 output and is built to handle Ultra HD digital media decoding and output in resolution 4K at 60 Hz, including the more recent HEVC (H.265) and VP9 codecs.


Running the [[wikipedia:Android TV|Android TV]] operating system (based on [[wikipedia:Android Lollipop|Android 5.0 "Lollipop"]]), Nvidia SHIELD Console stands above some of the other Android-based offerings due to Nvidia's strong product support and because it contains more [[10 foot interface|remote friendly]] versions of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and other video service clients, making it a good pairing with {{Kodi}}.<section end="intro" />
Running the [[wikipedia:Android TV|Android TV]] operating system (based on [[wikipedia:Android Lollipop|Android 5.0 "Lollipop"]]), Nvidia SHIELD Console will stand above many of the other Android-based offerings due to Nvidia's strong product support and because it contains more [[10 foot interface|remote friendly]] versions of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and other video service clients supporting videos in 4K resolution, making it a good pairing with {{Kodi}}.<section end="intro" />


== Builds ==
== Builds ==
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=== USB ===
=== USB ===
USB port allows for various additional remote types, such as FLIRC IR dongle, various RF dongles, etc. Most of these devices will likley show up as a keyboard type input.
USB port allows for various additional remote types, such as FLIRC IR dongle, various RF dongles, etc. Most of these devices will likely show up as a keyboard type input.


====USB Keyboards====
====USB Keyboards====
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* VP9 hardware video decode is supposedly supported at 4K (UltraHD) resolution, such as YouTube source, but not tested.
* VP9 hardware video decode is supposedly supported at 4K (UltraHD) resolution, such as YouTube source, but not tested in Kodi on Nvidia Tegra X1 (TX1) SoC.
* Nvidia claim that HDMI-CEC is supported in the hardware, but likely no support yet in Kodi?
* Nvidia claim that HDMI-CEC is supported in the hardware, but likely no support yet in Kodi or by [[CEC|LibCEC]]?
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Revision as of 10:38, 4 March 2015

Nvidia SHIELD Console
Manufacturer Nvidia
Released 2015-02-04 (US)
OS Android TV (Based on Android 5.0 "Lollipop")
CPU Nvidia Tegra X1 (TX1), Big.LITTLE Octa-Core (4 x ARM Cortex A57 CPU cores and 4 x ARM Cortex A53 CPU cores)
Storage 16 GB internal + MicroSD slot for up to 128GB SD card
RAM 3 GB RAM
Display 2160p and 1080p
Graphics 256-core Maxwell GPU
Connectivity HDMI 2.0 supporting 4K @ 60 Hz output (with HDMI-CEC), Bluetooth 4.0, 2 x USB 3.0 (Type A), 1 x Micro-USB 2.0 port, WiFi (802.11ac 2×2 MIMO), 10/100/1000 Ethernet, IR Receiver
Dimensions 210 x 130 x 25 mm
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Nvidia SHIELD Console is an upcoming next-generation Android-based set-top box and game console that will contains a very powerful ARM processor (that should be able to handle the most heavy of Kodi skins). It will be one of the first Android-based media player which features HDMI 2.0 output and is built to handle Ultra HD digital media decoding and output in resolution 4K at 60 Hz, including the more recent HEVC (H.265) and VP9 codecs.

Running the Android TV operating system (based on Android 5.0 "Lollipop"), Nvidia SHIELD Console will stand above many of the other Android-based offerings due to Nvidia's strong product support and because it contains more remote friendly versions of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and other video service clients supporting videos in 4K resolution, making it a good pairing with Kodi.

Builds

Official Builds

Other builds

  • SPMC - SPMC is a fork of Kodi (currently built on Helix) and sometimes contains special fixes that are not yet in the official builds. Users who are unsure of which version to use should normally try out the official Kodi builds first and see how it runs, and if they have issues then try SPMC.

Installing Kodi

?

Launching Android Apps from within Kodi

  • ?

Controls

Bluetooth remote

  • Nvidia SHIELD Remote [1]

Integrated IR Reciever

  • Logitech Harmony Remotes are supposedly supported by Nvidia?

CEC

Nvidia claim that HDMI-CEC is supported in the hardware, but likely no support yet in Kodi?

USB

USB port allows for various additional remote types, such as FLIRC IR dongle, various RF dongles, etc. Most of these devices will likely show up as a keyboard type input.

USB Keyboards

  • ?

USB Infrared Remotes

  • ?

USB Gamepads

  • ?

Flirc

?

Other bluetooth devices

It should be possible to pair other bluetooth controllers and remotes to the Nvidia SHIELD Console. Most of these devices will likely show up as a keyboard type input.

Bluetooth Gamepads

  • Nvidia SHIELD Controller [2]

Uninstall Kodi

?

Videos

Known issues

  • ?

Random notes

Feel free to place various notes, tips, and links here. As this section of the wiki gets more organized, those notes will be properly sorted. Consider this like a dumping ground for when you're not sure where to put something.

  • VP9 hardware video decode is supposedly supported at 4K (UltraHD) resolution, such as YouTube source, but not tested in Kodi on Nvidia Tegra X1 (TX1) SoC.
  • Nvidia claim that HDMI-CEC is supported in the hardware, but likely no support yet in Kodi or by LibCEC?
  • ?

See also

Links

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