NVIDIA SHIELD TV

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Nvidia SHIELD Console
Nvidia SHIELD Console.jpg
Manufacturer Nvidia
Released May 28, 20152015
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 Standard model with 16 GB internal, Pro model with 500GB harddrive, plus MicroSD slot for up to 128GB SD card available in all models
RAM 3 GB RAM
Display 2160p and 1080p
Graphics 256-core Maxwell GPU
Connectivity HDMI 2.0 supporting 4K @ 50/60 Hz video output (with HDMI-CEC) and 24-bit/192 kHz audio output in 5.1 or 7.1, Bluetooth 4.1/BLE, 2 x USB 3.0 (Type A), 1 x Micro-USB 2.0 port, Dual-Band 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 next-generation Android-based set-top box and game console that contains a very powerful ARM processor, (that should be able to handle the most heavy of Kodi skins and more). It looks to be one of the first Android-based which will be capable of featuring support for high-fidelity audio, automatic refresh rate, HDMI 2.0 output, and is built to handle Ultra HD digital media playback and output in 4K (2160p) resolution at 50/60 Hz, including 50/60 frames per second decoding videos encoded with the more recent 10-bit HEVC (H.265) and VP9 video codecs.

Running the Android TV operating system (based on Android 5.0 "Lollipop") on a Tegra X1 SoC (System on Chip), the Nvidia SHIELD Console stands above most of the other high-end Android-based hardware offerings not only because of its graphics and audio capabilities, but also because due to Nvidia's strong product support of their own SHIELD series products. It comes with remote friendly versions of Netflix, Hulu, HBO Now, Google Play Movies, YouTube and other video service clients, with many supporting videos in native 4K (Ultra HD / 2160p) resolution.

Adding to that it also comes with Nvidia's gaming ecosystem capable of running all graphically intensive AAA ("triple A") games for Android in 1080p at 60fps, as well as supporting Nvidia's low-latency GameStream technologies for GeForce-equipped PC game streaming, and Nvidia's GRID cloud game-streaming service.. All this making it a very good pairing with Kodi.

Installing Kodi

See: HOW-TO:Install Kodi for Android

Launching Android apps within Kodi

Main page: HOW-TO:Launch Android apps


Controls

Bluetooth remote

  • Nvidia SHIELD Remote [1]

Integrated IR Reciever

  • Logitech Harmony Remotes are supposedly supported by Nvidia?

CEC

Generic Android-level CEC support is available. Kodi will not see a CEC device directly, but instead just treat it like generic input.

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.

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]

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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