NVIDIA today raised the bar higher still for streaming media
players — unveiling the next generation of SHIELD™ TV, which
delivers unmatched levels of home entertainment, gaming and AI
capabilities right into the living room, starting at $149.
The two new SHIELD models — SHIELD TV and SHIELD TV Pro —
provide exceptional visual and sound experiences. Their new Tegra®
X1+ processor, delivering up to 25 percent more performance than
its predecessor, helps bring to life Dolby Vision for ultra-vivid
imagery and Dolby Atmos for extraordinary audio. Its computational
prowess dramatically improves picture quality by using AI to
upscale HD video streams into 4K resolution.
“These new models provide a big step up for SHIELD, which has
consistently delivered groundbreaking innovations in the living
room since its introduction five years ago,” said Jeff Fisher,
senior vice president of the Consumer Business at NVIDIA. “They
deliver unquestionably best-in-class entertainment, supported by
Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision and our breakthroughs in using AI to
improve video streaming playback.”
The SHIELD additions offer options that will appeal to everyone,
from casual streamers to media and gaming enthusiasts.
SHIELD TV has a slim, stealthy design meant to disappear by
blending in with, or behind, entertainment centers. It also has
Gigabit Ethernet and dual-band Wi-Fi for lightning-fast
connectivity.
SHIELD TV Pro takes entertainment to the next level for the most
demanding users. It is based on the previous generation’s iconic,
sleek design and comes with additional memory and storage, plus two
USB ports for running a Plex Media Server and connecting
high-capacity hard drives or other USB devices.
Both come bundled with an all-new remote control, powered by two
AAA batteries, that features motion-activated backlit buttons, a
built-in lost remote locator and a mic for voice search.
SHIELD, as an Android TV™ device, provides access to over
500,000 movies and shows and more than 5,000 apps and games through
Google Play. The Google Assistant enables users to quickly access
entertainment, control smart devices and get answers on screen with
their voice. SHIELD now supports “routines” — with one command, the
Google Assistant will complete multiple tasks.
“NVIDIA pushes the boundaries of how media and entertainment are
consumed in the home,” said Shalini Govil-Pai, senior director of
Product Management for Android TV, at Google. “By bringing together
Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos with Android TV, users of the new
SHIELD TV media players receive an unmatched experience that well
represents our platform’s rich content and capabilities.”
Spectacular Visuals and SoundDolby Vision
transforms entertainment experiences with ultra-vivid imaging —
incredible brightness, contrast, color and detail that infuse
movies with refined, life-like images. It can deliver colors never
seen before on a screen, with dramatic contrast, highlights that
are up to 40x brighter, and blacks that are 10x darker.
Dolby Atmos represents a leap forward from surround sound,
transporting listeners into an extraordinary experience with moving
audio that flows around them. Listeners will feel like they are
inside the action as the sounds of people, places, things and music
come alive with breathtaking realism.
AI in the HomeSHIELD benefits from NVIDIA’s AI
leadership to offer features lacking in competing devices. In
addition to built-in Google Assistant and Amazon Echo connectivity,
the new streamers use an AI upscaler to bring HD content to life.
Trained on a deep neural network, the upscaler lets SHIELD owners
watch 720p and 1080p content in beautiful 4K.
Amazing GamesSHIELD boasts the widest range of
gaming content on a streaming media device with support for cloud
gaming, local streaming and advanced native games. Gamers can enjoy
hundreds of supported games in the GeForce NOW™ beta, including
many recent releases and top free-to-play games like Fortnite.
Pricing and AvailabilitySHIELD TV and SHIELD TV
Pro are available now and ship in the U.S., Canada and select
European countries. SHIELD TV starts at $149 with remote. SHIELD TV
Pro with remote, 3GB of memory and 16GB of storage is available for
$199. More information, including where to buy, is available at
http://shield.nvidia.com/.
About NVIDIA NVIDIA’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) invention
of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market,
redefined modern computer graphics and revolutionized parallel
computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the
next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of
computers, robots and self-driving cars that can perceive and
understand the world. More information at
http://nvidianews.nvidia.com/.
For further information, contact:Jordan
DodgeSenior PR ManagerNVIDIA
Corporation+1-408-506-6849jdodge@nvidia.com
Certain statements in this press release including, but not
limited to, the benefits, features, impact, performance, pricing,
and availability of the SHIELD family devices, including SHIELD TV
and SHIELD TV Pro; and the benefits and performance of the Tegra
X1+ processor, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, and AI upscaler are
forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different
than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially include: global economic conditions;
our reliance on third parties to manufacture, assemble, package and
test our products; the impact of technological development and
competition; development of new products and technologies or
enhancements to our existing product and technologies; market
acceptance of our products or our partners' products; design,
manufacturing or software defects; changes in consumer preferences
or demands; changes in industry standards and interfaces;
unexpected loss of performance of our products or technologies when
integrated into systems; as well as other factors detailed from
time to time in the most recent reports NVIDIA files with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including, but not
limited to, its annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on the
company's website and are available from NVIDIA without charge.
These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as
required by law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these
forward-looking statements to reflect future events or
circumstances.
© 2019 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA, the
NVIDIA logo, GeForce NOW, SHIELD and Tegra are trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the U.S. and other
countries. Android TV is a trademark of Google, Inc. Other company
and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies
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