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July 2014
(83%)
345 Reviews
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We've had a look at what the Shield does well, now the important part for many — should you buy one?That depends on what you want to do with it. If you want an Android to surf the web, message your friends or play a few casual games on, look elsewhere. Th...
The NVIDIA SHIELD is a valiant first attempt at creating a premium, portable Android gaming experience. They've not only succeeded in this challenge, but gone several steps further.The SHIELD hardware is nearly flawless, offering an incredibly comfortable...
Published: 2013-07-31, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
Delivered in NVIDIA SHIELD is the first full-fledged mobile device crossover into the desktop gaming universe. SHIELD is an Android-based physical gaming controller with its own clamshell hinge-attached display, powered by NVIDIA’s newest mobile proces...
Published: 2013-07-31, Author: Brian , review by: anandtech.com
Is NVIDIA Shield fun to use? It absolutely positively is. Android is still however really nascent as a gaming platform, and I wish that Google had given Shield some sort of extra special status or inclusion in the Android 4.3 love with Google Play Games a...
Great Performance, Lots of Fun, Pure Android, Good Build Quality, Stream Games From a PC
Kinda Pricey, Little Heavy, Streaming Still In Beta
In case you haven't noticed, we dig NVIDIA's SHIELD. Everything the device was designed to do, it does well and the build quality is top notch. Playing Tegra-optimized games on SHIELD was a great experience. NVIDIA has been working closely with PC game de...
Published: 2013-07-31, Author: Will , review by: pcmag.com
Comfortable gamepad with powerful Gamepad Mapper feature. Excellent build quality. Very fast for an Android device. Lots of connection and storage options. Local PC game streaming works well.
Expensive for a gaming handheld. PC game streaming is unreliable outside of home networks and requires specific GeForce hardware
The Nvidia Shield Portable is one of the most unique Android devices out there, combining a 5-inch tablet with physical game controls....
With the SHIELD portable gaming system, NVIDIA enters into a whole new business. However, it doesn't do it blindly and the company isn't trying to pick a fight with Sony, Microsoft or Nintendo. Instead, NVIDIA follows its usual strategy of finding a small...
Abstract: Die Android-Konsole NVIDIA Shield ist nun endlich auf dem Weg zu den ersten Gaming-Freunden und so tauchen auch die ersten US-Reviews zur Tegra 4-Konsole mit Android an Bord auf. Hier ist ein Überblick über das, was die US-Kollegen von dem Gerät halten.Th...
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Published: 2013-07-31, Author: Eric , review by: cnet.com.au
The Nvidia Shield Android TV streaming box offers best-in-class hardware, connectivity and gaming capabilities. It works with 4K streaming services including Netflix and YouTube. The Android TV platform delivers good conversational voice search from the i
It's more expensive than any other streamer and doesn't include a remote, aside from the game controller. Native app selection is still weaker than that of Roku, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV. The menu system seems designed to push users toward Google's med
The Nvidia Shield brings console-level quality to portable Android gaming, but it needs a higher quality list of compatible games before it can truly rival the Vita or 3DS....
The first thing to remember about Nvidia's Shield is that it's a toy. Yes, it's driven by an advanced SoC, comes with some very innovative technology, and is really well-built. But at the end of the day, Shield is a handheld gaming console. We love the bl...
