LONDON: Nvidia announced its new Shield gaming console powered by a super fast Tegra X1 chip, the Nvidia Shield can handle graphically intense games with ease, and is also the first streaming box that can play video at 4K resolution.
Nvidia’s new Shield console includes some impressive gaming hardware; the box can smoothly run games with hefty system requirements, such as Battlefield 4 and Crysis 3. But Nvidia isn’t just hoping to attract the attention of gamers.
The new Shield also runs Android TV; Google’s new media centre operating system, and can play videos in 4K resolution, making it a jack of all trades home theatre centrepiece.
The Nvidia Shield will cost a dollar under $200 when it launches in May, and will be able to play 4K video from Netflix, YouTube, and Google Play. If you have ultra high definition videos saved on your hard drive, the Shield will be able to stream those to your TV as well. Right now, the Shield is the only streaming-video box that supports 4K the Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV all top out at 1080p resolution. Not too many people own 4K TVs right now, but eventually it could become the standard, so the Shield may be a good option if you want to future proof your streaming experience.
