NVIDIA® Tegra® X1+ processor with a 256-core NVIDIA GPU and 2 GB RAM
Processor
Video Features
4K HDR Ready
Dolby Vision HDR and HDR10
AI-enhanced upscaling for up to 4K 30 FPS
Up to 4K HDR playback at 60 FPS (H.265/HEVC)
Up to 4K playback at 60 FPS (VP8, VP9, H.264, MPEG1/2)
Up to 1080p playback at 60 FPS (H.263, MJPEG, MPEG4, WMV9/VC1)
Format/Container support: Xvid/ DivX/ASF/AVI/MKV/MOV/M2TS/MPEG-TS/MP4/WEB-M
Audio
Dolby Audio (Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos)
DTS-X surround sound (pass-through) over HDMI
High-resolution audio playback up to 24-bit/192 kHz over HDMI
Audio support: AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP3, WAVE, AMR, OGG Vorbis, FLAC, PCM, WMA, WMA-Pro, WMA-Lossless, Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD (pass-through), DTS-X (pass-through), and DTS-HD (pass-through)
Weight & Size
Weight: 4.83 oz / 137 g
Height: 1.57 in / 4 cm
Width: 1.57 in / 4 cm
Depth: 6.5 in / 16.5 cm
Storage
8GB*
*Portion of storage occupied by system software
Expandable via microSD
Wireless
802.11ac 2x2 MIMO 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 5.0 + LE
Captive Portal support
Interfaces
Gigabit Ethernet
HDMI 2.0b with HDCP 2.2 and CEC support
MicroSD card slot
Operating System
Android 11.0 powered by Android TV™ with Chromecast 4K built-in
Software Updates
SHIELD Experience upgrades directly from NVIDIA
Voice Assistants
Built in Voice Control
The Google Assistant
Hands-free Voice Control†
Google Home compatible (Google Assistant)*
Amazon Echo compatible (Works with Alexa)*
Remote
SHIELD Remote
> Microphone for voice search and commands
> Motion-activated backlit buttons
> 3-way programmable remote
> Bluetooth connectivity
> IR blaster for control of volume and power on TVs, soundbars, or receivers
> Remote locator for finding a lost remote
> 2x AAA batteries included
Power
Built-in power supply
Gaming Features
NVIDIA GeForce NOW™ 4K HDR cloud gaming service (compatible game controller or keyboard/mouse is required)
Android gaming via Google Play Store
Included Apps
NVIDIA GeForce NOW for SHIELD TV
Netflix
YouTube
Amazon Prime Video
Google Play Movies & TV
Freevee
Vudu
Amazon Music
Google Play Store
YouTube Music
PLEX
Google Play Games
* Google ecosystem includes the Google Assistant, Google Play Movies and TV app, Google Music app, Google photos, and access to Google calendar. Amazon ecosystem includes Alexa voice assistant with Amazon Echo device linked to SHIELD, Prime Video app, and Amazon Music app.
† Requires SHIELD Controller or Google Home Mini or Amazon Echo.
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