NVIDIA SHIELD Unboxing & Overview
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- The NVIDIA Shield is probably the most controversial device I've seen come out of NV in a while. Some people think it's great, some people think it's horrible. I'm of the mind that this is the beginning of the end for traditional handhelds and NVIDIA is forging an incredibly exciting new path. Also so far I LOVE my Shield. I've been playing with it a lot since I filmed this video and I'm pretty stoked on it so far. Full review coming later.
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"650TI I think, but don't quote me on that."
- Linus Sebastion
Thug life
*start "the episode by snoop dogg" song*
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I threw in a 128GB SD card into mine so I could have a bunch of Dreamcast games on it. It works just fine and I regret nothing.
They should make a new version
Why? It's still gold
They made the nvidia tablet which iz also pretty great and they made the Nvidia Shield Tv Pro 2015 and 2017 versions that can stream games even better than the first 2 ones and comes with the gaming controller. The 2017 version comes with the new controller and its the best for gaming by far.
@@hansolo6831 true, I still use mine for cloud gaming. I recently swapped my graphics card to a 5700 XT so I’m no longer able to use GeForce capabilities but I downloaded Steam Link onto my portable and I’m able to play anything just as good.
Your name aged badly.
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I absolutely hate these guys for discontinuing this device. They had it on amazon, but it's over $500 there! Outrageous!
Christian Shelton IKR
It's actually $220..
I hope they release a Shield 2
Christian Shelton i found a new one for 800 but i aslso found a good one for 175 plus free shipping
@@Josteldrasfurion They did release one... but not under that name. They instead partnered up with Nintendo and rebranded it. (Bet you can't guess which console that looks very similar in layout to the Shield 2 prototypes and has identical hardware) - I thought when I first saw the Switch that it was ripping off the "console mode" docking and everything from NVidia, but I was wrong. They weren't ripping it off... they licensed it. The Shield Tablet was the only concession Nintendo allowed, to prevent direct competition between identical hardware platforms, as part of their license. Sucks, though, because I would LOVE to get my hands on a Shield 2. I just recently got a Shield Portable because I found a really good cheap used deal... and man. I love it. It's sooo smooth. Everything I have thrown at it - from emulators up to and including N64/Dreamcast and streaming AAA PC games in ultra/epic settings smooth as butter... it's crazy. Finally something that WON'T end up in the drawer with the ill-fated Android sticks/FireTV/miracast/steam link/etc. devices I've tried to game from across the house. Plus the free streaming for pretty much any Steam game I've tried so far that I own and a few other games for free from GeForce Now is pretty sweet. Plug in a keyboard and mouse and I don't NEED to install them on my PC. Saving about 1.1TB now. (If I can set every game to ultra and still get >60fps? Why waste the space? The GPUs they use for streaming are Tesla P40 cards, so...)
I'd love to see the evidence of my MASSIVE nvidia fanboyism :)
I love products, not brands.
Sure you do
@@tobeynegsyourfavoriteverse I mean he is running all amd isn't he?
@@bumbo11111 year old 💀
I love your full reviews of things! The majority of people just give a quick overview, you however give us ALL the information and everything we want :D I am happy, I got one of these coming back from Canada to the UK for me :D :D yay
Me too
RealGamerJ Me three
Wish they would make a new one.
I wish they had kept this line going. Perfect handheld design just needed to be upgraded.
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Is what the intro says
I plan on purchasing one, and I have of course done all of the geeky research on it. Your video is very informative, you actually had a few things talked about that I hadn't heard before. Your intro music was pretty damn awesome to.
Did he really lick it
Haha yeah...
No u
That sting in the background looks amazing!
'Great battery life. Better than any phone.' .... I think my nokia 3310 would like a word on that lol
I know right the nokia 3310 has a battery life a week
When Linus' phone goes off at 11:12, I checked mine instinctively because we both have the same notification ringtone.
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***** does it work for cracked games
how would you make it work, i dont want to buy it yet to find out that it dont work with them
oo right apk, do you get them at the p***bay
i know i meant the other bays there's plenty
why do you hate micro-usb, linus?
Probably because the sockets wear fast with repeated insertions and you end up with a shitty connection or the damn thing falling out.
The metal used in the contacts is often very thin and wears quickly, even otherwise quality products often overlook it and use whatever is in the parts bin at the factory.
Tuberuser187 Not to mention the reduced performance when compared to other solutions for memory.
Every thing that isn't portable has one like a pc or xbox controller
I know, it's been over two years. But I'll answer anyway. When Linus was young he was bullied by a micro-USB. He has yet to recover from that trauma and holds a lot of grudge against the of that kind.
Ano Nym Here I was thinking an old girlfriend of his ran off with usb.
I don't many reviews
Man Linus is changed
2 words.....Screen Glare.
Same thing with just about every mobile device.
2 words Gunnar Optics
I plan on buying a Shield sometime around the end of the year. I have to put my game money towards paying for a PS4 for now. I can definitely see myself using the Shield all the time though as both a tablet replacement and a way to more comfortably go through my massive Steam game collection.
lol who else saw the cats at the beginning
I'm excited to see the ghetto shield comparison. From what I saw the ghetto shield had much more latency than the shield.
I would also like to see slick's impression/review of shield as he seems to be an active gamer.
If you tried it, You would notice that delay is pretty minimal (compared to the input lag on your typical console+hdtv)
and just because its a phone display doesn't mean you can't notice the details. You can definitely see fps difference on a small screen. And also being its a 720p display means more AA will be needed.
Linus, if you want a "carbon fiber" shield top, you can always wrap it with 3M Di-Noc to make it look and feel like carbon fiber. Easy and cheap to do.
i love how he closed his eyes for a second lmao
I CAN'T STOP REWATCHING FROM 0:24! GOD DAMN IT, LINUS!
i have had the pleasure of playing on the shield, and one of the first games out will be table top racing a game i love and the shield runs it to perfection
.....bring it on
Actual PC gameplay of some of the more intense/fast paced games would be nice. Batman AC, Skyrim, Resident Evil 6, CoD:BO2, BioShock Infinite, Tomb Raider etc.
It's not specifically a Keplar GPU requirement. It's an H.264 encoder requirement, which happens to only be available on the Kepler+ cards. If they were to implement something for the chipsets before Keplar, it would drastically lower the performance of your games because it would have to be processes on GPU instead of a dedicated H.264 encoder.
I think a good usage scenario will be for someone like me who is going through a liver transplant soon and can't walk or sit down but still wants to play his PC games lying down. You should definitely mention it.
I would use it for continuing games in bed etc when I can't sleep or being able to hook it to a TV to play in the lounge when I don't particularly want to sit at my desk. Give that a go Linus and let me know what you think
I was so shocked when he licked the box. Words can't express the expression on my face xD
It's so cool that you can stream PC games to a handheld device! Now I only wonder how it figures the controls out, since a handheld controller has way less options than a full keyboard.
Please make some videos of it in use, like during your month using it before the final review. Kinda want to see what it like in action and how well you can use it for tablet stuff like emulators and lite games. Thanks Linus! Great unboxing
if you flatten up those bumps on Quick start guide = an awesome poster on the wall.
7:53 A,B,X,Y nice one linus ^^
Is it still worth the purchase in 2016? I've been wanting one for a while and I'm finally going to get one. But does it still play games well?
A device as large as the shield has no excuse for not using a fullsize USB port. And I would love to see a specification for charging ports on devices you often use while charging that specifies the size and shape of the hood, so you can use the hood to relieve tension instead of having the actual plug jerking around.
There is a video where he is doing an unboxing of a Angelbird ssd 2go and he was commenting on how good their implementation of standard USB was and he went into a rant about micro USB. Also during a live stream they ranted about it for a good 5 minutes.
I think an interesting thing to check out is how well the hdmi to TV works, because then a Shield could potentially be an alternative to say, the steam box. It would allow you to play your pc games from your rig from your couch... as long as you have a cable long enough.
I'd like it if you took an RPG that you enjoy (specifically one that requires a lot of keybinds) and see if you can find some kind of comfortable way of maximizing the number of unique actions you can do on the device. Maybe making one of the R/L buttons a modifier, or something else creative.
For me, the Shield would be great to beam my pc games to my tv while playing them on the couch. I know at this point that isn't quite supported but I would love to see a demo of that.
PhysX is a library. It has many bits and bobs that are available in the SDK (software development kit). Not ALL games use it, and it must be integrated by the developer to be available for use by your GPU/CPU. Just trying to be helpful. There are some good developer resources on the Physx Developer site to help you understand this process.
The only thing I would change is to have some sort of retractable analogue sticks, as I prefer them nice and high above the buttons
Linus, any chance you'd like to see a game controller that is Shield-like from nVidia in the future? Something with no screen, and maybe wireless so we can use it via a wireless network or via a USB wireless connection...
5:07
From there on out is quite disturbing how much he is enjoying himself.
Great product though. I intend on buying it as soon as it is available for pre-order/sale.
This and steam link are awesome for playing elsewhere in your house (on the big TV downstairs) or in school during breaks on your phone or laptop
I can just use my PC to stream off of
Scrolling down this far has given my hand a workout
You should try PC streaming on an HD TV somewhere else in the house using HDMI out from the shield. I think that would be really cool if there were no latency issues with that.
You know, the smaller screen is great for 720p, the pixel density makes it easier to not-use AA and that can increase performance (I'm one of those people who turns off AA if it doesnt make enough of a difference in picture quality so my opinion on the small screen may be different than most)
That tablet you pulled up was huge!
To rotate the Shield to both portrait and landscape mode get Ultimate Rotation Control on the Google Play store.
Just get a program like XSplit, it works really well for any video card. The only problem you might have is your internet's upload speed.
one thing i would like to see is a webcam for streaming to twitch. nvidia and twitch work out a deal to allow director streaming with optional webcam for nvidia games/pcgames :D
I don't know about you guys, but whenever I'm playing games on my 27" monitor with a mouse and keyboard. All I can think is, "Boy I wish I could somehow play this game on a tiny screen with a controller." Now I can, thanks NVIDIA!
What a coincidence, that's exactly what I'm playing on it atm. :D The shield is worth it though, if you can afford it. Takes some getting used to the small screen, but can you imagine a full size screen on a controller like that?
The D-Pad is my biggest complaint, it isn't uncomfortable or difficult to use, but it slides around in the slot it's in as if it desperately needs to be glued. Other than that it's spectacular when I want to lay down in bed for an hour and play skyrim. It's not fast enough for any of the twitch games yet, but definitely an enjoyable experience for playing RPG's and strategy games.
Most PC games support Xinput(Xbox controler). Steam lets you use shield as a Xbox controller so any game that supports it works. Its big picture mode also can be controlled that way you can even use the controller to type and browse the web.
I see one issue with Linus doing a full month review of this awesome product. He don't have a Keplar based video card...he has a water cooled GTX 590...you need at least a 6 series card to make the streaming from pc work correctly.
Box Licka!!!
Hope you do a follow up with your impressions in a month or two. I really don't see any use for this device for myself as I don't really like console controller gameplay, even though I do use it for Lego games ;-)
You can run PhysX on CPU instead of the video card ( in the amd case), what you don't get is Advanced PhysX which actually adds some more stuff to the normal PhysX. (but you still get PhysX at some level)
what a neat device. and also, 12:06 wow that's a big-ass tablet D:
05:10 Linus realising that he can just slyly give us the finger in the middle of the vid XD
Since you have to be on the same network I don't quite see a use for the video streaming when you could just play the game on a much larger 1080p+ monitor. Also limiting it to Kepler GPUs could add to the total cost as most would have to upgrade. I'm fine with my gaming rig and Droid DNA.
I'd just be looking for how often you actually use that in comparison to your regular phone. I'm getting an HTC one because I just want one device for everything while I'm on the go, so it would be interesting to see how much the shield pulls you away from your phone for regular android games
Awesome console. I'd love to see you use the shield together with a Parrot ar drone.
Linus, the 650 is listed on the nVidia site as the minimum requirement for the nVidia Shield
@LinusTechTips There's a bright side to having the headphone jack at the back of the device. Now one can play with a device while you're lying down and the device resting on one's (fat) belly or on a pillow laid across your chest.
He doesn't do reviews, so how can he be biased?
He only really does unboxing and overviews.
Let's say I have skyrim or witcher 3 in my steam library. Will I be able to stream those games on the shield?
yup
What makes you say that?
The only reason why they specify kepler and up is because the kepler gpu's started including built in h.264 encoder units which they use for the hd streaming
I think so but one will be overvolted or one will be undervolted. And they will run in single channel. I suggest you post your question in the Linustechtips forums, there is a lot of knowledgeable people there.
I think this will be one of linus's "I don't like this one at all but I know the next version will be fantastic"
400 is DX 10.1, OGL 3.3, and DDR3. 600 is DX 11, OGL 4.4, and GDDR5.
Could you use sheild as a 2nd screen on a local multiplayer game so you can have a sort of "split screen" experience, one person on the PC, one on the sheild.
yes Linus this would be an interesting test. Also using controls of the shield versus the touch of a phone or tablet.
Potentially great product I think version 2.0 will be awesome. Just hope enough people get behind development of it.
The lights and monitors in ur recent videos are flickering, maybe you should turn on the anti-flicker option on cameras to avoid this.
They have things for doing that, theyre called laptops and game consoles. Anything handheld that you could play a modern HD game on would have shit battery life and light your hands on fire. The shield bypasses that by offloading the heavy lifting to something capable of it
This thing looks pretty nice.
I feel they could have atleast made the screen a good 1 inch bigger, but whatever.
Hopefully somebody will get DosBox running on it. Should be great for all those older games.
I might get one sometime this year.
Actually, Android supports emulators and wait for it.... Dos emulators like DosBox
Only if you can run both at the clock, latency and voltage (please don't run them with 1.9V). There is also a chance that two modules from different manufacturers just don't work well together.
Let Slick play with it for a month also. I think he plays more games that Linus doesn't. I'd like to know how well it does for games like GTA IV, Saints Row, Max Payne, or other third person action games.
I made a ghetto shield with my transformerpad and it is awesome. It supports the keyboard in games and hasa usb port to plug in a wirelessmouse. I can play games like starcraft 2 and still have it playable along with fps games but you get the precision of a mouse. I have the power of my gaming pc inside the size of a netbook. Also i'm posting this from it right now. Thanks for the idea Linus and Slick
If he licked the box ON CAMERA, god knows what he's done with the shield itself already o.O
Finally got one! Man... 5 years since this video had me almost drooling over it... haha. Crazy to go back and watch it again. Every time I thought about it and went online and looked, I'd see them for well over $200 still... and couldn't do it. Just... why? Why is it not dropping in price? Well... now that I have one? I don't ask that anymore. Found a really cheap deal at a local pawn shop (there's one by a university near me that always has good deals on electronics and stuff - partly because they don't know what half of it is. I got an almost new AC1750 router (going for $130 used at the time) there a little over a year ago there for $30 there because nobody knew how to factory reset it, and they didn't have the password. Or the ability to google instructions, it would seem. It was barely used, even in the box with the manual and everything, heh. Also got a very cheap deal on a laptop because they had looked it up incorrectly, resulting in getting 3 month old (since release) laptop for $400 when it was $1300+ everywhere else. Always a good place to look, pawns by uni's. I've seen Shield portables there before, just never for
Linus how long is the battery life on stand by, playing game & watching video/listen to music Thanks.
Apparently, you can stream over VPN on the Internet. That would mean you can play anywhere you have Internet access while your PC at home is up and running. Plus it obviously play Android games locally. Add to this tons of Android emulators for retro gaming and Internet/Facebook games and it start to look much more than a useless game pad with a screen.
Encoding on the CPU could also, in theory, increase latency, compared to their on-gpu hardware solution. I think that nVidia has a logical reason as to why they did this.
I'm confused on something. Doesn't vita remote play allow you to play games on an entire different network? In other words, play a game on vita at your friends from a ps3/4 which is at your house? I think this would be a lot more useful if it could do that. I think this is exciting for technical reasons, but is not practical at all. If I'm already home, why would I use this thing when my PC is right there?" and is the luxury of playing 50ft away on your couch worth this price? I'd argue no.
He has so many cards that he has been sent to review that he could just plug one in and use Shield. Well, he could build an entire PC just to stream to Shield. This is clearly not going to be an issue for Linus, he knows what he is doing.
Well, if the device is heavy enough it might start to exhaust your arms after long play sessions (I can't imagine playing on this thing in one sitting for longer than an hour). It might not seem like it would, but some users might experience some uncomfortably using this product.
Hopefully the Shield 2 will have smaller bezels and screen size closer to 6 inches. 5 inches isn't that big for a mobile device anymore, especially when it's laid back like in Shield.
Incorrect, 400 cards support direct-X 11 and open-GL 4.4 and depending on the type they can have GDDR3 up to GDDR5.
And none of this would prevent the shield from running.
With Geforce Now available, I wonder if I can set up a wifi hotspot network from my phone and use it to gamestream on the go
Do a video showcasing how well the Nvidia Shield works with the Razer Edge.
I wish there was a box you could buy that just had the streaming functionality that you could keep by your TV. It'd be like a steam box that is powered by a beefy machine.
I think that for now you have to be on the same network. (BUT who knows, it might change)
For the game streaming, well, they say it's still in BETA, so you will have to expect a non-flawless use of the streaming functionality of Shield.
And for how the streaming works, I don't know, but surely someone would be kind enough to answer you and inform the community :)
How's the D-pad for fast menu navigation?
360's D-pad is too terrible for playing PSO on, and I'd imagine it's nasty for anything where you're trying to get through multidirectional menus quickly with no delays between menu inputs.
But they could sell more shields if they allowed its usage with other brands, just like PhysX, only some games use it because not everyone has an Nvidia card, especially now that the price to performance ratio is on AMD.
The problem is that it DOESN'T WORK WELL with older GPUs.
Kepler, like Linus said has built-in h264 encoding, which reduces latency by a huge amount. Older GPUs don't have this; making it far harder to make it work properly.