MasZakrY and what a 5 seconds they were! But yeah, it probably works and down to preference. Come to think of it, I guess no new controller? I have a problem with drift so I don’t use it.
Great video. As a 2017 Shield TV owner, I was more than a bit peeved seeing as how Nvidia kept dodging all questions about a potential Dolby Vision update for the Shield TV, only to release a new and improved version with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos support. They're literally the same hardware, so I don't see any reason why these features couldn't have been added to the 2017 Shield TV, but I digress.
@Brooke Stern I'm aware. I think that all of us who own the 2017 Shield TV are, and that's the issue. I expect things like this to a certain extent, but we all know that Dolby Vision can be implemented as a software update. When people asked Nvidia for two years, they kept saying that HDR10 is good enough. You live and you learn.
Basic nvidia marketing. Look at gpus and see what nvidia have done there for years, worse now that new generations only give about 10% extra performance for more than a 10% price increase.
Not familiar with this but I imagine a rom will eventually exist that let's you use the 2019 software on the 2017 shield. Unless the shield is one of those devices that's locked down of course.
You are asking a bit too much from a company that doesn't even provide 4GB of proper vram as advertised and written on the spec and box of the GTX970 :P
As someone who didn’t own a 2015 or 17 version I got one of these and really enjoy it 🤷🏻♂️ hooked a 1 tb external drive up and no problems at all. Thanks for the video
@First Last Dang man I didnt even notice you. Its kind of funny that you were waiting this whole time for a response, I thought nothing of this video after I watched it and went on with my life. Until you commented a day later on my RUclips channel. A day later dude? Like, you are that salty man? Ffs go rub one out of your small epenis kid.
Well there's quite a few channels that cover these exact same things, you just didn't look good enough. You'd have ran into ETA prime, and a few others.
I'm gonna skip the competition, although it would be nice to have the device. However, I got too much stuff going on and can't afford play anything for the time being. I wish everyone the best of luck to win this.
Your YT channel is my favorite one so far ever. Each time I watch a new video of yours I realize it’s all I expect from a YT channel. True gold to me ! I hope you’ll go on for a long time. All the very best from France 🤛🏼
i already have Audible but I got the book you are reading. i find your channel and its content refreshing and informative so I would love to gift you a book on audible or send you a credit. From one Synthwave enthusiast to another.
Its not worth it no more, when i got it last year it still had Gta5, Doom, Fallout 4 and many more games available all in 4k and ultra high settings, now its only valve games and Hitman
Switched over to the 2017 Shield TV just recently, after using a RP3 for many years... This is a must have for anyone seriously into emulation that also wants to have portability on the road! Me and the GF play countless hours of old school games during downtime in our hotels while on vacation, intimacy no longer needed.
Switch is 4 gb of ram, 32 gb of storage, has dedicated controllers that come with the device, nothing like the switch. And at least the switch does not sell the same hardware and tells you its new. And its not.
@lone wolf Well, an updated Switch hasn't been sold yet. You never know if Nintendo wants to also go crazy and lose all their fans like Bethesda and Game Freaks.
Where does Nvidia state it is 25% faster? It doesn't! What it does state on its web site is " NVIDIA Tegra X1+ processor, SHIELD TV is up to 25% faster than the previous generation." the "up to" is what most commentators miss off.
A couple of Audible recommendations for computing/hacking... 2. Exploding the Phone: The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws Who Hacked Ma Bell - Excellent book, has a lot of really early phone history, stuff I've never heard before. Absolutely worth checking out. 1. The Dream Machine - Amazing history of early computing leading into the creation of networking and the internet. It seems like it would be really boring, but it's one of the best books I've ever listened to. Can't put this book over enough. Honorable mention: Where Wizards Stay Up Late - A really interesting read about the creation of what would become the internet, the thing that makes this book so enjoyable is that it's written back in the late 90s, so the internet was becoming a thing, but wasn't anything close to what it is today.
@referral madness Awesome, let me know what you think. Also might I highly suggest to listen to them at 1.25x speed. While the books are good, your mind (or at least my mind) will always drift to some extent, however listening to them at slightly faster speeds seems to make that less of an issue. I can't do 1.5x speed as it is too fast and makes it unlistenable, but 1.25x speed is just about perfect.
Once you got to the travel part, you had me. Last time I went away for work I had several team members in my room playing my Super Nintendo Mini. This would give us a lot more options for multiplayer games.
Excellent video. I have a 2017 Shield and it is my baby. I love this device. I was looking at the 2019 version as well. I will be honest tho, I mainly use it for media streaming (plex). I did not consider that I could also play GC, DC, etc on it. Usually when I think emulation I think SNES, NES, and GBA. So ty for opening my mind to that. I will check it out.
I have 2 OG Nvidia Shield Tablets. When we bought the tablet, the only tablet on the market that beat it in any benchmarks was the intel i7 based surface tabs. A couple of batteries burnt up out in the wild (like, a fairly small amount), Nvidia did the right thing and sent everyone replacements for free. That's admirable customer service. I think the final officially updated Android OS is finally at the point where things are slowing down, so I'm at the point where I want to do custom firmware. Hardware wise, everything is still powerful as heck. Crazy to think that an almost 6 year old tablet is still so powerful. So glad I opted for the shield way back when, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Nvidia's non graphics specific products.
I legit want an Nvidia Shield,I love emulation and I have been interested in the features this product has. Honestly its always a blast to watch your videos sir,lots of useful information for someone who has been dabbling in emulation since the 90's! Keep up the amazing work sir!
Still using my 2015 model. I use it a lot for my entire couch experience pretty much. Streamed PC games, native android games, lots of emulation and of course general content consumption. It’s by far the best set-top box/gaming device you can buy and personally at $200, if you’re looking for a gaming system, a set-top box and streaming device wrapped up in a great interface, it’s probably still worth it.
TheLegendOfXela That’s good news. Just checked the list of supported online games and there are only 4, 1 called homeland and the rest are PSO games. Double dash & 1080 Avalanche say LAN only, would be nice to get the lan to connect worldwide
Whenever a company resorts to using percentages to rate a product's quality, that's when you know the difference probably won't be noticeable enough to justify an increase in cost.
@@GraveUypo True. But, a company that triples performance would usually advertise the stats as opposed to some abstract percentage. The percentage game is just a marketing ploy and a tactic to disguise what changes, if any, occurred.
Yeh I've got like a hacked WiiU, hacked 360, CFW PS3, hacked PSP, Vita, 3DS, Wii, NES, SNES, PS1 CLASSICS and I think thats everything but I'm getting Mister soon but I love checking out device capabilities hey so yeh still might cop one of these. I don't have a set media player tbh so this could be it :) Great vid as usual MVG!!!!!
@Brooke Stern 500 go for streaming and play music and video files, make me laugh there, you obviously do not know everything you can do with this TV shield ... "emulator roms" not after you can emulate ps1 / dreamcast / you have 500-700mo by disc, and their ludotheque is very provided, you have for a lot of gigas! Add applications,movies (if you are big eater of movies, you could have hundreds of gig to add. The streaming talk in, I have not used it yet but it will not be long, I think the storage will not be too big. In fact the most important is how it is done at the memory expansion level, whether it is managed as an internal memory, or external, very important, and easier to install stuff.
You should do a video on building a unit that is as compact as the nvidia shield, cheaper, or more expensive. would love to see the progress and the hardships.
Running android on the nintendo switch + running emulators is much more interesting because it has the same powerful SoC that can be easily and safely overclocked to 1,7 Ghz for cpu and something around 900mhz for gpu. This will drain your battery quickly but there are no overheating issues as long as you don´t dock it or use a third party dock which doesn´t cover the vents. And maybe it´s the most powerful android handheld that i´ve ever seen.
Did they keep everything practically the same to avoid needing recertification or FCC (like the Mi Box?) Almost no reason to upgrade from the 2015 or 2017 models.
Nice video - I almost fell in love with that unit. Sadly Amazon sells the Nvidia Shield TV Pro in my country for 346,29 € *Which is riduculously overpriced!*
I really love the theme song but there is an annoying clip in the high register of the snare that I have noticed on my monitors. Just looking out for ya! Keep up the great vids.
Thanks. I just got an nVidia Shield basic; the one that looks like a toilet paper tube. I like it for the snappy response when viewing RUclips. But I want to get the Pro version so I can set it up with Plex server for my media. The basic only runs 32-bit OS, and can't run Plex. I appreciate the this video for informing me the specs on the 2019 version.
interesting just how far emulation has come since 2000 , and the amount of devices it is running on,. but i suppose since linux/GNU open souce this has helped a lot.
I have been a Shield owner for about 3 years now. I cannot recommend it enough! It is one hell of a device for retro gamers and digital media consumers alike. Very, very good buy if you don't have one. I do have a complaint. The Shield controller is cool and has great features and a great feel but, the right control stick get a drift problem. This wakes them up and drains the battery and messes with you in game. This has happened to me with two of their controllers.
I'm very satisfied with the 2019 Pro, never got a Shield before. For years I've used Raspberry Pi's which always seem to crash or have other issues so I'm just really sick of dealing with them. Shield's are much more expensive but its worth it to me.
Great episode, as always. If I weren't having to save money for other things, I'd definitely look into this device. Sounds like it'll be fine waiting half a year or so, though. One device I was hoping you'd look into are the "gaming phones", especially the Asus ROG Phone 2. Seems like it could be a great device for emulating many older handheld platforms, including the DS/3DS games with the twin screen dock and Kunai controllers (which can dock onto the side of the phone, switch style). I don't know if it has enough horsepower to power many of these emulators, though.
so there is no benefit to getting the 2019 version, the new enhancements won't benefit the emulation at all which is a shame but believe me the price of the shield tv is well worth the cost compared to buying legacy hardware and the retro games outright plus the convenience of not having to hook up your old consoles, it's all in one, you are saving thousands. I've never heard of that dreamcast emulator that you mentioned? I use raicast, i use the rest of the Emulators you mentioned plus I use the John emulators for the older gameboy/nes/snes stuff too it's a great emulating machine and nothing beats it on the market.
As far as I know there are no properly working ps3 emulators yet and ps2 emulation still has many flaws, so that would be a challenge on this thing considering it's speed (but then again I'm no expert on emulation, some genius should definitely be able to get it working)
@@prsplayer210 not true. you don't really need a high end PC, actually depends on the game, for example red dead redemption needs a beast PC and devil may cry doesn't.
@@AgentDJ20 I don't think we will get ps3 emulating for a while yet on android, not for a long time anyway, the fact that it's starting to run ps2 games is good enough for now.
@@HUYI1 Yeah kind of sad when you think about it, but then again the PS3 was quite difficult to code on (like MVG showed last video) and the filesizes of the games don't exactly help it. Even the Xbox 360 emulation is still relatively in its infancy, so it will take at least another console generation before we see some real progress there i think.
I love your vids and you have unlimited cred in my book. But...2160p60! God Da-I SAY GOD DAMN!!! I would honestly love to know who watches at that resolution. My poor 2015 macbook pro is skipping and lagging at that. I turned it down and all is well, but I had to make a self-important comment, nonetheless. PLEASE KEEP MAKING AWESOME VIDS!
At 3:05, I notice that this guy's Shield has the same sort of color distortion as mine that came out of the box, right under the green LED strip, right by the tip of the upside triangle. I don't know if it's specifically considered a color distortion or whatever, but it's right under the green LED strip, on the black matte part. It's a somewhat darker area than the rest of the black matte, which is odd. Is this possibly indictive of heat damage, or just nothing?
I use the Nvidia Shield for streaming movies. I have a question. The new Nvidia Shield TV Pro supports Dolby Vision. Now if my TV does not support Dolby Vision, will the Nvidia Shield TV Pro apply some sort of filter and apply SOME sort of colour enhancement? Thanks for the video buddy. Your review is the most informative out of ALL the Nvidia Shield TV Pro reviews out there.
Awesome detailed overview of the emulation capabilities.. Now just waiting for the back ordered pro to get here since I never the shield before. (unless I win) I was originally going to get it for android box, casting, play store games type of thing. Had no idea there was this emulation quality was so good on this thing. I'm still using my OG Xbox for that.
I'm waiting patiently for a brand new Shield TV, not an old recycled model. I'll keep using my 2017 model for the time being. It's an amazing emulation device (among other things).
PSA: Even if you don't do emulation, but have a good TV, this device is a must-have. One of, if not the only set top boxes which can output 4k HEVC in 10bit HDR without any issues. You can watch your movies to your TV's full potential with this.
I got the 2017 Shield TV at Best Buy for $199. I got the remote, and controller bundle. I felt I just had to try the controller out. It's fine, I just wish the home menu button, wasn't with the start button, on the bottom. All the time I go to pause a game, and it goes to the menu. Oh well, still not bad
Samey and more expensive or not, I'm happy to see Nvidia keeping it up with these devices. The Switch carries the, "But your system might get blackballed by Nintendo." caveat, RetroPie is a lost cause for pretty much everything that came out after the PS1 due to hardware limitations, phones suck in general and are more of a solo AIO device than this, Android tablets are all but dead outside of the budget space (as opposed to when they were the new thing and all that extra battery was put toward a better screen and faster SoC than the phones of the day), and this wonderful pocketable toy and its predecessor are fit to run Dolphin competently right out of the box. It takes up basically no table space, and it's dead simple to lug it over to a friend's house. It's basically everything that the handle on the Gamecube represented, except there's no option to run discs. I'm sure emulation potential isn't even on Nvidia's radar for these things, so I hope these stay popular enough for their marketed purposes, so that NV keeps on making them. Maybe someday they'll actually update the hardware a bit more meaningfully, too.
What about doing a video of emulation in a ryzen 3200g? Lowspecgamer did something but centered in pc gaming. It should be interesting if you manage to stay close to the new shield price!
I still have the 2015 model, and love it.. tho recently moved and gained a extra room that will be a game room, so thinking of moving the 2015 model to that room and getting the new model for my living room.
I would love to see a compiled list over the best emulators (according to MVG) for each system to use with Nvidia Shield. I personally prefer separate emulators over RetroArch and its cores.
Hey MVG. Once again another great video. Was wondering if you could do a new tutorial on installing Dolphin onto the Shield? The play store removed the file manager with the built in browser, making it difficult for me to reinstall it, and I can't seem to find new guides anywhere. Or if you can't, perhaps this wonderful community's comments section can point me in the right direction? Many thanks.
One 'minor' annoyance is that you're continually comparing the 2017 versus 2019. I'm quite happily still using the original 2015 model - which has the same core specs as the 2017. Why I'm annoyed is that it maybe overlooks the excellent support nVidia has provided (and I hope will continue to) to us end users. I bought mine on a whim, to replace a WDTV streamer and remember weighing it up against some no-name Kodi-streamers that were a bit cheaper. Picking the Shield was in retrospect one of the best value decisions I ever made. nVidia's support over the years has been appreciated, the 2017 revision was just that, a "revision" and I got the same support/features and even now with the 2019 version being sold, I'm still getting my updates and just missing out on a few new things for the first time - which I'm completely OK with. Obviously this review is focusing on the emulation aspects of the shield, but that's just a subset of what it can do. It's the prime STB for AndroidTV and has and continues to spank anything else. My take is that it's hands-down the "smartest-TV" that exists - it just ships without the dumb display panel (but will support the refresh/resolution/colour of whatever panel you couple it to). It'll run your emulation, your streaming clients, your plex server - and even unexpectedly became a TV client/DVR when it spotted my SiliconDust on the network.
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My dog liked the old Shield remote, that’s for sure!
that old remote with the battery was utter crap. The very FIRST time i changed the dead battery out the damn thing broke and never worked again lol
Ryan Carter never had that problem, but I did have to buy a new remote due to dog, so, I might have a false impression.
I love the Shield, I hate that damn remote.
MasZakrY and what a 5 seconds they were! But yeah, it probably works and down to preference. Come to think of it, I guess no new controller? I have a problem with drift so I don’t use it.
@@MystiCGaNjA420 I'm using the original remotes with rechargeable batteries, been working fine for the past 4 years
Great video. As a 2017 Shield TV owner, I was more than a bit peeved seeing as how Nvidia kept dodging all questions about a potential Dolby Vision update for the Shield TV, only to release a new and improved version with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos support. They're literally the same hardware, so I don't see any reason why these features couldn't have been added to the 2017 Shield TV, but I digress.
@Brooke Stern I'm aware. I think that all of us who own the 2017 Shield TV are, and that's the issue. I expect things like this to a certain extent, but we all know that Dolby Vision can be implemented as a software update. When people asked Nvidia for two years, they kept saying that HDR10 is good enough. You live and you learn.
Basic nvidia marketing.
Look at gpus and see what nvidia have done there for years, worse now that new generations only give about 10% extra performance for more than a 10% price increase.
Not familiar with this but I imagine a rom will eventually exist that let's you use the 2019 software on the 2017 shield. Unless the shield is one of those devices that's locked down of course.
Brooke Stern true
i feel like a "pro" device should have way more than 16 gigs of storage in 2019...
You are asking a bit too much from a company that doesn't even provide 4GB of proper vram as advertised and written on the spec and box of the GTX970 :P
Has two USB ports I believe, and supports external storage, so you can pop a couple of terabyte drives in if you're worried about space.
@@shadician Why no SD card slot?
@@SpencerLemay - SD is slow and more expensive for the disk space you are buying.
It actually has a setting that mounts the OS image to a external drive, allowing everything to be on one disk
I was just considering buying one of these yesterday. MVG you're on point
As someone who didn’t own a 2015 or 17 version I got one of these and really enjoy it 🤷🏻♂️ hooked a 1 tb external drive up and no problems at all. Thanks for the video
They mistook price with performance in "25% extra performance".
That’s actually not too far off.
The problem is the GPU is faster but the CPU is clocked exactly the same, which is where we REALLY needed an improvement for emulation.
The pr department took some creative marketing tactics
Sound about right for NVidia lol
@First Last Dang man I didnt even notice you. Its kind of funny that you were waiting this whole time for a response, I thought nothing of this video after I watched it and went on with my life. Until you commented a day later on my RUclips channel. A day later dude? Like, you are that salty man? Ffs go rub one out of your small epenis kid.
I've looked all over RUclips for a review that covers these topics on the new Nvidia Shield pro, thank you for this!
Well there's quite a few channels that cover these exact same things, you just didn't look good enough. You'd have ran into ETA prime, and a few others.
@@madmax2069 Perhaps :). Gonna check out eta prime too, cheers!
Yami1337Gaming no need to look up for reviews people are selling it for $400+
One week proud owner of a 2017 NSTv... 169 with gamepad.. I'm loving it. Keep posting your awesome videos 👍👍👍
Competition Link. WIN this Nvidia Shield TV Pro - ENDED!
Gonna give it a try and see If I can win this :D
for Dreamcast emulation give flycast a try
its open now. good luck!
Awesome!
Im assuming you quote USD prices yeah?
I'm gonna skip the competition, although it would be nice to have the device. However, I got too much stuff going on and can't afford play anything for the time being. I wish everyone the best of luck to win this.
Your YT channel is my favorite one so far ever. Each time I watch a new video of yours I realize it’s all I expect from a YT channel. True gold to me ! I hope you’ll go on for a long time.
All the very best from France 🤛🏼
Awesome and honest review of this. Didn't know how far that Saturn emulator had come either!
If wasn't for you I wouldn't have my PS Vita hacked!!! Thank you man
Always a good day when MVG comes out with a new vid.
i already have Audible but I got the book you are reading. i find your channel and its content refreshing and informative so I would love to gift you a book on audible or send you a credit. From one Synthwave enthusiast to another.
"Wait for a sale" sounds super nice sitting here in the future with them nuked out completely and only available from scalpers
Its not worth it no more, when i got it last year it still had Gta5, Doom, Fallout 4 and many more games available all in 4k and ultra high settings, now its only valve games and Hitman
Switched over to the 2017 Shield TV just recently, after using a RP3 for many years... This is a must have for anyone seriously into emulation that also wants to have portability on the road! Me and the GF play countless hours of old school games during downtime in our hotels while on vacation, intimacy no longer needed.
It's like a Switch, except without the Switch software and screen.
The SoC being the same doesn't make it the same.
@@xmaverickhunterkx hahah I didn't say it was the same.
Switch is 4 gb of ram, 32 gb of storage, has dedicated controllers that come with the device, nothing like the switch. And at least the switch does not sell the same hardware and tells you its new. And its not.
@lone wolf Well, an updated Switch hasn't been sold yet. You never know if Nintendo wants to also go crazy and lose all their fans like Bethesda and Game Freaks.
@@c0mpu73rguy Sorry guys. I forgot to be Internet-correct. :)
25% faster? MISTAKES WERE MADE!
WISTAKES MERE WADE!
Aka lie
Where does Nvidia state it is 25% faster? It doesn't! What it does state on its web site is " NVIDIA Tegra X1+ processor, SHIELD TV is up to 25% faster than the previous generation." the "up to" is what most commentators miss off.
they meant 2-5% faster
@@wilclark4832 lel
It’s actually faster than my other two NVIDIA shields
Thanks a lot MVG. Good luck to all
A couple of Audible recommendations for computing/hacking...
2. Exploding the Phone: The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws Who Hacked Ma Bell - Excellent book, has a lot of really early phone history, stuff I've never heard before. Absolutely worth checking out.
1. The Dream Machine - Amazing history of early computing leading into the creation of networking and the internet. It seems like it would be really boring, but it's one of the best books I've ever listened to. Can't put this book over enough.
Honorable mention: Where Wizards Stay Up Late - A really interesting read about the creation of what would become the internet, the thing that makes this book so enjoyable is that it's written back in the late 90s, so the internet was becoming a thing, but wasn't anything close to what it is today.
@referral madness Awesome, let me know what you think. Also might I highly suggest to listen to them at 1.25x speed. While the books are good, your mind (or at least my mind) will always drift to some extent, however listening to them at slightly faster speeds seems to make that less of an issue. I can't do 1.5x speed as it is too fast and makes it unlistenable, but 1.25x speed is just about perfect.
Once you got to the travel part, you had me. Last time I went away for work I had several team members in my room playing my Super Nintendo Mini. This would give us a lot more options for multiplayer games.
Wow, super generous, thanks for the chance and thanks for everything you do for the Comunity.
TFW you're so early the giveaway link isn't even live yet
its open now! good luck
And what kind of face is that exactly? The tired meme face?
@@Iliek it's that feel and it's sadness
Excellent video. I have a 2017 Shield and it is my baby. I love this device. I was looking at the 2019 version as well. I will be honest tho, I mainly use it for media streaming (plex). I did not consider that I could also play GC, DC, etc on it. Usually when I think emulation I think SNES, NES, and GBA. So ty for opening my mind to that. I will check it out.
I have 2 OG Nvidia Shield Tablets. When we bought the tablet, the only tablet on the market that beat it in any benchmarks was the intel i7 based surface tabs. A couple of batteries burnt up out in the wild (like, a fairly small amount), Nvidia did the right thing and sent everyone replacements for free. That's admirable customer service.
I think the final officially updated Android OS is finally at the point where things are slowing down, so I'm at the point where I want to do custom firmware. Hardware wise, everything is still powerful as heck.
Crazy to think that an almost 6 year old tablet is still so powerful. So glad I opted for the shield way back when, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Nvidia's non graphics specific products.
I legit want an Nvidia Shield,I love emulation and I have been interested in the features this product has. Honestly its always a blast to watch your videos sir,lots of useful information for someone who has been dabbling in emulation since the 90's! Keep up the amazing work sir!
Still using my 2015 model. I use it a lot for my entire couch experience pretty much. Streamed PC games, native android games, lots of emulation and of course general content consumption. It’s by far the best set-top box/gaming device you can buy and personally at $200, if you’re looking for a gaming system, a set-top box and streaming device wrapped up in a great interface, it’s probably still worth it.
Nice video. I am still using the 2015 pro 500GB, still goinig strong in 2021. The original game controller is working too.
Still using? Or can you suggest an alternative?
16gb and 3gb of ram?
C'mon at the very least, double these specs SMH
It would be nice to talk about Nintendont getting BBA support now. Would give the Phantasy Star Online Community a boost as well!
Wait!! Is this for real!!?? That means I can now play Phantasy Star from my Wii!!??
Legit?
What does that mean? Online Gamecube games?
TheLegendOfXela
That’s good news. Just checked the list of supported online games and there are only 4, 1 called homeland and the rest are PSO games. Double dash & 1080 Avalanche say LAN only, would be nice to get the lan to connect worldwide
Mate, your channel deserves 1 million subs.
I really want to thank you for All your emulation recommendations and of course as always, for helping on N64 emulation on OG XBOX. Thanks Sir. MVG.
Thank you so much MVG 👍
Whenever a company resorts to using percentages to rate a product's quality, that's when you know the difference probably won't be noticeable enough to justify an increase in cost.
as a rule of thumb, any increase below doubling performance is minor and completely ignorable. things get real when performance triples.
@@GraveUypo True. But, a company that triples performance would usually advertise the stats as opposed to some abstract percentage. The percentage game is just a marketing ploy and a tactic to disguise what changes, if any, occurred.
Still rocking my 2015 shield TV 🤘
Yeh I've got like a hacked WiiU, hacked 360, CFW PS3, hacked PSP, Vita, 3DS, Wii, NES, SNES, PS1 CLASSICS and I think thats everything but I'm getting Mister soon but I love checking out device capabilities hey so yeh still might cop one of these. I don't have a set media player tbh so this could be it :) Great vid as usual MVG!!!!!
Great video MVG. Might have to pick this up for the classics.
Still rocking my NVIDIA Shield 2015, and my Shield Portable.
I bought an Nvidia Shield TV sometime after your last video, the next time the price went down. I love it so much. I use it everyday.
Very helpful & thorough review. Love all the content you put out, man. Rock on ♥️
Love your reviews; short and sweet and to the point!
My 2017 edition of Shield TV has the 500 gig hdd.
but can't upgrade then 2017 sd version with 1To SD and it is internal memory.
@Brooke Stern You're not factoring in downloaded movies, emulator roms, uncompressed music, etc.
@Brooke Stern 500 go for streaming and play music and video files, make me laugh there, you obviously do not know everything you can do with this TV shield ... "emulator roms" not after you can emulate ps1 / dreamcast / you have 500-700mo by disc, and their ludotheque is very provided, you have for a lot of gigas! Add applications,movies (if you are big eater of movies, you could have hundreds of gig to add.
The streaming talk in, I have not used it yet but it will not be long, I think the storage will not be too big.
In fact the most important is how it is done at the memory expansion level, whether it is managed as an internal memory, or external, very important, and easier to install stuff.
@Brooke Stern Not "like Stadia",Stadia is worth: ruclips.net/video/FqBLsvikgN0/видео.html
I watched these videos on my TV before finally finding you on my PC! Instant subscribe :)
I no longer feel bad for having older tech in the 2017 Shield TV.
Great video as always 😀
when you started that audible sponsor, i couldn't help but think of Linus for some reason
That with all the other ads I couldn't help to think that he needs money to pay for all the shit in the background
Is Linus a sell-out?
goodmaki pretty much
goodmaki also a lot of yt channels are forced to do this to keep making money for their channels because RUclips won’t monetize them
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6:15 Thanks for the shoutout to the Reicast team. We try to give a damn good emulator. (One of the admins. Chaotic Mind.)
You should do a video on building a unit that is as compact as the nvidia shield, cheaper, or more expensive. would love to see the progress and the hardships.
ThirtyOne Fifty That’s basically impossible without getting some very custom parts.
Running android on the nintendo switch + running emulators is much more interesting because it has the same powerful SoC that can be easily and safely overclocked to 1,7 Ghz for cpu and something around 900mhz for gpu.
This will drain your battery quickly but there are no overheating issues as long as you don´t dock it or use a third party dock which doesn´t cover the vents.
And maybe it´s the most powerful android handheld that i´ve ever seen.
Love this video. Keep up the fantastic job you do!
I had this for years and didn't think to use it for retro gaming :)
Have you tried the 2019 remote on the 2017 model? They're supposed to be supporting it in an update. Not sure if the update has been pushed out...
Can't help but think when I see and hear this guy:
"Do wanna build an app?"
Did they keep everything practically the same to avoid needing recertification or FCC (like the Mi Box?) Almost no reason to upgrade from the 2015 or 2017 models.
Nice video - I almost fell in love with that unit.
Sadly Amazon sells the Nvidia Shield TV Pro in my country for 346,29 €
*Which is riduculously overpriced!*
I really love the theme song but there is an annoying clip in the high register of the snare that I have noticed on my monitors. Just looking out for ya! Keep up the great vids.
I am going to no for myself as I am still rocking the 1st gen with the 500gb hard drive.
god damn this looks beautiful. This is a sexy ass way of introducing kids to old games. Take them through the eras.
Every RUclips video was giving the Shield good marks for over 2 years.
I still haven’t bought one yet....
I had the original Nvidia Shield since 6 months ago this thing is a beast.
Thanks. I just got an nVidia Shield basic; the one that looks like a toilet paper tube.
I like it for the snappy response when viewing RUclips. But I want to get the Pro version so I can set it up with Plex server for my media. The basic only runs 32-bit OS, and can't run Plex.
I appreciate the this video for informing me the specs on the 2019 version.
Enjoy your videos about retro games I checked your I'm not good at retro I like playing keep up the good work 👌👍👍🙏
I use NVIDIA SHIELD 2015 (since 2015) , and it's really perfect, no need to upgrade.
By cons in 2015 the price was cool in 2019 it stings a little
love this channel
interesting just how far emulation has come since 2000 , and the amount of devices it is running on,. but i suppose since linux/GNU open souce this has helped a lot.
Yes please please do a saturn emulation guide! I have always struggled with it
I have been a Shield owner for about 3 years now. I cannot recommend it enough! It is one hell of a device for retro gamers and digital media consumers alike. Very, very good buy if you don't have one. I do have a complaint. The Shield controller is cool and has great features and a great feel but, the right control stick get a drift problem. This wakes them up and drains the battery and messes with you in game. This has happened to me with two of their controllers.
I'm very satisfied with the 2019 Pro, never got a Shield before. For years I've used Raspberry Pi's which always seem to crash or have other issues so I'm just really sick of dealing with them. Shield's are much more expensive but its worth it to me.
Great episode, as always. If I weren't having to save money for other things, I'd definitely look into this device. Sounds like it'll be fine waiting half a year or so, though. One device I was hoping you'd look into are the "gaming phones", especially the Asus ROG Phone 2. Seems like it could be a great device for emulating many older handheld platforms, including the DS/3DS games with the twin screen dock and Kunai controllers (which can dock onto the side of the phone, switch style). I don't know if it has enough horsepower to power many of these emulators, though.
so there is no benefit to getting the 2019 version, the new enhancements won't benefit the emulation at all which is a shame but believe me the price of the shield tv is well worth the cost compared to buying legacy hardware and the retro games outright plus the convenience of not having to hook up your old consoles, it's all in one, you are saving thousands. I've never heard of that dreamcast emulator that you mentioned? I use raicast, i use the rest of the Emulators you mentioned plus I use the John emulators for the older gameboy/nes/snes stuff too it's a great emulating machine and nothing beats it on the market.
Awesome! I would like to see a ps2 and ps3 emulation running on this! Definitely loving the videos
As far as I know there are no properly working ps3 emulators yet and ps2 emulation still has many flaws, so that would be a challenge on this thing considering it's speed (but then again I'm no expert on emulation, some genius should definitely be able to get it working)
ps2 runs okay, ps3 emulation cant be done on high end pcs well
@@prsplayer210 not true. you don't really need a high end PC, actually depends on the game, for example red dead redemption needs a beast PC and devil may cry doesn't.
@@AgentDJ20 I don't think we will get ps3 emulating for a while yet on android, not for a long time anyway, the fact that it's starting to run ps2 games is good enough for now.
@@HUYI1 Yeah kind of sad when you think about it, but then again the PS3 was quite difficult to code on (like MVG showed last video) and the filesizes of the games don't exactly help it. Even the Xbox 360 emulation is still relatively in its infancy, so it will take at least another console generation before we see some real progress there i think.
I don't use ePSXe I use FPse. I bought it about 9 years ago on the playstore. Still works brilliantly today.
This seems like a solid emulation platform, something I'd like to pick up when it drops to around £79/$99.
that will be like 10 years from now, the OG shield still goes for like 140
@@ratboyOwO thinking used then. Wow, that's a long time to maintain a price point. Another reason to get one, junk doesn't generally hold value
Black friday deals yoooo
I have the first Nvidia Shield tv, it still works great, I only use it for RUclips, Netflix and Kodi, nothing else. But I love this device.
Great video thanks for the info!!
I love your vids and you have unlimited cred in my book. But...2160p60! God Da-I SAY GOD DAMN!!! I would honestly love to know who watches at that resolution. My poor 2015 macbook pro is skipping and lagging at that. I turned it down and all is well, but I had to make a self-important comment, nonetheless. PLEASE KEEP MAKING AWESOME VIDS!
Just renamed it and a bump here and there and pay this man his 💰!
Thanks for the information and break down, have a great day
At 3:05, I notice that this guy's Shield has the same sort of color distortion as mine that came out of the box, right under the green LED strip, right by the tip of the upside triangle.
I don't know if it's specifically considered a color distortion or whatever, but it's right under the green LED strip, on the black matte part.
It's a somewhat darker area than the rest of the black matte, which is odd.
Is this possibly indictive of heat damage, or just nothing?
Dude I love the New Nintendo Swi- I mean Shield TV
They literally use the same processor.
So in theory the switch should be able to emulate all these consoles despite what the commentary says
@@malant2719 No BRO that incorrect.
My hacked Switch emulates all these except Dolphin but hey got a WiiU for that which does GC and Wii better
@referral madness We'll shit maybe it does...
Thanks for the Redream Android hint!! Didn't even know it was out.... Lol
yeah I've never heard of this emulator I want to check it out to see if it's any better than raicast.
Redream works super good on the Nvidia Shield with no glitches in games unlike Reicast
I use the Nvidia Shield for streaming movies. I have a question. The new Nvidia Shield TV Pro supports Dolby Vision.
Now if my TV does not support Dolby Vision, will the Nvidia Shield TV Pro apply some sort of filter and apply SOME sort of colour enhancement?
Thanks for the video buddy. Your review is the most informative out of ALL the Nvidia Shield TV Pro reviews out there.
Awesome detailed overview of the emulation capabilities.. Now just waiting for the back ordered pro to get here since I never the shield before. (unless I win) I was originally going to get it for android box, casting, play store games type of thing. Had no idea there was this emulation quality was so good on this thing. I'm still using my OG Xbox for that.
Would be one hell of a birthday gift to win this Shield Pro!
$199 is really cheap and good value . Well it is in the uk anyway. This little guy is a beast
I'm waiting patiently for a brand new Shield TV, not an old recycled model. I'll keep using my 2017 model for the time being. It's an amazing emulation device (among other things).
PSA: Even if you don't do emulation, but have a good TV, this device is a must-have. One of, if not the only set top boxes which can output 4k HEVC in 10bit HDR without any issues. You can watch your movies to your TV's full potential with this.
I got the 2017 Shield TV at Best Buy for $199. I got the remote, and controller bundle. I felt I just had to try the controller out. It's fine, I just wish the home menu button, wasn't with the start button, on the bottom. All the time I go to pause a game, and it goes to the menu. Oh well, still not bad
Samey and more expensive or not, I'm happy to see Nvidia keeping it up with these devices. The Switch carries the, "But your system might get blackballed by Nintendo." caveat, RetroPie is a lost cause for pretty much everything that came out after the PS1 due to hardware limitations, phones suck in general and are more of a solo AIO device than this, Android tablets are all but dead outside of the budget space (as opposed to when they were the new thing and all that extra battery was put toward a better screen and faster SoC than the phones of the day), and this wonderful pocketable toy and its predecessor are fit to run Dolphin competently right out of the box. It takes up basically no table space, and it's dead simple to lug it over to a friend's house. It's basically everything that the handle on the Gamecube represented, except there's no option to run discs.
I'm sure emulation potential isn't even on Nvidia's radar for these things, so I hope these stay popular enough for their marketed purposes, so that NV keeps on making them. Maybe someday they'll actually update the hardware a bit more meaningfully, too.
What about doing a video of emulation in a ryzen 3200g? Lowspecgamer did something but centered in pc gaming. It should be interesting if you manage to stay close to the new shield price!
I still have the 2015 model, and love it.. tho recently moved and gained a extra room that will be a game room, so thinking of moving the 2015 model to that room and getting the new model for my living room.
Great video as usual. Yes please, a Saturn video next!
I would love to see a compiled list over the best emulators (according to MVG) for each system to use with Nvidia Shield. I personally prefer separate emulators over RetroArch and its cores.
that tony hawk clip took me wayyyy back lol
Thanks for your expertise
Hey MVG. Once again another great video. Was wondering if you could do a new tutorial on installing Dolphin onto the Shield? The play store removed the file manager with the built in browser, making it difficult for me to reinstall it, and I can't seem to find new guides anywhere. Or if you can't, perhaps this wonderful community's comments section can point me in the right direction? Many thanks.
Liked the video before even watched it as I knew this content is gonna be great
$199 isn't that bad, I've been using it for years now, best investment ever
One 'minor' annoyance is that you're continually comparing the 2017 versus 2019.
I'm quite happily still using the original 2015 model - which has the same core specs as the 2017. Why I'm annoyed is that it maybe overlooks the excellent support nVidia has provided (and I hope will continue to) to us end users. I bought mine on a whim, to replace a WDTV streamer and remember weighing it up against some no-name Kodi-streamers that were a bit cheaper. Picking the Shield was in retrospect one of the best value decisions I ever made. nVidia's support over the years has been appreciated, the 2017 revision was just that, a "revision" and I got the same support/features and even now with the 2019 version being sold, I'm still getting my updates and just missing out on a few new things for the first time - which I'm completely OK with.
Obviously this review is focusing on the emulation aspects of the shield, but that's just a subset of what it can do. It's the prime STB for AndroidTV and has and continues to spank anything else.
My take is that it's hands-down the "smartest-TV" that exists - it just ships without the dumb display panel (but will support the refresh/resolution/colour of whatever panel you couple it to).
It'll run your emulation, your streaming clients, your plex server - and even unexpectedly became a TV client/DVR when it spotted my SiliconDust on the network.
He mentions the 2015 version at the conclusion of the video; there's no need to get the new 2019 version if you already have the older one.
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@@Vintiqueture I really should wait until the end, before I start typing :)
@@goldcd haha, I rarely do but this time I'm glad I did ;)
Very nice video!