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- Top features: – Watch the hottest new entertainment in stunning 4K via streaming TV services – Stream games or cast from your PC to your living room – Built-in Chromecast 4K Ultra so you can share media from your phone to your TV Watch the hottest new entertainmentEnjoy the best new shows, movies and more in stunning 4K Ultra HD with the NVIDIA SHIELD 4K Media Streaming Device.With thousands of apps available via the Google Android TV App Store you can access top services like Netflix 4K, Amazon Prime 4K, BBC iPlayer and many more.Stream games or cast from your PCThe SHIELD TV Box doesn’t just help you watch 4K entertainment, you can also play a wide variety of games with the optional Shield controller (sold separately).GeForce Now opens up a world of streaming games, you can also play Android games or even cast your PC game library with a GeForce GTX-powered computer with NVIDIA Gamestream.Built-in Chromecast 4K UltraShare photos, videos and more from your smartphone to your television thanks to the SHIELD’s built-in Chromecast 4K Ultra.Google voice technology also enables you to use the controller or remote to search within seconds so you aren’t wasting time trying to find what you need.
- Product codes: 812674021874
- Model number: 4K
- Product ID 1: 17975880251
- Product ID 2: 10170953
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NVIDIA SHIELD 4K Media Streaming Device is available currently from Currys for just £179.99, which is a great deal but we’re going to dive a little deeper into the price to explain why it’s such a good deal.
To help understand the average price you should expect to pay for Gaming consoles we analysed the price of every product in that category. The average was £313.91. But perhaps more importantly you’d also want to know what you would expect to pay for a particular brand, so we also analysed the average price you would pay for a product from Nvidia. The average was £99.99. But that perhaps isn’t the fairest analysis because we know that Nvidia make more than just Gaming consoles. So we went a step further and analysed the average price of Nvidia Gaming consoles, this was £184.99. So you can see that NVIDIA SHIELD 4K Media Streaming Device is a bargain at £179.99. Especially when you look at the table below which shows you the average price of products with certain features and specs. For example you’d expect to pay £149.99 for a product meeting the Type: Media streamer spec.
Specification / Price Comparison
| Feature | Spec | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Media streamer | The average price of Gaming consoles with this Type spec is £84.74 |
| Streaming quality | 4K Ultra HD | The average price of Gaming consoles with this Streaming quality spec is £149.99 |
| Hard drive capacity | 16 GB | The average price of Gaming consoles with this Hard drive capacity spec is £184.99 |
| Processor | NVIDIA Tegra X1 | The average price of Gaming consoles with this Processor spec is £184.99 |
| Included content | 1 month GeForce Now cloud gaming (SHIELD Controller required) | The average price of Gaming consoles with this Included content spec is £179.99 |
| Sound technology | – DD+/DTS (pass-through) – Dolby Atmos and Dolby TrueHD (pass-through) – DTS-X and DTS-HD (pass-through) |
The average price of Gaming consoles with this Sound technology spec is £184.99 |
| Parental controls | Yes, for GeForce Now / Android TV | The average price of Gaming consoles with this Parental controls spec is £184.99 |
| Subtitles | App dependent | The average price of Gaming consoles with this Subtitles spec is £184.99 |
| TV standards | – PAL – NTSC |
The average price of Gaming consoles with this TV standards spec is £147.00 |
| External file playback | – Xvid – DivX – ASF – AVI – MKV – MOV – M2TS – MPEG-TS – MP4 – WEB-M |
The average price of Gaming consoles with this External file playback spec is £184.99 |
| Remote control features | Dedicated button for voice search | The average price of Gaming consoles with this Remote control features spec is £184.99 |
| Smart platform | Android TV | The average price of Gaming consoles with this Smart platform spec is £184.99 |
| Smart TV services | – Netflix 4K HDR – Amazon Prime 4K HDR – BBC iPlayer – Spotify – Google Play Movies 4K – Google Play Music – Google Play Store – YouTube |
The average price of Gaming consoles with this Smart TV services spec is £184.99 |
| Internet browsing | Yes, via third party apps | The average price of Gaming consoles with this Internet browsing spec is £184.99 |
| App store | Google Android TV App Store | The average price of Gaming consoles with this App store spec is £184.99 |
| Search function | Yes | The average price of Gaming consoles with this Search function spec is £123.31 |
| Smartphone app | Yes, for Android phones | The average price of Gaming consoles with this Smartphone app spec is £179.99 |
| Control via smartphone | Yes, on Android phones | The average price of Gaming consoles with this Control via smartphone spec is £179.99 |
| Screen mirroring | – Google Cast – Chromecast 4K |
The average price of Gaming consoles with this Screen mirroring spec is £184.99 |
| Smart home compatibility | Samsung SmartThings | The average price of Gaming consoles with this Smart home compatibility spec is £184.99 |
| Internet connection | – Built-in WiFi – Ethernet |
The average price of Gaming consoles with this Internet connection spec is £150.84 |
| DLNA compatible | No | The average price of Gaming consoles with this DLNA compatible spec is £86.74 |
| Connections | – HDMI x 1 – USB 3.0 Type A x 2 |
The average price of Gaming consoles with this Connections spec is £179.99 |
| Power | Mains | The average price of Gaming consoles with this Power spec is £161.25 |
| Power consumption | 5 – 10 W | The average price of Gaming consoles with this Power consumption spec is £184.99 |
| Colour | Black | The average price of Gaming consoles with this Colour spec is £234.70 |
| Box contents | – NVIDIA SHIELD 4K Smart TV Box – SHIELD remote – Power supply unit – USB cable – Quick start guide – Warranty booklet |
The average price of Gaming consoles with this Box contents spec is £179.99 |
| Dimensions | 102 x 195 x 195 mm (H x W x D) | The average price of Gaming consoles with this Dimensions spec is £179.99 |
| Weight | 1.02 kg | The average price of Gaming consoles with this Weight spec is £707.99 |
Reviews of NVIDIA SHIELD 4K Media Streaming Device
Reading customer reviews will of course be a big part of your decision on whether to buy NVIDIA SHIELD 4K Media Streaming Device or another alternative. We’d advise reading reviews from trusted sources like ao.com or Currys, for the obvious reason that you know the people adding the reviews are verified buyers. Likewise we also suggest only buying from trusted online sources too, chances are, if you’ve found a deal that seems too good to be true, it probably is. Having a quick reference score/rating is also really useful as a benchmark to deciding between two products, we provide a score out of 10 for our reviews based on customer feedback from Currys. NVIDIA SHIELD 4K Media Streaming Device scored an incredible 9.1 out of 10, thanks to the feedback from 84 customer reviews. You can read these by clicking the “Read Full Review” button that’s hovering on the bottom of your screen now.
Alternatives to NVIDIA SHIELD 4K Media Streaming Device
As you can imagine, there’s absolutely loads of choice when it comes to buying Gaming consoles. In fact there’s 125 products available in the Gaming consoles category at Currys. There are also 5 products available from Nvidia. And 2 items from Nvidia in the Gaming consoles category. So it’s not surprising that many people feel overwhelmed by choice, our advice is to not get too bogged down in comparing every product out there. Instead choose a brand, style, budget and pick some key features that you consider to be a ‘must’ as that will really help you to filter down the amount of choice available.
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