![]() When asked for comment regarding the codenames, Nvidia did confirm that neither of the codenames were for products that had been publicly launched at any point. ![]() Further digging also pointed to “stormcaster” being a Bluetooth HID controller which could be used over USB, while “friday” was a Bluetooth HID remote. Now, it looks like Nvidia may be working on a new Remote and Controller for the Shield TV as evidenced by some recently surfaced codenames.įirst spotted by XDA-Developers, the latest public source code from Nvidia for the Shield TV adds the codenames “stormcaster” and “friday.” Apparently, the code explicitly confirms both of these codenames to be a Shield Controller and Shield Remote respectively. If you don’t own a SHIELD TV, oh my goodness, go out and buy one right now.The Nvidia Shield TV is two years old at this point, but the hardware is still chugging along nicely thanks to tons of software updates. TL DR: Just buy a new SHIELD Controller ($60) if already own a SHIELD TV, it’s the same exact experience. I just don’t see the need for anyone to spend $199 on an upgraded box. At this very moment, the only difference is Nougat, but the 2015 model is receiving that in a week. So, to recap, if you blindfolded me and handed me the SHIELD Controller (2017), took the blindfold off and asked me to tell you whether I was using a SHIELD TV (2015) or SHIELD TV (2017), I don’t know if I’d be able to right off. NVIDIA has yet to specify if and how long Assistant will be an exclusive to the SHIELD TV (2017), but in the long run, it will be made available to all SHIELD TV units, regardless of which model. Considering NVIDIA has assured SHIELD TV (2015) owners that they will also receive all of the goodies that come inside the SHIELD TV 5.0 Upgrade, there’s no reason simply using the new SHIELD Controller won’t satisfy your need to have the latest and greatest.Īs for Google Assistant, once that’s finally made available for SHIELD TV (2017) owners, it should soon make its way to older SHIELD TV models. If you want to be practical, I’m not seeing any huge reasons buying a new set-top box would benefit you, unless early access to Google Assistant on Android TV outweighs the price you pay. Provided the update is not yet available, we have not been able to test SHIELD Controller (2017) functionality with the SHIELD TV (2015), but will as soon as the 5.0 Upgrade is made public. On the technical side, I received confirmation from NVIDIA that the updated SHIELD Controller will work with the SHIELD TV (2015) once it receives the 5.0 Upgrade, which should be taking place within the next week. With that being said, if current SHIELD TV (2015) owners were really eyeing the possibility of picking up a new SHIELD TV (2017), I’d tell them to just pick up the new SHIELD Controller instead. So far, if someone asked me, I’d say the SHIELD Controller is my favorite part about the new SHIELD TV. ![]() Obviously the hardware has been redesigned, feeling much better in-hand, but NVIDIA also threw in an IR blaster for both the SHIELD Controller and SHIELD Remote. However, one area that is crazy different would be the updated SHIELD Controller. ![]() Besides the easily apparent size difference, and with Google Assistant not yet ready for use, it’s almost an identical experience if I’m being completely honest. They’re both Android TV, have access to NVIDIA’s gaming library, and have identical Tegra X1 processors and 3GB RAM. I have had the SHIELD TV (2017) in my possession for one day now, and so far, I can’t quite tell the difference between this one and the SHIELD TV (2015) I have been using in my house for two years. ![]()
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