Why NVIDIA should release a new Shield TV instead of just focusing on PC chips
By
Hadlee Simons
An everything bagel for the brain. Substantive, layered, well-seasoned.
Summary
The author argues that despite NVIDIA's exciting announcement of RTX Spark processors for Windows-on-Arm laptops, what they really want is a new Shield TV streaming box. The article explains why the time is right for an updated Shield TV, given the original's 2015 launch and the 2017/2019 refreshes, and expresses frustration that NVIDIA has neglected the product line while focusing on other areas.
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The time is right for a new Shield TV
NVIDIA first launched the Shield TV boxes in 2015, with the 2017 and 2019 models
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