GoKawiilI love my NVIDIA Shield TV. Mine is the original 2015 model, which I got for just £90 during Prime Day in 2016, and I haven’t stopped using it since.
After a decade of loyal service, I’m confident when I say that all models of the Shield TV are still the greatest streaming devices available, but with no hardware updates since 2019, I’d love to see NVIDIA make some changes.
Whenever NVIDIA decides the time is right for a new Shield TV, here are the five biggest things it needs to focus on.
What would you like to see from a new Shield TV? 24 votes Revised remote 13 % Universal power cable 25 % Competitive memory 29 % Google TV 17 % Thunderbolt ports 8 % Something else (comment) 8 %
A slightly revised remote
The remote is one of the things I wouldn’t want to change too much. The one included in my 2015 Shield TV was trash, but the 2019 remote, which I bought separately, is fantastic. The triangular shape makes it comfortable to hold, and the buttons are clicky and have held up to six years of constant use without issue. Those buttons are backlit for easy use in a dark room, and there’s an internal speaker that you can trigger from the Shield’s interface if you misplace it. If this remote is so fantastic, what would I like to change?
First, I’d like to remove the Netflix button. Not everyone has a Netflix subscription, and having a hardware button for something you don’t use is just annoying. The Shield already lets you easily customize and remap double-taps of the home and menu buttons, so swapping the Netflix key to one or two custom shortcut buttons would be a welcome change.
My second wish is simple: A more secure back panel. You only need to look at this remote a little harder than usual, and the battery cover pops off. The fact that this is one of my only two complaints should tell you how much I love this remote overall. I certainly wouldn’t be writing this many words about any other TV remote.
Standard (and replaceable) power supply
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