The Android TV-based smart television device NVIDIA SHIELD TV will soon have a mighty power. The folks at NVIDIA revealed this week that they’ll be releasing GeForce NOW to the public with a new feature: personal game streaming. In the past, the GeForce NOW platform allowed NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV device owners to play AAA games streamed from NVIDIA’s own servers. Now that restriction is about to be lifted, and games will be stream-friendly from one’s own home PC.

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Apr 18, 2019  By utilizing its own Tesla graphics cards, Nvidia’s servers can push games to Mac, PC, and Nvidia Shield players at a solid 1080p resolution and 60 frames per second. Apr 25, 2017 In this video I show you how to set up the Nvidia Shield Android TV Box from start to finish for the purpose of streaming content. The Nvidia Shield is the best Android box on the market in my.

The difference between what NVIDIA offered in the past and what NVIDIA is about to have NOW with GeForce NOW is a little convoluted. The fact that game streaming was available with NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV in the past is further confused by the fact that the original NVIDIA SHIELD handheld Android gaming device had GeForce NOW game streaming back a half-decade ago – sort of – that was called NVIDIA GameStream. So what’s the big deal?

GeForce NOW subscription service cost cash, and was well worth said cash, if you wanted to stream AAA games from NVIDIA’s service on NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV in the recent past. Right this minute, there’s an app and service called GeForce NOW available on PC and Mac desktop systems. That system works in the same way as the upcoming upgrade will work for the Android TV platform.

You can see a full list of games supported by GeForce NOW over at NVIDIA right now. That list is for Mac and PC, but will be valid for the NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV in the very near future. This is a LIMITED list because NVIDIA needs to work with and optimize each individual game before it’s able to be streamed by GeForce NOW.

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That list shows STEAM games for now, but in the future it’ll include other services like Uplay. The system is in BETA for desktop machines and will be available on NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV later this week if all goes according to plan provided by NVIDIA. See more on the Mac and PC version back at the other release.

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The NVIDIA Shield TV is an Android-based product, but it should be of interest to PC gamers thanks to the tight integration NVIDIA implemented between the box and your rig. By using GameStream, you're able to play your PC games in your living room through the Shield TV.

It's a powerful set-top box on its own, but the Shield TV at $199 is also a pretty handy gaming machine. Here's what you need to know.

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Before you get going, there are some prerequisites. The first, of course, is that you own a NVIDIA Shield TV. It doesn't matter if it's the 2015 or 2017 model, because they're both mostly the same and both support GameStream.

You also need a powerful enough PC. NVIDIA has made the feature pretty accessible, but at a minimum, you need a GTX 650 graphics card, 4GB of RAM and Windows 7 or above. You'll also need a fairly decent home network, with either a wired connection to the Shield TV or a 5GHz 802.11ac-compatible router if you're going wireless. Check out the full requirements for more. You can game up to 4K and with HDR, as long as you have the hardware for it.

You'll also need to be running Geforce Experience, which you can download here if you don't already have it. Then follow these steps:

1. Login to Geforce Experience with an NVIDIA account or create one using Google or Facebook.
2. Make sure the latest drivers for your PC are installed.
3. Once you're up to date, go into settings.
4. Select Shield.
5. Make sure GameStream is enabled.
6. Boot up your Shield TV.
7. Go into GameStream, which you should find automatically on the home screen.
8. Login with the same account as you did in step one.

Now you should be good to go. NVIDIA GameStream-supported games will be automatically detected by the system and allow you to play them on the Shield. If they support controller, you're all set and can begin playing with the stock NVIDIA Shield controller you have with your box.

If you need a mouse and keyboard, the Shield supports both wired and wireless options for both. Either hook up to the USB ports on the back or over Bluetooth in the Shield's settings menu. That said, if you're using mouse and keyboard you're probably just going to do it in front of your PC, right?

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GameStream also supports streaming your Steam library, somewhat similar to Valve's own Steam Link.

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The Shield TV is already an awesome set-top box, whatever your preferred software platform, and NVIDIA's gaming prowess makes it all the more exciting. Besides streaming your own games, you can also sign up for the Geforce Now service, which allows you to stream games you don't own from the cloud right to your Shield. That's on top of being able to play exclusive versions of top titles, such as Tomb Raider and Half Life 2.

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So, while it runs Android TV, the NVIDIA Shield TV is definitely something the PC gamer should be interested in — especially if they occasionally like a little sofa time!

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