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Nvidia Shield TV, the Glossary

The Nvidia Shield TV (Shield Android TV or just Nvidia Shield) is an Android TV-based digital media player produced by Nvidia as part of its Shield brand of Android devices.^[1]

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Android-based video game consoles
Computer-related introductions in 2015
Eighth-generation video game consoles
Microconsoles
Nvidia products
Set-top box

Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video, or simply Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming and rental service of Amazon offered both as a stand-alone service and as part of Amazon's Prime subscription.

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Android (operating system)

Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

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Android Nougat

Android Nougat (codenamed Android N during development) is the seventh major version and 14th original version of the Android operating system.

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Android Oreo

Android Oreo (codenamed Android O during development) is the eighth major release and the 15th version of the Android mobile operating system.

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Android Pie

Android Pie (codenamed Android P during development), also known as Android 9 (API 28) is the ninth major release and the 16th version of the Android mobile operating system.

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Android TV

Android TV is a smart TV operating system based on Android and developed by Google.

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ARM Cortex-A57

The ARM Cortex-A57 is a central processing unit implementing the ARMv8-A 64-bit instruction set designed by ARM Holdings.

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Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard that is used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances and building personal area networks (PANs).

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Byte

The byte is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits.

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Cloud gaming

Cloud gaming, sometimes called gaming on demand or game streaming, is a type of online gaming that runs video games on remote servers and streams the game's output (video, sound, etc) directly to a user's device, or more colloquially, playing a game remotely from a cloud.

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A digital media player (also known as a streaming device or streaming box) is a type of consumer electronics device designed for the storage, playback, or viewing of digital media content. Nvidia Shield TV and digital media player are Android (operating system) devices.

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Dolby Atmos

Dolby Atmos is a surround sound technology developed by Dolby Laboratories.

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Dolby Vision

Dolby Vision is a set of technologies developed by Dolby Laboratories for high dynamic range (HDR) video.

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Eighth generation of video game consoles

The eighth generation of video game consoles began in 2012, and consists of four home video game consoles: the Wii U released in 2012, the PlayStation 4 family in 2013, the Xbox One family in 2013, and the Nintendo Switch family in 2017. Nvidia Shield TV and eighth generation of video game consoles are eighth-generation video game consoles.

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Flash memory

Flash memory is an electronic non-volatile computer memory storage medium that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed.

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GeForce Now

GeForce Now (stylized as GeForce NOW) is the brand used by Nvidia for its cloud gaming service. Nvidia Shield TV and GeForce Now are Nvidia products.

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Gigabit Ethernet

In computer networking, Gigabit Ethernet (GbE or 1 GigE) is the term applied to transmitting Ethernet frames at a rate of a gigabit per second.

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Google Assistant

The Google Assistant is a virtual assistant software application developed by Google that is primarily available on mobile and home automation devices.

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Google Play

Google Play, also known as the Google Play Store or Play Store and formerly Android Market, is a digital distribution service operated and developed by Google.

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Google Stadia

Stadia was a cloud gaming service developed and operated by Google.

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HDMI

High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a proprietary audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from an HDMI-compliant source device, such as a display controller, to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device.

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High Efficiency Video Coding

High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), also known as H.265 and MPEG-H Part 2, is a video compression standard designed as part of the MPEG-H project as a successor to the widely used Advanced Video Coding (AVC, H.264, or MPEG-4 Part 10).

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High-dynamic-range television

High-dynamic-range television (HDR-TV) is a technology that uses high dynamic range (HDR) to improve the quality of display signals.

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IEEE 802.11ac-2013

IEEE 802.11ac-2013 or 802.11ac is a wireless networking standard in the IEEE 802.11 set of protocols (which is part of the Wi-Fi networking family), providing high-throughput wireless local area networks (WLANs) on the 5 GHz band.

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List of microconsoles

This is a list of microconsoles from the first created to the present, in chronological order. Nvidia Shield TV and list of microconsoles are microconsoles.

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Maxwell (microarchitecture)

Maxwell is the codename for a GPU microarchitecture developed by Nvidia as the successor to the Kepler microarchitecture.

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Microconsole

A microconsole is a home video game console that is typically powered by low-cost computing hardware, making the console lower-priced compared to other home consoles on the market. Nvidia Shield TV and microconsole are microconsoles.

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Nvidia

Nvidia Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and incorporated in Delaware.

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Nvidia Shield Portable

The Nvidia Shield Portable (Nvidia Shield or NSP) is a handheld game console developed by Nvidia, released on July 31, 2013. Nvidia Shield TV and Nvidia Shield Portable are ARM-based video game consoles, eighth-generation video game consoles, Nvidia products and Portable media players.

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Nvidia Shield Tablet

The Shield Tablet, later relaunched as the Shield Tablet K1, is a gaming tablet, developed by Nvidia and released on July 29, 2014. Nvidia Shield TV and Nvidia Shield Tablet are ARM-based video game consoles, Android (operating system) devices, eighth-generation video game consoles, Nvidia products and Portable media players.

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Set-top box

A set-top box (STB), also known as a cable box, receiver, or simply box, and historically television decoder or a converter, is an information appliance device that generally contains a TV tuner input and displays output to a television set, turning the source signal into content in a form that can then be displayed on the television screen or other display device.

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SmartThings

SmartThings Inc. is an American home automation company headquartered in Mountain View, California.

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Tegra

Tegra is a system on a chip (SoC) series developed by Nvidia for mobile devices such as smartphones, personal digital assistants, and mobile Internet devices.

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Ultra-high-definition television

Ultra-high-definition television (also known as Ultra HD television, Ultra HD, UHDTV, UHD and Super Hi-Vision) today includes 4K UHD and 8K UHD, which are two digital video formats with an aspect ratio of 16:9.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.

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USB 3.0

Universal Serial Bus 3.0 (USB 3.0), marketed as SuperSpeed USB, is the third major version of the Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard for interfacing computers and electronic devices.

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Video scaler

A video scaler is a system which converts video signals from one display resolution to another; typically, scalers are used to convert a signal from a lower resolution (such as 480p standard definition) to a higher resolution (such as 1080i high definition), a process known as "upconversion" or "upscaling" (by contrast, converting from high to low resolution is known as "downconversion" or "downscaling").

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Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is a family of wireless network protocols based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards, which are commonly used for local area networking of devices and Internet access, allowing nearby digital devices to exchange data by radio waves.

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4K resolution

4K resolution refers to a horizontal display resolution of approximately 4,000 pixels.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia_Shield_TV

Also known as NVidia shield, Nvidia Shield (set-top box), Nvidia Shield Android TV, Nvidia Shield Console, SHIELD Android TV, SHIELD Console, Shield TV, Shield pro.

Nvidia Shield TV, the Glossary

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See also

Android-based video game consoles

Eighth-generation video game consoles

Microconsoles

Nvidia products

Set-top box

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