Latest Nvidia Shield update will make your late night gaming sessions less annoying for your family members
Despite its age, the Nvidia Shield is among thebest streaming devicesin the market. And it can be used for more than just streaming movies and TV shows—it’s possible to set it up as a Plex server orplay PC games using GeForce Now. While the device is expensive at $200, its performance and Nvidia’s solid software support help justify that to a certain extent. The companylast rolled out a minor updatefor the box in April to fix some lingering bugs after the Android TV 11 release. Fast-forward a couple of months, and a new Shield Experience Upgrade 9.1 update is out for the box with some notable new features.
An automatic game mode and a night listening mode are the highlights of the latest release. The former will ensure your TV switches to a low latency gaming mode when a game is fired up on the Shield TV, though it will only work with TVs that support Automatic Low Latency Mode (ALLM). The latter will automatically level the low and high sounds when using HDMI audio to deliver a consistent experience when the volume level is low. This will prevent your family or friends from being disturbed by your late-night gaming or binge-watching sessions. It might arguably also make for a better blockbuster watching experience during the day, given how many movies come with inaudible dialogues and the loudest possible explosions these days.
For Shield Pro users, the update adds AI upscaling support for HDR10 60Hz videos. The update also introduces the ability to wake up the streaming box using the power or Netflix button on the remote. And if you use the Shield game controller, there’s an option to wake up the box only when the logo button is pressed.
If you value your privacy, you’ll be happy to know the streaming box will display a notification whenever an app uses the microphone. You should also see an improvement in file transfer speeds when using external storage devices.
There are plenty of other bug fixes and enhancements that the Shield Experience Upgrade 9.1 update introduces. The full changelog of the release is below.
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Accessories
SHIELD TV app
The update is already rolling out to all Shield TV owners. The release could introduce some unwanted new bugs or issues, so you may want to go through thediscussions on Nvidia’s forumsbefore pressing that update button.
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