I'm standing by to get a 2017 model in clearance.
Interesting!
I would guess the Sif is probably going to be a competitive option with Google's Chromecast Ultra for Stadia and the GeForce streaming service.
Maybe a rebranded old shield at a lower price tag, and a new beefier model?
Only thing that would sell me is Dolby Vision support. My 2015 Shield is running great still!
HDMI Dongle, properly designed MIMO AC WiFi & BT, a sensible Fire TV 4K like remote, all priced at sub $100, and it would wipe the floor vs any other cheap Android TV Pie media player on the market.
A SoC shrink that needs less power, and consequently produces less heat is perfect for a cheaper HDMI dongle form factor.
Dolby Vision?
I still think this is the new SoC to match the Switch upgrade and will function at roughly the same specs as our current Shield TVs.
When it is real to expect that new NVIDIA shield tv 2019 product is available for order? 2019 December?
I'm guessing it has to support stadia right?
I hope a lower cost stick is in the cards. This being Nvidia, of course it's not going to be $50 nor should it be. But if they can bring out a $80-100 device then I'll definitely be there. I only have the 2017 Shield in the living room and am using a 4k Fire Stick in my bedroom. I'd love to replace it without hurting my wallet too much.
Something at or close to $100 is not the ideal affordable solution for Android TV, but it's better than nothing. And it should be better than Mi Box S or Jetstream 4K since this is Nvidia. I'm confident that if they make something like this, it'll be decently powerful and well supported just like the current Shield's have been.
I hope they come out with a different price point.
The current one is priced as a gaming console, which is complete overkill for those not interested in games at all.
Do we know when yet?
really hope they add a headphone jack back into the remote.
No USB and no immediately obvious improvements (apart from maybe getting the SD slot back that was lost by the mk2 model) - so in fact, a functional downgrade.
More importantly, what about the remote?