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[Shield Tablet General] Keithn:
I have had no issues with compatibility on 4.4.2(my shield) or 4.4.4(my phone). Yes you can change the runtime to ART but it isn't the default runtime. L will probably have those issues due to ART though.

Sent from my One M8
[Shield Tablet General] Radigen:
Yeah i even doubt ART will be glitchy or buggy, Google Devs are quick on the case, and provide stabilization with no effort. Plus the greatest thing I will come to love about ART is that it extends battery life by using much more reduced bytecode, which probably explains why it takes forever to convert from Dalvik to ART.
[Shield Tablet General] rushless:
For a gaming device there is not enough storage as it is, yet alone lose about 20% more with ART. That is a reason why I am waiting for the 32gb version. That and hoping the cracks and especially the wifi issuss are fixed when it finally it releases.
[Shield Tablet General] NZtechfreak:
To be honest I had concerns about storage, but every game I've installed so far is able to be moved to SD, so in practice it isn't turning out to be much of a big deal (128gb microSD in mine). If the 32gb version can make phone calls I'll still be upgrading to that, getting a Moto 360 and BT headset to go with it.
[Shield Tablet General] rushless:
The catch for me is I have my 128gb loaded up on my Shield portable with game roms for many platforms. PSP, PSX and Dreamcast take a lot of space, not counting MAME and other media. Me needs the 32gb version.
[Shield Tablet General] NZtechfreak:
Same, my card is loaded with ROMs, but even so there is still plenty of space for game installations - you must have a lot more ROMs than me!
[Shield Tablet General] rushless:
Perhaps :)
[Shield Tablet General] bee55:
Since they specifically stated that support for the original Shield will not be dropped and that it is a key part of the 'Shield ecosystem', I think we have reason to believe that a handheld Shield 2 might be coming, but with the dual core 64bit version of K1 (hence the delay compared to the tablet).
[Shield Tablet General] T-Keith:
At first I thought the 32gb version was a no brainer but they still haven't pushed a release date so I'm reconsidering the 16gb version. My phone is rooted with unlimited data so I don't really need the lte I guess. Is the SD card a legitimate alternative to internal storage? Do most games allow moving to SD card still? I haven't had a phone with an SD card since my og incredible.
[Shield Tablet General] NZtechfreak:
Most of the titles for Shield devices will allow movement of game data to SD I expect. Some development studios like Gameloft tend to. I don't think it'll be too much of a bother here, I find 16gb far too little for my phone use though (in both cases using 128gb microSD, and sometimes with the phone 256gb full-sized SD).
[Shield Tablet General] D-m-x:
I will also be getting this, full Setup with Controller, Cover and 128 GB Micro SD. The 16 GB WiFi Edition should be enough, at least here in Germany, there is no point in getting a LTE Version since you would pay a high amount of Money to get a decent LTE contract. Would be happy to read the First Impressions from you guys here, since the Release in Europe is in August :(
[Shield Tablet General] NZtechfreak:
Getting mine from US via freight forwarder - why wait? Full setup here also.
[Shield Tablet General] D-m-x:
Because I'm on vacation till 11 of August anyway, and Release is on 14 :D So i can wait and enjoy reading Reviews from you Guys on the Beach =)
[Shield Tablet General] IRKONIK:
Well, it comes with Android 4.4.2 AFAIK, so the towelroot exploit will work (with a high probability). :fingers-crossed:

I'll get this as soon as there is a "real" subforum added for the device here, and a few dev's will offer support for it. :highfive:

Hopefully NVidia will release sources, else this is going to be a PITA.

Cheers!
[Shield Tablet General] T-Keith:
Here in the US most lte versions get free 100mb of data from t-mobile, not much but it's a nice addition. I have a 16gb Nexus 7 and I can only have about two games installed without running low on room.
[Shield Tablet General] D-m-x:
Yep, hence the 128 GB Micro SD Card. Only thing is, that the games have to have the ability to install on SD card.
[Shield Tablet General] hexitnow:
it mirrors 4k in console mode.
[Shield Tablet General] NZtechfreak:
In general no, it doesn't. If it detects it's connected to a compatible display and is outputting 4K content it will, but the rest of the time it's 1080p.

From PC world, and mentioned in several hands on videos also:

"The Shield's 8-inch IPS display delivers native resolution of 1900x1200 pixels. It scales its video output to 1080p when output through a mini-HDMI 1.4b port to an HDTV (eliminating the black borders that would result otherwise), turning the tablet into something of a gaming console. It will also support a 4K display, though at a maximum refresh rate of only 30Hz (due the limited bandwidth available with HDMI 1.4b)."
[Shield Tablet General] NapalmDawn:
Bam. Shield tablet!

[IMG="Shield tablet"]http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii521/NapalmDawn74/20140726_213543_zps9cbc6a2a.jpg[/IMG]
[Shield Tablet General] Hogwarts:
This is not really a shield tablet is it?

That is the old shield controller I can tell. but what tablet have you sat on top of it?
[Shield Tablet General] hexitnow:
meh I can handle 30hz.
[Shield Tablet General] NapalmDawn:
Hehe yes. It's a shield with a note sitting in front of the shield display.
[Shield Tablet General] NZtechfreak:
Sure, but you'll only get that when connected to a 4K TV AND playing 4K content (which as things stand, and considering there likely won't be any 4K games in the lifespan of this first Shield Tablet, makes for a fairly limited use-case scenario). You don't get to choose 4K output for regular mirroring according to what I've seen.
[Shield Tablet General] hexitnow:
meh, I'd rather them include what they are then not include it
[Shield Tablet General] J.Max:
Has anyone heard when the 32GB version is coming? I don't care about the LTE, but I absolutely care about only having 16GB of storage, especially since it's a more general use device than the original. (My Shield Portable is on 4.3 because I don't want to lose full SD Card support and I don't want to fool around with rooting at this point.)
[Shield Tablet General] falconw13:
Im not sure when the 32gb model is going to be released. But i just got my confirmation number from newegg for my shield tablet! Just be sure to pick up 64gb Micro SD card for 33 bucks! That is a class 10 card for a steal!!! Also ordered me a nyko playpad pro! Cant wait for this thing! GameStream!!

Anyone get a tracking number yet? :) :)

Edit: Just got my shipping number from newegg! She will be here tomorrow!
[Shield Tablet General] ervin10:
I'm still waiting for my tracking number. I ordered my device through the NVIDIA store. Paid for next day shipping so hope it comes in tomorrow.
[Shield Tablet General] IRKONIK:
Are you planning on rooting it?
[Shield Tablet General] ervin10:
Not sure yet. Might give it a few days and see how it runs then I'll root it.
[Shield Tablet General] T-Keith:
Damn 32gb version, why do they do this?
[Shield Tablet General] NZtechfreak:
Ordered mine from Nvidia, hope it ships soon!
[Shield Tablet General] rushless:
Let us know please if Towelroot works.
[Shield Tablet General] nrage23:
I just setup my Shield Tablet and towelroot works.
[Shield Tablet General] ervin10:
Anyone that order the tablet through Nvidia, have y'all received a tracking number or message letting you know its been shipped? Thanks in advance :)
[Shield Tablet General] John6670:
I posted this on the geforce forums, but figured i'd post them here as well.

1. Anyone here who have tried out other controllers(besides the shield one) like the Dual Shock 3, Dual Shock 4, or even the 360/XB1 controllers for the Tablet? Do they all work, and if so how is the experience with them? This is taking into account both Android Gaming, emulation(PPSSPP, Nintendo DS, SNES, etc), and Gamestreaming.

2. How is the Shield controller? Any opinions on it?

3. does anyone here have a gameklip or anyway to hook the tablet to your controller, Nvidia shield style?

If you have something like that, is gaming comfy with it? I know that the Gamegrip and the Gamevice are eventually coming, though i was thinking of getting an attachment like this in the mean while for portable gaming

4. Have you noticed any improvements, compared to the Shield 1 in terms of emulator or android gaming performance?

5. This was asked in another thread, but has anyone here tried out the android version of Dolphin for the Tablet? Not streaming of course

6. Anyone here tried gamestreaming at 1080p, 60fps?(not console mode). If so, how is it?

7. How's the battery life? Noticed any noticeable improvements compared to that of the Shield 1?(this can probably be answered in a day or 2, lol)

8. how's the cooling? Especially when playing games or streaming them? I know this was a concern when the shield tablet was unveiled.

I feel like I have more questions, but these are the ones that are on my head right now.
[Shield Tablet General] Virus.Shell:
Did you take the OTA first before you tried TR?
[Shield Tablet General] falconw13:
Yes root still works after the OTA! :)
[Shield Tablet General] Character Zero:
Is the bootloader not unlockable? The Shield portable was, just the same unlock commands as a nexus device.
[Shield Tablet General] NZtechfreak:
No shipping notice here, starting to feel a bit annoyed in my impatience!
[Shield Tablet General] Zeblade:
Bought it from Amazon. Got it today. It was very nice feel to it. Does not feel cheap. Had a update but not 4.4.3 but 4.4.2

I do understand its a K1 chip. For me the battery drained so fast when playing a game. I mean FAST! Almost a 1% a min (running games..like Trine 2). Maybe mine was just lol not that good. I am sending it back. Had some black light bleed which I have not had on ..or do have on any tablet.
[Shield Tablet General] nrage23:
He is a screen shot after running Antutu.

Screenshot_2014-07-30-07-15-23 by nrage23, on Flickr
[Shield Tablet General] John6670:
Has anyone here tried hooking a dualshock 4 controller to the Shield Tablet? If so, how well does it work during gamestreaming?
[Shield Tablet General] djricekcn:
Got my tracking number about 2 hours ago, West Coast USA. Not happy about how they didn't update or notify about the delay (I don't mind delays cause it happens, just dont' like it when they don't say crap about it). I won't order from Nvidia's online web in the near future is all i can say, nothing but nightmares.
[Shield Tablet General] jasonsplace:
Has anybody been able to unlock the bootloader yet? I haven't been able to find an ADB driver that works yet.
[Shield Tablet General] falconw13:
ADB drivers that i used are from this thread!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1371345

Root and superSu installed. Confirmed ADB connection aswell.
[Shield Tablet General] jutley:
I just ordered my 32gb 4g shield tablet on preorder uk dabs direct anyone want a new nvidia shield with case and offers pm me thanks.
[Shield Tablet General] jasonsplace:
Thank you much. Bootloader is unlocked, tablet is rooted. Now I just gotta wait for some of my apps to be updated to work.
[Shield Tablet General] MalaBouM:
Hi someone can share the gamstream apk for testing on tegra 4 ?
[Shield Tablet General] hexitnow:
I cant wait to get one of these so I can make another aio toolkit.
[Shield Tablet General] T-Keith:
Does xposed work?
[Shield Tablet General] markymark567:
Just ordered mine with 2 day shipping. Cannot wait. (16gb WiFi)

SM-T320 - Returned

VS980 - Xdabbeb 1.2.1

TF300T - CROMBi-ok

YP-G1 - CM11/Impulse

Grouper - SOLD
[Shield Tablet General] gucciboi:
Xposed on Nvidia Shield Tablet

yes, xposed works. I got gravitybox running and everything. I want to try HKThemeManager but I'm kinda skeptical because I heard you can run into a bootloop. If someone tries it let me know.
[Shield Tablet General] D-m-x:
Nice, I wonder if the Tablet will receive more attention and even get Custom Roms. Would be nice [emoji2]
[Shield Tablet General] gaetanolip:
hi

can someone test h265 video codec? http://xhevc.com/en/hevc/encoder/videoShow.jsp

thanks
[Shield Tablet General] gqkevyn:
I've only had it for 1 day and a bit busy with a few other things so I'm only able to comment on a few of the bottom, but hopefully it helps.

1. I haven't rooted yet so unable to try out my Dual Shock 3 controller. I have used my Moga Pro and so far so good. I connected it in "B" mode so no need to install the Moga app. I've played various games on both Nvidia Grid and PPSSPP and everything seemed pretty good. I was only testing it out so it wasn't a full gaming session. I didn't think about testing the mapping feature with it, so I'll try doing that when I get home today.

7. When in use the battery life did seem to drain quite fast. I'll probably have to monitor it more closely on different gaming sessions to have better results. Since I was pretty much testing a bunch of different games not sure if certain things like the Nvidia Grid is more power hungry then PPSSPP. The standby on this is pretty good though as I went to sleep at 29% and woke up with 28% (8 hours).

8. I've played a bit of Clash of Clans on the Galaxy S4, Nexus 10, and Samsung Note 8.0. I know that Clash of Clans isn't a graphic intensive game or anything, but for some reason that games gets all three of those devices pretty hot. When I played with the Shield Tablet I did NOT notice this. So hopefully that is a good sign.
[Shield Tablet General] nrage23:
No idea. All of the links try to get me to download some apk and i am not about to do that.
[Shield Tablet General] gaetanolip:
strange..

try http://www.elecard.com/en/download/videos.html

dowload big buck bunny h265 1080p , test it with mxplayer , please. i'd like to know if it is smooth and the cpu load while watching

thanks
[Shield Tablet General] nrage23:
Stock player has video with no sound and Archos plays sound with no video.
[Shield Tablet General] falconw13:
Anyone care to try it with VLC player? I use this on all my devices and have no problems with sound or lagg
[Shield Tablet General] wifesabitch:
So much for a July 29th release. Can't buy it anywhere. :mad:

Guess I just have to be patient.
[Shield Tablet General] compuguy1088:
Odd, newegg in the US *and* canada have it in stock: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produc...01&cm_re=nvidia_shield-_-34-762-001-_-Product
[Shield Tablet General] wifesabitch:
Must have changed, I looked there.

It came in stock at Canada Computers this afternoon, just picked it up and it's charging right now! :victory:
[Shield Tablet General] smart-teck lover:
3 simple that matters to most gamers.

As a man how dreamed for so long for such a promising gaming device and a TABLET!!!!!....... at the same time i request an answer for these 3 main questions form any lucky owner of that MONSTER of a tablet :P

1-the battery consumption while gaming and in normal usage

2-any overheating/throttling issues and your personal opinion of it is it SCARY or bearable :)

3-the sound form the front facing speakers (hope they don't disappoint)
[Shield Tablet General] Raptor5150:
1. Sucks it down pretty fast..

2. Battery temp went to about 46C while gaming a little noticable warmness just a tad.

3. EPIC and BOOMY!
[Shield Tablet General] smart-teck lover:
WOW awesome man that was almost perfect now it's time for finding a way to solve the battery fast draining thanks waiting for more reports and if possible fixes for the reported problems like the heating and battery issues on the long term it doesn't matter as long as coming because it deserves it
[Shield Tablet General] Raptor5150:
They have a pretty great battery optimization section with different power profiles like on a laptop. Its awesome!
[Shield Tablet General] smart-teck lover:
THANKS :D

WOW that is great to knew but how far effective these modes can reach like you said "Sucks it down pretty fast" does the modes make the consuming of battery less by how much 50% or 20% sorry for asking in such details but i love to know every thing about these Masterpiece of a device for gamers thanks :D
[Shield Tablet General] Raptor5150:
Gaming obviously wont last long on the maximize power mode but battery saving mode you can tell is on as things get laggy.. Seems to not drain the battery much and i think its only using 2 cores in that mode.

You can set it to say drain all the way to 50% then use battery saving mode or optimized mode which I really like a lot..
[Shield Tablet General] smart-teck lover:
Thanks again

thanks once again for the useful info now is there a way to play games for a long time i would like to know that because it obviously made for gaming!!!!!

---------- Post added at 05:53 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:43 AM ----------

/watch?v=EFKMj3L7Roc

Enjoy ;)
[Shield Tablet General] gaetanolip:
may you try with mxplayer?
[Shield Tablet General] dcaplinger76:
Picking mine up in a few hours and will let you know... Curious about it myself
[Shield Tablet General] Raptor5150:
Simple. Plug it in...

You get about 2 hours full bore using the gpu streaming a game idk how long it lasts but it's a lot more. Havent tested it out much yet.
[Shield Tablet General] smart-teck lover:
THANKS :D

Take your time man about me i am very pleased with your responds just keep inform me about the battery and the gaming thanks a million tome :D
[Shield Tablet General] Optimusg2x:
Are you still able to put the entire app data on the SD card like the nvidia shield portable?
[Shield Tablet General] mrm0rbid99:
Its not available yet. Only WiFi version for now.
[Shield Tablet General] sev7en:
Good morning,

I would inform you... miine is on the road!
[Shield Tablet General] mrm0rbid99:
For most apps you can still move the majority of its data to SD. I've moved both portal & half life 2 to SD no problems.
[Shield Tablet General] T-Keith:
Picked up the 16gb version at microcenter here are my thoughts.

Pros:

perfect size

Stylus is a nice touch

Dual cameras

Speed, multitasking

Cons:

A little heavy but not bad.

Wifi wouldn't turn on twice, but otherwise works fine.

Port and camera arrangement is not ideal

I'm thinking I will get the cover, even though I usually don't like cases.
[Shield Tablet General] wifesabitch:
Random thoughts:

- The micro SD slot is a real pain in the ass getting the flap open and getting the card in. Good thing I don't plan on taking it out anytime soon.

- Love the stylus for just regular navigating around. Nice little bonus.

- Speakers are great. Every tablet should have some (on the front)

- Could do without the large bezels on the top and bottom, they are a little much.

- Was worried weight would be an issue but it really isn't noticeably heavier compared to my Nexus 7 (2013). Had one in each hand, didn't feel much of a difference.

- Power button sucks, can't wait for my cover to come so I don't have to use it anymore.
[Shield Tablet General] falconw13:
This thing is awesome. First thing is to Root it and Restore the SD fix Permissions in kitkat. Other than that a couple tweaks here and there to make this thing the most powerful tablet on the market right now.

Here is an Antutu Bench to prove its power!

Nvidia Shield Tablet Antutu Benchmark

Then bench against the TN7 is coming later this week!
[Shield Tablet General] D-m-x:
Does anyone know here if Nvidia Sources are open? Are custom Roms for this device even possible?
[Shield Tablet General] nrage23:
Looks like it.

https://developer.nvidia.com/develop4shield
[Shield Tablet General] rushless:
People are reporting weak wifi signal compared to other devices. Below average 2.4ghz and weak 5ghz.

I will test when the 32gb is released.
[Shield Tablet General] dcaplinger76:
I think there is a problem with the WiFi... In the same spots my Note 3 has a link speed of 263mbps , the Shield gets 24 while my Tab S gets 585... I've tried rebooting and reconnecting but get same results.
[Shield Tablet General] chuckado:
I agree there does seem to be an issue with the wifi, I get very poor signal strength in places where other devices get the same signal strength.
[Shield Tablet General] falconw13:
Hmm might be a defect or some hardware issues. I actually get better wifi signal compared to my note 2. I notice this difference a lot when i am outside in the garage. My note 2 will not get wifi signal to save its life, and the shield tablet has connection. Enough connection to stream Pandora and light surfing.
[Shield Tablet General] chuckado:
There is quite a large thread on the nvidia forums, with quite a lot of people with the same issue.

https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/764386/general-discussion/horrible-wi-fi-performance
[Shield Tablet General] markymark567:
Anyone else have this issue? Looks like my tablet is defective. And advice, please help

Got my tab about 30 mins ago. Started about 5 mins after first boot up.

When I reboot, the issue does not accur for about 30 seconds then it's back
[Shield Tablet General] Sumanji:
Does anyone know when / where the LTE version will be available in the US?

Cheers,

Su
[Shield Tablet General] NZtechfreak:
So I got mine yesterday, early impressions extremely positive here.

Nice feel with the soft-touch back, display is fine, speakers are excellent, so far gaming looking very good (only tried Trine 2 and Riptide 2 briefly so far, and yeah, the graphics are pretty wow-inducing). Have just downloaded HL2 and Portal and ported across to the external SD card, so will be interesting to see how much nicer they are on K1 vs my Shield Portable. Right this very second copying some PSP ROMs over to see how they perform.

EDIT: Well, that was a pretty good PSP session. Tekken Dark Resurrection runs basically perfectly at 1080p on the Shield Tablet with no frameskip and no other speed tweaks enabled - to put that in perspective my S800-toting Note 3 can run it well enough to play nicely, however it requires frameskip of 2 and sits variably between 80-95% of full speed, whereas the K1 runs it basically locked into 100% framerate and speed with no frameskip. Tried Wipeout Pure next, which nothing else mobile can run past an unplayable speed of about 60% no matter what speed tweaks are enabled in settings, and was shocked to see it running at 90-100% in actual gameplay. Perfectly playable, which is awesome, and means I'll likely be having a little Wipeout revival soon. Tried GoW:Chains of Olympus next, and, well, it runs it about the twice the speed of anything else mobile I've used, but it's still needs another 50% speed boost to be playable. Will have a play with settings and see if the speed can be increased a little, but for now it looks like the K1 isn't quite enough to manage it. Probably at 1xPSP rendering and letterboxed it'll be playable, but then I might as well be playing it on my actual PSP in that case.

Oh, should mention, most things I've thrown on there so far have been transferable to the external storage. So far have moved HL2 and Portal (but you'd expect the Nvidia-partnered ports to work like that), Jet Set Radio (so it looks like Sega support it), Guardians of the Galaxy (Marvel games) and Riptide 2 also (so Vector Unit titles look good to go also). Will have a flail at some Gameloft stuff and Madfinger games, but I'm pretty sure they support moving their games to external SD. What other game vendors are people particularly interested in checking out support for moving to SD?
[Shield Tablet General] darkmatthew:
i'm interested about nvidia shield tablet

Nvidia shield tablet vs Samsung Galaxy Tab pro 8.4

tab pro is cheaper(about 50$) in poland

I love gaming.but tab pro 8.4 resolution is amazing.
[Shield Tablet General] funb0b:
Had a pro 8.4 and i can tell that the Shield is in another universe performance wise, but the most annoying attribute of the Pro 8.4 is both the speakers being placed on one side making landscape mode useless for multimedia.