Nvidia re-release Shield Tablet K1

http://www.droid-life.com/2015/11/17/nvidia-releases-the-shield-tablet-k1-priced-at-199/


TL;DR, this is exactly the same as last year's Shield Tablet, minus stylus and charger, for just $200 / £150.




Thinking of picking one up to replace my Galaxy Tab S 8.4, which is just painful to use with all the Samsung bloatware.

What do you guys make of this re-release?

Cheers,

Su

Literally asked about this earlier to the OCUK guys and they now have it in stock.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/nvid...1200-ips-wifi-tablet-android-5-tb-006-nv.html

Sorely tempted and I think I will pull the trigger, very nearly bought the Nexus 9 on offer today but decided against it due to no HDMI or micro sd. The shield addresses both.

I have one and use it daily, it's always been very quick and you have a near stock experience with a few useful UI tweaks such as the ability to go fullscreen which hides the on-screen system buttons. I actually really like the stylus too as it works well with the included apps and Onenote.

If you're considering it for the HDMI output while it works fine you really need a controller to actually control it. There are two modes, one mirrors the screen and the other mode outputs native 1080p while disabling the tablets own screen.

Downsides are that the battery is nothing special, and it's a little on the thick and heavy side compared with other tablets of this size.

Still one of the most powerful android devices out there

It's a little on the small side. I'm still tempted to go for it will have to see how an 8 inch tablet will do for reading as I plan on doing studying on it as well.

Well, I just pulled the trigger on one - $214 after tax here.

Looking forward to stock Android again after nightmare software on my previous two tablets!

andshrew said:

I have one and use it daily, it's always been very quick and you have a near stock experience with a few useful UI tweaks such as the ability to go fullscreen which hides the on-screen system buttons. I actually really like the stylus too as it works well with the included apps and Onenote.

If you're considering it for the HDMI output while it works fine you really need a controller to actually control it. There are two modes, one mirrors the screen and the other mode outputs native 1080p while disabling the tablets own screen.

Downsides are that the battery is nothing special, and it's a little on the thick and heavy side compared with other tablets of this size.

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I am considering the HDMI output just for beaming videos and Kodi onto a TV, is that all ok?

Regarding battery, on average what would you get?

Think I'm going to buy one of these before Christmas.

8 inch screen is smaller than I would like but at the price it's too good not to pick up.

It has everything I'm looking for, high res screen for streaming, upgradable storage and a very powerful processor.

So is this the best android tablet you can get for the price?

Biz.Kid09 said:

I am considering the HDMI output just for beaming videos and Kodi onto a TV, is that all ok?

Regarding battery, on average what would you get?

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I guess they should work but you would need something to remotely control it while it's outputting to the TV. It doesn't support HDMI-CEC as far as I know so you can't use your remote (should your TV support that).

In mirror mode you get output on the TV and the tablet, so you could control it directly. The issue with this mode is that the aspect ratio is not correct for a TV, and so you get black borders on the sides.

In console mode it will output 1080p to the TV only, so you get the ideal picture but really need a remote or the controller to actual control the thing. You can technically control it from the tablets touch screen still as although no picture is output it does respond to touch.

Some apps also actively block output to HDMI, such as the Sky Go and Virgin TV apps.

For the battery I seem to get around 5-6 hours of screen time, this is mostly web browsing or watching videos. I'm probably charging it every 2-3 days. It takes between 2 and 3 hours to charge fully.

melmac said:

So is this the best android tablet you can get for the price?

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Looks like it,
http://www.trustedreviews.com/nvidia-shield-tablet-k1-review
http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/20...w-still-the-best-small-android-tablet-around/

Early reviews are very positive. Performance on benchmarks isn't the best in the world but for me the price-hdmi-sdslot-screen = best value.

Going to put my order in I think.

Ordered one with cover... Be here tomorrow.

Likewise. Replacing a 1st gen nexus 7, should be a great upgrade.

bloody hell.. just realised i ordered wrong case lol.. didnt realise there was a rev2 version out

Westie said:

bloody hell.. just realised i ordered wrong case lol.. didnt realise there was a rev2 version out

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It is the same in terms of dimension etc however?

think it was the same just wanted the rev 2 instead :d

just received my tablet.. very nice indeed.. bargain for 150 quid!

Is it vital to get the shield controller?

And what is Grid like?

Havent played a game yet lol just watching few films TV series etc.. didnt know u could get grid?

I was seriously considering the Nexus 9, but I've just seen this tablet at overclockers!

How does the K1 compare to the Nexus 9?

Received mine today - pretty much what I expected. Has a nice heft to it, and I really like the rubberised coating. The amount of bezel is quite offensive though also the side buttons are very "squishy"... don't like that at all!

Haven't taken the time to set it up yet, but will report back with some gaming experiences

[edit] Man, I hope MM brings ambient display to this tablet... the power button is really, really horrible