SHIELD TABLETS NOW AVAILABLE & BUNDLES FROM OcUK!!

darth.mader · 22 Jul 2014 at 18:03

I'll pass, but thanks for the info

mufc802 · 22 Jul 2014 at 18:40

Chris_redfield said:
I'm kind of dissapointed they moved away from the hand held design that they had with the first shield.

Who is going to be on a bus, train or car and want to play games with a controller whilst trying to balance the tablet on their lap?

This kind of limits you to playing the kind of crap android games that you would be playing on your phone anyway and making the power of the k1 chip completely redundant.

I think I will just stick to my 3DS and Vita for portable gaming kicks for now.

I agree with this. Even if you're lying on your bed it will be hard to balance the tablet. As an owner of the first Shield, I wont be buying this.

Rofflay · 22 Jul 2014 at 18:59

Shield holder is what exactly? A bit of plastic?

Antony101 · 22 Jul 2014 at 19:19

Seems a good tablet for £240. If the speakers are decent I'll probably grab one. I've no interest in streaming from my PC but would love a Nexus 8 with a decent set of speakers.

CyberCrow · 22 Jul 2014 at 19:21

Can you use the original Shield with the Tablet?

valkia · 22 Jul 2014 at 20:06

CyberCrow said:
Can you use the original Shield with the Tablet?

Interesting question, i'll point towards NVIDIA

edit: emailed

valkia · 22 Jul 2014 at 20:39

Response : The new SHIELD Wireless Controller can be used to control both SHIELD Portable and SHIELD Tablet.

Roverno · 22 Jul 2014 at 20:46

valkia said:
Response : The new SHIELD Wireless Controller can be used to control both SHIELD Portable and SHIELD Tablet.

But can you use the controller with a PC?

Stas823 · 22 Jul 2014 at 21:14

requires minimum upload of 5Mbps?
Lucky if i get 0.3Mbps here :*(

opstrat · 22 Jul 2014 at 21:26

so you can stream to pc and also connect to tv's as a console.

i wonder if you can stream to your tv via the console mode.

Gibbo · 22 Jul 2014 at 21:39

Roverno said:
But can you use the controller with a PC?

Not yet as its WiFi, not your conventional Bluetooth which makes it more responsive.

NVIDIA are looking into a WiFi module for PC to make it compatible, but no promises.

Jony27 · 22 Jul 2014 at 21:57

Can you tether with the wifi version?
Have 4g data so just wondering

Gibbo · 22 Jul 2014 at 22:07

Jony27 said:
Can you tether with the wifi version?
Have 4g data so just wondering

Well its Android 4.40, is that not a standard feature of the OS?

Jony27 · 22 Jul 2014 at 22:13

probably, just assumed that it can't

passey89 · 23 Jul 2014 at 10:18

Debating swapping our iPad mini for one of these.

See what i can get for the mini first i guess.

dav3evans · 23 Jul 2014 at 10:21

So, in theory you could leave your PC at home, take this to a LAN, and then play games on your PC by streaming it to the SHIELD, is that right? Is it any game or only certain titles?

Also, is there any keyboard / mouse compatibility? I realise it's meant to be a portable system, but this could make space restricted LAN parties, or the inability to move your PC much more manageable.

valkia · 23 Jul 2014 at 10:36

dav3evans said:
So, in theory you could leave your PC at home, take this to a LAN, and then play games on your PC by streaming it to the SHIELD, is that right? Is it any game or only certain titles?

Also, is there any keyboard / mouse compatibility? I realise it's meant to be a portable system, but this could make space restricted LAN parties, or the inability to move your PC much more manageable.

Yeah that's the idea, AFAIK it's your Steam library but will find out more details as this aspect also really interests me. I've played Batman when we had a demo, was smooth and impressive...

valkia · 23 Jul 2014 at 10:41

if a game has a GeForce Experience profile then Gamestream will be supported, All the lastest major games that have come out has had a profile. These are the games which can be streamed from your PC to the Tablet.

haxxbaxx · 23 Jul 2014 at 10:45

not sure on the look of it, bit of a rip off htc

dav3evans · 23 Jul 2014 at 10:46

valkia said:
Yeah that's the idea, AFAIK it's your Steam library but will find out more details as this aspect also really interests me. I've played Batman when we had a demo, was smooth and impressive...

valkia said:
if a game has a GeForce Experience profile then Gamestream will be supported, All the latest major games that have come out has had a profile. These are the games which can be streamed from your PC to the Tablet.

Good to know. I figured it wouldn't just be Steam library as they advertise Titanfall which is on Origin. Definitely makes this more intriguing for me. Would you be able to ask about the keyboard / mouse support?

** SHIELD TABLETS NOW AVAILABLE & BUNDLES FROM OcUK!! **

SHIELD TABLETS NOW AVAILABLE & BUNDLES FROM OcUK!!