The Nvidia Shield TV is the gadget to get this Christmas

Opinion: I take to acknowledge, I was very sceptical almost the idea of a streaming stick in the modern era before using the Nvidia Shield TV.

The main benefit of a streaming stick is to enable yous to access apps such as Netflix, Apple TV and Disney Plus, but the majority of televisions are already smart enough to do that independently. So what's the bespeak?

Simply and then I had the genius thought of linking up the Nvidia Shield Tv with my bedroom monitor. Now I can watch The Simpsons from the condolement of my bed past simply tapping a few buttons on a remote. For that alone the Nvidia Shield TV is worth the outlay.

The Shield Goggle box supports 4K HDR, also as Dolby Vision, assuasive you to go the absolute best picture and sound quality if your display is up to the chore.

It's even capable of upscaling standard HD videos to a 4K resolution – this characteristic is admittedly hit and miss, merely it'southward even so a very useful feature if you've got an Ultra Hd TV and desire to give older films and TV shows a visual boost.

But the killer app is its gaming credentials. The Shield Boob tube tin can play Android games natively, or employ Nvidia GameStream to access your PC library even if your gaming PC is in some other room.

Meliorate still, the Nvidia Shield Television set supports GeForce Now, which enables you to play select games via the deject. This means you tin can play the likes of Assassin's Creed Valhalla, CyberPunk and Fortnite even if you don't own a gaming PC – you'll need to purchase the games first, but you lot can beginning streaming for free if yous are happy with a basic performance.

You can even download the Google Stadia app on Shield Television set if you'd rather employ Google'southward cloud-streaming offering. There'southward sadly no Xbox Game Laissez passer app, but I've got my fingers crossed that will change in the time to come.

I reviewed the Shield Telly back in Oct 2019 and gave it a 4.five out of 5 rating. Back then, you'd have to spend as much equally £149 to bag it, but it's seen a recent cost cutting which means you can go information technology for just £109.98 right now.

Information technology's however not the cheapest Christmas present in the world, but if you want to watch your favourite streaming apps on your monitor, or y'all desire to access GeForce Now on your massive Tv set, then it's comfortably worth splashing out for.