- The Nvidia Shield TV (2019) is sold out practically everywhere
- Nvidia says it’s due to consumer demand for the streaming device
- It is not yet clear if we will ever have more stock or a replacement device.
While there hasn’t been any new Nvidia Shield TV hardware for seven years, streaming devices continue to be popular, but it looks like it could finally be the end of the road for the series’ cheapest base model.
As discovered by Android Authority, this $149/£129 model is now out of stock through Nvidia’s official channels, and Nvidia hasn’t promised those stock levels will be replenished anytime soon.
In a statement to Android Authority, Nvidia said that the Shield TV was out of stock “due to demand” and that there was nothing to say “regarding future availability at this time,” so do what you will.
Nvidia also took the opportunity to highlight that all Shield TV models continue to receive software updates and remain compatible with Nvidia, even though it has been more than a decade since the first of these devices went on sale.
More to come?
Both the base model Shield TV and the more premium Shield TV Pro were updated in 2019, and Nvidia says the Pro version is still on sale. It remains to be seen whether or not Nvidia plans to let stocks of that model run out.
I’ve owned several Shield TVs over the years and have always been impressed with the hardware and software on offer. They support a wide variety of apps and games, come with local storage, and can also be customized in various ways.
Even something like the recently launched Google TV Streamer barely reaches everything that’s possible with Shield TV boxes, and that’s saying something considering Nvidia’s devices made their debut in 2015.
Nvidia executives have gone on record to say that they’re open to the idea of new Shield TV hardware in the future, so hopefully this stock-out will be followed by a new model in the not-too-distant future.
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