It seems that the Nvidia Shield TV model, which is 7 years old but still the latest, has been quietly discontinued, but there is still one left.
The Nvidia Shield TV series is beloved programming in the streaming world, but it hasn’t seen a notable update in a long time. The last release was in 2019, including a base tube-shaped Shield TV, as well as the Shield TV Pro which kept the form factor of previous releases.
The first one appears to have disappeared, and might even have been discontinued.
AFTVNews noticed that Shield TV (2019) is out of stock at most retailers, and B&H Photo marks the tubular transmitter as “discontinued.” Best Buy marks the device as “inactive” and all listing details are gone. In fact, Nvidia own site has stopped selling the base model, while all the retailers it links to: Amazon, Best buy, Newegg, Walmart, Microcenter, Photo B&Hand following – is out of stock or only sells used or third-party units.
This does not seem to be affecting Shield TV Pro (2019) in any capacity.
NVIDIA he said just a few months ago that had no plans to end support or even production of the Shield, but it’s not hard to imagine that something could have changed in recent months given all That’s happening in the tech world right now.
The basic Shield TV (2019), while solid, was never a fan favorite, and most people wanted to buy a Shield TV for the extra ports and functionality that were exclusive to the Pro in the first place. At $149, the base Shield was a tough sell in a market where Google TV Streamer ($99) and Onn 4K Pro ($59) are available and offer more functionality and newer hardware for a lower price.
Nvidia hasn’t outright confirmed that this is the end of the road for the Shield TV, but the writing is clearly on the wall for the tube-shaped model.
As for the Shield TV Pro, it is still widely available on Amazon, Best buyand other retailers.
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