Display

Shield comes with an integrated 5-inch 720p display, quite possibly the biggest downside to Shield. The display brightness and contrast ratio are both good, color reproduction isn't anything spectacular, but the screen itself is just too small. Tiny details, especially in games streamed from a PC, are tough to make out on the display. If NVIDIA had outfitted Shield with a 5.5-inch 1080p panel that would've been a bit better at least.

Display Brightness - White Level

Display Brightness - Black Level

Display Contrast Ratio

CalMAN Display - White Point Average

CalMAN Display Performance - Grayscale

CalMAN Display - Gamut

CalMAN Display - Saturations Average dE 2000

CalMAN Display - Gretag Macbeth

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  • Wixman666 - Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - link

    Half a kilo isn't that heavy, unless you're a kid, even after hours.
  • Revdarian - Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - link

    Being a mobile gaming device, yes i was asking for a kid, but it is honestly too bulky to consider, and for a kid a standard 3ds//vita would be better game library wise.
    But hey, cheers to all the enraged manly men who confused the random troll with my questions and had to share their weight lifting stories, "cool stories bros" /facepalm.
  • 420baller - Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - link

    "over half a kilo"
    .. you mean a pound?
  • boozed - Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - link

    No, a pound is under half a kilogram.
  • BryanDobbins - Saturday, August 17, 2013 - link

    my neighbor's mom makes $72/hour on the internet. She has been unemployed for 7 months but last month her pay check was $19114 just working on the internet for a few hours. Read more on this web site... http://goo.gl/qHdAQ4
  • Rontalk - Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - link

    What a crap!
  • silverblue - Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - link

    It's actually very impressive. Regardless of whether you've been reading the same review or not, you could at least say more than three words on the subject. Please let us know your thoughts.

    I have to admit that NVIDIA have done rather well here for a first stab, and as software is the main issue, this can be improved upon quite quickly and easily. Who will buy Shield, though?
  • Rontalk - Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - link

    Just any time a little thin laptop over it, which far more powerful and can be used for everything and do not look like an alien. It seems not even my 6 years old kid excited...
  • connor4312 - Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - link

    So I suppose you think that every mobile phone, every mini computer (Rasp Pi, etc), and every tablet, is also crap, because laptops are more powerful?
  • Rontalk - Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - link

    Where did I say that? But yeah, even a tablet or a phone are can be used for many things (for games too), they can look very well and to be thin. But this shield, I just do not get it. Maybe for dedo kids, but than should not cost more than $50... At this price level, I'll pay anytime the extra $100 for Ipad 5 tablets...

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