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Shield Console Hopes To Rival Apple TV

SFGate | by TVNewsCheck

Nvidia’s first living room entertainment console went on sale Thursday, and the company is putting in all its chips on Google’s Android TV platform. Indeed, one of the more intriguing features of the Shield, Nvidia’s new combination ultra-high-definition smart TV and game device, is a Live Channels app that lets viewers watch over-the-air TV stations through their home Wi-Fi network. That feature could attract cord-cutters — generally younger viewers who have stopped paying for or never had a standard cable or satellite TV subscription.