New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….

Original story (published on December 05, 2019) follows:

Smart TVs are fairly new in the entertainment timeline. In the past, there were no options to watch the content we chose. But instead, people had to enjoy predetermined programs via cable or DTH connections. With the development of technology, things have begun to change now.

NVIDIA also has a product to assist you in making your old TV smart. Goes by the name Shield TV or Shield Console, the first generation hit the market in May 2015 with Tegra X1 chipset and it can play content from the internet by connecting to an external display.

In 2017, NVIDIA refreshed the device by modifying the form factor and including a remote into the package. Then came 2019 variants, the regular one and Shield TV Pro. Apart from the difference in design, the new lineups varied from the previous in video resolution and audio technology. NVIDIA Shield TV Pro (2019 edition)

In case you prefer to use the actual remote control, you have to bear one thing in mind. Enabling IR will end up draining the batteries on Shield TV 2019 so quickly that you need to replace them in quick successions. A post on the official forum throws light on this issue.

As obvious as you can read, the user didn’t have a clue why the battery drained swiftly. And, an NVIDIA staff had come to the picture for clarifying about the origin of the problem. You can read the official acknowledgement below. Source

Note:- Stay tuned to this story to know when the fix goes out.

Update 1 (November 19, 2020)

IST 11:18 am: The Nvidia Shield TV has bagged a new update which brings a host of new enhancements and bug fixes especially for the IR capabilities of the Shield TV Remote.

It is rolling out as SHIELD Experience Upgrade 8.2.1 and should improve the user experience by a lot. We’ve added the exhaustive changelog of the new update below: (Via)

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– Fixes bug where IR volume control would stop working when Talkback is enabled – Fixes “Long Press Menu” functionality for customized menu button – Resolves issue where configuring IR control might fail when older SHIELD remotes and controllers are paired – Fixes bug where IR control was still active after factory reset – Fixes bug where IR control would not be available after changing language to traditional Chinese – [SHIELD TV 2019] Resolves issue where IR control would stop working, requiring reboot to recover – [BFGD] Resolves volume and play/pause button press issues on new SHIELD Remote 2019

– Improves system volume levels when using USB DAC or bluetooth speakers – Fixes bug where audio would randomly drop, requiring a reboot to recover – Resolves issue where manually enabling AC3 in “Available formats” was not working as advertised – Fixes NETFLIX issue where 5.1 audio would not be available after disconnecting bluetooth speaker – Fixes bug where volume control notification would show up incorrectly on KODI

– Fixes bug where SHIELD Experience upgrade would be blocked if accessory battery is low – Resolves background display issue when exiting settings menu – [BFGD] Fixes YouTube crash issue – Fixes alignment issues on “Ok Google” configuration page – Resolves issue where SHIELD would not show up available as a cast device