Nvidia would 'love to' make new Shield TV hardware, its senior VP says — so here are the 5 upgrades I'd hope to see to help it beat Apple TV 4K, Roku and Fire TV

• Nvidia is considering a new Shield "if we find something we're super-excited about"
• Priorities would include VP9 Profile 2 decoding, AV1 and advanced HDR
• Shield can be a relatively ad-free Apple TV 4K rival

10 years is a long time in the tech and TV businesses, so it's to Nvidia's immense credit that its 10-year-old Nvidia Shield is still a much-loved streaming device. According to Nvidia's senior VP of hardware engineering, Andrew Bell, he'd "love to" see a new Shield TV box. And so would I.

That doesn't mean a new Shield is imminent, or even happening. But as Bell says, "We've played with new concepts for Shield and we'll continue to play, and if we find something we're super-excited about, we'll probably make a go of it."

Although the Shield range is 10, the most recent ...