2017 Nvidia Shield

xckjoo

Suckit wrote: »

I think there is a 2019 model coming out, so this one will probably be on sale a load of times between now and February. Always on sale anyway.

Cheers. That'll hold me a day or two anyway

OmegaGene

Suckit wrote: »

I think there is a 2019 model coming out, so this one will probably be on sale a load of times between now and February. Always on sale anyway.

It’s not always on sale, there was one sale since Black Friday last year and that was only 20 quid off

Suckit

OmegaGene wrote: »

It’s not always on sale, there was one sale since Black Friday last year and that was only 20 quid off

It has been on sale a load of times this year.

OmegaGene

xckjoo wrote: »

Is Black Friday usually the only sale day/week of the year? I've other things I should probably spend my money on at the moment

https://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/Nvidia-SHIELD-Remote-Controller-Black/product/B01NBJ6KZY?context=search

Suckit

I bought 3 this year an none of them were more than €165

France in July was around €160 exactly
UK in September was £152 (Think that was around €163)
Germany 2 days ago €152.50


I have seen it a few more times. This is definitely not the last time it will be on sale. Maybe before Christmas it might be.

Suckit

Just as fall back in case any of the other offers end and are missed.
Amazon Spain has the shield with remote for €149 €161.30 delivered to Ireland €153.75 delivered to UK.
Shield with remote and controller is €179.99.

https://www.amazon.es/dp/B075TBK232/

kala85

Has anyone got rte player to work on this?

The high horse brigade

kala85 wrote: »

Has anyone got rte player to work on this?

No RTE don't make an Android TV version

nim1bdeh38l2cw

What's the best app for using with m3u's, a decent EPG is a requirement

kala85

Can the rte player be side loaded onto it

OmegaGene

kala85 wrote: »

Can the rte player be side loaded onto it

Doesn’t work
RTÉ player barely works on my Mac never mind a side loaded version
It’s a terrible player

Malmedicine

OmegaGene wrote: »

Doesn’t work
RTÉ player barely works on my Mac never mind a side loaded version
It’s a terrible player

Works quick nicely on the Amazon Fire 2017 ed . Sideloaded obviously

theminstrel

kala85 wrote: »

Can the rte player be side loaded onto it

I did it, need a mouse to navigate it. Not really user friendly but it works about the same as RTE player on any other platform... which isn't great

The high horse brigade

Mr.S wrote: »

You can sideload the APK fine, you just need mouse support.

Easier to just Chromecast tbh.

No Chromecast support on Android, iOS only.

OmegaGene

Only thing that works on RTÉ player is the feckkng adverts

The high horse brigade

OmegaGene wrote: »

Only thing that works on RTÉ player is the feckkng adverts

They use most of their budget paying that ar$ehole Tubridy

kala85

Mr.S wrote: »

You can sideload the APK fine, you just need mouse support.

Easier to just Chromecast tbh.

I sideloaded the apk but I can't get the player to run on the Nvidia.

The graphics of the player are showing but it is stalling when it loads.

Maybe another option is to sideload chrome and watch rte player via chrome.

The high horse brigade

kala85 wrote: »

Maybe another option is to sideload chrome and watch rte player via chrome.

Don't think so. It still uses Flash which most sites stopped using years ago and most browser no longer allow

kala85

Is there any other device i can get that would be able to play rte player

OmegaGene

kala85 wrote: »

Is there any other device i can get that would be able to play rte player

What do you want to watch on the player ? Might be another option like a uk player

Xaniaj

kala85 wrote: »

Is there any other device i can get that would be able to play rte player

Can you screen mirror from your phone? I use the app on the smart TV.
I also tried side loading it and I can (half) navigate it using the shield mouse app but that only half works to be honest but managed to watch live there as a test using the mouse

Tigerandahalf

The saorview connect box has the rte player with no ads. Nice user experience but not in HD.
Iplayer is in a league of its own.

Tg4 player is also on it, again not in HD.

JDxtra

The Saorview Connect box and the Nvidia Shield should never be mentioned in the same thread. They are opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of media devices.

The high horse brigade

kala85 wrote: »

Is there any other device i can get that would be able to play rte player

There's a working plugin for enigma 2 satellite boxes.

Tigerandahalf

For someone that has dvds lying around the place what is the best way to get these onto a hard drive so they can be played on the tv at any time?

I have a bluray player but I have all my hdmi slots on the tv filled up and I wouldn't mind having a solution.

Does everything have to be burned on a pc? Slow process?

I have stuff like Blue Planet and Planet Earth, wedding and sport occasion dvds.

mickzer

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

For someone that has dvds lying around the place what is the best way to get these onto a hard drive so they can be played on the tv at any time?

I have a bluray player but I have all my hdmi slots on the tv filled up and I wouldn't mind having a solution.

Does everything have to be burned on a pc? Slow process?

I have stuff like Blue Planet and Planet Earth, wedding and sport occasion dvds.

Might be simpler getting a HDMI switcher....
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_3_13?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=hdmi+switcher+with+remote&sprefix=hdmi+switcher%2Caps%2C134&crid=1MD4PQ3BK5UO0

Tigerandahalf

mickzer wrote: »

Might be simpler getting a HDMI switcher....
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_3_13?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=hdmi+switcher+with+remote&sprefix=hdmi+switcher%2Caps%2C134&crid=1MD4PQ3BK5UO0

For the very occasional time I use it, I can just plug out the chromecast I guess.

Are content providers like the bbc still only selling their product on dvd? I would have thought people would much prefer to download it these days.

kala85

The high horse brigade wrote: »

There's a working plugin for enigma 2 satellite boxes.

Is bbc iplayer and vpn available on these enigma boxes

kala85

The high horse brigade wrote: »

There's a working plugin for enigma 2 satellite boxes.

Is bbc iplayer and vpn available on these enigma boxes

The high horse brigade

kala85 wrote: »

Is bbc iplayer and vpn available on these enigma boxes

Yes if you know how to set it up.

dodzy

Nvidia Shield BA thread....an hour before Black Friday.......
/BOT

xtal191

€160 on Amazon France with remote and controller

https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B01NBJ6KZY/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1X6FK5RDHNB96

UsedToWait

xtal191 wrote: »

€160 on Amazon France with remote and controller

https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B01NBJ6KZY/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1X6FK5RDHNB96

€173 delivered - it's around €167 (using revolut) on uk site

degsie

Anybody have 'OpenVPN for Android' working with the Shield? Can't seem to navigate with remote control to pick up an ovpn file.

spongerobinson

The high horse brigade wrote: »

There's a working plugin for enigma 2 satellite boxes.

Would you mind sharing a link? Thanks.

Edit: Got it from the Tiviar thread - thanks!

Etnies

Dunno if most are aware of this already, but there's an ambilight plugin for Kodi that works on the shield too, it works quiet well judging from comments,

I don't use Kodi so haven't used it.

https://hotstickybun.com/hardware/how-to-setup-and-use-phillips-hue-lights-with-kodi/

brightkane

129.99 with remote only.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075TBK232/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_rl8-BbMRBFQJG

vargoo

brightkane wrote: »

129.99 with remote only.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075TBK232/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_rl8-BbMRBFQJG

Been that a week, new normal maybe.

OmegaGene

vargoo wrote: »

Been that a week, new normal maybe.

special price for black friday cyber monday weeks and its the best time to buy

clintondaly

Etnies wrote: »

Dunno if most are aware of this already, but there's an ambilight plugin for Kodi that works on the shield too, it works quiet well judging from comments,

I don't use Kodi so haven't used it.

https://hotstickybun.com/hardware/how-to-setup-and-use-phillips-hue-lights-with-kodi/

There's the Kodi plug in that kind of works and also another app calle Huescan which can be side loaded into the shield also,both have their own issues to be honest

The high horse brigade

Etnies wrote: »

Dunno if most are aware of this already, but there's an ambilight plugin for Kodi that works on the shield too, it works quiet well judging from comments,

I don't use Kodi so haven't used it.

https://hotstickybun.com/hardware/how-to-setup-and-use-phillips-hue-lights-with-kodi/

Theatre works well to dim lights but ambilight picks an average colour from the screen once then never changes. I'm using it in 2 different rooms to great effect

califano

Got the Shield and it's great. Cuts through 1080p VOD like a hot knife through margarine. Even after fast forwarding there is no buffering at all.
Only problematic thing is I can't get harmony hub remote to control it.
From the harmony website
* Newer 2017 models of SHIELD TV do not work with IR based remotes.

The high horse brigade

califano wrote: »

Got the Shield and it's great. Cuts through 1080p VOD like a hot knife through margarine. Even after fast forwarding there is no buffering at all.
Only problematic thing is I can't get harmony hub remote to control it.
From the harmony website
* Newer 2017 models of SHIELD TV do not work with IR based remotes.

You need to also add it as Harmony keyboard by pairing Bluetooth. To get the prompt to pair you may have to remove the device and add it again from scratch
https://support.myharmony.com/en-us/harmony-experience-with-nvidia-shield

OmegaGene

califano wrote: »

Got the Shield and it's great. Cuts through 1080p VOD like a hot knife through margarine. Even after fast forwarding there is no buffering at all.
Only problematic thing is I can't get harmony hub remote to control it.
From the harmony website
* Newer 2017 models of SHIELD TV do not work with IR based remotes.

High horse is your man for the advice there

Wow he’s fast he replied while I was typing lol

ondafly

califano wrote: »

Got the Shield and it's great. Cuts through 1080p VOD like a hot knife through margarine. Even after fast forwarding there is no buffering at all.
Only problematic thing is I can't get harmony hub remote to control it.
From the harmony website
* Newer 2017 models of SHIELD TV do not work with IR based remotes.

if your TV supports it - activate CEC on the shield. I'm using a Harmony hub with harmony elite to control the shield and it works great.

The high horse brigade

OmegaGene wrote: »

High horse is your man for the advice there

I've had this exact issue, didn't get the prompt then couldn't pair them and after some googling had to remove and pair again.

I've an issue with a harmony and a Mibox. Xaoimi didn't open the Bluetooth which makes it a pain add it's mapped as something else, play works, but stop doesn't.

The high horse brigade

ondafly wrote: »

if your TV supports it - activate CEC on the shield. I'm using a Harmony hub with harmony elite to control the shield and it works great.

Don't do this if you value your sanity Harmony actually recommend you disable CEC on all devices as it interferes

https://support.myharmony.com/en-us/understanding-hdmi-and-cec

degsie

I presume flirc will work with the shield?

The high horse brigade

degsie wrote: »

I presume flirc will work with the shield?

There's no IR on the 2017 model, there is on the earlier one. 2017 is Bluetooth

degsie

The high horse brigade wrote: »

There's no IR on the 2017 model, there is on the earlier one. 2017 is Bluetooth

I meant a flirc dongle