nvidia Shield - Tips & tricks [Read post #1]

Basq

errlloyd wrote: »

On the IPTV discussion. Is TIVI mates recording feature reliable?

I'd love to record Super Rugby (sport that happens at 8am on a Saturday). It'd be a game-changer for IPTV if it could do it.

No, it's not great to be honest..

.. may depend on quality of stream but found it patchy.

batistuta9

Have yous not got catchup?

batistuta9

advertsfox wrote: »

It's the speed test app to Netflix servers, I find it the most accurate esp. since they utilize 20% of the world's bandwidth at any one time so if your slow to Netflix, you are slow to everything. Take 10% off the top in case of ISP prioritization but it matches my Google Mesh speed tests also.

https://m.apkpure.com/fast-speed-test/com.netflix.Speedtest

Couldn't be that accurate if it's showing you 770 on a 500mb line

advertsfox

batistuta9 wrote: »

Couldn't be that accurate if it's showing you 770 on a 500mb line

Of course no, but it was an old picture with it being the only device connected in a new house (no neighbours yet). I mostly get in the 400-500MB range now when nothing else is in use.

corks finest

batistuta9 wrote: »

Couldn't be that accurate if it's showing you 770 on a 500mb line

Think it's a gigabyte he's on

advertsfox

corks finest wrote: »

Think it's a gigabyte he's on

No mate its 500MB but not unusual for it to exceed that the odd time (at the time, it was a brand new line in estate, just the 1 device - Shield via Ethernet gigabit). Just done another test (with 25 devices connected) on my server and this is the results. It's all dependant on my house active usage. And even now, I'm only getting 350Mb to FAST and Speedtest shows this (on my home server, also a 1Gbps LAN connection).

corks finest

advertsfox wrote: »

No mate its 500MB but not unusual for it to exceed that the odd time (at the time, it was a brand new line in estate, just the 1 device - Shield via Ethernet gigabit). Just done another test (with 25 devices connected) on my server and this is the results. It's all dependant on my house active usage. And even now, I'm only getting 350Mb to FAST and Speedtest shows this (on my home server, also a 1Gbps LAN connection).

Ah sorry my mistake

Barney224

QUick Plex question. I have my Plex on the Shield set up to stream from somone else's server, as he has a much bettter selction of movies/tv shows. I set this up by sending him my PIN.

Is there any way I can also add my own server (pc upstairs) so I can choose between the 2? Or am i locked in to just his stuff?

McMurphy

I'm having audio problems with Disney plus and Netflix on the shield using getflix.

Occasionally I'll have to reboot it because the audio goes way of sync, but we have just got home from a few days away to find both of the above (Netflix and Disney) are having severe audio problems, ie no audio at all when a chosen movie or show is picked.

The previews are fine, but when you go to stream the show there's no audio at all.

On Netflix, I was able to go into audio settings and mess around with English/5.1 etc and have gotten sound back when playing a show but Disney plus isn't as simple to sort.

I have not touched any audio settings on the shield itself, so on the surface it looks like Disney and Netflix just developed problems on their own.

Anyone any ideas?

corks finest

advertsfox wrote: »

No mate its 500MB but not unusual for it to exceed that the odd time (at the time, it was a brand new line in estate, just the 1 device - Shield via Ethernet gigabit). Just done another test (with 25 devices connected) on my server and this is the results. It's all dependant on my house active usage. And even now, I'm only getting 350Mb to FAST and Speedtest shows this (on my home server, also a 1Gbps LAN connection).

My kids one plus 7 pro last night' 359 download
My mi note 10- 240
download
Nvidia shield 165( ookla)
So feckin hell it's all different

beauf

McMurphy wrote: »

I'm having audio problems with Disney plus and Netflix on the shield using getflix.

Occasionally I'll have to reboot it because the audio goes way of sync, but we have just got home from a few days away to find both of the above (Netflix and Disney) are having severe audio problems, ie no audio at all when a chosen movie or show is picked.

The previews are fine, but when you go to stream the show there's no audio at all.

On Netflix, I was able to go into audio settings and mess around with English/5.1 etc and have gotten sound back when playing a show but Disney plus isn't as simple to sort.

I have not touched any audio settings on the shield itself, so on the surface it looks like Disney and Netflix just developed problems on their own.

Anyone any ideas?

I don't have a Shield I'm using a fire TV cube. But regardless what I use Video going out of sync isn't that uncommon usually a network sites issue for me. Usually pausing for a good few secs fixies it for me. Regardless of device.

McMurphy

beauf wrote: »

I don't have a Shield I'm using a fire TV cube. But regardless what I use Video going out of sync isn't that uncommon usually a network sites issue for me. Usually pausing for a good few secs fixies it for me. Regardless of device.

Fixed it by going into audio settings on the Shield itself, changed from automatically, to manual settings.

Weird as I didn't change anything to begin with.

beauf

What setting did you switch from auto to manual?

bazzz

You can also check your overall Audio/ Video Sync, in Settings> Display & Sound> Advanced sound settings> Audio video sync.
If the problem seems system wide.

savemejebus

I still have terrible problems with Disney + just buffering every few minutes using the shield and getflix whereas it’s fine on the Xbox one

setanta1984

savemejebus wrote: »

I still have terrible problems with Disney + just buffering every few minutes using the shield and getflix whereas it’s fine on the Xbox one

There seems to be something about the Shield alright, I use Windscribe VPN which works perfect for unblocking UK services like BBC iPlayer and ITV Hub on other devices (Android phone, iPad, Mac, Windows) but on the Shield these services either outright don't work, or are so slow and buffer or low quality as to be unusable. Issue could be Windscribe but the fact that every other device I have is fine and problems only occur on the Shield makes me suspicious.

beauf

I found Disney very slow unless I used an Ethernet connection. Maybe does it buffering differently to other services.

McMurphy

beauf wrote: »

What setting did you switch from auto to manual?

Settings>device preferences>display and sound> advanced sound settings>select formats.

I unticked automatic, and chose never use surround sound.

Oddly though, I'm after changing it back to automatic and its grand again.

McMurphy

beauf wrote: »

I found Disney very slow unless I used an Ethernet connection. Maybe does it buffering differently to other services.

The iPlayer is almost unusable here using getflix tbh, sound out of sync and buffers to the point where you just say to yourself this isn't worth it, and turn it off. :mad:

McMurphy

OmegaGene wrote: »

Working fine for me now

Wonder if it's a specific programme?

Mrs McMurphy is trying to catch up with casualty from a few weeks ago.

irishgeo

whats the cheapest deals for the base model?

Basq

OmegaGene wrote: »

It’s unusual to get a deal on the shield, you might get a few quid off at Black Friday from the nvidia website

Amazon Warehouse Deals is a better bet these days..

corks finest

irishgeo wrote: »

whats the cheapest deals for the base model?

Few occasionally pop up on adverts

Umpalumpa

Is it possible to watch sky go on the pro?

chewed

Umpalumpa wrote:

Is it possible to watch sky go on the pro?

No. I tried to side load it but it didn't work.

Irish Gunner

Just got the below email re x cloud

PROJECT XCLOUD (PREVIEW) CLOSES ON 9/11
Your game progress will be saved, and you can continue where you left off with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or by purchasing the game.

While this door may be closing, others will open in the future. You may hear from us as new opportunities to test cloud gaming experiences become available, so stay tuned

Take it to continue playing on nvidea need the ultimate pass

Get your first month for € 1,
then € 12.99/month*

Is it worth €13 a month

savemejebus

There was a trick to buy xbox gold membership (on cd keys or the like), stack it for 3 years and then you get the option of upgrading to gold for 1 euro. It converts all the xbox gold into game pass ultimate. Great value if you have a pc as well as an xbox. If it works on shield then it's even better.

corks finest

beauf wrote: »

I found Disney very slow unless I used an Ethernet connection. Maybe does it buffering differently to other services.

Directly through the TV is only way,tried via shield no joy

54and56

corks finest wrote: »

Directly through the TV is only way,tried via shield no joy

Pretty sure my teenage daughter set up Disney+ on the Shield and uses our Express VPN subscription to watch without any problems including buffering problems but then the Shield is Ethernet connected to 200mb Virgin fibre so that might help.

Umpalumpa

I'm trying to set up my remote to control the volume on the TV. After I set it up in options it works perfectly until I confirm it's OK and exit out to home screen it then stops.happens every time

Anyone come accross this issue.

taytobreath

2 questions if anyone can help me that would be great!

I bought a shield pro and was looking at the games on it tonight, I'm not a gamer or anything like that, but how do I play them, I dont understand it. Is there any retro type games I can download that are free.

Twice the sound went on my shield the 1st time I had to do a factory reset, the 2nd time I powered on and off again, I wasn't able to fix it by any other means, has anyone had any experience with this

mp3ireland2

taytobreath wrote: »

2 questions if anyone can help me that would be great!

I bought a shield pro and was looking at the games on it tonight, I'm not a gamer or anything like that, but how do I play them, I dont understand it. Is there any retro type games I can download that are free.

Twice the sound went on my shield the 1st time I had to do a factory reset, the 2nd time I powered on and off again, I wasn't able to fix it by any other means, has anyone had any experience with this

Other's will be able to help more! I bought a gamepad to play the shiled games, when you don't pay for a subcription you've to queue to get in (10 mins or so) and can't save progress as far as I know. I don't see why you wouln't be able to play standrad android games on it though from the playstore (Haven't tried)

I've never had any isssues with sound at all thankfully, so can't help there.

Gooey Looey

taytobreath wrote: »

2 questions if anyone can help me that would be great!

I bought a shield pro and was looking at the games on it tonight, I'm not a gamer or anything like that, but how do I play them, I dont understand it. Is there any retro type games I can download that are free.

Twice the sound went on my shield the 1st time I had to do a factory reset, the 2nd time I powered on and off again, I wasn't able to fix it by any other means, has anyone had any experience with this

You have several options for games.

Android games that install and play natively on the Shield, you will get these in the play store, some free, plenty paid

Geforce now is the Nvidia game streaming service. This gives you access to PC games you own on Steam, uplay and epic games stores. There are even some marked free with shield that are free to play. There are free and paid versions of geforce now, paid had lots more features and no queues

For gamestream you need a gaming PC with a Nvidia graphics card and allows your stream and play a game on your network from a pc in another room

You can also install emulators to emulate older consoles

griffdaddy

taytobreath wrote: »

2 questions if anyone can help me that would be great!

I bought a shield pro and was looking at the games on it tonight, I'm not a gamer or anything like that, but how do I play them, I dont understand it. Is there any retro type games I can download that are free.

Twice the sound went on my shield the 1st time I had to do a factory reset, the 2nd time I powered on and off again, I wasn't able to fix it by any other means, has anyone had any experience with this

I'd recommend getting retroX for playing older console games. You'll see a guide earlier on in the thread, it's pretty straight forward.

BandMember

If anyone here who has the BBC and ITV players working successfully on their Shield, could you PM me with an idiots guide of how to do so, please?

taytobreath

Thank you all for your help, I might go about getting retroX in when i get a chance.

I am getting no sound from netflix app at the moment, anyone any ideas

Gooey Looey

taytobreath wrote: »

Thank you all for your help, I might go about getting retroX in when i get a chance.

I am getting no sound from netflix app at the moment, anyone any ideas

What are you using for sound? Do you have more than stereo speakers?

taytobreath

Gooey Looey wrote: »

What are you using for sound? Do you have more than stereo speakers?

I’ve Logitech 5.1 speaker setup

Gooey Looey

taytobreath wrote: »

I’ve Logitech 5.1 speaker setup

Ah. How is it connected? Optical? Does it support Dolby Digital plus which is what Netflix uses? My guessing it doesn't.

fawlty towers

Would really appreciate some help. Purchased a shield but am having problems setting up getflix

Can anyone walk me through please

ilovesmybrick

fawlty towers wrote: »

Would really appreciate some help. Purchased a shield but am having problems setting up getflix

Can anyone walk me through please

On a Shield you'll need to set up Getflix on your router, as the recent shield firmware doesn't allow access to the options you need.

fawlty towers

ilovesmybrick wrote: »

On a Shield you'll need to set up Getflix on your router, as the recent shield firmware doesn't allow access to the options you need.

Thank you, any chance you could explain or link to how this is done

Gooey Looey

ilovesmybrick wrote: »

On a Shield you'll need to set up Getflix on your router, as the recent shield firmware doesn't allow access to the options you need.

That is not correct. Set a static IP and it gives the option to set DNS where you use the Getflix DNS

savemejebus

And turn off IPv6

fawlty towers

OmegaGene wrote: »

Getflix website have all the info for every device

I am obviously doing something wrong. I have followed the instructions but cannot get it to work. Have had no bother with firestick in the past

Go to settings, turn off ipv6
Go back to my WiFi connection and enter
Change up setting to static
Enter ip address of router (or should this be the ip of device)
Enter same IP for gateway
Enter prefix 24
DNS 1 - great Britain IP address as per getflix
DNS 2 - Dublin IP address as per getflix

Any I missing a step

Gooey Looey

fawlty towers wrote: »

I am obviously doing something wrong. I have followed the instructions but cannot get it to work. Have had no bother with firestick in the past

Go to settings, turn off ipv6
Go back to my WiFi connection and enter
Change up setting to static
Enter ip address of router (or should this be the ip of device)
Enter same IP for gateway
Enter prefix 24
DNS 1 - great Britain IP address as per getflix
DNS 2 - Dublin IP address as per getflix

Any I missing a step

Gateway should be the router IP

fawlty towers

Gooey Looey wrote: »

Gateway should be the router IP

Thanks seems to be configured at last.

What is the best way to install BBC player itv hub etc.

DopeTech

fawlty towers wrote: »

Thanks seems to be configured at last.

What is the best way to install BBC player itv hub etc.

Can get them from the Aptoide TV store.

xtal191

What would be the go to cheaper alternative to a Shield these days? Have two shields already but just looking for something cheaper for a spare room, just for Netflix, Amazon Prime and my IPTV really

Gooey Looey

xtal191 wrote: »

What would be the go to cheaper alternative to a Shield these days? Have two shields already but just looking for something cheaper for a spare room, just for Netflix, Amazon Prime and my IPTV really

The Xiaomi Mibox S. It's pretty much the Shields baby brother.