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

You'll never know if you're not running the latest updates. You able to find any others with the problem online?

They on latest software? What's happening exactly, is it losing the time & date then won't connect because it's wrong

Very annoying, was going to say swap between auto & manual to see if it helped.

What about just leaving it in standby

So been lookin on line again and your suggestion of just leaving it plugged in is what some are recommending, they have said its not a perm fix but seems to be only way of avoidin the issue for now. So looks like ill be taking your advice thank you ill report back in a few days see how i get on

You have to unplug it to do a soft reset. Which seems odd why they don't have a button like a router does.

Perhaps that's why it's causing an issue with your settings. Sounds like a bug. I only unplug mine when trouble shooting. Never had to set the time though. Occasionally it hunts for the WiFi.

Ever since an update mine (2019) seems to rebuild the an index on the external drive , every time it's turned on. Because it's a large drive 5TB it seems to take ages. It's very hard to find decent movie player that just reads the file structure and doesn't use meta data. I bought it mostly for that and it's been it's been just ok.

They've been very poor with updates and support.

Should test it now with the unplugging to see if it's sorted with those updates.

Anyone still have a 2017 and have iPlayer working? Was planning to get Getflix for iPlayer but hear iPlayer doesn't work on the original shield.

I have a 2019 Pro running 8.3 firmware (so no half-screen ads/promos) and love it, but looking for something a bit more portable for travelling. I mostly use Plex, and some of the streaming apps.

Have a Firestick 4K and it's OK but I prefer the flexibility and performance of the Shield. Also having the network/LAN port is great if the local WiFi is poor.

Considered the Shield (tube) but the general consensus seems to be that's it's crap for the money and especially compared to the Pro.

So is there a Firestick/Tube-type device out there with the customisation and flexibility of the Shield Pro with a LAN port?

Or Chromecast and cast from Plex app on your phone

Well the Wife has spoken and a single Freeview app to rule them all has made my Nvidia Shield a Consola Non Grata😁

It's listed over on adverts, link below in case anyone is interested.

https://touch.adverts.ie/media-players/nvidia-shield-16gb-2015/33184934

Thanks to the buyer 👍

Is it a given that Nvidia won't be releasing a new Shield? Bought it back in 2020 and it's the best 220 quid I ever spent. I've a very occasional gamer and signed up on the Founders version of Geforce Now as a result of buying it. Serious bargain alert! But everything about it is just slick, speedy and reliable.

I don't know how anyone can compare the shield and a fire stick. Shield is a fantastic piece of kit, way better than fire stick. Fire sticks drove me mad over the years with clunky interface, pushing buttons on controller and nothing happening, etc. Shield is smooth and quality. Have two on the go (pro and TV) for different rooms.

As save me jebus has said, that's the way android launcher is these days. It came in on an update a couple of years ago at this stage.

I put my shield behind an ad-blocker and now the only ad I get is for the last Thor movie. It was 1of the asd playing when I blocked ad traffic.

Its a PITA to have ads served on the home screen IMO but Google & Nvidia will likely argue it's a small price to pay for a still regularly updated OS.