2017 Nvidia Shield

McMurphy · 25-07-2018 08:16AM

Had a bit of a playback issue wire Netflix (nothing major ) but thought a system reboot of the shield may have been needed anyway as it hadn't been rebooted in weeks as far as I knew.

Only problem, restarting the machine doesn't seem to be an option anymore since the software update, there only seems to be an option to make the machine sleep.

Or am I missing something?

ftm2008 · 25-07-2018 08:25AM

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

Had a bit of a playback issue wire Netflix (nothing major ) but thought a system reboot of the shield may have been needed anyway as it hadn't been rebooted in weeks as far as I knew.

Only problem, restarting the machine doesn't seem to be an option anymore since the software update, there only seems to be an option to make the machine sleep.

Or am I missing something?

Settings>About>Restart

McMurphy · 25-07-2018 08:27AM

ftm2008 wrote: »

Settings>About>Restart

Ahhhhhh because keeping it with the sleep option would have made it too easy to find.

McMurphy · 25-07-2018 10:31AM

OK, might be a silly question, but here goes anyway.

So, when I go into the settings > about > power off option ~ how do I turn the thing back in again?

The remote doesn't seem to serve any function at all, I have had to turn the shield off/on at the wall to power it up again, but surely this isn't right?

rustledjimmies · 25-07-2018 10:38AM

That's how it's always worked for me. Seems to be a design decision based around you'd only ever Power Off if you're moving it. Sleep is what they use instead. I use Plex on mine (which works in Sleep mode streaming to other devices) so never Power Off completely; but if I do I have to unplug/replug the Shield to get her started.

corks finest · 25-07-2018 07:54PM

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

OK, might be a silly question, but here goes anyway.

So, when I go into the settings > about > power off option ~ how do I turn the thing back in again?

The remote doesn't seem to serve any function at all, I have had to turn the shield off/on at the wall to power it up again, but surely this isn't right?

Use Google Voice,say turn off ,bingo

corks finest · 25-07-2018 07:55PM

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

OK, might be a silly question, but here goes anyway.

So, when I go into the settings > about > power off option ~ how do I turn the thing back in again?

The remote doesn't seem to serve any function at all, I have had to turn the shield off/on at the wall to power it up again, but surely this isn't right?

Use Google Voice,say turn off ,bingo

RHJ · 25-07-2018 08:31PM

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OmegaGene · 25-07-2018 08:55PM

corks finest wrote: »

Use Google Voice,say turn off ,bingo

Google reply :- sorry can’t find bingo
Here’s an alternative

ellobee · 25-07-2018 09:02PM

portach king wrote: »

I saw that. They're also charging €249.99 which is around €60 more than Amazon..

The price on amazon is in sterling and is £186.38 which would roughly convert to €220.00 when using paypal or credit card. so the €199.00 in littlewoods is a good price

OmegaGene · 25-07-2018 09:10PM

ellobee wrote: »

The price on amazon is in sterling and is £186.38 which would roughly convert to €220.00 when using paypal or credit card. so the €199.00 in littlewoods is a good price

€209 with Revolut
Always use Revolut

13-08-2018 11:49AM

Hi All - Can anyone tell me what IPTV app to use with this ?

yabadabado · 13-08-2018 12:08PM

6541 wrote: »

Hi All - Can anyone tell me what IPTV app to use with this ?

I use STB Emulator but there are several that work.

machalla · 13-08-2018 12:26PM

yabadabado wrote: »

I use STB Emulator but there are several that work.

GSE Iptv (android tv mode), Perfect player, iptv smarters. Plenty on the play store to try out.

13-08-2018 12:41PM

There's definitely a gap in the market for an IPTV app that looks good and functions well. I use perfect player, but it is ugly as anything, and some tasks such as setting up favourite channels couldn't have been made more awkward if they tried.

machalla · 13-08-2018 01:08PM

Basil3 wrote: »

There's definitely a gap in the market for an IPTV app that looks good and functions well. I use perfect player, but it is ugly as anything, and some tasks such as setting up favourite channels couldn't have been made more awkward if they tried.

IPTV smarters at least looks simple and I found it straightforward to setup. I found GSE the best app in terms of consistent stream quality. Perfect player was iffy at best sometimes.

One excellent app with a nice GUI that does it all would be welcome.

McMurphy · 13-08-2018 01:09PM

Basil3 wrote: »

There's definitely a gap in the market for an IPTV app that looks good and functions well. I use perfect player, but it is ugly as anything, and some tasks such as setting up favourite channels couldn't have been made more awkward if they tried.

I use a dedicated apk.

It's absolutely spot on.

13-08-2018 01:42PM

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

I use a dedicated apk.

It's absolutely spot on.

Dedicated apk, as in an IPTV service that uses their own app for streaming?

daytob · 13-08-2018 02:32PM

yeah i use a dedicated app as well for my iptv. Wonderful content on it

The high horse brigade · 13-08-2018 02:42PM

daytob wrote: »

yeah i use a dedicated app as well for my iptv. Wonderful content on it

Are you sure it's not just one of the generic ones rebranded

McMurphy · 13-08-2018 03:03PM

The high horse brigade wrote: »

Are you sure it's not just one of the generic ones rebranded

Basil3 wrote: »

Dedicated apk, as in an IPTV service that uses their own app for streaming?

It might actually be the above actually as there is a 'skinned' version of the app too.

bloodless_coup · 13-08-2018 03:40PM

Use Kodi for IPTV, probably the slickest interface.

ellobee · 13-08-2018 04:43PM

I personally think STB emulator is the best app, but I've heard good reports about TVIrl for Nvidia shield it even works off voice control. have a look on youtube.

FrToddUnctious · 13-08-2018 05:27PM

Has anyone tried using IPTV through plex? AFAIK it can be done...

BandMember · 13-08-2018 05:30PM

FrToddUnctious wrote: »

Has anyone tried using IPTV through plex? AFAIK it can be done...

It can, but should be avoided as it does not work well at all. Most services stopped offering it through that app because of all the problems it had, don't think anyone does anymore as there are far better options available.

FrToddUnctious · 13-08-2018 06:11PM

BandMember wrote: »

It can, but should be avoided as it does not work well at all. Most services stopped offering it through that app because of all the problems it had, don't think anyone does anymore as there are far better options available.

ah flip that's a pity. How can services stop you from using a certain app though? All you need is the m3u innit? How can they limit where you use that?

yabadabado · 13-08-2018 06:20PM

What advantage would there have been to using plex over one the IPTV apps ?

FrToddUnctious · 13-08-2018 06:27PM

yabadabado wrote: »

What advantage would there have been to using plex over one the IPTV apps ?

Well I really like the plex app overall, plus it's where I watch all the rest of my content. So plex would be the only app I'd need in that situation

The high horse brigade · 13-08-2018 06:30PM

FrToddUnctious wrote: »

Well I really like the plex app overall, plus it's where I watch all the rest of my content. So plex would be the only app I'd need in that situation

The Plex addon in Kodi is much better than the native Plex app on Android TV

FrToddUnctious · 13-08-2018 06:33PM

The high horse brigade wrote: »

The Plex addon in Kodi is much better than the native Plex app on Android TV

I use plex for webOs

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