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2017 Nvidia Shield

SachaJ · 2017-07-09 08:02:37

Not much of a discount at £20 (Was £189.99, now £169.99) but it's the first time I've seen the new model reduced. https://www.amazon.co.uk/NVIDIA-SHIELD-Media-Streaming-Device/dp/B01NBJ6KZY/ I'm on the lookout for a 3rd one but think I'll hang on and see what happens on Amazon Prime Day this week.

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#1652 12-02-2019 6:09pm
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Finally got around to picking on of these up, got a good warehouse deal with only the packaging damaged, I will be using it mostly for IPTV and playing stuff off of HDDs, is there any must have apps and is it straight forward to side load apps if necessary?

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#1653 13-02-2019 9:17am
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Xenji wrote: »

Finally got around to picking on of these up, got a good warehouse deal with only the packaging damaged, I will be using it mostly for IPTV and playing stuff off of HDDs, is there any must have apps and is it straight forward to side load apps if necessary?

I have a few, a cheap vpn, I managed to get a really good windscribe deal on stacksocial for 12 dollars for the year. (its only being used for netflix so I am ok with that) $12
Cheap netflix from the cheap netflix thread.
Plex access to my own 32tb server
Bbc & Itv apps
iptv supplier (not naming it)
Linked my steam games to it as well, so have all the lego games from when they were cheap to play with.

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#1654 13-02-2019 9:26am
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Xenji wrote: »

Finally got around to picking on of these up, got a good warehouse deal with only the packaging damaged, I will be using it mostly for IPTV and playing stuff off of HDDs, is there any must have apps and is it straight forward to side load apps if necessary?

If you're into retro games emulation Retrox is well worth the money. I have a 30k retro games collection with cover artwork and game screenshots on a network shared drive I have mounted on the Shield
http://www.retrox.tv/

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#1655 13-02-2019 12:05pm
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mad m wrote: »

Is there a recommended VPN for shield?

I have Nord since 2017. It can be installed from the playstore on the shield. It pretty user friendly and can be set to auto connect which is a great feature.

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#1656 13-02-2019 12:51pm
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Mr.S wrote: »

What’s the benefit of using a VPN over say, a smart DNS service (which are cheaper)

https://www.smartydns.com/smart-dns/smart-dns-vs-vpn/

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#1657 13-02-2019 1:16pm
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LimerickCity wrote: »

https://www.smartydns.com/smart-dns/smart-dns-vs-vpn/

I read that article recently and it’s quite a good read

The internet isn’t for everyone

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#1658 13-02-2019 1:23pm
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LimerickCity wrote: »

I have Nord since 2017. It can be installed from the playstore on the shield. It pretty user friendly and can be set to auto connect which is a great feature.

I use it too but find the Android TV app a bit crap. No easy choice of servers so if the default one doesn't work it's a pain to find one that does. Their standard Android app is much better. Might have to try sideloading it.

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#1659 13-02-2019 7:16pm
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Mr.S wrote: »

Happy with my Smart DNS so

Who are you with ?

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#1660 13-02-2019 8:14pm
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Mr.S wrote: »

Getflix, works flawsley with all my apps.

Same here

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#1661 13-02-2019 9:45pm
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Have NordVPN myself on the Shield now over a week. Running great with a dedicated IP for UK and Germany. Also has automatic restart should anything go wrong in the background.

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#1662 13-02-2019 9:59pm
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Irishmale0399 wrote: »

Have NordVPN myself on the Shield now over a week. Running great with a dedicated IP for UK and Germany. Also has automatic restart should anything go wrong in the background.

Doesn’t the vpn slow down the speed ?
Smart dns has very little impact on the speed and getflix world great for American netflix

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#1663 13-02-2019 10:08pm
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OmegaGene wrote: »

Doesn’t the vpn slow down the speed ?
Smart dns has very little impact on the speed and getflix world great for American netflix

I havent noticed any loss of speed however I am on a 450mbit connection. Always allow the app to take the fastest available connection....up to now not a problem at all.

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#1664 13-02-2019 10:41pm
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OmegaGene wrote: »

Doesn’t the vpn slow down the speed ?
Smart dns has very little impact on the speed and getflix world great for American netflix

For some odd reason a VPN can sometimes improve speeds.

Anyone using smartdnsproxy? I had no access to now TV for ages, just wondering if it's back?

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#1665 13-02-2019 10:43pm
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From what I’ve read a vpn can improve speeds when a the broadband provider is throttling speed

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#1666 13-02-2019 10:49pm
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OmegaGene wrote: »

From what I’ve read a vpn can improve speeds when a the broadband provider is throttling speed

Think it all depends on how your ISP is routing the connection. VPN is generally more direct and can cut out the IPv4 to IPv6 problems if you get your internet from Virgin for example. Tends to clean up the mess UPC/Virgin made of DS-Lite...

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#1667 13-02-2019 11:12pm
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As this thread is no longer about the original bargain, I think its time to close it up.

Other forums are much better suited to discuss ongoing usage, and other connection options.
Big thread on the Android devices forum is one example.

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