2017 Nvidia Shield

OldMrBrennan83

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yabadabado

Patww79 wrote: »

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****ing hell what a way to drag a thread down.

Sparko

Shlippery wrote: »

Looks solid, camel camel camel says £167 or there abouts was lowest yet on amazon. Anyone bought from nvidia direct here ? Or jus roll dice on pm?

I've ordered, using PM for my first time actually. Will let you know in a few days!

OldMrBrennan83

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Invincible

Sparko wrote: »

I've ordered, using PM for my first time actually. Will let you know in a few days!

Was it £149 at checkout?

JeffKenna

On a more positive note, my shield is due on Tuesday.. can't wait now to see what it's like!

OmegaGene

Shlippery wrote: »

Looks solid, camel camel camel says £167 or there abouts was lowest yet on amazon. Anyone bought from nvidia direct here ? Or jus roll dice on pm?

why is using pm rolling the dice ?

bk

Patww79 wrote: »

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Patww79 it works as intended, but it definitely requires some setting up and configuration. It doesn't just work out of the box, depending on your setup it may take a few hours to get right.

It is great once setup, but it needs a bit of effort to get right.

Also be aware that IR kind of sucks (as in general, not specific to Harmony) and can cause issues from time to time.

yabadabado

Patww79 wrote: »

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Im not one bit upset ,why would I be ?
Only one who seems upset or maybe its insecure is you.

Shlippery

OmegaGene wrote: »

why is using pm rolling the dice ?

Ah I suppose not the right choice of words, just that it may take a while to get since they're super busy at the moment! Still waiting on my google mini! ...very impatient I am!

T-b0n3

yabadabado wrote: »

The Hub is a fantastic bit of kit.

The high horse brigade wrote: »

Yeah, it's truly the best gadget I've bought, the Shield is second. I have the Harmony One but I now see there's a newer Elite which adds buttons to control lights and sockets which is what I'd be buying if I was buying now.

bk wrote: »

Yes, I've both a Harmony Ultimate and a Harmony Elite and I'm using them it almost the exactly the same way as The high horse brigade.

Also work great with Ghome.

"Hey Google, turn on Shield TV" has harmony switch my TV and AV on and switch the input to the Shield TV.

Though a warning Patww, it takes a bit of effort to get the Harmony setup, it requires some patience.

You've just sold me...

Which one would you recommend bk?

OmegaGene

Shlippery wrote: »

Ah I suppose not the right choice of words, just that it may take a while to get since they're super busy at the moment! Still waiting on my google mini! ...very impatient I am!

i stopped using parcel motel because of the delays, my local lockers were full for over a week at christmas time, parcel wizard are a much quicker and generally better company to deal with, delivered to wherever you want also, home or work

Sparko

Invincible wrote: »

Was it £149 at checkout?

£159.99. I went for the one with the controller.

bk

T-b0n3 wrote: »

You've just sold me...

Which one would you recommend bk?

If you can stretch, I'd recommend the Elite * Keep an eye out on the Black Friday sales, they get reduced a lot, I picked up my Elite for £130.

* The Elite and Ultimate do fundamentally the same thing, but the Elite remote is much nicer in the hand. Better built, buttons laid out more sensibly and it is heavier, which makes it feel better in hand. Also the extra smart buttons are handy if you have Hue smart lights, you can turn off the lights, while watching a movie, etc.

OmegaGene

Sparko wrote: »

£159.99. I went for the one with the controller.

same here, hope its here for the weekend now

Invincible

Sparko wrote: »

£159.99. I went for the one with the controller.

Is the controller just for gaming as in different function to remote?

Shlippery

Shlippery wrote: »

Ah I suppose not the right choice of words, just that it may take a while to get since they're super busy at the moment! Still waiting on my google mini! ...very impatient I am!

PM can be busy at times, but generally they are a day or more ahead of PW (from my experience). I ordered a mini on Friday, and had it in my hands from PM last night.

yabadabado

Invincible wrote: »

Is the controller just for gaming as in different function to remote?

Controllers has all the same fuctions as remote.
Even if you dont game its handy to have.
Only a tenner extra ?

KilOit

Don't get this without the controller, it's one of the best controllers i used and it's very comfortable, new model of course not no the rubbish brick one

One benefit of the game controller on the new one is that you can plug your headphones in and listen through them. I believe you could do that with the TV remote on the original.

Invincible

Did ye use your own number when ordering or Parcel Wizard's?

dodzy

Basil3 wrote: »

One benefit of the game controller on the new one is that you can plug your headphones in and listen through them. I believe you could do that with the TV remote on the original.

That’s a great touch. Thanks for the tip. Mine due from amazon.fr around Tuesday. But it’ll be under the tree till 25th.

OmegaGene

Basil3 wrote: »

PM can be busy at times, but generally they are a day or more ahead of PW (from my experience). I ordered a mini on Friday, and had it in my hands from PM last night.

from uk seller to pm locker in a day ? find that hard to beleive
i order things on a regular basis and once pw get them in northern ireland i have the item next working day

OmegaGene

OmegaGene wrote: »

from uk seller to pm locker in a day ? find that hard to beleive
i order things on a regular basis and once pw get them in northern ireland i have the item next working day

Yup, that's usual for me if there's no hiccups. Overnight delivery to the North, down to Dublin by early/mid arvo, and in my locker that night.

Catmologen

Invincible wrote: »

Is the controller just for gaming as in different function to remote?

No. The remote has no option for the on-screen mouse pointer while with the controller you can use the onscreen mouse via the analogue stick. I was a little surprised by this. Would be nice if you could use the remote too. Other than that it's a great bit of kit.

tonic wine

Invincible wrote: »

Did ye use your own number when ordering or Parcel Wizard's?

I've just ordered now,  I used my own number.  I had to adjust my PW address, as they could not verify the normal format.  I just put the my PW address line 1 and 2 into the company name ( PW ID)
I've to wait 1-2 days for my order to be processed.

OmegaGene

tonic wine wrote: »

I've just ordered now,  I used my own number.  I had to adjust my PW address, as they could not verify the normal format.  I just put the my PW address line 1 and 2 into the company name ( PW ID)
I've to wait 1-2 days for my order to be processed.

My order was processed straight away and the address went in okay via PayPal
Like a child waiting for Santa now lol

Shlippery

Did the same, just put through PayPal. Christ boards.ie is bad for me.

That and the google mini and I'm happy til after black Friday. Need to go into hiding now!

Invincible

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaymcgregor/2017/04/29/nvidia-shield-tv-2017-long-term-review-an-expensive-niche/#4d07dedf633d

tonic wine

OmegaGene wrote: »

tonic wine wrote: »

I've just ordered now,  I used my own number.  I had to adjust my PW address, as they could not verify the normal format.  I just put the my PW address line 1 and 2 into the company name ( PW ID)
I've to wait 1-2 days for my order to be processed.

My order was processed straight away and the address went in okay via PayPal
Like a child waiting for Santa now lol

I went to order though paypal, but when i tried to input my PW shipping address, only ROI counties were available to select from.