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

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    #3302
    Nollog
    Registered Users Posts: 5,408 ✭✭✭Nollog


    Daz_ wrote: »
    Yes I’ve no idea why speed is reduced when on 5 . Same on any device i use not just the shield , any ideas on that ? Can provider control that ?

    On 2.4 just 2 phones and 2 laptops and heating controls

    Try disconnecting everything else from the 5GHz band, you might have a slow device on it which will lower the speed for them all.


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    #3303
    Gooey Looey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    Daz_ wrote: »
    Yes I’ve no idea why speed is reduced when on 5 . Same on any device i use not just the shield , any ideas on that ? Can provider control that ?

    On 2.4 just 2 phones and 2 laptops and heating controls

    WiFi speeds can be affected by local interference in your home, nothing the ISP can do about this. Reboot your router it may select another channel with less interference, if it doesn't (wireless routers can be stupid some times) login and take it off auto and set a channel. You can get a wireless analyser app for your smartphone to see what channels are in use nearby. Pick one well away from other networks


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    #3304
    Daz_
    Registered Users Posts: 930 ✭✭✭Daz_


    Gooey Looey wrote: »
    WiFi speeds can be affected by local interference in your home, nothing the ISP can do about this. Reboot your router it may select another channel with less interference, if it doesn't (wireless routers can be stupid some times) login and take it off auto and set a channel. You can get a wireless analyser app for your smartphone to see what channels are in use nearby. Pick one well away from other networks

    Ok thanks will check that out - it’s exactly half the speed of 2.4, consistently


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    #3305
    Gooey Looey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    Daz_ wrote: »
    Ok thanks will check that out - it’s exactly half the speed of 2.4, consistently

    How far are you from your wireless router? 5ghz has half the range of 2.4ghz and doesn't penetrate obstacles like walls very well. You will get great speeds on 5ghz in the same room as the wireless router, but not that great in the next room on a weaker signal. My smartphone hops to 2.4ghz when I go to the other room.


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    #3306
    Daz_
    Registered Users Posts: 930 ✭✭✭Daz_


    Gooey Looey wrote: »
    How far are you from your wireless router? 5ghz has half the range of 2.4ghz and doesn't penetrate obstacles like walls very well. You will get great speeds on 5ghz in the same room as the wireless router, but not that great in the next room on a weaker signal. My smartphone hops to 2.4ghz when I go to the other room.

    Yep router in same room as the Shield!


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    #3307
    Gooey Looey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    Daz_ wrote: »
    Yep router in same room as the Shield!

    Change channel then so


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    #3308
    Daz_
    Registered Users Posts: 930 ✭✭✭Daz_


    Gooey Looey wrote: »
    Change channel then so

    Yep that’s doing the trick moving much higher up the channels - thanks for that


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    #3309
    corks finest
    Registered Users Posts: 8,635 ✭✭✭corks finest


    Gooey Looey wrote: »
    Change channel then so

    Forgive my ignorance but what channel?
    In router settings?
    Just asking in case it happens to me fein


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    #3310
    Gooey Looey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    corks finest wrote: »
    Forgive my ignorance but what channel?
    In router settings?
    Just asking in case it happens to me fein

    Yes, in wireless settings take it off auto and you will be able to select a frequency channel


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    #3311
    corks finest
    Registered Users Posts: 8,635 ✭✭✭corks finest


    Gooey Looey wrote: »
    Yes, in wireless settings take it off auto and you will be able to select a frequency channel

    Thank you this forum gives out fantastic advice


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    #3312
    chewed
    Registered Users Posts: 3,407 ✭✭✭chewed


    I'm not sure if this is possible, but I wanted to see if I could record programmes from TiviMate onto an external hard drive I have plugged into my Fritbox router. I'm able to access this from Windows Explorer and also from X-plore file manager app on the Shield using my local ip 192.168.178.1.

    But on Tivimate, when I try to add a LAN/SMB drive using the same IP and login details, nothing happens. Has anyone tried this before?


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    #3313
    Gooey Looey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    chewed wrote: »
    I'm not sure if this is possible, but I wanted to see if I could record programmes from TiviMate onto an external hard drive I have plugged into my Fritbox router. I'm able to access this from Windows Explorer and also from X-plore file manager app on the Shield using my local ip 192.168.178.1.

    But on Tivimate, when I try to add a LAN/SMB drive using the same IP and login details, nothing happens. Has anyone tried this before?

    I'm recording Tivimate to a Nas so it should be straightforward. The drive needs to be mapped as network storage on the Shield first.


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    #3314
    chewed
    Registered Users Posts: 3,407 ✭✭✭chewed


    Gooey Looey wrote: »
    I'm recording Tivimate to a Nas so it should be straightforward. The drive needs to be mapped as network storage on the Shield first.

    Thanks for that! I have that set up now.


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    #3315
    chewed
    Registered Users Posts: 3,407 ✭✭✭chewed


    I was testing out the recording this morning after setting my folder to be on my external drive, but for some reason it's saying it's recorded, but it's blank when I go to play it. There's a ! icon appearing as well, but no idea what it's indicating.


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    #3316
    Gooey Looey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    chewed wrote: »
    I was testing out the recording this morning after setting my folder to be on my external drive, but for some reason it's saying it's recorded, but it's blank when I go to play it. There's a ! icon appearing as well, but no idea what it's indicating.

    Have you tried creating a folder on the storage with the Shield and copying and pasting in a file to make sure the Shield has permission to write to the storage. It may have read only!


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    #3317
    chewed
    Registered Users Posts: 3,407 ✭✭✭chewed


    Gooey Looey wrote: »
    Have you tried creating a folder on the storage with the Shield and copying and pasting in a file to make sure the Shield has permission to write to the storage. It may have read only!

    When you say "with the Shield", what do you mean? I was in X-plore and was able to create a folder, but are you talking about another area on the Shield?


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    #3318
    Gooey Looey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    chewed wrote: »
    When you say "with the Shield", what do you mean? I was in X-plore and was able to create a folder, but are you talking about another area on the Shield?

    No that's exactly what I was talking about, using X-plore on the Shield to create a folder proves the Shield has read and write permission on the storage. The next thing to do is use it to copy a large file and check the copy speed to see if the write speed on the storage is fast enough for Tivimate which will be a good few GB per hour


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    #3319
    chewed
    Registered Users Posts: 3,407 ✭✭✭chewed


    Gooey Looey wrote: »
    No that's exactly what I was talking about, using X-plore on the Shield to create a folder proves the Shield has read and write permission on the storage. The next thing to do is use it to copy a large file and check the copy speed to see if the write speed on the storage is fast enough for Tivimate which will be a good few GB per hour

    OK thanks. Yes, I was able to create sub folders and copied a 1gb MKV file. It copied over OK and took about 2 mins. Not sure if this is too slow?

    When I'm in TiviMate and click record any programme, the red circle appears for a second and then disappears. So, it's trying record, but failing.


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    #3320
    Gooey Looey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    chewed wrote: »
    OK thanks. Yes, I was able to create sub folders and copied a 1gb MKV file. It copied over OK and took about 2 mins. Not sure if this is too slow?

    When I'm in TiviMate and click record any programme, the red circle appears for a second and then disappears. So, it's trying record, but failing.

    Yeah that sounds like the drive is mounted fine and should be fast enough. You should post your issue on r/TiviMate as you'll get better support there


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    #3321
    BandMember
    Registered Users Posts: 1,707 ✭✭✭BandMember


    Have the BBC iPlayer and ITV Hub disappeared from being preinstalled on the new Pro model and gone from the Playstore on it too? Do they have to be sideloaded now?


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    #3322
    cefh17
    Registered Users Posts: 990 ✭✭✭cefh17


    BandMember wrote: »
    Have the BBC iPlayer and ITV Hub disappeared from being preinstalled on the new Pro model and gone from the Playstore on it too? Do they have to be sideloaded now?

    I bought the 2019 pro in Sept and don't have either of those apps by default


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    #3323
    BandMember
    Registered Users Posts: 1,707 ✭✭✭BandMember


    cefh17 wrote: »
    I bought the 2019 pro in Sept and don't have either of those apps by default

    How did you manage to get them installed (if you did)?


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    #3324
    cefh17
    Registered Users Posts: 990 ✭✭✭cefh17


    BandMember wrote: »
    How did you manage to get them installed (if you did)?

    I'll be honest, plex has done me fine for anything I've needed, so not tried.. was just replying to the first part of your question


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    #3325
    Bluefoam
    Registered Users Posts: 7,715 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    I have them on mine and hate having them there. Need a VPN to make them work... You can have my apps


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    #3326
    BandMember
    Registered Users Posts: 1,707 ✭✭✭BandMember


    OmegaGene wrote: »
    You need a U.K. play store account and a smart dns or vpn, iplayer works best with a smart dns as bbc detects the vpn quickly and there’s down time.
    I don’t think these ever came installed but I could be wrong

    I have a VPN and it worked perfectly on my last Shield with it. Just can't get them on the new one, which is a pain as I would use them a lot. :(


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    #3327
    BandMember
    Registered Users Posts: 1,707 ✭✭✭BandMember


    OmegaGene wrote: »
    Set up a U.K. playstore account it takes a minute

    Will that not work though if I'm logged into the Shield using my "regular" gmail account? :confused:


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    #3328
    Headshot
    Registered Users Posts: 53,884 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    Hi All.

    I have a NVIDIA Shield TV Pro and it's my first time trying to get a Smart DNS (Getflix) working but it just keeps failing on Getflix DNS status page

    If I apply the Getflix DNS to my laptop, it works fine thou

    Am I missing something on the Shield?

    I set a static IP on the Shield with the DNS being the Getflix DNS, internet seems fine on the Shield but get fails on the Getflix DNS checker


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    #3329
    savemejebus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,530 ✭✭✭savemejebus


    Headshot wrote: »
    Hi All.

    I have a NVIDIA Shield TV Pro and it's my first time trying to get a Smart DNS (Getflix) working but it just keeps failing on Getflix DNS status page

    If I apply the Getflix DNS to my laptop, it works fine thou

    Am I missing something on the Shield?

    I set a static IP on the Shield with the DNS being the Getflix DNS, internet seems fine on the Shield but get fails on the Getflix DNS checker

    Have you disabled ipv6 on the Shield?


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    #3330
    Headshot
    Registered Users Posts: 53,884 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    savemejebus wrote: »
    Have you disabled ipv6 on the Shield?

    Yup and rebooted the shield, no difference.

    Driving me nuts

    Id love to find some way confirm the shield is using the Getflix DNS.

    I'm able to browse websites so I know DNS is working but I suspect some how it's using google DNS 8.8.8.8


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    #3331
    savemejebus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,530 ✭✭✭savemejebus


    Headshot wrote: »
    Yup and rebooted the shield, no difference.

    Driving me nuts

    Id love to find some way confirm the shield is using the Getflix DNS.

    I'm able to browse websites so I know DNS is working but I suspect some how it's using google DNS 8.8.8.8

    Last thing I can think of off the top of my head would be making sure country/region settings are changed.


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