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

The high horse brigade

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

Can I ask what the main benefit of having a Plex Pass is? I've looked at the blurb on their website and don't see anything which would enhance the functionality or user experience in any meaningful way. Am I missing something?

A few things if they are of value to you. Cinema trailers, movie extras, Mobile sync and Plex music were the main ones I bought it for

https://support.plex.tv/articles/201751006-plex-pass-feature-overview/

ellobee

Anyone know if there is an all4 app for the shield there is one specifically for the fire stick and it works great . I downloaded one on to the sheild but it looks like it's optimised for a phone and doesn't look great on the shield.

Irish Gunner

Seen it over on bargain alerts

Nvidia Shield with Controller and Remote on Amazon France for €143.99

Would it come with European plug or easier just to order from UK site?

Anyone recommend a USB card also so I can get them all together. My cc is beginning to burn a hole in my pocket already 🙄🙄

alanhiggyno1

Shield now 129.99 on amazon. Lowest its ever been

Roberto_gas

Amazon uk has it now for 149 including contoller...

Daz_

alanhiggyno1 wrote: »

Shield now 129.99 on amazon. Lowest its ever been

That must have been for a very short time !

The high horse brigade

Daz_ wrote: »

That must have been for a very short time !

Still there for me
https://www.amazon.co.uk/NVIDIA-SHIELD-TV-with-Remote/dp/B075TBK232?fbclid=IwAR0elaWyfuhLWLqqD56oEr1bYUmeWNm_rPqvZOjdkY26K3qQBJQglesMIqc

Bacchus

Ordered the Shield and a 2Tb external drive. Happy days. The price changed at checkout for some reason though... £133 instead of £129. No idea why.

SteM

Bacchus wrote: »

Ordered the Shield and a 2Tb external drive. Happy days. The price changed at checkout for some reason though... £133 instead of £129. No idea why.

They readjust the final total to charge Irish VAT. Happens to all Amazon orders.

Bacchus

SteM wrote: »

They readjust the final total to charge Irish VAT. Happens to all Amazon orders.

OmegaGene wrote: »

Irish vat if you had it shipped to your home maybe

Cheers. I normally ship to PM in the north but I've the Prime account at the moment so I'm using the free shipping direct to home.

Daz_

The high horse brigade wrote: »

Still there for me
https://www.amazon.co.uk/NVIDIA-SHIELD-TV-with-Remote/dp/B075TBK232?fbclid=IwAR0elaWyfuhLWLqqD56oEr1bYUmeWNm_rPqvZOjdkY26K3qQBJQglesMIqc

Oh yeah see it there now . I was looking at the one with the controller . Not sure if I’d get into the gaming on it but just in case !

The high horse brigade

Daz_ wrote: »

Oh yeah see it there now . I was looking at the one with the controller . Not sure if I’d get into the gaming on it but just in case !

You have that option on the same page for 139

Irish Gunner

Ordered it and got just remote as not a gamer so if I want to I may pick up pad later

I have PS2 pads in the attic one is spurious and one official any of these work with the Shield?

Also anyone recommend a USB hub as bought memory card with this?

Also whats user experience with Harmony Hub Elite remote as going to synch it with this and see also how it reacts with Alexa the lazy bugger that I am:D

clintondaly

Irish Gunner wrote: »

Ordered it and got just remote as not a gamer so if I want to I may pick up pad later

I have PS2 pads in the attic one is spurious and one official any of these work with the Shield?

Also anyone recommend a USB hub as bought memory card with this?

Also whats user experience with Harmony Hub Elite remote as going to synch it with this and see also how it reacts with Alexa the lazy bugger that I am:D

Hey,

I have a powered USB 3 Hub connected to Port 2 on the Shield with 3 Hard drives connected(1 X 1Tb and 2 X 2TB) and then a USB 3.1 Sandisk drive with 128GB used as internal storage connected to port 1 via a USB 3 extension cable, as a direct connection into the shield makes the sandisk too hot and I burnt out one previously(known issue)

All this is controlled via a Harmony Elite so I never need to use the remote or game pad.

Irish Gunner

clintondaly wrote: »

Hey,

I have a powered USB 3 Hub connected to Port 2 on the Shield with 3 Hard drives connected(1 X 1Tb and 2 X 2TB) and then a USB 3.1 Sandisk drive with 128GB used as internal storage connected to port 1 via a USB 3 extension cable, as a direct connection into the shield makes the sandisk too hot and I burnt out one previously(known issue)

All this is controlled via a Harmony Elite so I never need to use the remote or game pad.

Thanks

Ok don't think I will need that much storage But read about the burn out thus reason looking for USB 3 Hub. I will link it to the Elite and see how it works with Alexa as this a new skill

Ste-

Mr.S wrote: »

There is no Android TV app, you need to sidleoad the mobile APK and use it that way.

You can get a layout changer app that displays mobile apps full screen, makes the All4 app useable.

Or get the app on your phone and cast to the shield.

blacknight83

guys anyone using this as a plex server? added all my media. movies collection directory I'm finding but cannot see my tv shows. been on
plex forum appears to be an issue for a while but unable to see a fix?

The high horse brigade

blacknight83 wrote: »

guys anyone using this as a plex server? added all my media. movies collection directory I'm finding but cannot see my tv shows. been on
plex forum appears to be an issue for a while but unable to see a fix?

Are the directories structured and files named correctly
https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/media-preparation/

blacknight83

The high horse brigade wrote: »

Are the directories structured and files named correctly
https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/media-preparation/

Yes directory's are structured spent a day faffing about, i tested running my MacBook as a server reading media from external drive with same structure and TV shows populate.. would be interested if anyone else has same issue or resolved it .

The high horse brigade

blacknight83 wrote: »

Yes directory's are structured spent a day faffing about, i tested running my MacBook as a server reading media from external drive with same structure and TV shows populate.. would be interested if anyone else has same issue or resolved it .

Clear data in the app and start again

blacknight83

The high horse brigade wrote: »

Clear data in the app and start again

Done that, I have also tried uninstalling Plex sever updates and also done a factory reset on shield. Do you use one yourself as a server?

The high horse brigade

blacknight83 wrote: »

Done that, I have also tried uninstalling Plex sever updates and also done a factory reset on shield. Do you use one yourself as a server?

No i have a remote server. It says something about your file structure of it happens again after a clear data. Can you post a screenie of a show at season level. You need a folder for TV shows, each show in its own folder with season folders with episodes named correctly with the show name season and episode number in the title

Series/Episode type TV Shows
To name series/episode based shows:

TV Shows/ShowName/Season XX/ShowName – sXXeYY – Optional_Info.ext
Where:

XX is the season number
YY is the episode number
…Optional_Info is additional optional text (e.g. episode title) that is ignored by Plex, and ext is the file extension. (Some operating systems such as Windows may hide your file extensions by default.)

blacknight83

The high horse brigade wrote: »

No i have a remote server. It says something about your file structure of it happens again after a clear data. Can you post a screenie of a show at season level. You need a folder for TV shows, each show in its own folder with season folders with episodes named correctly with the show name season and episode number in the title

Will look into this later thanks for help

clintondaly

I have the Plex server on Shield and had to refresh my library during the week and had no issue with TV Shows etc.
As suggested you may need to put up some screen shots and the folder and naming structure is critical in order for plex to see media .
When setting up in terms of pointing plex towards media make sure in your options that TV shows are indeed classified as TV shows etc.

https://support.plex.tv/articles/200288926-creating-libraries/

chewed

clintondaly wrote: »

I have the Plex server on Shield and had to refresh my library during the week and had no issue with TV Shows etc.
As suggested you may need to put up some screen shots and the folder and naming structure is critical in order for plex to see media .
When setting up in terms of pointing plex towards media make sure in your options that TV shows are indeed classified as TV shows etc.

https://support.plex.tv/articles/200288926-creating-libraries/

I have never managed to get PLex working properly! Every time I launch it some issue occurs. I might just remove everything from my PC and Shield and try it again.

I tried Emby and it works perfectly. Not as pretty as the Plex interface though, but seems more solid.

clintondaly

chewed wrote: »

I have never managed to get PLex working properly! Every time I launch it some issue occurs. I might just remove everything from my PC and Shield and try it again.

I tried Emby and it works perfectly. Not as pretty as the Plex interface though, but seems more solid.

Where is your media stored,is it on a PC ?
If your media is on a PC with the Plex server in the Shield pointing towards it then i suggest it can have issues as there is a known drop out issue between a PC and the Shield if you have mapped drives etc.
If You turn off and on your Shields and do not have a static IP set up it can then lose touch with the PC etc.
There are many possibilities to your issue

chewed

clintondaly wrote: »

Where is your media stored,is it on a PC ?
If your media is on a PC with the Plex server in the Shield pointing towards it then i suggest it can have issues as there is a known drop out issue between a PC and the Shield if you have mapped drives etc.
If You turn off and on your Shields and do not have a static IP set up it can then lose touch with the PC etc.
There are many possibilities to your issue

Yes, I have all the media on a PC directly in the room above. It's constantly dropping out and works intermittently. I've just given up at this stage. I'll try once more with a fresh install.

clintondaly

chewed wrote: »

Yes, I have all the media on a PC directly in the room above. It's constantly dropping out and works intermittently. I've just given up at this stage. I'll try once more with a fresh install.

Thats the root of your issue
Best suggestion is to put on external hard drives and connect through powered USB hub to shield and then you can actually map the drives from the shield back to your PC ,that's how i have it set up and i can drag and drop from PC into the hard drives then.
One point to note when you do connect a hard drive to the shield is that it creates its own folder on the hard drive and calls it NVIDIA SHIELD this is the writable folder that your media then goes in and you create a subfolder structure i.e. TV Shows/Movies etc.

chewed

clintondaly wrote: »

Thats the root of your issue
Best suggestion is to put on external hard drives and connect through powered USB hub to shield and then you can actually map the drives from the shield back to your PC ,that's how i have it set up and i can drag and drop from PC into the hard drives then.
One point to note when you do connect a hard drive to the shield is that it creates its own folder on the hard drive and calls it NVIDIA SHIELD this is the writable folder that your media then goes in and you create a subfolder structure i.e. TV Shows/Movies etc.

OK cool! I will have to try that out. So, I have all my media on an external drive, connected to a powered USB hub, connected directly to the SHield? How does the PC then communicate with that external drive?

moonboy52

chewed wrote: »

How does the PC then communicate with that external drive?

A network share

Eg. \\SHIELDANDROIDTV\My Passport\NVIDIA_SHIELD