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

Irishmale0399

Getflix back working lads??? Just got a 70% offer from them

stimpson

Irishmale0399 wrote: »

Getflix back working lads??? Just got a 70% offer from them

Had it ever stopped working? I’ve been using it for ages.

Irishmale0399

Just tried signing up to it using Paypal on a 24 month sub. but it wont work. Will try again later....

McMurphy

Mr.S wrote: »

They had intermittent server issues about 2-3 weeks ago for a bit, but all fine now.

Well worth it.

Yep, it has indeed thanks for letting me know as I had just turned it off and forgotten about it.

advertsfox

Managed to snag a warehouse deal thanks to Keepa over the weekend. There was only 1 available, got a Tube with a less than 1cm x 1cm scratch for £111 (€130). Delighted! If you haven't or don't use Keepa, I highly recommend it for Amazon purchases.

forzacalcio

My Nvidia Shield remote has stopped working a few months back. Currently using my phone as an android remote. Is there any decent remotes out there without having to spend a fortune on an official one? Any help is appreciated.

Gooey Looey

forzacalcio wrote: »

My Nvidia Shield remote has stopped working a few months back. Currently using my phone as an android remote. Is there any decent remotes out there without having to spend a fortune on an official one? Any help is appreciated.

The Amazon remote works perfect on it you'll get it on Amazon

jamesbondings

hey havent signed up yet but those of us with nvidia (with the games controller) perhaps this is of interest?
I dont even know if it works, i mean i dont see why not!

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058073589

chewed

forzacalcio wrote: »

My Nvidia Shield remote has stopped working a few months back. Currently using my phone as an android remote. Is there any decent remotes out there without having to spend a fortune on an official one? Any help is appreciated.

I use this. Really cheap and works perfectly. Handy for typing in stuff as well.

EoinMcLovin

forzacalcio wrote: »

My Nvidia Shield remote has stopped working a few months back. Currently using my phone as an android remote. Is there any decent remotes out there without having to spend a fortune on an official one? Any help is appreciated.

I've been using this for over a year https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rii-Controller-Wireless-Keyboard-Windows/dp/B07JW82T3P?ref_=ast_sto_dp

It can control soundbar volume or tv too

chewed

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

I've been using this for over a year https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rii-Controller-Wireless-Keyboard-Windows/dp/B07JW82T3P?ref_=ast_sto_dp

It can control soundbar volume or tv too

that looks good. does it have a mouse pointer option?

EoinMcLovin

chewed wrote: »

that looks good. does it have a mouse pointer option?

It has an air mouse built in

nedd

jamesbondings wrote: »

hey havent signed up yet but those of us with nvidia (with the games controller) perhaps this is of interest?
I dont even know if it works, i mean i dont see why not!

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058073589

The shield isn't supported. Might be a way to get it working by installing a hacked Chrome on the device.

chewed

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

I've been using this for over a year https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rii-Controller-Wireless-Keyboard-Windows/dp/B07JW82T3P?ref_=ast_sto_dp

It can control soundbar volume or tv too

I read something on Reddit where someone said this doesn't have an Esc key equivalent on the front part. I use Esc quite often on my Rii keyboard controller to get out of the player, channel, etc.

EoinMcLovin

chewed wrote: »

I read something on Reddit where someone said this doesn't have an Esc key equivalent on the front part. I use Esc quite often on my Rii keyboard controller to get out of the player, channel, etc.

There is a back button along with home button that brings you back to home screen. There is esc in the back keyboard

Higgins5473

shot in the dark here, but has anyone had any issue with the shield (with remote paired with LG tv) turning off the TV. This is when I am not using the shield. Can be using netflix or whatever on LG app and TV turns off regularly during it.

Any ideas how to unpair the shield remote to the tv just to see?

xckjoo

Higgins5473 wrote: »

shot in the dark here, but has anyone had any issue with the shield (with remote paired with LG tv) turning off the TV. This is when I am not using the shield. Can be using netflix or whatever on LG app and TV turns off regularly during it.

Any ideas how to unpair the shield remote to the tv just to see?

I'd guess it's related to your CEC and power settings on the Shield. Sounds like your Shield is set to auto power off after X mins and it sends a message to the TV to power off too.

Simplest test/fix would be to disable the auto power off on the Shield.

swampy353

Higgins5473 wrote: »

shot in the dark here, but has anyone had any issue with the shield (with remote paired with LG tv) turning off the TV. This is when I am not using the shield. Can be using netflix or whatever on LG app and TV turns off regularly during it.

Any ideas how to unpair the shield remote to the tv just to see?

I know on my TV (older LG model) when you go into the inputs menu there is a "SimpLink" option, green button. This is where you can unlink the shield from the tv in terms of power control. Nothing to do with the remote itself. Hope that helps

Higgins5473

That did it, thanks very much to you both. When I connected the shield remote to the tv, the tv remote turns on the shield and they both turn off if the shield goes to sleep. Turned off setting of ‘turn off tv if shield goes to sleep’

Basq

I’ve an issue with my LG TV in that I quite like that it powers off the TV when I power off the Shield.

But it randomly decides when I change source from Shield to say Satellite box to switch off the TV as well!

McMurphy

Basq wrote: »

I’ve an issue with my LG TV in that I quite like that it powers off the TV when I power off the Shield.

But it randomly decides when I change source from Shield to say Satellite box to switch off the TV as well!

Having the same issue, now when I turn on satellite, the shield auto turns off and the telly with it.

McMurphy wrote: »

I have my settings tweaked so the TV no longer goes off when the shield sleeps which was resulting in the other half tuning into get her TV fix, the shield then going to sleep say ten minutes later and the TV being powered off during her show.

Only, tweaking the setting has changed nothing, it's still doing it.


Anyone?

Gooey Looey

McMurphy wrote: »

Having the same issue, now when I turn on satellite, the shield auto turns off and the telly with it.

Get yourself a Logitech harmony remote and disable hdmi CEC completely

McMurphy

Gooey Looey wrote: »

Get yourself a Logitech harmony remote and disable hdmi CEC completely

I don't even watch the TV (not terrestrial TV anyways) but on a scale of 1 to 10 how user friendly would this be to my complete and utter technophobic wife?

Gooey Looey

McMurphy wrote: »

I don't even watch the TV (not terrestrial TV anyways) but on a scale of 1 to 10 how user friendly would this be to my complete and utter technophobic wife?

Once setup it's completely wife friendly, more wife friendly than several remotes. We have 2 of them, kitchen and sitting room. We have several activities, watch Shield, watch TV, play a game, listen to music etc with completely different setup for each depending on the activity selected using the same basic buttons. It's probably the best gadget we have, so much so we bought a second for the kitchen

advertsfox

So with my 2nd Shield, I now realised how much I hate that my sideloaded apps don't have an Android TV banner / logo like Play Store apps. Fortunately, I found a site that builds a custom APK that acts like a shortcut to your app so you can have pretty aesthetics to please almost anyone's OCD

All you need is:

- Your APK name (e.g com.google.app)
- Your APK icon (in the APK itself)
- Your custom banner (320x160 PNG file)

Then install the APK, set this as your favourite and remove the banner free original - done!

If you also prefer, you can change stock ones too if your not a fan of the original.

http://atvlauncher.trekgonewild.de/index.php

Custom ones - http://amiga32.com/satv/tv-banners.htm

alanhiggyno1

advertsfox wrote: »

So with my 2nd Shield, I now realised how much I hate that my sideloaded apps don't have an Android TV banner / logo like Play Store apps. Fortunately, I found a site that builds a custom APK that acts like a shortcut to your app so you can have pretty aesthetics to please almost anyone's OCD

All you need is:

- Your APK name (e.g com.google.app)
- Your APK icon (in the APK itself)
- Your custom banner (320x160 PNG file)

Then install the APK, set this as your favourite and remove the banner free original - done!

If you also prefer, you can change stock ones too if your not a fan of the original.

http://atvlauncher.trekgonewild.de/index.php

Custom ones - http://amiga32.com/satv/tv-banners.htm

I save all my apps on Dropbox and put them on filelinked with logos. Way easier

alanhiggyno1

advertsfox wrote: »

So with my 2nd Shield, I now realised how much I hate that my sideloaded apps don't have an Android TV banner / logo like Play Store apps. Fortunately, I found a site that builds a custom APK that acts like a shortcut to your app so you can have pretty aesthetics to please almost anyone's OCD

All you need is:

- Your APK name (e.g com.google.app)
- Your APK icon (in the APK itself)
- Your custom banner (320x160 PNG file)

Then install the APK, set this as your favourite and remove the banner free original - done!

If you also prefer, you can change stock ones too if your not a fan of the original.

http://atvlauncher.trekgonewild.de/index.php

Custom ones - http://amiga32.com/satv/tv-banners.htm

I save all my apps on Dropbox and put them on filelinked with logos. Way easier

advertsfox

alanhiggyno1 wrote: »

I save all my apps on Dropbox and put them on filelinked with logos. Way easier

Nice solution, how do you link the logos to the app on the device? Do you use the stock launcher or a ATV / Hal?

54and56

Gooey Looey wrote: »

Once setup it's completely wife friendly, more wife friendly than several remotes. We have 2 of them, kitchen and sitting room. We have several activities, watch Shield, watch TV, play a game, listen to music etc with completely different setup for each depending on the activity selected using the same basic buttons. It's probably the best gadget we have, so much so we bought a second for the kitchen

Which Harmony?

The Logitech Harmony 350 is £39.50

The Logitech Harmony 950 is £203.94 :eek:

Like yourself I'd need two Harmony remotes for both kitchen and living room setups both of which have multiple sources of content i.e. NVIDIA Shield for streaming and Satellite boxes for Free To Air live TV.

The biggest pain I have is that family struggle juggling (and often finding) the three remotes needed to achieve different things or switch between sources i.e. the TV remote, the Shield remote and the Satellite box remote.

Having the same single remote with the same functions mapped thus replacing 3 remotes in each room would make things a good bit smoother.

alanhiggyno1

advertsfox wrote: »

Nice solution, how do you link the logos to the app on the device? Do you use the stock launcher or a ATV / Hal?

Just stock