Nvidia Shield Andriod TV, release date in Ireland?

Kilboor · 29-08-2016 09:39AM

Quick update on Amazon Prime.

I forgot to cancel my membership before the month ended and only noticed when 97 euro was taken from my bank account. Luckily Amazon still offer a refund if you cancel membership within a time period of paying the money!

bazzz · 29-08-2016 03:22PM

What kind of price would people be willing to pay for a Shield TV?
Just wondering,bought an extra one for a mate and he no longer wants it,
still sealed in its box.Now I'm just asking,I know this is not the place for selling..Hope the mods don't mind my question.

Kilboor · 29-08-2016 03:48PM

bazzz wrote: »

What kind of price would people be willing to pay for a Shield TV?
Just wondering,bought an extra one for a mate and he no longer wants it,
still sealed in its box.Now I'm just asking,I know this is not the place for selling..Hope the mods don't mind my question.

110 max for me. If that's the 16GB version!

bazzz · 29-08-2016 03:55PM

Kilboor wrote: »

110 max for me. If that's the 16GB version!

Yeah it's the 16GB with the game pad.It's £149.99 retail from Amazon and
Nvidia direct.I'm not looking to make a crazy loss on it.Just seen they are in
Short supply.I'd let it go at cost price(no profit).Think that's fair enough.But thanks for the reply,I appreciate it.

banie01 · 12-09-2016 07:10PM

Given the scarcity of these recently, none available from Nvidia.co.uk, Scan.co.uk or Amazon.co.uk along with Amazon.de no longer doing free shipping.

I'm hoping that the following may be useful to some

Amazon.es have stock of these at €199.99 (€201.42 with Irish VAT) with shipping to Ireland at €6.01.

The_B_Man · 17-01-2017 04:27AM

There should be some price drops in the next month or so on these, now that the new 2017 version has been released.
Basically the same device on the inside, with a redesigned case (and a 500GB hard drive).

With the new Nougat update, and a (possible) good reduction in price, this will become a must buy!

heebusjeebus · 17-01-2017 08:55AM

Cant believe after 2 years, it's still the best set top device on the market. It's a fantastic device.
Great to see the android updates still being applied to it too.

OldMrBrennan83 · 17-01-2017 09:12AM

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heebusjeebus · 17-01-2017 09:14AM

The new controller looks a lot more comfortable than the old one. That's my only major gripe with the 2015 model. It's a bit too unwieldy, especially when I'm playing SNES games.

marcbrophy · 17-01-2017 10:36AM

Is Google Assistant confirmed as coming to the older model Shields?

OldMrBrennan83 · 17-01-2017 10:41AM

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marcbrophy · 17-01-2017 10:51AM

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There's a mic in the flat remote that I have!
Will that not work?

OldMrBrennan83 · 17-01-2017 10:54AM

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heebusjeebus · 17-01-2017 10:55AM

There is a mic on the 2015 controller too but they are not actively listening.
(Not sure why they cannot update the firmware for them though)

listermint · 17-01-2017 10:56AM

Wouldnt the old controller work fine when mic is pressed, that was the whole point of the mic in the first place. not sure where this you have to have new controller for voice came from ??

marcbrophy · 17-01-2017 11:28AM

I guess we'll have to see what's what when the update arrives.
According to XDA screenshot of Nvidia on social media, it's rolling out right now.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70590752&postcount=20

Shefwedfan · 17-01-2017 11:58AM

Hi, just wondering how the gaming works on this? Do you pay a monthly fee? it is mostly online gaming?

listermint · 17-01-2017 12:00PM

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Hi, just wondering how the gaming works on this? Do you pay a monthly fee? it is mostly online gaming?

You can play all the Android games like you would on your phone so. Can download them.

There is also downloads available from nvidia which can be downloads or can be via online gaming has options.

There is a lot of options on it including emulators too for older consoles.

heebusjeebus · 17-01-2017 12:01PM

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Hi, just wondering how the gaming works on this? Do you pay a monthly fee? it is mostly online gaming?

They have a large range of titles that can be streamed, but you need to pay the monthly charge.

http://shield.nvidia.com/game-stream?utm_campaign=Oct_sale&utm_medium=Owned&utm_source=nvidia.com

For no extra charge (but only if you've a Nvidia graphics card), you can also stream games from your PC via the Gamestream app. Works great for me but I mainly use it for games that require controllers. Dark Souls works great.

super_furry · 17-01-2017 12:05PM

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Hi, just wondering how the gaming works on this? Do you pay a monthly fee? it is mostly online gaming?

You've a few options. You can buy from their store - they sell games like Half-Life 2, Doom and Android games which you can download and own. You can also subscribe to GeForce Now which is their game streaming service - they've recently restructured their prices and it's very pricey. You can stream games you own from PC to the TV via the Shield, which works really well.

The main draw for me however is emulation. The Shield runs everything from 2600 to Amiga to Dreamcast games and with some tinkering, you can even get Gamecube games running in a playable state.

heebusjeebus · 17-01-2017 12:08PM

super_furry wrote: »

The main draw for me however is emulation. The Shield runs everything from 2600 to Amiga to Dreamcast games and with some tinkering, you can even get Gamecube games running in a playable state.

What Dreamcast emulator do you use? Always wanted to play Shenmue.

Shefwedfan · 17-01-2017 12:12PM

super_furry wrote: »

The main draw for me however is emulation. The Shield runs everything from 2600 to Amiga to Dreamcast games and with some tinkering, you can even get Gamecube games running in a playable state.

Ahh if I could run my old Amiga games it might be worth while....just to have another game of Syndicate

super_furry · 17-01-2017 12:15PM

heebusjeebus wrote: »

What Dreamcast emulator do you use? Always wanted to play Shenmue.

Reicast - it runs like a dream, if you'll forgive the pun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpwU7ZxP1lM

Here's some Gamecube stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD_d2M5XD_k

OldMrBrennan83 · 17-01-2017 12:17PM

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Snake Plisken · 17-01-2017 02:09PM

Fairly indept review of the box here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExmVodVcmG4

Shefwedfan · 17-01-2017 02:17PM

To play the games do you need to download them to the device? So if you go with the 16GB device you run out of capacity very quickly?

Or can you play them out of cloud?

heebusjeebus · 17-01-2017 02:21PM

Shefwedfan wrote: »

To play the games do you need to download them to the device? So if you go with the 16GB device you run out of capacity very quickly?

Or can you play them out of cloud?

You talking about the Nvidia streaming service or general games?
For general games (android games or ROMS), that can be copied to the internal HDD or on a connected USB storage device.

Shefwedfan · 17-01-2017 02:24PM

heebusjeebus wrote: »

You talking about the Nvidia streaming service or general games?
For general games (android games or ROMS), that can be copied to the internal HDD or on a connected USB storage device.

Streaming service.....

If general games etc I would put onto system but if I was just streaming games do they require HDD space?

heebusjeebus · 17-01-2017 02:26PM

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Streaming service.....

If general games etc I would put onto system but if I was just streaming games do they require HDD space?

You dont need space for streaming games and the Nvidia app to do it comes pre-installed.

heebusjeebus · 18-01-2017 09:16AM

super_furry wrote: »

Reicast - it runs like a dream, if you'll forgive the pun.

Finally got to play Shenmue last night, thanks for your suggestion!
It works great on the Shield except for some odd polygon artefacts around Ryo's eyes. Other than that, it's great. No slowdown at all.

Nvidia Shield Andriod TV, release date in Ireland?

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