The high horse brigade wrote: » I'm referring to wireless bandwidth and the Mi lacking Ethernet. Having one device demanding continuous streams of 30mbit can really affect the wireless performance for other wireless users
studdlymurphy wrote: » Can someone point me to where I would find out how to set up a plex server using a pc with harddrive and Nvidia shield please. An idiot's guide preferably
WhiteMemento9 wrote: » Even if the wireless connection is much much faster than the above speed?
The high horse brigade wrote: » Wireless is shared, all your devices share that speed. Your router radio will only send packets to one device at a time, in one direction at a time (send or receive, not both at same time) so having one device demanding high bandwidth can really affect the performance to other devices.
WhiteMemento9 wrote: » Yeah but surely if the speed is way over the needs of streaming that media it won't cause any difference to other users unless of course they are doing something hugely intensive like streaming the same kind of media. We could sometimes have 3/4 people watching stuff online at the same time in the house with no noticeable difference in the media.
The high horse brigade wrote: » It depends on many factors, number of devices, signal, interference from other wireless etc. It really doesn't take many connections to slow a wireless network, especially if you add one with a weak signal. It's better to try avoid using wireless for media by cabling everything static keeping wireless for mobility The Shield has Ethernet though so not an issue, you should try use it if you can
WhiteMemento9 wrote: » I am currently tossing a coin between this and the Mi Box. I just can't seem to justify paying 3x the price for this when I have zero interest in gaming. If I really find that the wireless connection isn't working out I can always buy an Ethernet adaptor for a a few extra quid. If I was going to pay this kind of money I would just buy a mini PC with a full OS like Win 10 on it. I guess my mind is made up after this post.
JohnK wrote: » Can someone with a Shield give it a test on transcoding & burning in subtitles from psg or idx/sub? I had heard somewhere that it can only do hardware transcoding if its NOT burning in the subtitles so if you want them burnt in it needs to be software transcoding and I've not heard anyone talk about how well it can handle that.
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stimpson wrote: » I've used subs without issue. I do have a seperate server though if you're planning on using ht eSheild as a server. I doubt it will be a problem TBH - it's a bit of a beast.
JohnK wrote: » Yeah I'd be looking at it mainly as a server. Currently just have a synology which is grand for direct streams but unless the subtitles are srt it falls over; same with some multi channel audio.
stimpson wrote: » I wouldn't be concerned about it. You could always hook up the synology with USB and see how it does. Any problem then return to Amazon. I'd be amazed if it doesn't work perfectly.
JohnnyRoyal wrote: » Mi box currently on sale on amazon Spain , 66 EUR including deliveryhttps://www.amazon.es/Walio-internacional-bluetooth-reproductor-multimedia/dp/B01MQSVBL4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500291419&sr=8-1&keywords=mi+box
Basil3 wrote: » Price went up again yesterday. Waited too long to make a decision!
SachaJ wrote: » Not much of a discount at £20 (Was £189.99, now £169.99) but it's the first time I've seen the new model reduced.https://www.amazon.co.uk/NVIDIA-SHIELD-Media-Streaming-Device/dp/B01NBJ6KZY/ I ordered one for £169.99 on Amazon.co.uk from a reseller. Beware. Had to get a refund from Amazon because the Shield never turned up, never got any kind of notification from the seller and the seller wouldn't reply to any emails. Sometime when it's too good to be true, it's not true.
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