dodzy wrote: » ye got that right, it’s a rip-off. And in terms of peace of mind, Amazon are better than anyone to deal with if issues arise imo.
corks finest wrote: » Can be got locally, loaded with warranty, e270, know it's not an out and out bargain, but got mine from a guy I buy a lot of electronic gear from, and piece of mind is worth it, best bit of kit I've used, and have had a few android boxes, really recommend 2017 shield
Tinder Surprise wrote: » Try turning off location services
Akula wrote: » Do you need a VPN to get prime working? Or do you just get the limited international selection?
Craigels wrote: » Looking to purchase the NVIDIA Shield 2017 purely for Kodi not Interested in the gaming aspect. Is the amazon deal the best as of today to purchase?
Craigels wrote: » Will I order from amazon or their website its self? I don't think I will need the game pad so I will order with out it... I use a keyboard remote at the moment with my minix uh 9 can I do that with this box?
Shlippery wrote: » the voice search works, but the full google assistant that you controls your smart home a la google home only works with region set to us!@moonboy, my iplayer disappears on the region change, so I guess I'll have to sideload the iPlayer app! iPlayer does indeed work with vpn though, so that's great !
Oat23 wrote: » A DNS service is far better than a VPN for the UK services.
Craigels wrote: » Hey I would appreciate it of you could message me with the info please. Thanks for the help
yoshimitsu wrote: » .... If it doesnt work I may just go back to using my Macmini as a server but thought the Shield would be more energy efficient and was looking to sell my Macmini if this worked.
yoshimitsu wrote: » Thrilled with my Shield so far... using it primarily as a IPTV platform and Plex server. The 1st works great and I can access free-to-air channels in Italy/Spain (for me/wife) in near-HD quality with a fantastic interface (stable, reliable, much easier to use than Kodi). The second is working ok but giving me some issues: menus and navigation is excellent but when streaming large Blu-ray rips (H264, 1080, 7-14GB in size) I often get a message saying "the server is not powerful enough to convert this file" and it starts stuttering. The files should be playing without any conversion given the format is perfectly readable by Plex and the NAS is on the same LAN network. If open the file with VLC on the Shield they play without hiccup. Looked all over the internet for a solution (which is common enough) but most forum threads end without people resolving this. Anybody have the same problem? If it doesnt work I may just go back to using my Macmini as a server but thought the Shield would be more energy efficient and was looking to sell my Macmini if this worked.
The high horse brigade wrote: » Plex server on the Shield should be well able to stream 3-4 1080p transcodes at the same time. The Nvidia tegra chip is a 256 core GPU and Plex is multi threaded so it should be efficient. Check your client and server settings, don't limit bandwidth and set the client to play original. Transcoding audio causes transcoding of video also so try leave that original too.
Rick Shaw wrote: » Don't want to pizz oin your parade, but I'm guessing whatever it's loaded with is kodi build/plex/perfect player etc. They could have been loaded by yourself all for free with the help of Google/ youtube in under a half hour for free. If your man is throwing in a year's iptv sub or whatever - that's a different story. Maybe you could confirm what exactly its loaded with? Don't mention any apps that might get you into bother though.
corks finest wrote: » All the usual, plus a little free sub, mostly as I'm a luddite I paid for peace of mind, got several different boxes fir myself and ops from him, any hassle fixes, updates ota etc, figured if something did go wrong, I just hand it back locally, and not wait for weeks for a return etc
OmegaGene wrote: » On a serious note Kodi Plex Iptv Job done
