2017 Nvidia Shield

1983ish · 20-06-2018 08:55PM

Sponsorgate wrote: »

Hi 1983ish,

In the same position as you . Looking to upgrade Minix box

How do you find the shield?

Thanks
Sponsorgate

Well worth it, what a bit of kit the shield is. I watched a couple of the 30/40 minute nvidia shield setup videos on YouTube and had it up and running in no time. It’s different to an android box, everything has to be sideloaded thru es file explorer or similar. You really need an airmouse for setup, I used the minix a2.
Bbc and itv players that came embedded on the box didn’t work, I had to disable them and sideload them which worked.
Tv app repo is a handy app for adding sideloaded apps to the homescreen.
I’m just using it for streaming atm but the gaming app looks good, I’ll mess around with that when the dark evenings set in!
Even though I got a few years out of the minix box it’s annoying that it won’t update so I consider buying the shield future proofing

lucast2007us · 20-06-2018 09:02PM

Can I play pc games on this ??

OmegaGene · 20-06-2018 09:08PM

1983ish wrote: »

Bbc and itv players that came embedded on the box didn’t work, I had to disable them and sideload them which worked.

My bbc player and itv player worked fine after I updated them
Seems strange yours didn’t work

bloodless_coup · 21-06-2018 01:30PM

lucast2007us wrote: »

Can I play pc games on this ??

You can "cast" games from your PC to the Shield if you have a particular graphics card range.

You can pay for Geforce Now and stream a selection of games over the internet.

You can play Android games and some Shield specific Android games like Doom 3 and Half-Life 2

grogi · 21-06-2018 01:34PM

doylefe wrote: »

You can "cast" games from your PC to the Shield if you have a particular graphics card range.

You can pay for Geforce Now and stream a selection of games over the internet.

You can play Android games and some Shield specific Android games like Doom 3 and Half-Life 2

You can also vast through Steam, regardless of the GPU

cronos · 21-06-2018 01:46PM

doylefe wrote: »

You can "cast" games from your PC to the Shield if you have a particular graphics card range.

You can pay for Geforce Now and stream a selection of games over the internet.

You can play Android games and some Shield specific Android games like Doom 3 and Half-Life 2

Geforce Now is currently free for about 55 games to stream which is great. The game selection is mostly old titles but there are a couple of games worth playing in there.

redcup342 · 21-06-2018 02:38PM

I'm using Parsec with Paperspace on the Shield

Full on Gaming Rig with a P4000 GPU, Runs PUBG great and works great on the Shield.

Currently setting it up to work with Synergy so I can use my Laptop as a remote keyboard and mouse for my cloud gaming machine.

Google around for a code to get 10$ free credit, works out around 7 a month for the storage and 40 cents an hour for gaming.

Very handy as I can just use my games in steam and I don't need to go off and buy a mad gaming rig as I don't play games very often.

BandMember · 22-06-2018 01:18PM

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

Got rid of three Minix boxes and replaced them with 2 X Shields and 1 X https://www.mi.com/en/mibox

The Shields are amazing but in terms of value for money it's hard to beat the Mi Box IMHO as its less than half the price of the Shield especially if you aren't going to be gaming. Both run Android TV and both have Netflix/YouTube HD etc. although the Shield has Prime built in but the Mi doesn't.

I run a full IPTV service on all three and can't see any difference in performance.

I'd say the Shield will continue to have better support long term than the Mi but for €70 if I get 2-3 years out of it before upgrading again I'll be more than happy.

I would not recommend a Mi box - very limited box, poor user options, no Ethernet connection, only one USB connection, terrible picture quality and more.... From my experience, it's either the Shield or a new Minix - by far and away the best performing and most user friendly boxes on the market, nothing else comes close.

bloodless_coup · 22-06-2018 01:25PM

BandMember wrote: »

I would not recommend a Mi box - very limited box, poor user options, no Ethernet connection, only one USB connection, terrible picture quality and more....

The Shield and Mi Box have identical picture quality. I've taken screenshots with ADB on both, overlayed and compared them. Zero difference.

The Shield is much more powerful but does no image enhancement / upscaling.

grogi · 22-06-2018 01:27PM

BandMember wrote: »

I would not recommend a Mi box - very limited box, poor user options, no Ethernet connection, only one USB connection, terrible picture quality and more.... From my experience, it's either the Shield or a new Minix - by far and away the best performing and most user friendly boxes on the market, nothing else comes close.

I wouldn't touch anything without AndroidTV, regardless how strong the spec of the Minix is...

MiBox is working flawlessly for me - from BBC and Netflix to Mame emulation with XBox Controller. I have sound equipment plugged in with optical cable, no issues there either. I also don't know what you mean by terrible picture quality.

cronos · 22-06-2018 01:50PM

grogi wrote: »

I wouldn't touch anything without AndroidTV, regardless how strong the spec of the Minix is...

MiBox is working flawlessly for me - from BBC and Netflix to Mame emulation with XBox Controller. I have sound equipment plugged in with optical cable, no issues there either. I also don't know what you mean by terrible picture quality.

I'm interested in hearing more about your MAME setup for the box.

54and56 · 22-06-2018 02:09PM

BandMember wrote: »

I would not recommend a Mi box - very limited box, poor user options, no Ethernet connection, only one USB connection, terrible picture quality and more.... From my experience, it's either the Shield or a new Minix - by far and away the best performing and most user friendly boxes on the market, nothing else comes close.

Have you ever used a Mi Box?

I have 2 x Shields and 1 X Mi Box and there is zero difference in picture quality that I can see.

Yes the Mi is more limited in terms of connectivity but my requirement for the TV it's connected to was to have a box with good WiFi capability and a USB connection for a 1TB USB drive to use for downloaded content. The Mi box works perfectly in this scenario, it has amazing WiFi which was a concern for me coming from Minix boxes which had external Wifi antenna and it streams IPTV in full HD flawlessly. I couldn't be happier with the Mi Box and thats coming from someone who loves the Shield and has two of them!!

cronos · 22-06-2018 02:40PM

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

Have you ever used a Mi Box?

I have 2 x Shields and 1 X Mi Box and there is zero difference in picture quality that I can see.

Yes the Mi is more limited in terms of connectivity but my requirement for the TV it's connected to was to have a box with good WiFi capability and a USB connection for a 1TB USB drive to use for downloaded content. The Mi box works perfectly in this scenario, it has amazing WiFi which was a concern for me coming from Minix boxes which had external Wifi antenna and it streams IPTV in full HD flawlessly. I couldn't be happier with the Mi Box and thats coming from someone who loves the Shield and has two of them!!

I also like my MiBox. I would say however if you turn the MiBox up to 4k in the Android settings you start to have problems, the video comes out of sync with the audio. I've factory reset a couple of times and this still occurs, so while it says it's a 4k box, I really think it's a 1080p box. Which to be honest is perfect for the vast majority of people and content. The shield can take whatever settings you throw at it. But again not sure I even notice the difference in resolutions, but only have a 55 inch 4k tv. Perhaps at larger sizes there is a legit issue.

xtal191 · 22-06-2018 03:12PM

Mi Box is great but as mentioned above I def wouldn't be using it for 4k content. For 1080p its perfect, its a bargain at under €60.

ewc78 · 22-06-2018 04:04PM

I've also got a mi box. Brilliant device.

grogi · 23-06-2018 02:36AM

cronos wrote: »

I'm interested in hearing more about your MAME setup for the box.

Nothing to write poems about really: plugged XBox controller into USB, installed Mame4Droid... Works...

dodzy · 23-06-2018 08:09AM

cronos wrote: »

I also like my MiBox. I would say however if you turn the MiBox up to 4k in the Android settings you start to have problems, the video comes out of sync with the audio. I've factory reset a couple of times and this still occurs, so while it says it's a 4k box, I really think it's a 1080p box. Which to be honest is perfect for the vast majority of people and content. The shield can take whatever settings you throw at it. But again not sure I even notice the difference in resolutions, but only have a 55 inch 4k tv. Perhaps at larger sizes there is a legit issue.

What a time to be alive

john_doe. · 23-06-2018 08:24AM

Still following this thread but bought a Minix U-9 h on Amazon and after 6 months with it bought a second one this week.

Netflix, Amazon, Rte Player etc no problem.
Allows offfline dowload of Netflix. Can customize and skin it. Installs neary all apps form play store. Ethernet connection on it.
Running Plex too.
Also bought a satellite box from satellite forum so can access all my recordings from it using the minix or stream tv using dream player app.
It's expensive but solid once set up correctly.Really like ability to access my hd recordings in rooms I have no Ethernet or satellite points. Can download the file from satellite box to minix if I think it will stutter over WiFi.

clacks · 23-06-2018 09:46AM

Just started playing with this. Is there a way to shut down your machine from parsec or you have to go tp paperspace to shut it down? How does the nvidia controller work through parsec?
Currently using a p4000 to play bfme2 from 2009 on a mac. It's deadly!

redcup342 wrote: »

I'm using Parsec with Paperspace on the Shield

Full on Gaming Rig with a P4000 GPU, Runs PUBG great and works great on the Shield.

Currently setting it up to work with Synergy so I can use my Laptop as a remote keyboard and mouse for my cloud gaming machine.

Google around for a code to get 10$ free credit, works out around 7 a month for the storage and 40 cents an hour for gaming.

Very handy as I can just use my games in steam and I don't need to go off and buy a mad gaming rig as I don't play games very often.

cronos · 23-06-2018 12:27PM

grogi wrote: »

Nothing to write poems about really: plugged XBox controller into USB, installed Mame4Droid... Works...

It has to be wired?

Clareman · 24-06-2018 11:46AM

grogi wrote: »

Nothing to write poems about really: plugged XBox controller into USB, installed Mame4Droid... Works...

Retrox and the standard controller is all you need, plays all the emulators including Mamer

TBi · 25-06-2018 10:06AM

Clareman wrote: »

Retrox and the standard controller is all you need, plays all the emulators including Mamer

Retroarch is free... i didn't see the benefit of retrox

Snake Plisken · 27-06-2018 04:50PM

Posted on the hints and tips just got the Oreo update anyone else get it?

rustledjimmies · 27-06-2018 05:41PM

Oreo's on general roll out: https://twitter.com/nvidiashield/status/1011958574984069120

OmegaGene · 27-06-2018 05:56PM

Snake Plisken wrote: »

Posted on the hints and tips just got the Oreo update anyone else get it?

Yes just got mine

jamesbondings · 27-06-2018 06:48PM

OmegaGene wrote: »

Yes just got mine

as did we, anyone know what this will bring to the nvidia?

OmegaGene · 27-06-2018 06:52PM

Home screen looks nicer, that’s all I got to see the small fella took over the remote lol

https://shield.nvidia.com/support/nvidia-android-tv/release-notes/1