2017 Nvidia Shield

OmegaGene · 13-08-2018 07:08PM

ellobee wrote: »

I personally think STB emulator is the best app, but I've heard good reports about TVIrl for Nvidia shield it even works off voice control. have a look on youtube.

Agreed, I think stb emu is a decent enough app for iptv between that and emby it’s all I need on the shield really

BandMember · 13-08-2018 10:55PM

FrToddUnctious wrote: »

ah flip that's a pity. How can services stop you from using a certain app though? All you need is the m3u innit? How can they limit where you use that?

Live TV was completely unstable via Plex, I know as I tried it. Now, with so many other apps available, services prefer to provide their offerings using them as they are far more stable and the quality is so much better - far better experience for the user and far less hassle for the service provider as they are not inundated with issues and problems.

dodzy · 14-08-2018 06:56AM

My bloody remote is gone dog laggy again. Only replaced the batteries a few months ago. Picked up the controller and it simply zips along. Will try new batteries again

54and56 · 14-08-2018 08:16AM

OmegaGene wrote: »

Agreed, I think stb emu is a decent enough app for iptv between that and emby it’s all I need on the shield really

I'd be similar but I've tried and not had much success running Plex server on the Shield. Is Emby a straight up alternative to Plex which can run as a server on the Shield? Are there any particular pro's con's for Emby Vs Plex?

(Don't want to derail this thread into a Plex Vs Emby discussion so maybe just one reply here if OmegaGene is kind enough would be informative for all Shield users??)

The high horse brigade · 14-08-2018 08:20AM

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

I'd be similar but I've tried and not had much success running Plex server on the Shield. Is Emby a straight up alternative to Plex which can run as a server on the Shield? Are there any particular pro's con's for Emby Vs Plex?

(Don't want to derail this thread into a Plex Vs Emby discussion so maybe just one reply here if OmegaGene is kind enough would be informative for all Shield users??)

Emby is less polished but works well and is more customisable than Plex.

The high horse brigade · 14-08-2018 08:24AM

Mr.S wrote: »

What's the difference? They look the same

Sorry. There were huge difference up to last week when the Android TV Plex app updated to be visually more like the Kodi add-on. I've not played with it enough to see the difference yet. I've been using Kodi as it offers better passthrough audio options

FrToddUnctious · 14-08-2018 09:26AM

BandMember wrote: »

Live TV was completely unstable via Plex, I know as I tried it. Now, with so many other apps available, services prefer to provide their offerings using them as they are far more stable and the quality is so much better - far better experience for the user and far less hassle for the service provider as they are not inundated with issues and problems.

But what I asked was

How can services stop you from using a certain app though? All you need is the m3u innit? How can they limit where you use that?

ellobee · 14-08-2018 10:52AM

FrToddUnctious wrote: »

But what I asked was

Maybe they can see the IP of each device you're using I'm not sure but there is obviously a way as Netflix do it and some VPN providers limit the number of devices you can use on one account

gerrybbadd · 14-08-2018 10:55AM

dodzy wrote: »

My bloody remote is gone dog laggy again. Only replaced the batteries a few months ago. Picked up the controller and it simply zips along. Will try new batteries again

Mine stops working now all of a sudden. never had a problem with it before. It totally disconnects, pushing buttons etc doesn't "wake" it.

The only way to getting it going again is to remove the batteries and put them back in.

I only put new batteries in a few weeks back, so I don't think this is the issue. Battery level appears fine in the menu when i check also

FrToddUnctious · 14-08-2018 11:16AM

ellobee wrote: »

Maybe they can see the IP of each device you're using I'm not sure but there is obviously a way as Netflix do it and some VPN providers limit the number of devices you can use on one account

The device would be the same tho innit? This would be more like netflix letting you use chrome but blocking IE

irishgeo · 14-08-2018 11:53AM

What advantages does this have over a smart tv?

wawaman · 14-08-2018 12:16PM

Mr.S wrote: »

Smart TV’s are very low spec, and the apps will generally run poorly compared to dedicated set top boxes. If they aren’t running Android TV, there will be low selection of available apps as well.

If you’re just using it for Netflix, the smart tv will be fine, but for everything else it’s worth getting something external - the Shield is the top box, hence the price.

is amazon still the cheapest place to get it?

Basq · 14-08-2018 12:40PM

wawaman wrote: »

is amazon still the cheapest place to get it?

Yeah, it's £190.48 delivered there.

But a local alternative for not a whole lot more is Littlewoods if there's one of those 10% vouchers floating around.

OmegaGene · 14-08-2018 02:03PM

Basq wrote: »

Yeah, it's £190.48 delivered there.

But a local alternative for not a whole lot more is Littlewoods if there's one of those 10% vouchers floating around.

Works out at €195 from littlewoods if you take advantage of the 20% off using their credit system

Basq · 14-08-2018 02:07PM

OmegaGene wrote: »

Works out at €195 from littlewoods if you take advantage of the 20% off using their credit system

Yeah, spotted that.. but don't know enough about Littlewoods with regards their credit system - i.e interest and the like.

OmegaGene · 14-08-2018 02:28PM

Basq wrote: »

Yeah, spotted that.. but don't know enough about Littlewoods with regards their credit system - i.e interest and the like.

Take out the credit and pay it off fully within the month and no interest will b added

ellobee · 14-08-2018 03:00PM

FrToddUnctious wrote: »

ah flip that's a pity. How can services stop you from using a certain app though? All you need is the m3u innit? How can they limit where you use that?

sorry misunderstood you the first time, I think what was meant was that the iptv providers offered a service through their own plex server, so they would give you a code to connect to their server rather than your own, of course they cant stop you using your own server if youre savvy to be able to set it up which I believe is quite difficult

ellobee · 14-08-2018 03:27PM

FrToddUnctious wrote: »

ah flip that's a pity. How can services stop you from using a certain app though? All you need is the m3u innit? How can they limit where you use that?

OmegaGene wrote: »

Works out at €195 from littlewoods if you take advantage of the 20% off using their credit system

the 20% offer doesn't apply to any electrical items

FrToddUnctious · 14-08-2018 03:36PM

ellobee wrote: »

sorry misunderstood you the first time, I think what was meant was that the iptv providers offered a service through their own plex server, so they would give you a code to connect to their server rather than your own, of course they cant stop you using your own server if youre savvy to be able to set it up which I believe is quite difficult

Ahhh ok thanks that makes sense now

I did see a post on reddit from an irish guy who got IPTV going through his own plex server and he said it worked quite well for him. I might try it some time

OmegaGene · 14-08-2018 03:51PM

ellobee wrote: »

the 20% offer doesn't apply to any electrical items

Must be a new thing if that’s the case
I bought an iPhone and Xbox one x using credit to get 20% off

yabadabado · 14-08-2018 03:55PM

Yeah the 20% off definitely worked previously.

ellobee · 14-08-2018 03:56PM

FrToddUnctious wrote: »

Ahhh ok thanks that makes sense now

I did see a post on reddit from an irish guy who got IPTV going through his own plex server and he said it worked quite well for him. I might try it some time

I did have it through a providers server and it was relatively stable the only thing I didnt like about it was there was no proper epg, but I hear plex have now developed a grid type epg

Suckit · 17-08-2018 06:34PM

Anyone looking for one of these may save a couple of euro buying it from ebay and shipped using address pal.
It is the remote only version.
I only quickly worked it out so may not be spot on.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/192623570384

€122 + €15.99 (Address Pal) = €138 + VAT = €169 + €10 (handling) = €179

£179 (€200) on Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075TBK232/

Admittedly it's not as big a saving as I thought when I first looked. Still some savings, Might suit more if you buy two.. (€165 each)
Or wait for them to come back down again

JDxtra · 17-08-2018 10:56PM

Loving my Shield, amazing piece of kit - and incredibly fast.

Wondering has anybody setup TVheadend (https://tvheadend.org) on their LAN and used the Shield as a client?

wawaman · 20-08-2018 09:28AM

anyone ever buy one from Amazon warehouse? There is one on there at the moment with the following description "item is in original packaging, but packaging has damage. Medium (less than 1" x 1") cosmetic imperfection on the front of the item. Medium (less than 1" x 1") cosmetic imperfection on the top of the item"
Dont know if this relates to the box itself or packaging.

grogi · 20-08-2018 09:33AM

wawaman wrote: »

anyone ever buy one from Amazon warehouse? There is one on there at the moment with the following description "item is in original packaging, but packaging has damage. Medium (less than 1" x 1") cosmetic imperfection on the front of the item. Medium (less than 1" x 1") cosmetic imperfection on the top of the item"

It was returned in opened original packaging. Hence the remark about damaged original box.

wawaman wrote: »

Dont know if this relates to the box itself or packaging.

To the item itself.

IMHO when it comes to electronics, the warehouse items are waste of time: Faulty electronics can be temperamental. people return them when they discover something is wrong. But Amazon does not test the returned items at all, they just visually inspect them and stuff is restocked into the warehouse deals as 'very good'. Four times I bought somethings like that and four times I ended up returning them again. Funnily enough they soon reappeared in the Warehouse deals again

The only items I would consider from warehouse deals are marked as 'As New' - the box wasn't opened yet.

wawaman · 20-08-2018 09:46AM

grogi wrote: »

It was returned in opened original packaging. Hence the remark about damaged original box.

To the item itself.

IMHO when it comes to electronics, the warehouse items are waste of time: Faulty electronics can be temperamental. people return them when they discover something is wrong. But Amazon does not test the returned items at all, they just visually inspect them and stuff is restocked into the warehouse deals as 'very good'. Four times I bought somethings like that and four times I ended up returning them again. Funnily enough they soon reappeared in the Warehouse deals again

The only items I would consider from warehouse deals are marked as 'As New' - the box wasn't opened yet.

Great, thanks for that.

JDxtra · 20-08-2018 09:50AM

Yes, avoid warehouse electronics. Waste of time. They'll send out junk.

Tommyboy87 · 20-08-2018 01:00PM

Going to America next month and am tempted to buy one. Does anyone know if the power supply comes with region-specific plug attachments or would it just be a US plug?

20-08-2018 03:15PM

Okay I finally got to setting this up over the weekend.
It is quite simply the best piece of kit that has come into my house.
IPTV, Games, Internet surfing on the TV, it is class

2017 Nvidia Shield

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