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.
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: » 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
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??)
Mr.S wrote: » What's the difference? They look the same
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.
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?
FrToddUnctious wrote: » But what I asked was
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
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
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.
wawaman wrote: » is amazon still the cheapest place to get it?
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.
OmegaGene wrote: » Works out at €195 from littlewoods if you take advantage of the 20% off using their credit system
Basq wrote: » Yeah, spotted that.. but don't know enough about Littlewoods with regards their credit system - i.e interest and the like.
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
ellobee wrote: » the 20% offer doesn't apply to any electrical items
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
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"
wawaman wrote: » Dont know if this relates to the box itself or packaging.
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.
