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nvidia Shield - Tips & tricks [Read post #1]

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  • #902
    yabadabado
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,633 ✭✭✭✭yabadabado


    Oat23 wrote: »
    Anyone else with stbemu on the shield start getting ads in it the past few days? Never got them before. I'll have to upgrade to the pro version it seems.

    Yup started on mine yesterday.

    Think I'll just buy the pro version and be done with it.


  • #903
    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭The high horse brigade


    This is kinda Shield related so I'm posting it here it could be of help to someone.

    I have an old Logitech z5500 surround receiver that supports AC3 and DTS but not any of the newer formats DD+ DTS-HD, DTS-MA etc. If I use the Emby Android TV app on my Shield to play media that has DD+ or any of the others the receiver doesn't support I get Dolby Digital. Surround sound always just works, I guess the app is getting the Shield to transcode it to Dolby Digital AC3.
    But if I use Emby for Kodi in Kodi all I used get was PCM 2.0 on any audio not supported. I tried disabling passthrough but then all I ever get is PCM 2.0 at all times.

    Well I got it sorted so posting the answer here for anyone else. Setting the number of channels to 2.0 optimised with stereo upmix enabled in Kodi gave more options for passthrough specifically one called enable Dolby Digital AC3 transcoding. I can leave Dolby Digital Plus disabled and enable DTS. Everything unsupported gets transcoded to AC3 so I get surround for everything that has it. I'm using the default Kodi 17 Krypton from the play store btw.


  • #904
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,073 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    yabadabado wrote: »
    Yup started on mine yesterday.

    Think I'll just buy the pro version and be done with it.

    I presume the in app Mac will change if Pro is bought?


  • #905
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,073 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    OmegaGene wrote: »
    The MAC address you mean ?

    Yes. And to answer my own question. No the virtual in app MAC doesn't change.


  • #906
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,073 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    OmegaGene wrote: »
    Did you get the pro version ?

    Yes I did. :)


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  • #907
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,073 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    OmegaGene wrote: »
    Any difference apart from no adverts ?

    Not that I can see.


  • #908
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,966 ✭✭✭corks finest


    yabadabado wrote: »
    Oat23 wrote: »
    Anyone else with stbemu on the shield start getting ads in it the past few days? Never got them before. I'll have to upgrade to the pro version it seems.

    Yup started on mine yesterday.

    Think I'll just buy the pro version and be done with it.
    Perfect player trying the same lately, option to buy full version etc via my pay Pal,smelled a rat , agree to pay,then back button to get back to normal, full version is e1.99,but it's not the payment ,but probably leads to a scam etc,so won't be buying it


  • #909
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,966 ✭✭✭corks finest


    OmegaGene wrote: »
    corks finest wrote: »
    Perfect player trying the same lately, option to buy full version etc via my pay Pal,smelled a rat , agree to pay,then back button to get back to normal, full version is e1.99,but it's not the payment ,but probably leads to a scam etc,so won't be buying it

    Can’t you just buy it on the play store and there won’t be any rats
    On my play store on Nvidia shield perfect player isn't there,free one installed on the shield when I bought it


  • #910
    ellobee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 366 ✭✭ellobee


    Sir Dosser wrote: »
    Yes I did. :)

    I have a link for a free version of stbemu pro if anyone wants it


  • #911
    Hyzepher
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,674 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hyzepher


    ellobee wrote: »
    I have a link for a free version of stbemu pro if anyone wants it

    PM please


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  • #912
    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭The high horse brigade


    Hyzepher wrote: »
    PM please

    Please don't start this in the thread. Pm and ask for the link


  • #913
    ellobee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 366 ✭✭ellobee


    OmegaGene wrote: »
    Lads it’s only €6.49 on the play store
    Are things really that bad ??
    Ahh sure everyone likes something for nothing


  • #914
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,073 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    Offering warez in a public thread will get it locked and people banned. Keep that type of discussion in pm.


  • #915
    ellobee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 366 ✭✭ellobee


    Sir Dosser wrote: »
    Offering warez in a public thread will get it locked and people banned. Keep that type of discussion in pm.
    I'm not sure if you could class this as warez it was originally made available for free by it's creators and there, has been no circumvention of any copyright protection.


  • #916
    54and56
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,845 ✭✭✭54and56


    ellobee wrote: »
    I'm not sure if you could class this as warez it was originally made available for free by it's creators and there, has been no circumvention of any copyright protection.

    That's just obtuse.

    There are two versions:-

    1. Free but advert supported which seems to be annoying people.

    2. Licensed for €6.49 with no adverts.

    It's NOT freeware/open source and the Pro version was never made available for free by the creators.

    If you want free live with the adverts.

    If you don't want the adverts pay the €6.49.


  • #917
    banie01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,805 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    I've never bothered with any IPTV player outside of Kodi.
    I've tried them all but I always end up back on KODI with a combo of Simple IPTV and Vu+ plug ins.
    Free and easy.


  • #918
    ellobee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 366 ✭✭ellobee


    Je_suis_Jean wrote: »
    That's just obtuse.

    There are two versions:-

    1. Free but advert supported which seems to be annoying people.

    2. Licensed for €6.49 with no adverts.

    It's NOT freeware/open source and the Pro version was never made available for free by the creators.

    If you want free live with the adverts.

    If you don't want the adverts pay the €6.49.
    Well it was available for free on the play store up to about 2 months ago I downloaded it myself.


  • #919
    kilns
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,525 ✭✭✭kilns


    Does anybody elses WIFI on their shield drop now and again and the only solution is to reboot the wifi router`?


  • #920
    54and56
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,845 ✭✭✭54and56


    ellobee wrote: »
    Well it was available for free on the play store up to about 2 months ago I downloaded it myself.

    Maybe it was but it was a single user license not freeware for re-distribution.

    The developers have built a highly functional robust app. Why deny them €6.49 FFS?


  • #921
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,966 ✭✭✭corks finest


    kilns wrote: »
    Does anybody elses WIFI on their shield drop now and again and the only solution is to reboot the wifi router`?
    No,only happened when using VPN,so skipped VPN from then on


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  • #922
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,966 ✭✭✭corks finest


    kilns wrote: »
    Does anybody elses WIFI on their shield drop now and again and the only solution is to reboot the wifi router`?
    No,only happened when using VPN,so skipped VPN from then on


  • #923
    jayo26
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,779 ✭✭✭✭jayo26


    corks finest wrote: »
    No,only happened when using VPN,so skipped VPN from then on

    I just don't think vpn likes you lol.


  • #924
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


    My Shield has never worked over ethernet. Not sure if it's the shield or the horizon box output.


  • #925
    BandMember
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,780 ✭✭✭BandMember


    Patww79 wrote: »
    My Shield has never worked over ethernet. Not sure if it's the shield or the horizon box output.


    It'll be your Horizon box. They are absolute sh*t!


  • #926
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,966 ✭✭✭corks finest


    jayo26 wrote: »
    corks finest wrote: »
    No,only happened when using VPN,so skipped VPN from then on

    I just don't think vpn likes you lol.
    Agree


  • #927
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,966 ✭✭✭corks finest


    jayo26 wrote: »
    corks finest wrote: »
    No,only happened when using VPN,so skipped VPN from then on

    I just don't think vpn likes you lol.
    Agree
    OmegaGene wrote: »
    jayo26 wrote: »
    I just don't think vpn likes you lol.

    Vpn works for millions of people but not corksfinest lol
    Know,think I'm going to start a conspiracy theory over it,,,, serious,worked for a while,but eventually it was ****e, express VPN etc,only used it to receive I player etc,but never worked for long


  • #928
    jayo26
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,779 ✭✭✭✭jayo26


    corks finest wrote: »
    Agree
    Know,think I'm going to start a conspiracy theory over it,,,, serious,worked for a while,but eventually it was ****e, express VPN etc,only used it to receive I player etc,but never worked for long

    My express vpn is constantly on by default on my sjield and laptop never an issue so that's strange.


  • #929
    Ronanc1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 408 ✭✭Ronanc1


    Are Shield TV boxes something that get reductions in Black friday etc. Or would I be better just pulling the plug and getting one now?


  • #930
    Ronanc1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 408 ✭✭Ronanc1


    Will do thanks for the heads up :)


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  • #931
    yoshimitsu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 550 ✭✭✭yoshimitsu


    Quick (maybe dumb) question:
    I have Amazon Prime UK. I've never set up the Prime Video app on the Shield as when I first looked for it it wasnt available. I only used it on my iPad using a DNS from Getflix.
    Recently I installed the app on the Shield and I'm able to access content without any DNS... at first glance it's the same content (I only watch Amazon originals on it). Is there a difference or are the libraries now the same between UK and Ireland?


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