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

The high horse brigade · 19-12-2018 07:25PM

Sir Dosser wrote: »

Rte player is in the android TV play store now and working reasonably well. I just don't like their skip forward back implementation but everything works 90% of the time.

I'd not heard that thanks

The high horse brigade · 19-12-2018 07:26PM

QuadaLumpins wrote: »

I can’t see the RTE app in the Nvidia Shield google play store.

Am I doing something stupid?

Search for it, I just installed it

QuadaLumpins · 19-12-2018 09:11PM

The high horse brigade wrote: »

Search for it, I just installed it

From the stock google App Store on the Shield? Can’t find it. What is the exact app name you are using?

The high horse brigade · 19-12-2018 09:25PM

QuadaLumpins wrote: »

From the stock google App Store on the Shield? Can’t find it. What is the exact app name you are using?

Yes, just search for RTE, I found it using voice search with the controller

RHJ · 19-12-2018 09:26PM

QuadaLumpins wrote: »

From the stock google App Store on the Shield? Can’t find it. What is the exact app name you are using?

When you search in the Play Store, I think it first brings up a voice search, hold one of the controllers close to you and say RTE Player.

QuadaLumpins · 19-12-2018 09:34PM

RHJ wrote: »

When you search in the Play Store, I think it first brings up a voice search, hold one of the controllers close to you and say RTE Player.

Yes ... tried that but it’s not there ?????

podger79 · 20-12-2018 12:20AM

Has anybody got the low remote battery
warning and then after changing batteries the remote never worked again?i tried different brands of batteries and clearing the Bluetooth apps and controller apps and tried to re sync but nothing works

podger79 · 20-12-2018 12:22AM

Has anybody got the low remote battery
warning and then after changing batteries the remote never worked again?i tried different brands of batteries and clearing the Bluetooth apps and controller apps and tried to re sync but nothing works

corks finest · 20-12-2018 12:53AM

podger79 wrote: »

Has anybody got the low remote battery
warning and then after changing batteries the remote never worked again?i tried different brands of batteries and clearing the Bluetooth apps and controller apps and tried to re sync but nothing works

Hope that's a one off, didn't change mine yet

Gary Owen · 20-12-2018 04:25AM

podger79 wrote: »

Has anybody got the low remote battery
warning and then after changing batteries the remote never worked again?i tried different brands of batteries and clearing the Bluetooth apps and controller apps and tried to re sync but nothing works

Happened me about 3 weeks ago and it hasn’t worked yet .
I’m using the joypad .

corks finest · 20-12-2018 07:08AM

Gary Owen wrote: »

podger79 wrote: »

Has anybody got the low remote battery
warning and then after changing batteries the remote never worked again?i tried different brands of batteries and clearing the Bluetooth apps and controller apps and tried to re sync but nothing works

Happened me about 3 weeks ago and it hasn’t worked yet .
I’m using the joypad .

I'm using joypad all the time,get 3/4 days out of it, only use the slim one as a back up,maybe if u drain it completely,use a different wall charger?

podger79 · 20-12-2018 08:52AM

corks finest wrote: »

I'm using joypad all the time,get 3/4 days out of it, only use the slim one as a back up,maybe if u drain it completely,use a different wall charger?

I’m using the joypad myself since it happened and it’s grand but I liked the small one

BandMember · 20-12-2018 04:12PM

If anyone here uses Retrox, I need some help but don't want to derail the thread, so could someone send me a PM, please? Thanks!

The high horse brigade · 20-12-2018 04:39PM

BandMember wrote: »

If anyone here uses Retrox, I need some help but don't want to derail the thread, so could someone send me a PM, please? Thanks!

Pm sent

MentalMario · 20-12-2018 07:29PM

podger79 wrote: »

Has anybody got the low remote battery
warning and then after changing batteries the remote never worked again?i tried different brands of batteries and clearing the Bluetooth apps and controller apps and tried to re sync but nothing works

Low battery warning Happens me every 2 or 3 weeks. Had to buy a harmony as it was costing me a fortune on batteries

podger79 · 20-12-2018 07:53PM

podger79 wrote: »

Has anybody got the low remote battery
warning and then after changing batteries the remote never worked again?i tried different brands of batteries and clearing the Bluetooth apps and controller apps and tried to re sync but nothing works

I got a email from nvidia support asking was I happy with the tips and support they gave I said it still wasn’t working and they got back to me asking for a copy of my invoice and serial number and they will send me a new one,couldnt ask for more than that

wingnut32 · 20-12-2018 11:15PM

Got the 7.2.1 update today which supposedly introduces better integration with Google home. Funnily enough when I ask Google to play something on Netflix it still tells me it can't control android TV. Is everyone else the same?

McMurphy · 21-12-2018 12:33AM

wingnut32 wrote: »

Got the 7.2.1 update today which supposedly introduces better integration with Google home. Funnily enough when I ask Google to play something on Netflix it still tells me it can't control android TV. Is everyone else the same?

In Ireland I think. Ridiculous I know.

corks finest · 21-12-2018 02:08AM

wingnut32 wrote: »

Got the 7.2.1 update today which supposedly introduces better integration with Google home. Funnily enough when I ask Google to play something on Netflix it still tells me it can't control android TV. Is everyone else the same?

Working for me

DubInTheWest · 21-12-2018 02:21AM

Guys the kids was asking me about an games emulator for the shield. I did read back through some of the threads but as I've no experience on this I want to ask. What is the best stable emulator for the shield to play games and does it cost money etc.. I don't mind if it they do cost, I just want the best stable solution.

thanks

The high horse brigade · 21-12-2018 08:43AM

DubInTheWest wrote: »

Guys the kids was asking me about an games emulator for the shield. I did read back through some of the threads but as I've no experience on this I want to ask. What is the best stable emulator for the shield to play games and does it cost money etc.. I don't mind if it they do cost, I just want the best stable solution.

thanks

http://www.retrox.tv/
RetroX
Not free but there is a trial. It supports most consoles. Have a good read over this as it explains how to structure the games in folders
http://www.retrox.tv/games/

DubInTheWest · 21-12-2018 09:57AM

The high horse brigade wrote: »

http://www.retrox.tv/
RetroX
Not free but there is a trial. It supports most consoles. Have a good read over this as it explains how to structure the games in folders
http://www.retrox.tv/games/

Thanks very much

BobMc · 21-12-2018 10:06AM

I prefer the slim tv remote, I tried to change battery and like you didnt work to add insult to injury, battery tray is jammed and cant open it any more.

and a replacement if you can find one is shocking price

DubInTheWest · 21-12-2018 10:22AM

For anyone who's having issues with the remote not connecting, it happened to me a long time ago, so with the joypad I went into apps and blutooth I think it was and cleared the cache, restarted the shield, went to accessories and then paired new device or something like that. Has never failed since. I feel your pain, it was doing my head in until I got it working again.

McMurphy · 21-12-2018 11:50AM

BobMc wrote: »

I prefer the slim tv remote, I tried to change battery and like you didnt work to add insult to injury, battery tray is jammed and cant open it any more.

and a replacement if you can find one is shocking price

Think I read on here somewhere that the new firestick remote will work with a shiled.

They're on Amazon for forty sterling

funnyname · 22-12-2018 12:12AM

Just today the Netflix app on the shield has stopped accessing US content however it's ok on my phone and also via the Humax app, anyone got any ideas?

funnyname · 22-12-2018 08:49PM

OmegaGene wrote: »

Working fine for me on the shield

I probably should have mentioned I changed the location of the router (fritzbox with the DNS proxy) and the happened straight after this when I probably had the broadband connection feeding directly to the shield so no proxy applied.

I now wonder does the app on the shield now know that a proxy is set up and so automatically throws me out when I try to connect to US content? I deleted all the data on the app and applied a force stop but no joy.

I even tried a factory reset on it but no joy, can I roll back the Android update to the original and see if that works?

OldMrBrennan83 · 22-12-2018 09:28PM

Mr.S wrote: »

Yes full support with the latest update.

Are there different models of these? If so, which one works? Would love to finally retire this Harmony thing.

54and56 · 22-12-2018 10:11PM

This seems to be the only place where Plex is being discussed on Boards ATM so apologies if this is too Plex centric a question (cry for help) but as I'm running PMS on my Shield I'm hoping this is the right thread to ask.

So I have PMS running fine and my NAS connected via Ethernet to the Shield which has 128GB in expanded internal storage. The Shield sees the NAS and all it's content fine (I can see all the thumbnails etc from the Plex client) and I can play NAS content over my local network by simply double clicking the video file and running it on the "Films & TV" app.

Regardless of how I try to access content via Plex (on an Android device, the Shield itself or via Chrome browser on the laptop) I am able to see and select the content (movie or TV show) but it never ever plays, all I get is an error stating:

"The file associated with this item is not accessible by the server, Please verify that the file exists and the necessary drive is accessible."

I've verified that the file exists because I can play it over the home network via File Explorer on any connected device and the necessary drive is indeed accessible otherwise I wouldn't be able to play via File Explorer.

I've been trying to resolve this by rebooting the NAS, rebooting the Shield etc but no joy.

Anyone here encounter this previously and have a fix? It's doing my head in!!!

godskitchen · 23-12-2018 08:16PM

Hello all,

Just got one of these after about a year if reading you all praise them.

Im not overly impressed so far but it could just be me not being familiar with the system....

However, I have an oled and the black level output from the shield is grey, no where near black. I have been switching between the build in plex app on my oled and the one on the shield and its not even funny how bad the blacks are from the Shield.

Anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks

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

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