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

banie01 · 04-03-2019 12:26PM

gerrybbadd wrote: »

Lads, any way to get All4 in Ireland on the Shield? Do I need a VPN?

VPN or smart DNS needed and as there's no native android TV app it'll need to be sideloaded too.

McMurphy · 05-03-2019 10:47AM

My remote control was received by the warranty crowd a week ago yesterday, and I heard diddly squat since.

Got on to live chat again, who told me they received the unit and a new one would be sent out, and I'd get an email keeping me posted as to when etc.

Still no email, or any other correspondence since. ..

What have been the experience of others here surrounding this?

ERG89 · 05-03-2019 11:11AM

Johnny Dogs wrote:

What have been the experience of others here surrounding this?

Sent a broken controller. It took 2 weeks from when I sent it to be told a replacement was being sent back. The communication is/was non existent from when I sent it to being told it was coming back.

rustledjimmies · 05-03-2019 01:03PM

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

What have been the experience of others here surrounding this?

RMA'd the remote a month ago. Arrived into Amsterdam on Friday morning, replacement shipped Monday morning, received Tuesday. Whole thing turned around in a week.

nedd · 05-03-2019 02:40PM

banie01 wrote: »

VPN or smart DNS needed and as there's no native android TV app it'll need to be sideloaded too.

You dont need a VPN or Smart DNS for All4. It works fine in Ireland. You will need to sideload the app.

I have it installed on my shield, use the right stick on the controller as a mouse pointer and it works fine. Can’t watch live TV but all the catchup works.

McMurphy · 05-03-2019 07:34PM

ERG89 wrote: »

Sent a broken controller. It took 2 weeks from when I sent it to be told a replacement was being sent back. The communication is/was non existent from when I sent it to being told it was coming back.

Aaaaand just like that, got text then email about it.

Due back to me on Thurs.

McMurphy · 06-03-2019 01:05PM

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

Aaaaand just like that, got text then email about it.

Due back to me on Thurs.

Delivered today

chewed · 06-03-2019 04:13PM

nedd wrote: »

You dont need a VPN or Smart DNS for All4. It works fine in Ireland. You will need to sideload the app.

I have it installed on my shield, use the right stick on the controller as a mouse pointer and it works fine. Can’t watch live TV but all the catchup works.

What did you use to sideload it? I tried Aptoide, but when I launch it, it displays in portrait mode on the TV!

nedd · 06-03-2019 04:21PM

chewed wrote: »

What did you use to sideload it? I tried Aptoide, but when I launch it, it displays in portrait mode on the TV!

I installed another app to make it landscape, the rotations screen orientation app or something like that.

chewed · 06-03-2019 04:26PM

nedd wrote: »

I installed another app to make it landscape, the rotations screen orientation app or something like that.

OK thanks. I think I had this installed before (i had to wipe my Shield!)

It's Set Orientation

nedd · 06-03-2019 06:46PM

chewed wrote: »

OK thanks. I think I had this installed before (i had to wipe my Shield!)

It's Set Orientation

That’s the one!

xckjoo · 07-03-2019 04:50PM

Anybody having Netflix issues? I get a second or two of video and then buffering that never ends. If I back out and try to reload, it crawls slowly up the percentages until it stalls around 40%.

corks finest · 07-03-2019 07:46PM

xckjoo wrote: »

Anybody having Netflix issues? I get a second or two of video and then buffering that never ends. If I back out and try to reload, it crawls slowly up the percentages until it stalls around 40%.

Just checked,all good

corks finest · 07-03-2019 07:46PM

xckjoo wrote: »

Anybody having Netflix issues? I get a second or two of video and then buffering that never ends. If I back out and try to reload, it crawls slowly up the percentages until it stalls around 40%.

Just checked,all good

Phileas Frog · 07-03-2019 10:08PM

Any clues for how to got 5.1 to my Sonos? Even 5.1 youtube videos are coming through as stereo.

McMurphy · 07-03-2019 10:42PM

xckjoo wrote: »

Anybody having Netflix issues? I get a second or two of video and then buffering that never ends. If I back out and try to reload, it crawls slowly up the percentages until it stalls around 40%.

Settings> Apps> YouTube> Force stop

Reopen should sort it.

QuadaLumpins · 08-03-2019 12:40AM

I’m having problems with RTÉ player app. None of my playlists/favourites are there ... which is a pain as I spent 30 minutes saving everything last week.

It also seems to be very convoluted to sign in.

Anyone any ideas where my playlists are?

corks finest · 08-03-2019 08:29AM

QuadaLumpins wrote: »

I’m having problems with RTÉ player app. None of my playlists/favourites are there ... which is a pain as I spent 30 minutes saving everything last week.

It also seems to be very convoluted to sign in.

Anyone any ideas where my playlists are?

TBH the player is ****e anyway- wouldn't really bother with it

gerrybbadd · 08-03-2019 10:19AM

It really is. Anytime i tried to use it, it'd play as far as a commercial break, then start back over from the start again

xckjoo · 11-03-2019 11:56AM

xckjoo wrote: »

Anybody having Netflix issues? I get a second or two of video and then buffering that never ends. If I back out and try to reload, it crawls slowly up the percentages until it stalls around 40%.

Just a quick update to say the problem had fixed itself the next time I tried it. Thanks for everyone that gave advise. Lets count it as a win

EeK9X · 11-03-2019 05:26PM

Hello, everyone!

I just signed up for these forums after googling for issues related to watching US-exclusive Netflix content on the Nvidia Shield TV.

I signed up for SmartyDNS in August of last year, after a successful trial period. My main uses have always been streaming movies and TV shows using the Shield, which is my main streaming device.

It worked perfectly until at least October. I then stopped watching US Netflix for a while, and when I tried to to that again this week, I was greeted with the unblocker/proxy error message.

I had the DNS servers manually configured, and later installed the SmartyDNS app. Even though it was configured correctly (even unblocking Amazon Prime Video), it didn't work for Netflix.

Since I also sign up to PIA, I tested with their app, and the results were the same as with SmartyDNS: everything working across all devices, except for Netflix on the Shield.

Are any of you having any success watching US Netflix on the Shield? If so, how?

dr.kenneth noisewater · 11-03-2019 05:52PM

VPN Unlimited always works for me

habanerocat · 12-03-2019 03:05PM

Is there that much extra on the American sites, that you need a VPN?

bazzz · 12-03-2019 03:13PM

habanerocat wrote: »

Is there that much extra on the American sites, that you need a VPN?

There's sites like THIS one, that show you what's new in the various Netflix Global stores.

corks finest · 12-03-2019 08:42PM

bazzz wrote: »

habanerocat wrote: »

Is there that much extra on the American sites, that you need a VPN?

There's sites like THIS one, that show you what's new in the various Netflix Global stores.

Thanks

chewed · 12-03-2019 08:56PM

Anyone have problems with bbc iplayer? It was working fine on Sunday. Now getting "something went wrong playing this programme 02100" error

chewed · 12-03-2019 09:10PM

OmegaGene wrote:

Just checked mine and itâ€™s playing fine Another update for the shield is in I think itâ€™s 7.2.3 I was only half concentrating

I ran the update and now iplayer not working. Not sure there's a connection!

chewed · 12-03-2019 10:19PM

OmegaGene wrote:

Well it might not be the vpn but the iPlayer app is locked down way more than the other apps. The 02001 error is apparently usually temporary. All other things being equal I can't think of anything other than the vpn being the issue for some reason. Or maybe a DNS issue. Maybe the DNS is somehow leaking around the VPN on your router or shield? Try restarting your router and shield. Maybe try another VPN? Some like tunnelbear have a free amount to use.

Thanks. I'll try that tomorrow when I'm back in the house. I was using express vpn with the same settings as before. But maybe a simple router restart may resolve it

chewed · 12-03-2019 10:19PM

OmegaGene wrote:

Well it might not be the vpn but the iPlayer app is locked down way more than the other apps. The 02001 error is apparently usually temporary. All other things being equal I can't think of anything other than the vpn being the issue for some reason. Or maybe a DNS issue. Maybe the DNS is somehow leaking around the VPN on your router or shield? Try restarting your router and shield. Maybe try another VPN? Some like tunnelbear have a free amount to use.

Thanks. I'll try that tomorrow when I'm back in the house. I was using express vpn with the same settings as before. But maybe a simple router restart may resolve it

EeK9X · 13-03-2019 01:14AM

OmegaGene wrote: »

Are you sure an update didn’t upset your settings on the shield ?
Getflix works for me

I’m sure. Apps like Amazon Prime Video are still unblocked on the Shield using either SmartyDNS or PIA, so it’s an issue especifically related to Netflix.

Reddit comments point out to newer versions of the Netflix app being more strict in terms of geoblocking, but even after uninstalling updates and reverting to the factory version of the app, the issue remains.

Someone also mentioned the Netflix app being locked internally to Google’s DNS servers, but you said that you’re having success with Getflix, and your Shield and Netflix app are both updated, according to your latest posts, so I don’t think the Netflix app is using Google’s DNS in any shape or form.

I’m actually still signed up for Getflix as well, which is the Smart DNS service I used before switching. Unfortunately, I “upgraded” to a lifetime plan thanks to a promo from a third-party website, and soon after that, Getflix stopped offering support to any devices other than computer browsers for “promo subscribers”.

That really upset me, considering I paid more for a lifetime subscription and they simply changed the terms and conditions of the agreement after I had signed up. They also used to be an Australian company, but were sold to a Turkish one and never made their customers aware of that fact. Kind of a shady business, IMO.

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