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

Snake Plisken · 13-05-2020 09:24AM

New one has Dolby Vision as well if you are hooking it up to a 4K TV that supports that feature.

banie01 · 13-05-2020 10:37AM

Lads, just to throw some further controversy on the 2017 v 2020 model debate....

The 2015 is actually the best

built in IR receiver FTW :P

Gooey Looey · 13-05-2020 11:39AM

banie01 wrote: »

Lads, just to throw some further controversy on the 2017 v 2020 model debate....

The 2015 is actually the best built in IR receiver FTW :P

Not if you have a Logitech harmony hub with Bluetooth ^_^

ilovesmybrick · 13-05-2020 03:28PM

I got annnoyed with my 2017 remote yesterday morning (I have been having some lag issues, but to be honest yesterdays problem was that I kept sitting on it and pausing the tv!) and on a whim ordered the 2019 remote. It arrived today, and while I like having actual buttons, the backlight is nice etc. etc. I'm really happy with the weight! It just feels nice to hold and feels a bit more substantial with the extra weight, even ignoring the obvious increase in bulk.

banie01 · 13-05-2020 03:34PM

Gooey Looey wrote: »

Not if you have a Logitech harmony hub with Bluetooth ^_^

I do, but that's for the sitting room.
The other 2 shields run off harmony ones via IR for the mancave and the bedroom

corks finest · 13-05-2020 08:04PM

kala85 wrote: »

I think I must have the 2017 version and it's great.

What price is he looking for

Go for it mine is tops

Basq · 14-05-2020 07:51AM

Weirdly - my 2017 Shield is indicating when I open the interactive Kimmy Schmidt episode in Netflix that it's "detecting a proxy or unblocker" whereas all other shows work fine.

Just tried on my 2019 Tube and working without issue.

yabadabado · 14-05-2020 09:03AM

Barney224 wrote: »

I have an opportunity to buy a Shield 2017 off my cousin, but would I better off waiting for the new pro version to be available? Is there much of a difference between the 2? I know there's some AI Upscaling feature, but anything else ?

I sold my 2017 shield and bought the Pro a few months ago.There is very little difference in them imo and if you are getting it for a good price then its well worth it.
The new remote is a big upgrade and with button remapper that Netflix button is great.Ive it set for 3 functions now.Other than that I'm not sure the Pro is a big leap.

Hopefully your cousin gives you a good deal.

McMurphy · 14-05-2020 09:44AM

yabadabado wrote: »

I sold my 2017 shield and bought the Pro a few months ago.There is very little difference in them imo and if you are getting it for a good price then its well worth it.
The new remote is a big upgrade and with button remapper that Netflix button is great.Ive it set for 3 functions now.Other than that I'm not sure the Pro is a big leap.

Hopefully your cousin gives you a good deal.

Just be aware about the button remapper app, iPlayer wouldn't work for me with it installed for some reason, VPN on - didn't matter (VPN unlimited) as soon as I uninstalled remapper worked again fine.

Can't remember how I discovered the remapper was the issue, but it was.

yabadabado · 14-05-2020 10:24AM

Iplayer was working for me ,I must take a look again but I'm near certain I had remapper in use and Iplayer was fine.

Catmologen · 14-05-2020 09:00PM

Same thing happened to me with button mapper and iPlayer.

McMurphy · 15-05-2020 10:59AM

Catmologen wrote: »

Same thing happened to me with button mapper and iPlayer.

So I'm not going mad lol. Can't for the life of me remember how I figured out it was the remapper app that was causing the issue.

McDermotX · 24-05-2020 01:38AM

At least 7 of the Pro 2019 models in Amazon less than an hour or so back.

Texted someone who had been looking for one to let them know, but checked a couple mins later when he hadn't responded.......but a scalper picked them all up by the looks of things and chucked a couple hundred on the retail.

Have got no end of bad things to say about Scan, but might be worth keeping an eye to see if they do get some in over the next few days if anyone is still chasing one as there might be some in the supply channels.

kala85 · 24-05-2020 09:25AM

Is new model just as good as the 2017 model.
Also has anyone found it difficult to get rte player to work with it? Rte player was working fine on mine up to the time that I upgraded the shield softwear and then it would run for a while and then crash.

Gooey Looey · 24-05-2020 09:34AM

kala85 wrote: »

Is new model just as good as the 2017 model.
Also has anyone found it difficult to get rte player to work with it? Rte player was working fine on mine up to the time that I upgraded the shield softwear and then it would run for a while and then crash.

There is little difference between the 2017 and 2019 in fact of you're a gamer go for the 2017 with the gaming controller. The only difference is Dolby vision, Dolby Atmos and AI upscaling on the 2019. The new remote with Netflix button can be bought separately

The rte player app on Android TV is a piece of sh1t. I've given up on it completely. They've not updated it to run correctly on the latest version.

kala85 · 24-05-2020 09:38AM

Do you know of any other devices that the rte player is more stable on ? Just for my parents as they only really want the rte player app and they wouldnt know how to clear the cache.

Just something that rte player performs in a stable way on.

DopeTech · 24-05-2020 10:05AM

kala85 wrote: »

Do you know of any other devices that the rte player is more stable on ? Just for my parents as they only really want the rte player app and they wouldnt know how to clear the cache.

Just something that rte player performs in a stable way on.

The rte player is crap on all devices to be honest. It will work ok for a while and then randomly one day it'll just stop. This is on any device whether it's a phone, laptop android TV box or smart tv

Mr.Fantastic · 24-05-2020 11:35AM

McDermotX wrote: »

At least 7 of the Pro 2019 models in Amazon less than an hour or so back.

Texted someone who had been looking for one to let them know, but checked a couple mins later when he hadn't responded.......but a scalper picked them all up by the looks of things and chucked a couple hundred on the retail.

Have got no end of bad things to say about Scan, but might be worth keeping an eye to see if they do get some in over the next few days if anyone is still chasing one as there might be some in the supply channels.

Preorderd mine from scan a month ago , it's in transit with dpd now , my folks should have it Tuesday

corks finest · 24-05-2020 05:00PM

Mr.S wrote: »

Mobile app + chromecast to the shield is much more stable (plus you get the Live TV option)

The RTE Player app on my 2019 Samsung TV (running their Tizen OS) is actually really stable. Leaps ahead of the other versions I've tried on other devices.

I've same year tv,4k 7 series Samsung and TBH player is awful,like watching VHS, player isn't fit for purpose, I avoid it

corks finest · 24-05-2020 10:48PM

Mr.S wrote: »

Oh weird, on mine the Samsung TV app is really stable, never has an issue playing content. The only 'issue' it has sometimes it that Ads fail to load

Now that content is not HD, but very watchable SD.

That's what I meant SD this day n age on a 4k TV is mad, and the SD itself isn't great, wouldn't be bothered with it

Gooey Looey · 24-05-2020 11:01PM

corks finest wrote: »

That's what I meant SD this day n age on a 4k TV is mad, and the SD itself isn't great, wouldn't be bothered with it

Might as well be watching Virgin media

Sir Oxman · 25-05-2020 10:16PM

RTE app work on LG smart tvs
the odd time ad loop but mostly stable.

kala85 · 25-05-2020 10:58PM

Can the virgin media app work on the shield as well.

I have found it to be poor as well

corks finest · 26-05-2020 12:20AM

Gooey Looey wrote: »

Might as well be watching Virgin media

Is it bad?

Gooey Looey · 26-05-2020 06:32AM

corks finest wrote: »

Is it bad?

Virgin media on saorview is in SD but they also reduce the bitrate. It looks terrible on a 4k TV, blocky!

DopeTech · 26-05-2020 06:53AM

kala85 wrote: »

Can the virgin media app work on the shield as well.

I have found it to be poor as well

Virgin media player can be sideloaded to android TV boxes. It's not optimised for the big screen though so navigation is pants but you can usually get to what you want.

iHungry · 26-05-2020 08:12AM

I managed to order the shield pro from Amazon a few days ago but I'm still pending a delivery date. Anyone else who is looking for one, I used stockinformer.co.uk to alert me.

corks finest · 26-05-2020 08:40AM

Gooey Looey wrote: »

Virgin media on saorview is in SD but they also reduce the bitrate. It looks terrible on a 4k TV, blocky!

Doesent make sense if they want to attract new customers,I wouldn't watch anything anymore in SD,times too precious, maybe it's a modern phenomenon but rare now when I get my teen and I to agree on TV, bar LOI/Grand tour, and there's no way he'd even contemplate SD

Gooey Looey · 26-05-2020 09:08AM

corks finest wrote: »

Doesent make sense if they want to attract new customers,I wouldn't watch anything anymore in SD,times too precious, maybe it's a modern phenomenon but rare now when I get my teen and I to agree on TV, bar LOI/Grand tour, and there's no way he'd even contemplate SD

They don't care about Saorview, they'd leave in the morning but their licence (TV3 days) says they have to be on there. They are not on Saorsat and are in HD on the Sky platform

Hallaz · 27-05-2020 10:27AM

iHungry wrote: »

I managed to order the shield pro from Amazon a few days ago but I'm still pending a delivery date. Anyone else who is looking for one, I used stockinformer.co.uk to alert me.

Did you receive a delivery date as yet?
Also was it on order from Amazon or via a different seller on amazon?
thanks

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