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

clintondaly · 08-07-2020 09:49PM

Try this

https://support.plex.tv/articles/220347688-accessing-shield-storage/

savemejebus · 08-07-2020 09:50PM

54and56 wrote: »

Does anyone know how to get the Shield to mount an internal SSD sitting in a Win 10 pc both of which are connected to the same router via ethernet cable?

The Shield sees the PC but won't connect as a guest and won't accept my normal login and password for the PC. I don't have a network username & login for the PC so I'm stumped.

I'm trying to mount an 8TB SSD which has all my Plex content as I want to use the Shield as a backup server. The PC currently acts as the main server.

Has anyone overcome this problem in the past who can share the solution with me?

Have you smb sharing turned on on the Win 10 pc?

54and56 · 08-07-2020 10:01PM

clintondaly wrote: »

Try this

https://support.plex.tv/articles/220347688-accessing-shield-storage/

Thanks, I'll give that a go.

54and56 · 08-07-2020 10:01PM

savemejebus wrote: »

Have you smb sharing turned on on the Win 10 pc?

Thanks. I think so, I'll double check.

Basq · 23-07-2020 12:43PM

Been annoying me for a while..

.. but anyone have an issue where clicking a YouTube video on say 'Subscriptions' or 'Trending' on Main screen will start a video you watched a few days back.

So I've to close and reopen the video from 'Play Next' / 'Trending' before it actually plays.

It's a pain in the ass.

setanta1984 · 23-07-2020 12:47PM

Basq wrote: »

Been annoying me for a while..

.. but anyone have an issue where clicking a YouTube video on say 'Subscriptions' or 'Trending' on Main screen will start a video you watched a few days back.

So I've to close and reopen the video from 'Play Next' / 'Trending' before it actually plays.

It's a pain in the ass.

Yes, it drives me up the wall, happens 99% of the time.
Becomes extra annoying when the video I want to watch disappears from the list when the list refreshes and not being able to find it again.

Another pet peeve I've had is removing items form the Play Next row only for them to keep coming back. ITV Hub is a particularly bad offender.

Basq · 23-07-2020 11:15PM

setanta1984 wrote: »

Yes, it drives me up the wall, happens 99% of the time.
Becomes extra annoying when the video I want to watch disappears from the list when the list refreshes and not being able to find it again.

Yep, indeed. It's just a simple thing..

.. how did they get it so wrong?!?

clintondaly · 24-07-2020 10:59AM

Did any of ye try the Smart Tube app as opposed to the official you tube app ?
Its much better in my opinion and no ads

Drew P. Wiener · 24-07-2020 02:01PM

Got the shield pro a few days back and just couldn't get my VPN (surfshark) to work with BBC iPlayer, kept returning error code 02001 (i think), tried setting up different DNS settings with them and everything before they advised i use the website from my shield (nope).

Anyways, I picked up a lifetime membership for Keepsolid Smart DNS on Stack Social, and its working like a dream.

Its $39.99 then coupon code QW78H8Z takes it down to $34, which on revolut comes in at under €30.

I understand there's a question over how long support will last for my lifetime membership as has been the case for lifetime memberships of Getflix in the past, but I thought it was worth the boot, and keepsolid has fairly good reviews from the research I did.

Hopefully someone finds this helpful.

Irish Gunner · 24-07-2020 03:33PM

clintondaly wrote: »

Did any of ye try the Smart Tube app as opposed to the official you tube app ?
Its much better in my opinion and no ads

Yep using it and no adds so good for the kids as thats all its used for

Manual need to update when prompted and can log in via google account

Tried YT vanced but this better for phones

Basq · 25-07-2020 10:50AM

For IPTV users, do yourself a favour and buy TiviMate.

It's €5.49 a year and that includes 3 licenses for use on multiple devices.

It's a steal and truly fantastic software.. recording and play/pause/rewind TV is glitchy enough but other than that, it's brilliant!

DopeTech · 25-07-2020 11:08AM

Basq wrote: »

For IPTV users, do yourself a favour and buy TiviMate.

It's €5.49 a year and that includes 3 licenses for use on multiple devices.

It's a steal and truly fantastic software.. recording and play/pause/rewind TV is glitchy enough but other than that, it's brilliant!

Nice interface, no mac address support yet though afaik.

Basq · 25-07-2020 12:22PM

DopeTech wrote: »

Nice interface, no mac address support yet though afaik.

Nope, M3U sufficient for me!

swampy353 · 25-07-2020 03:26PM

Basq wrote: »

For IPTV users, do yourself a favour and buy TiviMate.

It's €5.49 a year and that includes 3 licenses for use on multiple devices.

It's a steal and truly fantastic software.. recording and play/pause/rewind TV is glitchy enough but other than that, it's brilliant!

+1 tried a load of different iptv clients and this is far and away the best one

Irishmale0399 · 25-07-2020 03:32PM

So lads have to be the first to ask the following.....anyone have GAAgo running on the Shield, and if so what is the best setup/browawer etc?? Asking as the new WatchLOI service will be on the same platform from next Friday and I would like to know how to get it running on the TV without having to get the HDMI out to connect to the laptop.

Daz_ · 26-07-2020 09:40AM

Basq wrote: »

For IPTV users, do yourself a favour and buy TiviMate.

It's €5.49 a year and that includes 3 licenses for use on multiple devices.

It's a steal and truly fantastic software.. recording and play/pause/rewind TV is glitchy enough but other than that, it's brilliant!

Is it easy to use or do you have to keep updating m3u files etc ?

McMurphy · 26-07-2020 11:42AM

Daz_ wrote: »

Is it easy to use or do you have to keep updating m3u files etc ?

Log in with Xtream codes details and away you go.

54and56 · 27-07-2020 04:17PM

Basq wrote: »

For IPTV users, do yourself a favour and buy TiviMate.

It's €5.49 a year and that includes 3 licenses for use on multiple devices.

It's a steal and truly fantastic software.. recording and play/pause/rewind TV is glitchy enough but other than that, it's brilliant!

Have you used IPTV Smarters Pro (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nst.iptvsmarterstvbox&hl=en) and if so how is TiviMate better?

taytobreath · 27-07-2020 05:39PM

the shield pro is available on currys.ie for 240 euro, i bought it Saturday and delivery is tomorrow.

I've just read 60 pages of here trying to familiarize myself with it

Gooey Looey · 27-07-2020 05:48PM

54and56 wrote: »

Have you used IPTV Smarters Pro (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nst.iptvsmarterstvbox&hl=en) and if so how is TiviMate better?

Tivimate has a much better UI imo. I've used them all, IPTV smarters, perfect player etc, Tivimate for me hands down

BandMember · 27-07-2020 07:22PM

Basq wrote: »

For IPTV users, do yourself a favour and buy TiviMate.

It's €5.49 a year and that includes 3 licenses for use on multiple devices.

It's a steal and truly fantastic software.. recording and play/pause/rewind TV is glitchy enough but other than that, it's brilliant!

I would completely disagree with the need to purchase any app for IPTV - nearly every supplier has their own apk and with the likes of Smarters and a load of other apps available for free in the Playstore, there is no need to buy anything.

However, each to their own....

Gooey Looey · 27-07-2020 09:19PM

BandMember wrote: »

I would completely disagree with the need to purchase any app for IPTV - nearly every supplier has their own apk and with the likes of Smarters and a load of other apps available for free in the Playstore, there is no need to buy anything.

However, each to their own....

It's the price of a pint for the developer for the constant development it gets, it's constantly evolving, unlike the others

Basq · 27-07-2020 09:55PM

Gooey Looey wrote: »

It's the price of a pint for the developer for the constant development it gets, it's constantly evolving, unlike the others

Indeed.... having tried the free apps out there, this purchase is a no-brainer!

It's a fiver for a year for fecks sake for something you use every day.

54and56 · 28-07-2020 07:07AM

Gooey Looey wrote: »

Tivimate has a much better UI imo. I've used them all, IPTV smarters, perfect player etc, Tivimate for me hands down

Tried it last night. Like you I'd tried pretty much all the other apps (IPTV Smarters, Perfect Player, STBemu etc) and for live TV Tivimate is miles ahead IMHO. Lightening quick channel selection/display (as quick as my Freesat service), an excellent UI, good mix of user options and easy recording function but no "series record" function that I can see which is a shame.

I paid for the once off lifetime license fee as I generally like to support people who make good products.

The main criticism I'd have is it doesn't handle VOD as well as IPTV Smarters who present movies in graphic/poster style format similar to Netflix/Plex.

Basq · 28-07-2020 10:53AM

54and56 wrote: »

.. good mix of user options and easy recording function but no "series record" function that I can see which is a shame.

There is new releases quite often with bug fixes / additional features... I see roughly 6 releases in the past 3 months and the developer keeps an eye on Reddit and adds new features based on suggestions there..

.. so it may be in the pipeline (as it has been mentioned a few times).

the heathen · 28-07-2020 11:24AM

Can I ask the IPTV Smarters users here a question...

In the EPG section - so I click on a channel and open it in the 'little box' on the top left.

If I then scroll on down the EPG is there anyway to open the channel I have already opened in the 'little box' into full-screen without scrolling all the way back to the channel listing on the EPG?

And if this isn't possible on IPTV Smarters, is it possible on TiviMate?

54and56 · 28-07-2020 11:26AM

the heathen wrote: »

Can I ask the IPTV Smarters users here a question...

In the EPG section - so I click on a channel and open it in the 'little box' on the top left.

If I then scroll on down the EPG is there anyway to open the channel I have already opened in the 'little box' into full-screen without scrolling all the way back to the channel listing on the EPG?

And if this isn't possible on IPTV Smarters, is it possible on TiviMate?

I think what you're trying to do is either a setting you need to turn on or you simply double click to go straight to full screen.

taytobreath · 28-07-2020 03:09PM

Hi

Can anyone recommend me a good storage drive for the shield pro

Rock Paper Scissors · 28-07-2020 03:09PM

Lads how many days EPG are you getting with Tivimate?

Also does it allow you to record?

Thanks

chewed · 28-07-2020 05:19PM

Anyone here with a Gigabit Fibre connection and Shield? What speeds do you get with ethernet? I have a gigabit connection but barely get above 250mbps using Speedtest app on the Shield.

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