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

Rock Paper Scissors · 09-01-2018 3:02pm

your HDD is fitted to the shield via USB?

pawrick · 09-01-2018 3:07pm

Rock Paper Scissors wrote: »

I have a 128GB Sandisk USB drive inserted into my shield but its very loose even though its fully inserted.

Is anybody else experiencing this from a USB drive they have connected?

Not sure if I have a fault connection or if its "normal" for it to be loose.

I put in a 64GB sandisk usb drive on mine to tide me over until i get a larger one, it seems secure in mine.

iggy · 09-01-2018 5:46pm

Anyone got RetroX working on their shield?
Tried numerous times but can't get it to work.
Where do I put the games from my PC to the shield?

studdlymurphy · 09-01-2018 5:58pm

I had the 2015 model and then upgraded to the 2017 model for the 4k output.
Have to say not to impressed unless there is a problem with the device and that is my guess.
It can be slow to respond and sometimes freezes that i need to reboot. I never had these problems with the older model and they both have all the same apps.
Ill likely return it for another to see if there is any improvement.
Any suggestions in the meantime? Is this common

yabadabado · 09-01-2018 6:08pm

I have the 2017 and I don't think it has ever frozen.
Had to reboot it maybe once in a few months of constant use.

keano25 · 09-01-2018 6:46pm

Mine was freezing and lagging for weeks. I use the slim remote and the battery was registering as full.

Tried just about everything and still freezing.

New batterys sorted the problem immediately. Can't understand why it was showing as full but it works again so I'm happy.

studdlymurphy · 09-01-2018 10:06pm

keano25 wrote:

New batterys sorted the problem immediately. Can't understand why it was showing as full but it works again so I'm happy.

Nice one ill try new batteries before returning.
It was a big let down as the older one was flawless.
Thanks for the help.

McMurphy · 10-01-2018 8:42am

iggy wrote: »

Anyone got RetroX working on their shield?
Tried numerous times but can't get it to work.
Where do I put the games from my PC to the shield?

Pm me for details, I'll try and help if I can.

Blazer · 10-01-2018 9:20pm

Android 8 coming to Shield

http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/nvidia-shield-tv-to-get-an-upgrade-android-o.html

Blazer · 10-01-2018 9:21pm

studdlymurphy wrote: »

I had the 2015 model and then upgraded to the 2017 model for the 4k output.
Have to say not to impressed unless there is a problem with the device and that is my guess.
It can be slow to respond and sometimes freezes that i need to reboot. I never had these problems with the older model and they both have all the same apps.
Ill likely return it for another to see if there is any improvement.
Any suggestions in the meantime? Is this common

why upgrade? the original also has 4k output.

Clareman · 11-01-2018 5:38pm

I really want to get Mame going on mine but I don't have a controller, I assume it's not usable without the controller? Anyone know a cheap source for a controller?

dodzy · 11-01-2018 7:22pm

Clareman wrote: »

I really want to get Mame going on mine but I don't have a controller, I assume it's not usable without the controller? Anyone know a cheap source for a controller?

PM sent

cronos · 12-01-2018 10:31am

dodzy wrote: »

PM sent

I'm also interested.

McMurphy · 12-01-2018 12:37pm

Few controllers on adverts guys. Going from as little as 20E.

ftm2008 · 13-01-2018 12:31am

Has anybody me signed up for GEForce Now with a US account? .. looks nice but I’d like it to be cheaper .. have a proxy for Netflix ðŸ˜‰

cronos · 13-01-2018 2:36am

ftm2008 wrote: »

Has anybody me signed up for GEForce Now with a US account? .. looks nice but I’d like it to be cheaper .. have a proxy for Netflix &#55357;&#56841;

'Family' gforce accounts an option?

dodzy · 13-01-2018 2:32pm

Rick Shaw wrote: »

Few controllers on adverts guys. Going from as little as 20E.

Older models, should still be fine for gaming.

Clareman · 13-01-2018 9:04pm

I'm thinking of buying 1 of these to pair with my Shield for the ultimate Mame experience, someone please talk me out of it or come up with a cheaper alternative.

Oops, the link would be handy https://www.ebay.ie/itm/8Bitdo-NES30-Arcade-Stick-Bluetooth-Gamepad-Controller-For-iOS-Android-Windows/272987474126?hash=item3f8f5248ce:g:eRkAAOSw1NFaN4hE

Suckit · 15-01-2018 6:36pm

Clareman wrote: »

I'm thinking of buying 1 of these to pair with my Shield for the ultimate Mame experience, someone please talk me out of it or come up with a cheaper alternative.

Oops, the link would be handy https://www.ebay.ie/itm/8Bitdo-NES30-Arcade-Stick-Bluetooth-Gamepad-Controller-For-iOS-Android-Windows/272987474126?hash=item3f8f5248ce:g:eRkAAOSw1NFaN4hE

Nice. I would think something similar could be found cheaper though.
But that is nice. Chunky and handsome

At a guess, something like that might be found closer to the €50. But that is nothing more than a guess.

EDITED

After a very quick look
https://www.geekbuying.com/item/8Bitdo-NES30-Arcade-Stick-Gray-384044.html

Which leads me to believe it could be even cheaper again. I am guessing somewhere around €30 - €40 (Only because i know Geekbuying are quite expensive - usually).

DOUBLE EDITED

Seller will sell one for $45 https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Stock-Available-Factory-Price-8Bitdo-N30_60678897903.html

It was on Zapals for $42.50 but has since risen. I am guessing it will come back down.
https://www.zapals.com/8bitdo-nes30-bluetooth-arcade-stick-gamepad-joystick.html

Also worth noting is many of these sites have coupons sitewide and for signing up, so you could possibly take another €5-€10 off the marked price

Taltos · 15-01-2018 7:29pm

Mine just arrived. Have yet to unbox but boggled on where to start and what to add on. Time for some fun...

pawrick · 15-01-2018 7:37pm

Mine arrived in the past week or two, added 500GB to the storage + also moved my plex catalog on to it over the weekend on a separate external drive.
Some minor difficulty getting it to see the data on the external drive until I read somewhere you needed to move everything in to the nvidia folder it created on the external drive. Working perfectly now, really glad I keep an eye on this thread and bought one.

Clareman · 16-01-2018 11:04am

I'm thinking of buying a second 1 if they come back down in price, they really are a brilliant piece of kit.

Taltos · 16-01-2018 12:51pm

So first impressions. Really good, initial setup was nice using mobile and without a mobile I would have been stuck as the default keyboard language is set to Russian, need to figure how to get it to match the language.

Had a look at GEForce, will probably sign up at some point.

Intend to put on
Es file manager
Aptoide
RetroX, from the video a few pages back that looks great, hat no idea I could sub to old games. That swung it for me to be honest

iggy · 16-01-2018 1:11pm

Taltos wrote: »

So first impressions. Really good, initial setup was nice using mobile and without a mobile I would have been stuck as the default keyboard language is set to Russian, need to figure how to get it to match the language.

Had a look at GEForce, will probably sign up at some point.

Intend to put on
Es file manager
Aptoide
RetroX, from the video a few pages back that looks great, hat no idea I could sub to old games. That swung it for me to be honest

Set language to US(ENGLISH) and that'll fix the keyboard

Suckit · 16-01-2018 1:12pm

Taltos wrote: »

Intend to put on
Es file manager

After the Malware included in it over a year ago, and other problems since then, you may want to look here
https://www.guidingtech.com/53631/best-file-explorers-android/

Amaze is steadily getting better, but you could try them out to see which suits you.

bloodless_coup · 16-01-2018 1:45pm

Suckit wrote: »

After the Malware included in it over a year ago, and other problems since then, you may want to look here
https://www.guidingtech.com/53631/best-file-explorers-android/

Amaze is steadily getting better, but you could try them out to see which suits you.

"AnExplorer" is useful for the Shield, has a built in FTP server that just works.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.dworks.apps.anexplorer

(It's called "AnExplorer" on Android TV store and "File Manager" for normal app store)

McMurphy · 16-01-2018 1:59pm

Taltos wrote: »

So first impressions. Really good, initial setup was nice using mobile and without a mobile I would have been stuck as the default keyboard language is set to Russian, need to figure how to get it to match the language.

Had a look at GEForce, will probably sign up at some point.

Intend to put on
Es file manager
Aptoide
RetroX, from the video a few pages back that looks great, hat no idea I could sub to old games. That swung it for me to be honest

That's a strange one ref the Russian language pretty sure mine was just English out of the box.

RetroX is absolutely excellent, makes me very nostalgic to watch the young lad get frustrated with the likes of R-Type and designing his own courses on excite bike.

Taltos · 16-01-2018 2:05pm

Yup I'd set the language to English (UK) from the default. Will change it back tonight and begin slowly on the above. Cheers for the malware warning, had forgotten all about it but used it before on the fire stick so was used to it.

Yup, can't wait to play God's and hopefully they'll have Dungeon Master and Ultima. God there were some gems back then.

dodzy · 16-01-2018 3:35pm

Clareman wrote: »

I'm thinking of buying a second 1 if they come back down in price, they really are a brilliant piece of kit.

Did ya get the gamepad, CM ? The stick remote that comes with the unit is super slick. Love the volume control slider!

Clareman · 16-01-2018 4:45pm

dodzy wrote: »

Did ya get the gamepad, CM ? The stick remote that comes with the unit is super slick. Love the volume control slider!

Going through the Adverts process at the moment. The remote is brilliant, the only issue I have is when I had it connected to my Sony TV the remove was a IR blaster and was able to turn off the TV, now that I've it connected to my Sharp TV I have to use CEC which means I can't turn off the TV directly with the remote, have to go down to power control, first world problems I know.

Suckit · 16-01-2018 4:50pm

Coincidentally, regarding a File Manager..

File Manager Pro is currently free for a limited time. Normally €3.99 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tohsoft.filemanagerpro.v2

Taltos · 16-01-2018 10:30pm

Being able to connect from a pc and drop files in is great, very easy. Made installing Aptoide very straight forward. Tried one or two of the apps on that store with mixed results but very happy with the purchase.

McMurphy · 16-01-2018 11:16pm

Suckit wrote: »

Coincidentally, regarding a File Manager..

File Manager Pro is currently free for a limited time. Normally €3.99 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tohsoft.filemanagerpro.v2

Can't find it on the Android tv store

Suckit · 17-01-2018 2:34am

Rick Shaw wrote: »

Can't find it on the Android tv store

Yeah, it was fairly far down the list. If you search Tohsoft, it should be 19th app down that list, or search Applock Pro and find other apps by that developer.

Clareman · 17-01-2018 8:53am

I have the paid version of ES File Explorer for years and I find it great, the free version is malware'd to bits but the paid version is well worth it. I've the paid version of MX Player Pro as well, can't be dealing with ads to be honest.

Taltos · 17-01-2018 9:45am

I found none of those last night and ended up taking a risk with ES. Come the weekend though I'll spend sometime sorting it out hopefully.

McMurphy · 17-01-2018 11:51am

Suckit wrote: »

Yeah, it was fairly far down the list. If you search Tohsoft, it should be 19th app down that list, or search Applock Pro and find other apps by that developer.

Cheers

Will have a search for it this evening when I get in.

Just on the ES Malware thing - I was watching a few youtube clips last night, a few of which were interuppted (mid video) by advertisements (porridge or bran flakes or something) which is something I've never seen before on YouTube (certainly not mid video)

Connected?

Irish Gunner · 17-01-2018 12:43pm

Hi

Looking at currently updating my Android Box, currently on Minix U-1

I mainly use it for watching films and downloading apps form play store and other sources. Also use it for Skyping family abroad Also use it for watching BBC Player(using VPN) and other players. What I like about the Minix is the keyboard remote but no updates to system in a while. Is there a remote with a keyboard on this and can you download other apks and load them up onto the Shield? Also can you link camera to it for Skyping via tv? Also can it be rooted so that I can add AdAway etc

I am not a gamer so won’t be using it for that purpose

cheers

Clareman · 17-01-2018 1:11pm

Rick Shaw wrote: »

Cheers

Will have a search for it this evening when I get in.

Just on the ES Malware thing - I was watching a few youtube clips last night, a few of which were interuppted (mid video) by advertisements (porridge or bran flakes or something) which is something I've never seen before on YouTube (certainly not mid video)

Connected?

That's happening on YouTube a bit now, it's annoying my little one no end when watching her cr@p on the tablet

Suckit · 17-01-2018 1:59pm

Clareman wrote: »

That's happening on YouTube a bit now, it's annoying my little one no end when watching her cr@p on the tablet

Yeah, youtube recently upped their game with regards to advertising. Adaway now requires a Magisk Module/SuperSU or similar to block Youtube adverts (or many of them anyway).

McMurphy · 18-01-2018 9:19pm

Suckit wrote: »

Yeah, it was fairly far down the list. If you search Tohsoft, it should be 19th app down that list, or search Applock Pro and find other apps by that developer.

Guys took a run at this tonight again, but it doesn't show up on the shields play store, and trying to push it doesn't work either as it says the shields not compatible with it.

What am I doing wrong?

ftm2008 · 18-01-2018 10:52pm

Trying to use a Plantronics Focus Bluetooth headset so that I can listen a little loudly at night but they won’t pair.. I get Device not supported when I try to pair .. don’t see a solution anywhere
Anyone have a similar issue ?
Great piece of kit btw .. using iptv, Netflix YouTube Plex, terrarium tv and a games console all in one small device .. overloaded with content ðŸ‘Œ

Taltos · 24-01-2018 5:39pm

Loving this little box.
Only a few issues so far in one app I normally use not working, might have to use a paid service.
Also the controllers don't seem to work yet with RetroX or the other app I'm using. Will try the settings again tonight.
Love it though, very easy to use and set up

McMurphy · 26-01-2018 9:40pm

Taltos wrote: »

Loving this little box.
Only a few issues so far in one app I normally use not working, might have to use a paid service.
Also the controllers don't seem to work yet with RetroX or the other app I'm using. Will try the settings again tonight.
Love it though, very easy to use and set up

You shouldn't have had any issues whatsoever with the controller and RetroX (I didn't anyway) it should work seemlesly out of the box.

Here's a question though for someone who uses Netflix a lot.

On my shield - Netflix subtitles seem to be coming on by default for each and every show I watch.

No matter how many times I go back and turn them off, they're back on again by the next episode/movie.

Any one any idea how to get them off and to stay off?

bloodless_coup · 26-01-2018 10:43pm

I notice The Grand Tour, 4k hdr, stutters on the Shield but doesn't on the TV Amazon Prime app.

I also get periods of unresponsiveness from the remote now and again.

yabadabado · 26-01-2018 11:09pm

doylefe wrote: »

I notice The Grand Tour, 4k hdr, stutters on the Shield but doesn't on the TV Amazon Prime app.

I also get periods of unresponsiveness from the remote now and again.

Have the same problem only happens on Netflix.

Senecio · 27-01-2018 2:51am

4K HDR Grand Tour plays fine on my Shield. I’d say its something else and not the box

Senecio · 27-01-2018 2:53am

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

You shouldn't have had any issues whatsoever with the controller and RetroX (I didn't anyway) it should work seemlesly out of the box.

Here's a question though for someone who uses Netflix a lot.

On my shield - Netflix subtitles seem to be coming on by default for each and every show I watch.

No matter how many times I go back and turn them off, they're back on again by the next episode/movie.

Any one any idea how to get them off and to stay off?

I believe some Netflix settings can only be changed by logging into your account through the web page. Things like auto play etc... so auto subtitles might be in there.

banie01 · 27-01-2018 1:44pm

Is anyone having issues with the Vu+/Enigma 2 plugin on Kodi?
I have 3 shields all on Kodi 17.6 and the plug in has stopped working on 2 of them.
Have tried fresh install, restoring a backup from the known good box all with no success.
I can work around it by sharing my tuner list as an m3u but if anyone knows why/what could be causing the issue give a shout!

Clareman · 28-01-2018 2:09pm

The keyboard in mine is down as Android Russian/Czech keyboard, I don't have any option to change it to Englist as the only other options I have are Indic, Zhuyin, Japanese, Korean and Pinyin. My language is down as English (UK), any ideas??

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