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

T-b0n3 · 18-03-2018 3:57pm

yabadabado wrote: »

The sound levels on my Shield are all messed up. It was fine yesterday but this morning I have it at max volume and its only a whisper.
Any settings that I can try changing or could it be the TV?

Same happened me recently, there is a setting in the shield audio settings that I changed which fixed it. Passing audio control to the TV or something.

I'm not sure how it changed it the first place but sounds exactly the same.

yabadabado · 18-03-2018 8:48pm

That fixed it. Same as you I've no idea how it changed in the first place but working fine again.

The high horse brigade · 19-03-2018 12:20pm

SPMC is officially dead
http://www.aftvnews.com/spmc-creator-ends-the-apps-development-and-joins-the-mrmc-team/

McMurphy · 23-03-2018 10:22am

Guys I threw stb emu on mine last night, and all I can say is wow...

I've only briefly played around with it last night, and will delve into its features and options in more detail later when I get in.

It is a whole new level above plex/kodi or any of the rest.

I'm running an iptv service on it, which obviously can't be discussed here, but it justifies the shields purchase alone.

alanhiggyno1 · 23-03-2018 10:44am

OmegaGene wrote: »

100% agree
Although my ahem mate is sharing a great Plex library with me between the two it’s well worth the money

Ya a shared plex library is the dogs bollix lol

nedd · 23-03-2018 12:10pm

Can anyone PM me a suggested IPTV provider?

Mr.Crinklewood · 23-03-2018 1:10pm

nedd wrote: »

Can anyone PM me a suggested IPTV provider?

I agree with this statement

McMurphy · 23-03-2018 1:27pm

nedd wrote: »

Can anyone PM me a suggested IPTV provider?

Pm sent.

alanhiggyno1 · 23-03-2018 2:03pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

done

Can I also get a pm if possible thanks

gerrybbadd · 23-03-2018 2:34pm

I'd appreciate a PM as well please!

sdoc13 · 23-03-2018 3:54pm

Pm too if possible

cronos · 23-03-2018 4:03pm

Plus one for the PM please. From anyone who got the info.

nano267 · 23-03-2018 4:04pm

I'd appreciate a PM as well please!

pawrick · 23-03-2018 4:05pm

pm requested here also if possible, thanks

McMurphy · 23-03-2018 4:31pm

alanhiggyno1 wrote: »

Can I also get a pm if possible thanks

gerrybbadd wrote: »

I'd appreciate a PM as well please!

sdoc13 wrote: »

Pm too if possible

cronos wrote: »

Plus one for the PM please. From anyone who got the info.

nano267 wrote: »

I'd appreciate a PM as well please!

pawrick wrote: »

pm requested here also if possible, thanks

Lads I'm on mobile until after 5pm or so, and therefore it's a bit of a hassle sending pms to multiple people.

However anyone that wishes to see the stb emu app in action as of 1315 today send me a pm.

Cheers.

54and56 · 23-03-2018 4:58pm

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

Guys I threw stb emu on mine last night, and all I can say is wow...

I've only briefly played around with it last night, and will delve into its features and options in more detail later when I get in.

It is a whole new level above plex/kodi or any of the rest.

I'm running an iptv service on it, which obviously can't be discussed here, but it justifies the shields purchase alone.

How does it compare to Perfect Player which is what I currently use?

Kuva · 23-03-2018 4:58pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

best to stop posting about iptv now, either pm someone or google it
no point risking a good thread

Bit late for that

bloodless_coup · 23-03-2018 5:26pm

Here's a good source of info on IPTV: http://bfy.tw/HHGl

McMurphy · 23-03-2018 5:37pm

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

How does it compare to Perfect Player which is what I currently use?

Night and day dude.

yoshimitsu · 23-03-2018 5:43pm

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

Night and day dude.

if I have a service that works with Perfect Player, is it guaranteed that it'll work on STB EMU? thanks

gerrybbadd · 23-03-2018 6:06pm

doylefe wrote: »

Here's a good source of info on IPTV: http://bfy.tw/HHGl

There's always one to bring down the tone of a helpful thread

corks finest · 23-03-2018 8:15pm

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

nedd wrote: »

Can anyone PM me a suggested IPTV provider?

I agree with this statement

Pm sent

eoneill · 29-03-2018 3:52pm

Hi Folks.
Does anyone have any idea what key you press/hold (or key combination) on the mini keyboards to bring up the list of open apps so you can switch between them on the shield?

Cheers.
Thanks.
Eoin.

yoshimitsu · 30-03-2018 7:26pm

eoneill wrote: »

Hi Folks.
Does anyone have any idea what key you press/hold (or key combination) on the mini keyboards to bring up the list of open apps so you can switch between them on the shield?

Cheers.
Thanks.
Eoin.

On my mini keyboard it's a key on the right side of the trackpad that looks like a lower case "e" in italics. you need to double-click it to bring up app switcher menu

plhealy2000 · 31-03-2018 10:49pm

corks finest wrote: »

Pm sent

Could I get a pm also please

keano25 · 01-04-2018 12:21am

Send me a PM please

Suckit · 01-04-2018 2:04pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

Anybody had 2 things playing at the same time ?
I was watching something on plex last night and could hear faint music, turned out to be stb emu and top of the pops was on and the audio was coming through
I thought I was losing the plot
Never happened before and I always have the app open in the background

You shouldn't have it open in the background anyway. It can cause clashes, crashes and in some cases people have been unable to open it again until they performed a factory reset on their device.
Although if you are happy enough, there is an option for it in the app.
Go to settings -> common settings -> stop in background
and make sure it is ticked to stop media stream playing when you switch apps.

Suckit · 01-04-2018 3:13pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

Normally when I leave the stb emu app it stops playing
After 3 hours of plex it just started up top of the pops randomly

I had it running on an older Android box a while back and I thought i exited it, but guess I had not. When i went back into it, it was all purple and green nd frozen. I thought it was a HDMI issue etc. eventually had to reinstall it. I found it while I was having that issue, that a lot of people were having different issues leaving it running in the background.
Factory reset is more a PITA than anything else.

Taltos · 01-04-2018 4:40pm

Not always. Sometimes you might have to press it twice quickly to bring up all thats active and exit it from that sub-menu, select app, down and select again on the x

davemie · 01-04-2018 4:41pm

I got myself an IPTV provider that was on sale on black Friday, but was a bit lazy and just tried their service using VLC and the provided m3u. I used it about three times, but stopped as I was so unimpressed.

HD channels were poor quality. Some channels labeled incorrectly, others with the wrong audio.

I assume there must be better providers out there!

cronos · 02-04-2018 2:15pm

I have just purchased a 6tb external drive and connected it to my nvidia sheild.

This one to be exact https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-Desktop-External-Creative-Photography/dp/B01IAD5ZEE/ref=sr_1_20?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1522674879&sr=1-20&keywords=external+hard+drives

Just wondering if anyone else has done something similar. Have they a recommended setup?

Anyone access theirs remotely also?

corks finest · 02-04-2018 2:40pm

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

How does it compare to Perfect Player which is what I currently use?

Night and day dude.

Tried to get STB emu up n running on the shield no joy, drove me demented,advice I got was for loading it onto a firestick,but not a hope for me

The high horse brigade · 02-04-2018 2:46pm

corks finest wrote: »

Tried to get STB emu up n running on the shield no joy, drove me demented,advice I got was for loading it onto a firestick,but not a hope for me

Did you change to a random Mac address and add this Mac address to on your providers client area

cronos · 02-04-2018 2:46pm

corks finest wrote: »

Tried to get STB emu up n running on the shield no joy, drove me demented,advice I got was for loading it onto a firestick,but not a hope for me

STB EMU Pro worked easily enough for me. So it's not a shield issue.

54and56 · 02-04-2018 2:58pm

Hi all,

I'm setting up Plex Server on my Shield and would like to know how to set it so it automatically launches when the device powers up? I've already figures out how to make sure the device doesn't go to sleep (and lose connection to my NAS) thus rendering Plex useless if I'm trying to remotely connect but I can't for the life of me figure out how to make sure Plex Media Server automatically launches if the device is rebooted.

Any suggestions?

cronos · 02-04-2018 3:11pm

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

Hi all,

I'm setting up Plex Server on my Shield and would like to know how to set it so it automatically launches when the device powers up? I've already figures out how to make sure the device doesn't go to sleep (and lose connection to my NAS) thus rendering Plex useless if I'm trying to remotely connect but I can't for the life of me figure out how to make sure Plex Media Server automatically launches if the device is rebooted.

Any suggestions?

Is it also possible to have Plex auto download content to your NAS? Any idea how that's setup?

corks finest · 02-04-2018 3:33pm

The high horse brigade wrote: »

corks finest wrote: »

Tried to get STB emu up n running on the shield no joy, drove me demented,advice I got was for loading it onto a firestick,but not a hope for me

Did you change to a random Mac address and add this Mac address to on your providers client area

Yeah,one on the system,then contacted a guy,who walked me through it, still no joy(he was an iptv reseller) still no joy, waiting on URLs for perfect player (installed) I'd no problems with that first day myself

corks finest · 02-04-2018 3:34pm

The high horse brigade wrote: »

corks finest wrote: »

Tried to get STB emu up n running on the shield no joy, drove me demented,advice I got was for loading it onto a firestick,but not a hope for me

Did you change to a random Mac address and add this Mac address to on your providers client area

Yeah,one on the system,then contacted a guy,who walked me through it, still no joy(he was an iptv reseller) still no joy, waiting on URLs for perfect player (installed) I'd no problems with that first day myself,and thanks

corks finest · 02-04-2018 3:35pm

The high horse brigade wrote: »

corks finest wrote: »

Tried to get STB emu up n running on the shield no joy, drove me demented,advice I got was for loading it onto a firestick,but not a hope for me

Did you change to a random Mac address and add this Mac address to on your providers client area

Yeah,one on the system,then contacted a guy,who walked me through it, still no joy(he was an iptv reseller) still no joy, waiting on URLs for perfect player (installed) I'd no problems with that first day myself,and thanks that's in Plex media settings,I presume,as in most Medi a players

corks finest · 02-04-2018 3:37pm

corks finest wrote: »

The high horse brigade wrote: »

corks finest wrote: »

Tried to get STB emu up n running on the shield no joy, drove me demented,advice I got was for loading it onto a firestick,but not a hope for me

Did you change to a random Mac address and add this Mac address to on your providers client area

Yeah,one on the system,then contacted a guy,who walked me through it, still no joy(he was an iptv reseller) still no joy, waiting on URLs for perfect player (installed) I'd no problems with that first day myself,and thanks

nedd · 02-04-2018 4:36pm

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

Hi all,

I'm setting up Plex Server on my Shield and would like to know how to set it so it automatically launches when the device powers up? I've already figures out how to make sure the device doesn't go to sleep (and lose connection to my NAS) thus rendering Plex useless if I'm trying to remotely connect but I can't for the life of me figure out how to make sure Plex Media Server automatically launches if the device is rebooted.

Any suggestions?

I have my NAS mounted under the setting in Android and I dont have to set anything to not sleep, not sure what you are doing different.

My Plex Server is always on as well. I dont need to turn anything on when i wake the Shield up. And after a reboot.

Have you checked the Plex Server settings?

54and56 · 02-04-2018 5:45pm

nedd wrote: »

I have my NAS mounted under the setting in Android and I dont have to set anything to not sleep, not sure what you are doing different.

My Plex Server is always on as well. I dont need to turn anything on when i wake the Shield up. And after a reboot.

Have you checked the Plex Server settings?

Well I enabled Plex MEdia Server on the Shield then logged in via a browser to manage the set up but don't see anything in server settings related to auto startup at power up of the device or staying awake 24/7 so I enabled Developer Options in Settings and turned on the "Stay Awake" option. Maybe auto starting the Plex server is baked into the app so once you have enabled it on the Shield it will always run on startup until you disable the app??

The reason I went looking for a way to keep the device awake is that about 2 hours after I initially set up the server I tried to log into it from my phone and the phone app said the server wasn't online. As I hadn't touched the Shield since setting up the server I took it that the Shield had gone to sleep hence the search for a solution.

corks finest · 02-04-2018 6:23pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

corks finest wrote: »

corks finest wrote: »

Yeah,one on the system,then contacted a guy,who walked me through it, still no joy(he was an iptv reseller) still no joy, waiting on URLs for perfect player (installed) I'd no problems with that first day myself,and thanks

4 times
We heard you the first time lol

Anyway I was linked to this guide for setting up ages ago and it works perfectly for my stb emu

https://youtu.be/ARhRhitpVbg

Sorry on the phone in car, intermittent connection,so thought it wasn't uploaded

corks finest · 02-04-2018 6:23pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

corks finest wrote: »

corks finest wrote: »

Yeah,one on the system,then contacted a guy,who walked me through it, still no joy(he was an iptv reseller) still no joy, waiting on URLs for perfect player (installed) I'd no problems with that first day myself,and thanks

4 times
We heard you the first time lol

Anyway I was linked to this guide for setting up ages ago and it works perfectly for my stb emu

https://youtu.be/ARhRhitpVbg

Sorry on the phone in car, intermittent connection,so thought it wasn't uploaded

corks finest · 02-04-2018 6:35pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

corks finest wrote: »

corks finest wrote: »

Yeah,one on the system,then contacted a guy,who walked me through it, still no joy(he was an iptv reseller) still no joy, waiting on URLs for perfect player (installed) I'd no problems with that first day myself,and thanks

4 times
We heard you the first time lol

Anyway I was linked to this guide for setting up ages ago and it works perfectly for my stb emu

https://youtu.be/ARhRhitpVbg

Great you tube advice,I was given a different tutorial

54and56 · 02-04-2018 9:34pm

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

Night and day dude.

You weren't wrong there Johnny!!

Just wish you could ditch/customise the green startup splashscreen.

intoDwest · 06-04-2018 12:40pm

I am thinking about buying a shield. Has anyone used any usb tuners on it to set it up as a free to air box for Saorview and freeview?

I want one box for everything, something that my wife can access RTE and BBC easily and something for me to mess with IPTV etc.
I have an old VU+ Solo2 that has been brilliant for the last few years but I want more of a one stop shop.

Any information would be appreciated.

Cheers!

corks finest · 06-04-2018 1:04pm

intoDwest wrote: »

I am thinking about buying a shield. Has anyone used any usb tuners on it to set it up as a free to air box for Saorview and freeview?

I want one box for everything, something that my wife can access RTE and BBC easily and something for me to mess with IPTV etc.
I have an old VU+ Solo2 that has been brilliant for the last few years but I want more of a one stop shop.

Any information would be appreciated.

Cheers!

Might be totally wrong here bud,but think thats not possible,but any good IPTV will include what you're looking for u can pm me if u want, similar situation

intoDwest · 06-04-2018 2:14pm

cheers....I presume OmegaGene you meant a "plex" account?

intoDwest · 06-04-2018 3:04pm

That's what I would be thinking of using, live channels through plex. If you are speaking to that person again could you ask them what tuner they are using, if its a tuner for the Sky dish or a tuner for Saorview.

Thanks for the feedback!

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