The Official NVidia Shield Thread

I have noticed that Asphalt 9 is now available for download from the Store, I suspect since I upgraded the the firmware to the latest version.
 
Good day Shield owners, please assist.

I just can't seem to make up my mind about the Shield seeing as it is quite a bit of money to part with. However, it does seem like an extremely nice to have toy and I will happily part with said money if I know for a fact that it will live up to the very high expectations I have of it.

Firstly, it's obvious that it's made for the US market which is a shame because GeForce Now especially sound incredible.

I do not have a gaming PC nor do I intend to get one, I'm a console gamer. I would also furthermore like to use the Shield as a retro gaming console.

So, in South Africa, with GeForce Now being my main attraction to the Shield, is it worth it?

I will be using 5GHz WiFi on a 200Mbps (200 down / 100 up) fibre line with a 4K TV.

Secondly, I currently have a Mi Box S which cost me R1500 a year ago and it's perfectly fine for most of my needs. Now the big question is, is the Shield, which is currently 4.5K on geewiz and $190 on Amazon, REALLY worth all that extra money?
 
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I tried the online gaming, but the ping is too bad, no local servers. I have not tried it for standalone games or emulator types, so can't comment on that. I don't have an nVidia card in my PC, so can't stream games either at the moment... Basically I use mine for Youtube, Netflix & Kodi.... that's about it. It is however faster than any Android Media Box I have tried by a lot!
 
SirFooK'nG said:
I tried the online gaming, but the ping is too bad, no local servers. I have not tried it for standalone games or emulator types, so can't comment on that. I don't have an nVidia card in my PC, so can't stream games either at the moment... Basically I use mine for Youtube, Netflix & Kodi.... that's about it. It is however faster than any Android Media Box I have tried by a lot!
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Thanks for the info.
 
SwaarMetaal said:
So, in South Africa, with GeForce Now being my main attraction to the Shield, is it worth it?
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Most definitely not. It's unusable here due to the latency.

SwaarMetaal said:
Secondly, I currently have a Mi Box S which cost me R1500 a year ago and it's perfectly fine for most of my needs. Now the big question is, is the Shield, which is currently 4.5K on geewiz and $190 on Amazon, REALLY worth all that extra money?
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No, it's not. If the Mi Box is good enough for you then don't waste your money. The Shield does some things very well for certain use cases but if you're served well by the Mi Box then I don't think you fall into any of those use case categories.
 
DrJohnZoidberg said:
Most definitely not. It's unusable here due to the latency.



No, it's not. If the Mi Box is good enough for you then don't waste your money. The Shield does some things very well for certain use cases but if you're served well by the Mi Box then I don't think you fall into any of those use case categories.
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Thank you very much for the info.
 
For emulators, retroarch is a bitch to set up.

My work around:

I have an Nvidia card in my pc. I have mame, retro, some other cracked games, steam, etc. installed on my pc. I stream the games from pc to the shield and at the end of the day, it bridges the gap between console and pc. It basically turns your pc into a console and I love it.

As for the Nvidia servers, forget about it. Google is releasing Stadia soon in SA, so there will be more of a move toward that instead.
 
New update incoming


NVIDIA Shield 8.0.1 update brings the bugfixes for 4K headaches

Android Central - Android Forums, News, ... / by Phil Nickinson / 1h

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A few important apps had a problem with 4K playback on Android Pie. This should help.

What you need to know

This is a relatively small but important maintenance release.

It paves the way for a few apps that broke 4K playback to work again.

But some may still require server-side updates.

NVIDIA today has rolled out a maintenance release for the Shield Android TV box (which, by the way, remains the only Android TV box you should buy). It's chock full of bugfixes, but there's one in particular worth focusing on. It's a platform-based fix for some 4K playback gremlins that surfaced after the initial Android Pie update at the end of July.

Here's the take from NVIDIA itself, via its forums:

We just released software upgrade 8.0.1 which is a big step towards resolving the 4K streaming issue on select apps. We expect most apps will resume 4K soon via upcoming server-side updates. We'll keep updating this thread as apps return to 4K.

The update is available now and takes just a few minutes to download and install.

Here's the full changelog, also via the forums:

Bugs Fixed

System

Redesigns Volume UI for android P

Resolves occasional video playback issues

Fixes bug with IR volume control when accessibility features enabled

Resolves system navigation sound lower than android O

Resolves "Drive address format is not valid" message seen when connecting to NAS

Resolves USB DAC issue where audio volume would be set low after reboot/DAC hotplug

Resolves issue where side loaded apps appear as system apps

Display

"Match content color space" feature now displays correct format

Fixes bug where "Match content color space" would not work when display set to Rec709 by default

Resolves issue playing VC1 content

Storage

Resolves Sdcard/InternalStorage accessibility issue when adopting storage

Resolves issue where storage is reported as full when using NVIDIA share after adopting storage

Network

Improves 4K streaming issues when network connected over Wifi

Resolves rare Wi-Fi disconnect issue

Fixes bug where manual DNS entries would not be saved

Accessories

Improves IR control reliability on some Denon and Sony receivers

Improves SHIELD Remote App connection and control issues

Resolves SHIELD Controller 2017 OTA stability issues

Fixes issue where forgotten SHIELD accessories still appear in SHIELD accessory list

Resolves automatic centering issues on some controllers

Adds support for STRQUA G20 keymapping

Resolves mouse issues in PUBG Mobile on SHIELD

Miscelaneous

Fixes Google Play Store crashes issue

Restores option to set default launcher

Open Known Issues

YouTube 5.1 PCM audio not available

Launcher app Icons appear zoomed/cropped

Unable to re-enable location services being disabled

TV loses sync HDMI sync to SHIELD during modesets (power on, wake from sleep, refresh/resolution changes)

HD Audio dropouts

USB DAC passthrough not working in Kodi

Rare Netflix stutter issue

Disconnect when connecting to SHIELD from PC

Failure during 2015 Controller firmware update

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I notice a few differences (youtube interface, specifically the menu has changed format). Don't have any 4K media to play so can't comment on that.
 
Just now spotted this on Amazon.

NVIDIA Shield TV Pro.


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Up to 25% faster than the previous generation thanks to the new NVIDIA Tegra X1+ chip.
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October 28, 2019.

$200.

www.xda-developers.com

[Update 2: October 28th launch] New NVIDIA SHIELD TV Pro pops up on Amazon with Dolby Vision and redesigned remote

We've recently caught wind of new SHIELD TV devices in the pipeline and now an Amazon listing has let the cat out of the bag on the SHIELD TV Pro.
www.xda-developers.com www.xda-developers.com
 
I actually don't have issues with the current remote controller. And the volume slide is sexy somewhat.
 
Yeah the current remote is better than that... but mine broke.
 
spidaman said:
I actually don't have issues with the current remote controller. And the volume slide is sexy somewhat.
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I HATE the touch volume control! Never ever works right and sometimes just has a mind of it's own changing volume at will and the rest of the time when you actually do want to change the volume it just doesn't respond. !@#$ing useless piece of !@#$ing !@#$, !@#$ !!!1!!!!!

/rant

I'm hoping the Pro remote is available as a standalone purchase but not holding my breath.
 
ScottulusMaximus said:
I HATE the touch volume control! Never ever works right and sometimes just has a mind of it's own changing volume at will and the rest of the time when you actually do want to change the volume it just doesn't respond. !@#$ing useless piece of !@#$ing !@#$, !@#$ !!!1!!!!!
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I think there's a way to disable it, no?
 
Vernon said:
I think there's a way to disable it, no?
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I need it to change the volume. I did get a bee in my bonnet at a stage to look for a 3rd party replacement but never found anything.

As I'm about to flatten a 3rd set of batteries I may be annoyed enough to try again.
 
ScottulusMaximus said:
I need it to change the volume. I did get a bee in my bonnet at a stage to look for a 3rd party replacement but never found anything.

As I'm about to flatten a 3rd set of batteries I may be annoyed enough to try again.
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I thought everyone uses the Fire TV remote.
 
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