Nvidia Shield TV - Tegra X1+ 4K Streaming Media Player with Remote
NVIDIA Shield TV - NVIDIA® Tegra® X1+ processor with a 256-core NVIDIA GPU and 2 GB RAM, 8GB, 4K, Dolby Vision HDR and HDR10, Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI 2.0b with HDCP 2.2 and CEC support, MicroSD card slot,Android 9.0, Built in Voice Control
Bluetack is a wonderful thing.
Haha I thought the same thing. Not sure why you're being downvoted jv.
"According to Nvidia, the tubular design is meant for laying on the floor alongside your other A/V cables, but I’m not sold on the idea. Hiding the Shield out of reach could hinder Wi-Fi reception and keep you from using the device’s remote-finder button, but placing the tube out in the open just looks awkward, with cables sticking out of both ends."
Source:
https://www.techhive.com/article/3452883/nvidia-shield-tv-20…
People are tired of jv commenting on every post with their weird writing style, usually adding nothing to the conversation
You don't speak for me <3 although I get it
Eeeeewww Wifi, connect it via Ethernet :)
I have hidden one in the Entertainment unit, seems fine to me from a usability point of view.
Nothing wrong with WiFi for these applications.
@serideth: Tried streaming internal content from Plex over Wifi? Tried game streaming? Big part of why you buy a Shield.
@scuderiarmani: Yes to both, 4K video is what 40Mbps? Nvidia game streaming uses I think 80Mbps max? The Shield's 2x2 MIMO AC chip will do just shy of 900Mbps peak. No bottlenecks there mate.
@serideth: You don't use wifi when you can use Ethernet, far more than just simple bandwidth.
Especially when internally streaming games.
@scuderiarmani: I understand the technical aspects, in fact it's my job. What I am saying is for all intents and purposes it makes no difference. If you were that competitive about your gaming, you'd have the PC directly connected to a low-latency TN monitor, wired peripherals only.
@scuderiarmani: I mean now you're boiling your argument down to "they told me to do it". Same as how when you call your ISP with network issue they insist you diagnose it using ethernet, when I can very well do the same thing over WiFi if I know it is working.
@serideth: Uh no. I've used it with Ethernet for very good reasons
Wifi is inconsistent. I've experienced it.
It's ok, you go on using wifi. Companies/wider community obviously don't know much.
@Blunglefortness: It's ok. You two know better than all out there who recommend to use Ethernet when available.
Good for you.
@serideth: NFI why you're being downvoted.
My desktop computer is the only thing in the house not on wifi these days. Streaming sticks, Rokus, Smart TVs, they all use Google Wifi, and stream at 4k with no problems at all.
design is meant for laying on the floor alongside your other A/V cables
My AV cables are behind the TV cabinet in layers of dust. Can't be good for ventilation to the device to sit back there in those conditions.
It's passively cooled it doesn't need ventilation.
It has a power and a HDMI cable going to it, should be stable enough o.O
Mine sits behind my sound bar - cables keep it plenty stable
What if you are listening to Mötley Crüe? Won't the sound vibrations cause it to roll off.
More of a Nickelback fan myself
This might be a real risk D:
any advantages over Vodafone TV?
Probably more apps available.
The specs. Though it's only 32bit, so not very future (present if you want to run Dolphin) proof.
Personally, I wouldn't touch the non Pro model.
vodafone tv/telstra tv has a coax input…
needed it for my projector setup.
VTV didn't support TrueHD passthrough
Is the pro version worth the extra money?
As someone who bought this and returned it for the Pro, it depends on what you want to use it for.
Playing local 4k HDR files the tube struggled, froze, lagged. No such issues with the Pro.
Netflix, normal bitrate 4k files, Prime etc… all work just fine.
That’s weak considering the 2 year old Apple TV 4K will play lossless 4K blue ray remuxes just fine.
yep the non-pro is short of juice, connectivity, and still over priced.
Can you install IPTV Smarters on AppleTV?
@gasman70: Well there is an app called IPTV smarters but whether it is the same as the one you are referring to I don’t know.
I play 4k HDR files seamlessly on the tube no issue whatsoever. I did have to tweak KODI player to increase the buffer size
A lot of 4K files play fine but with the ones with Atmos and bit rates exceeding sort of 60Mbps I was seeing issues.
May not be an issue for most.
I have the tube version and have been experiencing all those issues. It's great when it works however have found that NAS streamed videos just freeze / cut out and won't continue. I've not been able to diagnose this issue.
Is a well known issue?
Cheers
Its a known issue on the Plex and Emby forums. They say its the 2GB memory that is the issue but who knows where the bottleneck actually is.
@Therage: Interesting.
I use Kodi and VLC, will do some digging.
Sounds like it's something that could be fixed with firmware.
Thanks!
64bit and USB ports. Not worth extra for me since I stream everything from Internet or LAN.
edit: Now worried it can't play 4K HDR - why would that be if it has the same processor?
I have both the Tube and the Pro, and performance-wise, there is very little difference between them, having tested with 44 Mbps UHD BluRay REMUXs in Plex and Kodi, as well as all the streaming apps in 4K Dolby Vision and Atmos etc.
The issue starts with high bitrate files, anything over 60 Mbps and its night and day difference.
I recall seeing talk on the Emby forums of them wanting to increase the max bitrate in the app past 120, wouldnt be confident at all of the tube being able to handle that.
For what $90 difference the Pro is a bit better future proof.
@Therage: Any good samples to test with?
I just tried some of the Jellyfish files, and the tube could play back jellyfish-180-mbps-4k-uhd-hevc-10bit fine using Plex on a gigabit network, but they are only a minute or so long, and not sure if they are HDR:
Will try and source some high bit rate HDR files and test some more tomorrow.
It's likely a cooling issue, the pro has active cooling.
Tube (non pro) has active cooling too.
@Eatoff: Thanks for clearing that up. No idea why one would work well for Therage and not the other.
Pro has a USB port.
I actually prefer the MicroSD and wish the 2017 models never removed it like they did
what is the trick of getting free Nvidia games? its says not in your region?
Anyone know if the new Remote is available anywhere?, Scalpers are selling it on eBay around $100AUD (after shipping from US). Shows as 'Coming Soon" on Nvidia Website.
I was trying to find more stands, no luck before except 3d printed overpriced ones
You need the app as parts are extremely hard to get, showed as "coming soon" when I got mine. I bought the 2018 Pro when they first came out and had no end of (connectivity and battery) trouble with the media remote. Initially, I tried to claim a warranty issue but this was refused as it was deemed they were "bugs" in the process of being rectified. Firmware updates fixed the battery issues but never got the connectivity problems sorted.
Very little support (e.g. replacement parts, Geforce Now, etc) is available in Australia, but there are work-arounds.
Due to the extraordinary number of failed remotes, Nvidia released apps to work in place of the remote - while nothing special they do the job.
jv on 09/07/2020 - 13:54 Comment score below threshold.