Will buy. The X1 looks damn sexy and it is way too far into the original Shields life span for me to really want to bite the bullet and buy one. If the X1 can run Dolphin at full speed holy shit...
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Nvidia Shield Thread
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Will buy. The X1 looks damn sexy and it is way too far into the original Shields life span for me to really want to bite the bullet and buy one. If the X1 can run Dolphin at full speed holy shit...
I wonder if they'll bump up to a 1080p screen this time?
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Fucking remote gamestream. 
This used to work like a couple months ago. Local game stream works fine, but remote is a no-go (says my computer is offline).
This used to work like a couple months ago. Local game stream works fine, but remote is a no-go (says my computer is offline).
Cheetos is Pretty Awesome
Member
So when are they releasing Version 2 of this thing? Figured we'd hear about it at Gamescom...
jim-jam bongs
Member
Yeah they updated it to 5.x, totally fucked the power management on mine. It falls asleep and only wakes up about 10% of the time without a full reboot, and once in a while goes through the "optimising apps" phase which is only meant to happen after an update when you get it back on. Almost the exact same thing happened to my Nexus 5 when the 5 update came out.
I've been holding off. I think I'll keep waiting.
joeygreco1985
Member
Mines been ok with 5.1 so far, no issues to report. It's worth noting that my shield portable is a kodi/Netflix machine nowadays though.
Not to mention they got rid of the default browser that had proper controller compatibility with the update. And changing the shield button to a voice control shortcut was a terrible decision.
Psykotik
Member
turned on my shield yesterday and got another firmware update. they fixed the shield button back to how it used to be.
Not sure exactly what you mean, but I purchased these two adapters which work really well.
Plugable USB 2.0 to 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN Wired Network Adapter for Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Linux, and Specific Android Tablets (ASIX AX88178 Chipset) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2XB12C4619
StarTech UUSBOTG 5in Micro USB to USB OTG Host Adapter M/F http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=12-400-315
outunderthestars
Banned
Sorry for the bump. Nvidia's Facebook rep confirmed that they are "working on something" in regards to the Shield Portable. That is the closest thing we have officially heard to a confirmation that the Portable is still alive.
CrashPrime
Member
What are you using it for? There are other devices better suited for certain needs, but nvidia streaming is nice with this device.
Trying to stream Steam games from my upstairs PC to my downstairs TV. This seems cheaper than an entertainment only PC.
Steam Link didn't work well for me at all.
Iorv3th
Member
Why didn't steam link work well? If it's network issues you will probably have the same issues with a shield.
Shield is a great device but I wouldn't get one just for streaming.
CrashPrime
Member
Nvidia streaming is better than Steam streaming so in this case, it is good.
Just make sure to wire both ends with ethernet. We don't have good enough wifi streaming at this point in history to make that endeavour worth your time
I've had issues with it since I bought it.
I have a particularly beefy PC, hardwired, on one end. On the other end, the Steam Link, I've even ran an ethernet cord from it into a Google Wifi puck, and it runs just about as bad as if it were on Wifi. I get that a mesh environment is still Wifi-ish, but I'm not entirely sure how else to get a hardwired connection on both ends.
I've changed the settings on the client and Steam Link, in hopes that changing settings from balanced to speed, or vise versa would help, but it didn't. Still terribly choppy.
I also tried a Powerline adapter and that was a joke.
Picked up the 2017 Shield late last week on a friend's advice. After sideloading a few things and getting my Harmony remote to work with it through a Flirc USB adapter, I gotta say, this is by far the coolest little multimedia device I've used to date. Before, I had a Roku 4, Chromecast, and a Steam Link hooked to our main family room PC, I was able to box all of those up and just use the Shield for everything they did.
The Shield's PC streaming has noticeably less latency than the Link with almost no artifacting, it's a godsend having a wired Googlecast option for streaming sporting events, and the HD Homerun OTA TV app works great. The controller is also way better than I thought it was going to be based on pictures, I'd pretty much resigned myself to pairing a DS4 or XB1 controller with it, but haven't really felt the need. I played a bunch of Dark Souls 2, Just Cause 3, and Lego Worlds on it over the weekend, and it's been 99% flawless, which Just Cause 3 crashing once remotely. I would say from a quality/artifacting/stability standpoint, the Link is maybe like 80% on a good day for me.
The Shield's PC streaming has noticeably less latency than the Link with almost no artifacting, it's a godsend having a wired Googlecast option for streaming sporting events, and the HD Homerun OTA TV app works great. The controller is also way better than I thought it was going to be based on pictures, I'd pretty much resigned myself to pairing a DS4 or XB1 controller with it, but haven't really felt the need. I played a bunch of Dark Souls 2, Just Cause 3, and Lego Worlds on it over the weekend, and it's been 99% flawless, which Just Cause 3 crashing once remotely. I would say from a quality/artifacting/stability standpoint, the Link is maybe like 80% on a good day for me.