Hi guys, I have a spare laptop I'd like to connect to my TV and control via a wireless mouse, what would be the best way to go about emulating AndroidTV boxes live tv and add-ons? Few specs of the laptop I'd like to use are:

Processor: AMD A4-5000 APU (1.5 GHz, 2 MB cache) Storage: 1 TB HDD, 5400 rpm RAM: 8 GB DDR3 Graphics card: AMD Radeon HD 8330

My Mi Box is no longer 'waking up' from pressing buttons on the remote control and I am having to unplug and plug it back in to get it to come back on.

Very frustrating.

Any thoughts?

This last update seems to have done more bad than good IMO. HDMI-CEC broke, waking from sleep broke, and Netflix/HBO Now no longer work. FIX YOUR SOFTWARE, XIAOMI!!!

Quick status update & AMD GPU dilemma - 20160127 Postby nickk » Sat Jan 28, 2017 3:49 am

The approvals and certificates for handling protected content came through. The first platform to support protected channels (Live TV) will be the XBox One. Android TV platforms won't be far behind. Windows 10 Desktop support will officially enter beta with the next major update of Windows 10 (not far off). Before then it will likely be possible to play with if you have and Intel or Nvidia GPU and you purchase the Windows DVD Player app from the app store ($15). The Windows DVD Player app purchase won't be required once the Windows update is out.

AMD is a problem - we discovered when using GPU video decode (needed for protected content) that AMD APU based systems and AMD based graphics cards don't deinterlace 480i or 1080i MPEG2 so the resulting picture looks really bad. We verified that the video is correctly detected and marked as interlaced through to the GPU. With a 2nd-gen AMD A10 this problem can be solved by changing an obscure setting Catalyst Control Center (CCC). The CCC utility has an option for deinterlacing which is on by default, but that doesn't enable deinterlacing unless another off-by-default option is enabled (it isn't labeled as being related to deinterlacing). Going older - with a 1st-gen AMD A4 we confirmed it isn't deinterlacing and the CCC utility doesn't have the option to enable. Going newer - with a R9-380 we confirmed it isn't deinterlacing and the AMD Radeon Settings utility doesn't have the option to enable. Not sure what we can do. At least to begin with figure you won't be able to view 480i or 1080i MPEG2 channels on Windows 10 Desktop if they require content protection and you have an AMD GPU. Intel and Nvidia based systems will work fine and XBox One works fine. My home TV-watching system is an AMD A10 based system... I made it work by installing a Nvidia GTX 1050 graphics card (really impressed with video decode and deinterlacing on that GPU BTW). Plan continues to be full DVR support of protected channels. The Windows 10 release with Live TV support of protected channels is an important milestone.

Nick

Hiya, I am pretty sure I've seen some post about using the xbox one tuner with an android TV device. I thought it would integrate into live TV app out of the box but it wasn't.

Can anybody help me?

Hiya all!

I updated the other day.. the Amazon video app appeared for a few seconds..Then disappeared..I assume some incompatability with Australia perhaps?

I changed the language to English US and turned off location tracking..But still not there and not in the Google play store..

Any help?

Hello.

I can't seem to find the Power Option under Settings for my Mi Box after the update!

Can anyone help with a list of keyboard commands/keys for wireless keyboard with my Mi Box?

Thanks

Has anyone tested this? Specifically on a Nexus but really, any results are appreciated.

Just like the title suggest can I easily install PlayStation games like Pocket Edition of Minecraft or crossy Road on to this particular model? Any info you could give me would be great.

Is anyone else having this issue? My PS Vue shows all times in GMT even though system time and time zone are set correctly. Not a jig deal, just mildly annoying.

I retired my Nexus player and bought myself a Sony XBR65X930D with Android TV.

I hate the bloat and the fact it's on 5.1... Sigh

But the TV is amazing and i do like the remote.

Would it be possible to use the Sony remote with the shield?

Thanks!

Anyone having the same problem? Seems like its all too often I cant get video to play smoothly with these two apps on this tv. The internet connection is fine and the Shield never stutters.

Mediatek chipset just not keeping up like usual? Its just suprising since the hd homerun app is pretty smooth as well as all other streaming services.

Edit:Looks like it's just the previously aired content on Sling. Live TV doesn't stutter. Odd

Hello fellow android users. I got a nvidia shield tv right when they released the new model and I HATE IT.

1. Network connection: I have a Ubiquiti UAP PRO in the same room as this pile of junk and it constantly reverts to wireless N and displays poor network quality. After rebooting the nvidia, it catches 5ghz for a short time. It is the only device on my network that has any issues.

2. Remote: Constant unresponsiveness. Even when pointing it directly at the device it is impossible to quickly enter anything on the keyboard or scroll through menus by holding the button down. Also, the volume goes up and down as it feels like without pressing buttons. I'm guessing this is a "gesture feature" but it is laughable. I'm not going to jerk off my remote to change the volume. Why can't i get a simple button for volume??

3. Voice: COMPLETE USELESS, it took me 25 times to try and say "PLEX" or "OPEN PLEX" before it actually decided to do anything. I never have problems on my Nexus 6 or any other google search devices.

4. Game Streaming: One of the main reasons for purchasing such an expensive device was to play my games on the 4k tv from my PC (GTX 980 Ti). This feature seems to be alpha/beta. Resolutions take 15min to get working and then there is tons of LAG. Even with 1080p. My wireless speedtests at over 300mbps up and down (yes i have gigabit fiber). Maybe a hardwire will work better but with the highest quality wifi i expected it to work half decent.

I hope this prevents somebody from dishing out 200-300 $ for this over hyped pile of junk. I will be returning this and maybe getting a Mi Box TV or something for much cheaper. Any advice? I was hopping this Nvidia would be th solution to all my streaming needs but i guess i was wron.

Is there any way to login or customize the content on the new Twitter app for AndroidTV?

I've played around with it and searched, but couldn't really find anything.

At the moment 99% of the content that comes up I have no interest in.

Just tested on my Shield TV 2017 and my PS3 DualShock controller is working perfectly.

Been trying for a few days to cast to my first and second generation Shield TV's without much luck, I can connect but nothing plays, after contacting them they said they only support the Chromecast

Confusing as I didn't think there was a different between a Chromecast and a Cast enabled device

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Just wanted to let people know that I installed the latest Dolphin emulator build last night and I was surprised to notice it had controller bindings built in. For those unaware, you used to have to install an old version, configure your controller, then update and hope you did it right.

Have a ShieldTV Gen1 updated to 5.0.2. I've been trying to sideload the new HGTV and FoodNetwork apps (with AndroidTV) but keep getting errors when trying to start the apps. Tried multiple sites but haven't been able to get the apk from google itself. I don't have a US tied google account to my Shield. I know the apps are live since I've installed them from Google (with a different account) to a MI box with no issues. Hopefully someone has some thoughts or the apk itself!

Can anyone explain to me how to locate the shield folder on a mac on the same network as the shield? Thanks in advance!

Hi,

I have 2 Mi Boxes, one connected via HDMI (picture and sound) and one connected via HDMI + 3,5mm analog cable. The first one works with everything I have tried. The one connected with 3,5mm analog doesn't play half off the stuff I throw at it with Plex. I think it is everything with AC3 audio that I get no sound at all from.

Every other app I have works great, but Plex doesn't!

Is there any solution?

I was trying to use my wireless mouse today and I noticed that the Mi Box no longer responds to the Mouse (Wireless Insignia). It has worked fine until today. I have the mouse in a USB 4-port hub. It has always been this setup. Not sure if there is anything I can update on the setting to fix this.