How is it? I just bought a Shield TV and planning to make it as my plex media server. I don't stream 4k, only 1080p on 1 device at a time most of the time. Anyone care to share their experiences?

Like the title says does anyone know the product # for the new Mi Box? Or how to tell which Walmarts have it in their stock at least? I keep reading stories online of people that already bought them at Walmart or they already have them on display but won't sell them yet. I've been to 4 local Walmarts and none of mine have them out. No big surprise but when I asked about it at 2 stores neither knew what I was talking about.

It's well known that Amazon refuses to put their Amazon Video app on the Google Play store and, while they do have an Android TV version of the app, they only offer it as a pre-installed app on certain devices, such as Sony Bravia smart TVs running Android TV.

The APK for the app on Sony TVs can be sideloaded on the Nvidia Shield TV and it works, offering up to 1080p HD video (but, for some reason, no DD 5.1 surround sound). The same APK does not work, however, on the Nexus Player. Some thought that the reason for this is because the Nvidia Shield TV, like Sony TVs, uses an ARM-based processor while the Nexus Player does not.

But now we know, based on more than one report, that this same APK does not work on the new Mi Box either, despite the fact that the Mi Box does have an ARM-based processor. While the app can be sideloaded and it will launch, any attempt to actually play a video in the app on the Mi Box fails with an error message.

Any idea, from a technical perspective, why this app works on the Nvidia Shield TV but no other Android TV box? Perhaps it isn't a technical problem at all -- maybe Amazon is allowing the app to run on the Shield TV but not these other devices. If that's the case, why? There were rumors floating around earlier this year that Nvidia was working on officially obtaining the app from Amazon. Hopefully that's a development we see with the likely upcoming announcement of a refreshed Nvidia Shield TV.

Is Xiaomi Chinese company? Is Xiaomi Mi Chinese box? Is Xiaomi Mi cheap box or expensive box? What is cheap Chinese company? or what is cheap Chinese box?

Just stopped by a Walmart by my work. They now have the mi box in stock, which they hadn't all week, but it is still flagged as Do Not sell.

Hi, will the upcoming mi box be able to run dolphin emulator? Is it powerfull enough? If someone has it please give it a try

Using Nvidia Shield TV. I sideloaded the PIA app for my VPN. I'm wondering if there is any way to setup a quick launch button on my Harmony remote to launch PIA. I have it setup to turn on automatically when the device starts up. I don't necessarily need it on all the time...only when watching some blacked out sports. I can't add it to my router unfortunately. Thanks.

skystream 4, so horribly bloated I am trying to do a fresh install before I give it to my nephew.

Anyhow seemed to be going fine, then all of the sudden I got a pointer on the screen, whereas before it was scrolling as normal with the arrow keys. Pointer is painfully slow and is incapable of selecting anything in kodi - Anyone know how I can get back to scrolling ?

Pointer disappears, but as soon as I press an arrow key on the remote to scroll, there it is.

Have we heard ANYTHING yet about availability in Canada

Whenever I connect my m8 android tv box via an HDMI cable the television becomes unresponsive either with the remote or the actual buttons on the side. I often cant get any picture at all and when I can the volume etc dont work. I can connect a ps3 via the same cable to the same port on the tv and its fine. Anyone got any ideas why?

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Hi, i'm considering to buy a Nvidia Shield Tv and i want to know how does the Game streaming works. For example if i want to play a Game like NBA 2k16 do i need a Pc that can run it or does the Pc just stores the Game and the Shield runs it? My computer is not powerfull and i need to know this because otherwise i would just buy a ps3.. thanks

Do we think there will be an updated Nvidia Shield TV coming out by the end of the year or should I just jump on the new Mi Box? Opinions welcome!

My Shield TV is fully updated, wifi is disabled and I am using ethernet. However this weird DIRECT-cl-Android_f336 network access point keeps popping up on the same 5ghz channel that my router uses. It is definitely coming from the Shield TV. So what happens is all my wifi connected devices drop packets and causes huge problems.

Am I correct in calling this "wifi direct"? What is this AP the Shield TV is creating, why is it on the same channel as my router, and how do I disable it?

I've unpacked the android version released by Synology and there's no mention of leanback or TV, so it must be a different APK.

if you have it, please share!

Has anyone had any luck in finding a bluetooth remote that works well with AndroidTV? Something like the one you'd get with a DVR cable box.

I recently picked up a Mi Box and tried to pair my PS3 media remote with it, which I've heard doesn't work; and it didn't. So I went online and found that the SMK-Link VP3700 might work. I picked one up and it actually gets to the pairing screen but I can't find a pairing code that will work with it (0000 & 1234 do not). Apparently the remote doesn't need a PIN at all but there isn't a "no PIN" option.

Any advice?

I tried to reset the TV but it keeps restarting every time I press the home button, it works well as long I dont use any apps !

any clue how to fix that ?

I contacted the Sony client service in my city and they put me on waiting list, and I've been waiting for two weeks !

I'm running ATV on a 55" Sony 4K and I constantly have to delete and redownload the app to get it to work . It just stays in the logo otherwise . I thought they were suppose to be updating the UI to match Apple TV sometime soon . If it weren't for my FireTV stick I would have canceled my subscription.