I got an email with a great offer on the Shield, but I'm torn between the 2 models. My questions are:

Do GeForce Now games require any storage space, or is this a pure streaming experience?

Are the storage types the same between the different sizes? I recall that the 16 GB used a faster storage technology.

How much space do emulated games take up?

How do emulated games perform on external storage(HDD or SD)?

16 GB users, do you have any regrets, or can you get by fine with an external drive?

I'm talking about cheaper FHD TVs like Philips 50PFH6510 or Sony KDL50W756C. I'll be using them for Kodi/Youtube, nothing more. Philips ones have Ambilight and a fancy remote, which is a plus.

Does the UI stutter on them? Are they stable enough? Can't find much info on SoC's used in them. Most reviews don't cover Android as much as I'd like them to (no benchmarks etc) and may be outdated, as I belive there were some software updates for these TVs.

I have a Dell XPS 8700 running Windows 10, can I use miracast to send my desktop to my Sony TV (XBR55X810C) running Android TV? The TV support miracast, but not sure if my Dell does. I intend to run a long hdmi cable to the TV from my computer eventually but would like to try out miracast in the mean time.

Second question, can I use my computer as a remote - some sort of virtual remote app on my computer to change channel or launch apps. Does the Android TV OS (or app) have some sort of remote control services?

I thought maybe we could start lists or something like that for games and apps we would like to see on Android tv. It should be easier to convince the developers to implement Android tv support if the app has enough up votes. Also some developers can get ideas what they can or should create.

I've used the fox sports go app for soccer last year and it was terrible. Low quality and buffering. But this game is playing well for me and in high quality.

Email developers of applications or games you'd like to see on Android TV and ask when or if it'll will be supported soon. Let them know we're here and that there's market.

I've sent several out and got a typical "No plans at this time" mostly, but others thanked me for my feedback or said they're working on bringing their game to the Android TV platform.

I bought an nvidia shield console and it upgraded to the latest firmware 2.1 when I signed on. Google cast isn't working (no devices can see it as a cast device) and play services is constantly crashing.

Upgrading the Google cast receiver app via the play store didn't help at all, and upgrading the play services manually did more harm than good, forcing me to reset the unit back to factory.

Does anyone here have a solution to these bugs?

I bought Jackbox Party Pack 2 (best party game ever), and I play it on my Shield all the time. I swear I have installed it on my Nexus Player as well, but it was no longer installed. I tried searching for it in the Play Store on the NP, and it only brings up the first Jackbox Party Pack. I try installing it from the web browser, and it says I can install it remotely on the NP, but when I click install it just hangs on "Loading" and never gives me the usual message "XXX will be installed on your device soon". Any ideas?

I am looking to upgrade from my Nexus Player and was wondering if there was any rumors or anything on the forefront that I should wait for that might beat the ShieldTV anytime soon? Thanks for any rumors or info.

When it first came out the reviews were mostly negative. Did it improve with software updates? I want a Android TV for Netflix and Plex, nothing else. Does the nexus player have and trouble with these things?

Thanks.

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Nvidia Shield has camera support compared to other Android TV's. But neither skype or hangout exists. The only video conferencing app is Tellybean.

Can I download and use the others as well?

1. The Google sheets, docs and pdf isn't designed for android TV. So if I open a pdf file, scrolling will not work. Should we wait until Google gives android TV support? Any idea how long will that be?

2. Is there anyway to being up recent menu to switch between apps?

3. What's is the fastest way to switch between android app and the device connected to a HDMI port?

4. Does Sony Android TV support Intel WiDi?

5. Which browser you use for browsing the internet?

Well, the day has come for the Bills v Jags game on Yahoo Screen and no native app. I'm glad to see the sideloaded app works well though.

I was using a new nexus player in my kitchen and so far everything was working quite well. I moved the player to my bedroom upstairs and now I am getting vertical ghost lines on my screen (even on the home screen). I started moving the player around with little effect. Swapped out different HDMI cables. Even unplugged just about everything else nearby (except the cable box which I guess I could try, but I have another nexus player in another room literally one inch from the cable box without a problem).

The cable box hooked to the same TV works great. Right now, the only thing I can think of is that this TV is much older than the others and is 720p instead of 1080p. Not sure why that would make a difference, though, especially since it works well with the cable box.

I was also wondering if since the player is further from the router, could it be turning the radio on the player to a higher gain thus interfering with the TV.

My NVIDIA ShieldTV started bootlooping this morning. After a call to NVIDIA support, they determined that my device was defective. Not wanting to RMA, I returned it to Best Buy and did an even exchange.

Now, my new Shield TV is bootlooping again. My bet is on the 2.1 update. Is anyone having this same issue??

I just bought the Himedia q3 box. It came with kodi preinstalled and had some addons, but most of them don't work or the content I can find is in other languages. What are some addons for streaming live TV in english and how can I improve lag and buffering?

Hi all,

If you live in an Apple household, then Mirroring360 is very useful because it enables AirPlay on your Player (like Apple TV). I installed it from the Amazon Appstore (free with Underground) and to my surprise, it has a TV optimized interface!

I just got my Nexus Player three days ago and one of the first things I did was check if I can play YouTube videos at 60fps. I was disappointed to see that it wasn't supported, neither through the YouTube app or Google Cast. But today, I was watching a Short Mario Maker video using Google Cast, and suddenly its the first video playing back at 60FPS. The native app still doesn't do it, but I'm alright with that.

Is it working for anyone else?

The shield wallpaper is so dark and dull. Is it possible to change it?