Hi guys. What tv do you use to pair with nvidia shield?

Is it necessary to buy mid range tv or is normal cheap smart tv is enough?

I'm planning to buy 65" tv soon and pair it with nvidia shield. Been wondering whether I should buy tv with price range of 4k and above or just tv around 3k only.

This post has been edited by lel: Jan 20 2021, 10:06 PM

Buy according to your budget.

let's say the tv I bought doesn't have Dolby vision. Can I still view dolby vision content through nvidia shield? or is it going to be limited by the hardware of my tv?

No u can't. Your TV must come with Dolby Vision.

The Dolby vision content wont have Dolby vision activated and play normally.

It still play but u wont get full experience only lo

ok2. Thanks for the help.

Just checking, but Astro app still not displaying video with the Shield right?

AOTG is working just fine for me on my Shield Tube since the day I got it.

Which Astro app version did you download?

Version 2.201.4/AC20.1.4/8F38551

Just tried, same issue. There is sound but no video.

Think there's an update release couple of days back

Also tried that. Even worse couldn't open the app due to restricted not from google play store. The app didn't even appear in the settings restriction to un-restrict.

Just found out finAlly my shieldtv tube can play mkv file with dolby vision 👍 using latest kodi 19

Are you referring to the Official Kodi release via playstore?
Afaik, the Official Kodi 19 only support DV in mp4(single layer) not mkv.
The Kodi team are still waiting for ffmpeg team to add support for mkv DV..
Refer: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/18965

Finally, a mod version of Kodi 19(based on official Kodi 19 release) build by Fandangos with capability to play Full Bluray Menu(BD-Java).

Some screenshots:-

Here is the demo video i've tested: https://youtu.be/0LdM0Q2ttx8
*can't play if embed due to YouTube's AI flagged the video as age-restricted
*the section with audio off-sync & lagging is due to the recording app bug. It does not happen during real playback

Tested with following Bluray that has BD-J menu on both BDMV folder & BD ISO:-
a. Dolby Demo disc
b. Batman Death in the Family (Interactive storytelling)
c. Monster Hunter

Of course, it is not 100% perfect but for me it is acceptable when navigating with TV remote via HDMI-CEC thanks to the playback buttons on the remote.
In some cases, to access the BD menu need to long press the PLAY button to bring up the video info menu then press OK/SELECT button to bring up the Kodi playback control bar & click the HOME icon.
Did some playback testing on S905Y2 device, the bluray menu with heavy animation will lag when navigating & slow to process input.

Here is the link to the discussion, instructions & download link:-
https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=360250
*do read through the Q/A & 'Known problems' section

In addition to that, this version of Kodi also include further enhancement in DV playback including single & dual-layer with FEL+MEL playback for MKV which is not available yet in official Kodi 19 release.
More info here: https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=360018

Unfortunately, the DV enhancement result will depends on the following criteria:-
a. DV remux with correct setting
b. hardware's capabilities to decode DV profile type on both display(ex: TV) & player(ex: Shield TV).

Example:-
Shield TV can only decode single layer DV with MEL.
Ugoos AM6 Plus can do both single/dual-layer with FEL+MEL & ability to disable DV on player so that TV-led do the processing(tunneling) but the device has it's own issues.
Minix U22-XJ with modded Ugoos firmware has the same capability.

Other than Plex & Kodi, there are other media player apps which use Google's exoplayer same as Plex that can do DV playback.
Such as:-
a. Just (Video) Player -> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?....brouken.player
b. Vimu Media Player for TV(Paid) - this app also support hdmi tunneling -> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?...box.videoplayer

This post has been edited by juzmafia: May 8 2021, 06:04 PM

So no Disney+ Hotstar app for Shield ya? Bummer

Disney+ Hotstar for Malaysia will be available on Android TV platform so it should be available to all Android TV devices unless they decided to blacklist Shield TV on their Google Play app console.

According to Disney+ CS, the app will be available to Malaysia supported device on 1st June 2021 so need to wait till then for the app availability.

Fyi, it will be the same app that is released for India & Indonesia user.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?...otstar.dplus.tv

This post has been edited by juzmafia: May 8 2021, 06:00 PM

I see. Thanks for the heads up.

Guys, i was using Shield tv pro 2019. bought last year from amazon us.
it has stopped working. warranty expired. i can't turn it on anymore. i have searched all the resources available.
i have bought new PSU still not working. can anyone of you let me know what could be the issue? how do i fix it. it will be great help.