This is very good to hear..

Wise as long as you are willing to pay the total amount and potential tax for reg upon arrival in Malaysia.. The last one may or may not happen..

Myiptv is not the only ehem iptv provider service.. There are other providers and some really good ones that have their own Kodi addon..complete with EPG, VOD etc.. Kodi works great on the Shield.. So.. as the good book says, Seek and ye shall find..

This post has been edited by voncrane: Aug 15 2018, 06:50 AM

Read a couple pages back to determine if it's for you.. Don't be lazy.. Read 2 or 3 pages also, you'll know.. As for price.. It's the Rolls-Royce of boxes, so you know what they say.. If you are concerned about the price, then it's not for you.

Basically, if you'll require additional storage and one that's native to the OS? For games, media, apps, etc.. Especially as a single good game like Asphalt can grow to almost 2GB easy. Also for p2p streaming of large media files.. Then sure go for the Pro version. Else, the standard one is just fine. There's a feature where one can expand the internal memory by having the OS merge a USB disk with the primary storage. This too will work, except you'd have to buy a really good usb3.0 flash drive to get better read and write speeds.

Your first question was to ask if it's worth buying from Amazon... Already discussed in the thread.. Last few pages.
*Reviews and feedback? Again, it's been discussed. Plus I already hinted about it being the best there out there.
*Price? Main issue or not. Irrelevant. You will either cough it up or move on to a cheaper box.
*Compatibility to use in Malaysia? You'd know this if you read even a few pages. Or even browsed anywhere else the Nvidia Shield is talked about.

I'm sorry, but this doesn't clarify anything. It also doesn't suddenly make my previous advice to you any less relevant. So again, read the previous posts and gather knowledge freely given and available. Even more important you read since you say this is your first time. First rule of noobness, is to ALWAYS do some reading on the device first and ask specific questions that SHOW you've actually done some research and are interested. None here is your paid personal assistant that keeps track of your life choices and wants..

This post has been edited by voncrane: Aug 23 2018, 02:41 PM

What else can be said but good luck with your purchase of a stupid looking product you already decided you want but not sure if you are going to use..But still going to buy anyway cuz money is not not the issue..

This post has been edited by voncrane: Aug 23 2018, 09:48 PM

IKR..

Of course you wouldn't know.. You see, stupid people who think they are clever, will still insist on their "smarts" even though they are stuck in the hole they themselves created. So now, not only is the box stupid, but people in the forum are and even the forum is stupid too? Son, see the screenshot below. It's only been a few hours and you've already forgotten things you've said.. Oh wait, most of your posts are neither constructive or beneficial to the thread. In fact, they are all over the place.. As before.. Enjoy whatever you've been ingesting that impairs your cognitive functions.. Ciao!

Okay.jpg.. Makes more sense. I'm gonna ignore the other post you made about this being a stupid forum bla bla.. You might want to not waltz in a thread, not having the whole picture and begin dissing on members. Anyways, no matter how beasty the box is, there is still no perfect box. Same with cars, houses, boats, etc. It's all about options and making the best of what one has. For now, the Shield is the best and has been since its release and that says something about its devs. So up to you to either buy it or find something else more in line with your usage.

Interesting price offer. Though based off a few reviews, I'm not entirely convinced it's a sure thing. I reckon you could go ahead.

Depends on where and how you bought.

Sideload la.. How you got the Shield or Astro Go without knowing this..

This post has been edited by voncrane: Sep 2 2018, 12:13 PM

Relax me Hermanos... This is my experience with Minix boxes.. Cuz you see, dem got users top of dem minds.. With Minix, using the power button is easy. Point at box.. Press and hold to bring up the power menu from anywhere or any action on screen.. You'll be met with 3 options.. Standby, Shutdown (for good), and Reboot. Select and done! Alternatively, just press once to enter standby and press again to wake up from stand-by/sleep mode. Best is that, even while it's shutdown. One can still power it up (perform cold boot) by either pressing the power button on the box's side or pointing the remote and pressing the power button once.. No need to touch plug here and there. Just setup, tuck the box in its corner and forget it's there. All done from the remote..

Kidding.. Nvidia Shield is still the greatest..

This post has been edited by voncrane: Sep 3 2018, 03:36 PM

Yep, you used a very old model which can't be used as a reference point today or even 3 years ago. Since then and their subsequent boxes like the Neo U1 and Neo U9-H, they've learnt a fair bit, gained tech prowess and included such easy to use functions. I still use em cuz I don't need the full powers and or limitations of the Nvidia Shield just yet. When I do require such performance, I hope a 3rd more powerful and user friendly Nvidia Shield is released and or more bugs ironed out..

Yes, we all have different thinking or requirements, that doesn't mean (as pointed out by sonypshomer) that simple tweaks and tools that would greatly ease customer usage and satisfaction, should be avoided. Just as on a desktop PC, you can't say that always unplugging the power without properly shutting down won't leave negative effects on the Nvidia Shield. It does and in the long run may prove unhealthy to it and shorten it's life span.

This post has been edited by voncrane: Sep 4 2018, 07:26 AM

You are not entirely wrong. But it's standby to cold boot and not standby to wake mode.. Those are very distinct differences. So whatever power consumed is very insignificant because at that point, it's only powering the IR Receiver and nothing else, no usb ports, SD card, etc..not even the led light in front of the box.. Nothing else. A major advantage of this is that the box actually and safely shuts down the hard drive, ram etc.. Thereby guaranteeing that there won't be memory loss or corruption, etc as a result of repeated power off while in sleep mode. Other advantages include easy off, sleep or reboot modes.. All from the comfort of one's sofa.

Congrats... Gooding..

Use your STB to watch UnifiTV. Pros..
*Significantly better PQ than the apk will ever give.. regardles of device and internet speed it's run on.
*UnifiTV has a dedicated minimum 20Mbps connection. This is on top of your subscribed package and as such doesn't bite into your package speeds at all.
*Easier remote control, EPG, Program reminder, VOD, etc.

So yes, I'd say it's worth it to use it for UnifiTV purposes. Unless you sub to some other premium and much better IPTV service for your Shield.

Depends on what you current tv is and if it's pq is acceptable. As explained.. You can't ask to choose between buying a new TV or a media box. ALWAYS go for a great TV first, before considering and external player. Work both into your budget.. But TV's pq and performance is most important.. IMO.

I suggest you go watch a couple videos of what the Nvidia Shield TV Box is and what it stands for within the media players community. Your above needs don't tally with the typical Shield user. IMO, you will do just fine with a cheaper but still decent box.

Sell both boxes... Buy the Shield.. Slap Kodi on it.. Ditch Plex.. Go raw with Kodi..

Ditch Plex, use native network sharing protocols. Get a good fast router if you don't already, this is a must and more importantly, use a fast Ethernet cable throughout. This is just the general idea, for more specific steps, kindly watch a couple relevant YouTube videos on how to share files between your PC and the Shield and or any other supporting device. As long as there aren't any bottlenecks, should be smooth streaming.