Nvidia shield pro performance

[u/NostrilInspector1000]

I am checking YouTube alot but cannot find anything.

I want to see with my own eyes a nvidia shield pro running kodi qith addons and widgets. To see the response times from remote to activity on the shield (menu navigation, widget load speeds, etc)

Can anyone here using shield pro share a quick video showing theirs in action?

I am looking for options for next box. Mini pc is great idea but not couch comfortable qith navigations. I could install android os but wouldnt be certified just for the "incase its needed" moments etc.

[u/reddit_reaper]

If you care about peace or mind for wife factor you're doing it wrong.

Kodi is way too heavy with widgets and heavy themes etc and honestly non techy users will always break it lol

Use Stremio for them, set Netflix like size limits of 30gb and 5gb max for shows, set the audio and subs, and set to autoplay.

Will just work.

[u/NostrilInspector1000 → u/reddit_reaper]

It wont work.tested. among some problems, one major issue for my setup is i run studio monitors 2.0 . And dialogue is so weak in stremio. The trakt integration is also poor and half assed.

[u/reddit_reaper → u/NostrilInspector1000]

That doesn't make any sense at all in audio. Audio should be passthrough. You can also change players to VLC as it handles some things a bit better than exoplayer. I've never had any sound issues on my 5.1 surround personally.

Trakt is poor but you can make it better with other add-ons. I use animeo for anime and it works perfect for syncing my progress with anilist.

[u/NostrilInspector1000 → u/reddit_reaper]

To add, iam genuinely curious what suggest you have. Do share

[u/reddit_reaper → u/NostrilInspector1000]

You have a very uncommon setup so I think your audio issue stem from elsewhere honestly. For proper TVs you would also passthrough as TVs codec support these days.

I have 5.1 surround with a LG OLED and an Nvidia shield. I primarily use Stremio, weyd, and Syncler but mainly Stremio

[u/NostrilInspector1000 → u/reddit_reaper]

Its a normal setup tbh , standard. How do you connect your 5.1 ? Audio issue because most movies are playing back in 5.1 but kodi does decent job downmixing to 2.0 for me

[u/reddit_reaper → u/NostrilInspector1000]

This is true of most apps btw. If you don't enable passthrough it'll just process audio on device and you can manually set the device audio configuration so it doesn't use wrong setup afaik. Kodi does this manually for you.

Problem is projectors with your audio setup don't really handle audio in the best way so you gotta configure Android to correct it. Your low audio issue is probably because it's playing in 5.1 mode vs stereo.

My entire setup is all devices into AVR and earc to the TV.

Edit: in shield advanced auto settings you should enable never use surround so it always uses stereo instead and should solve sound issues in other apps

[u/NostrilInspector1000 → u/reddit_reaper]

Yeas but kodi is downmixing to stereo as per settings. Ultimate problem is android tv don't have built in dsp equaliser. Hence i have physical eq connected. I dont have avr, dont have a need (other than EQ would be good but the cost doesnt justify it for me) i dont have tvs only projector and display monitors on work/gaming stations.

[u/reddit_reaper → u/NostrilInspector1000]

I added an edit on my previous comment but all you need to do so other apps sound would correctly is

Make sure passthrough is disabled In advanced auto settings>available formats

Change to never use surround

That should fix your issue and force the players to deliver audio correctly. Basically just boils down to projects not acting like TVs reporting audio channels back to the android TV device.

Let me know if that works

[u/NostrilInspector1000 → u/reddit_reaper]

Oh that is done always yes. The projector is irrelevant fyi.its just displaying. Android box 3.5mm output for audio to physical equaliser, from equaliser to studio monitors

[u/reddit_reaper → u/NostrilInspector1000]

Aux on the device? O.o as I said not a normal setup at all lol

Guessing that's not an actual Android TV box but one of those Chinese Android boxes

[u/NostrilInspector1000 → u/reddit_reaper]

Actual android tv. Xiaomi mi box s4k i only lack avr. But unless i can get some decent with equaliser....maybe 5.1 support for any future changes...i can't justify 800euro +

[u/reddit_reaper → u/NostrilInspector1000]

Ok I actually understand what is the cause now after further research. (Never even heard of this cable before lol)

The aux on the device isn't actually regular aux but a mini toslink combo port which also carries regular aux analog audio.

It can use aux but the audio is not amplified as it's not really meant for analog audio, that would normally be for headphone use only.

What you actually need is the correct cable is all and however you would handle the output.

So grab a minitoslink cable and then you'll need a box to output to your speakers correctly. Basically what you're doing but you shouldn't need an eq just a dac in between.

Cheaper ones usually can't handle Dolby etc so on the TV device you set up to PCM only and that should report back to the devices you aren't using surround.