Formuler Z8 perfect - Nvidia Shield Buffering!

by redrabbit1984

I've recently got my IPTV set up and got a Formuler Z8 box. Streaming has been faultless with no buffering at all or issues.

I then heard about Nvidia Shield and a lot of debate so bought one too just to test and see if i should switch.

Both are brand new, both ethernet, with VPN and also tested without VPN. However, the Shield doesn't have good playback. Every minute or so the stream will stop for a split second, and sometimes it will repeat the last few seconds as it continues. Also tried different channels too.

I have tried increasing buffer size to very large as well. Still the same issues.

None of these issues exist on the Formuler Z8 box . Do you think it is because this is a dedicated IPTV box? Everyone seems to say it's poor spec but then it plays so perfectly. Any thoughts on this as I am about to return the Nvidia Shield

shakkabro9

What app on shield? Works perfectly here and for most other people...

c19ufc

Was about to ask the same. What app? I use IMplysr and Tivi mate and perfect. I have the 2017 shield.

redrabbit1984

It's not cracked, and it's version 3.6.0

However... Good news. I uninstalled and reinstalled. So far it's working perfectly. Going to test it a bit further.

I read similar reports which led to me trying a reinstall

Remarkable-Smoke3218

Normally the image quality is better on Shield and even much better on low definition content.

Zapping speed is normally much faster on Shield too.

And there are no more stability issues on one than on the other I think.