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nvidia Shield Pro + Sony AV + 4K TV + Synology NAS + Kodi -> Works great - macromaster - 2020-09-20
Hi, I just wanted to make a post for my experience making my own setup in the hope someone finds it useful for building his own.
Before I buy my NAS and Shield I used to plug my main computer to my Sony STR-DN1080 and play my movies locally. This was not super practical since I had a big HDMI cable going from one room to the next. And using a keyboard and mouse on the couch wasn't quite as smooth an experience.
So I bought a NAS from Synology. This was my first experience setting up such a device. Luckily Synology's UI is really clear and I quickly figured out how to transfer my files through windows explorer.
Then I had to setup my NAS to be able to be accessed from the Shield. I recommand this page to help you out:
https://kodi.wiki/view/NFS
Back to Kodi, in the files section, browse, add new location, select NFS and enter:
(without double slash or anything)Your NAS IP Adress/volume1/video (assuming you put your movies in the automatic video folder the NAS creates for you)
Oddly enough the same process didn't work for my music folder in volume1/music. Despite the fact I entered the correct parameters for this folder as well.
But in the shield parameters you can give it access to your NAS.
Doing so you can then browse through the folders of the shield and find your NAS back in the "storage" folder. That's how I added my music to Kodi.
If you do that you can also access ROMs from your NAS in emulators.
Conclusion
4K HDR 5.1 sound works perfectly with media on the NAS connected through ethernet.
The AI enhancer is shockingly good. While not perfect it does a great job at refining your image. It can fool you even when watching low quality movies.
No android nor linux based systems are able to play Blu-ray and 4K blu-ray menus and interactivity.
With the shield however you can use the nvidia app "GameStream" to stream games and specific apps from your PC through your own network. Therefore you can launch a full blu-ray from a software like PowerDVD
Playing PC games through GameStream works really well with minimal (yet existant) lag.
All emulators works really great up until PS2 and Gamecube. Gamecube/Wii games are often struggling at 40/50 FPS instead of 60. But a quite a bunch of games are very much playable.
The downsides are you're using an "Android TV" device intended for media consumption first and foremost. Installing a web browser requires manual input/hack and the Voice command redirects your general questions on youtube instead of working exactly like an "ok google" device.
You're probably gonna do a lot of back and forth in the display setting to disable the laggy AI enhancer if you're gonna be playing games. Unless I'm doing something wrong it seems like the feature always stays on no matter what app you're using.
Xbox one controllers only work if you bought one in the last couple of years. Because it works only through bluetooth and it doesn't recognize the Xbox dongle. Check this page to see if your controller is compatible (you'll need a third gen one) :
https://xbox.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Xbox_One_controller_variants
Overall I'm very pleased with my setup and highly recommand it for your ultimate home cinema couch experience! And feel free to ask if you got specific questions about this setup!
Exact devices:
[font][font][font]Synology NAS DS118[/font][/font][/font]
Western Digital WD Gold 18To HDD
French internet provider's own Routeur (from Orange)
nvidia Shield TV Pro 4K
Rii Mini I25
Xbox One Sport Red Special Edition Controller
Sony STR-DN1080
Logitech Z906 speakers
Sony 4K HDR TV KD49XE7077S