Nvidia Shield TV Pro Plex Server Setup Guide

[@MyTableau]

After a number of cheap TV boxes, I finally pulled the trigger on the 2017 Pro in Dec of 2018 & of course they release a new one with ATMOS in 2019 🤦‍♂which I had to pick up a couple of years later. Yesterday I got my hands on some new ATMOS demos & found VLC struggling with it (weird). So thought I'd give Plex a try & this vid was fantastic, simple clear & best of all, it worked! 👌🏻
PS. The demo files work great, although it did take some time to populate!

[@jerrymander1492]

I was confused before this video, now I’m even more confuse.. the way they blow through the demo so fast and scrolling back and forth is useless

[@robertsalay7312]

Me too but I just kept backing up and rewatching it. Makes total sense now and he explains everything perfectly. Pretty neat that he streamed it from another Shield. lol

[@WiljanWiljan]

I want to connect an external SSD (2TB) to my new nvidea shield tv pro, to install and use Plex. Quick questions: in the nvidea pro, there are 2 usb ports. In which one should i connect the extra SSD hard drive? also should i first copy my movies to the SSD on my pc before connecting and setting up plex on the nvidea? if yes, are there folder names I should use on the external SSD?

[@jawhnmaccaine4519]

I have a 2019 Shield that I use as a Plex client from my Windows 10 PC. All content comes from a 12TB external drive plugged into the Shield. I also have another 320GB drive pluged in for additional internal storagge. I've tried several times to set up the Shield as a Plex server, so I don't have to use the computer. I always get an error that "Something went wrong" when it attempts to setup the server after enabling storage permissions. Any help would be appreciated.

[@TechUpYourLife]

I had that issue once, but was able to get it resolved. Maybe try clearing Plex's app cache and data on the Shield? I seem to recall being able to also move past that screen, and seeing multiple media library folders, like duplicates of each, in the Plex frontend. Was able to delete, and everything was fine in the back end. Hope this helps!

[@NoExceptionsGuy]

you need to delete the already set up Nvidia Shield servers from Plex Web on your PC. I had duplicates etc and had the same issue. Then setup servers again from your Nvidia Shield as usual.

[@highzenburger1829]

How do you transfer files between your plex server and your download device? How's the quality on streaming?

[@CupOfMoe]

I transfer files over the network, but if your content is on an external drive, you can disconnect that USB drive, plug it into your PC, and transfer files that way, so long as it's not formatted as an extension of the SHIELD's internal drive.
Streaming quality is excellent. Most of my content is encoded such that the Shield TV direct plays, even Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray rips. I've been able to run 3 1080p transcodes just fine. Overall, really happy I switched from a mid-tower PC to my Shield.

[@highzenburger1829]

@moelong3516 thanks for the info !

[@brianlasker5697]

But I don't have plex media server on this device. I have a drive plugged in but the option doesn't show up

[@hassanahmed1221]

plz how i boot my nvidia shield pro 2015

[@joeking5211]

Just got my nVidia Shield, seems wonderful. Tried to follow this vid, but from 1:48 - 2:24. w.t It starts with 5 Movie buttons, what one, ones would you choose and why, there is myriad of further media options that again have the same name. TOTALLY CONFUSED. Had to exit @ 9:40 Have you watched back your vid ????.

[@beludor]

Doesn't a 12 TB hard drive make a lot of noise?

[@Imafia97]

Hi , Awesome video, just what I needed. Does Shield 2017 serve dolby vision files via plex?

[@brianlasker5697]

Still no fix on 2019 shield device. I had purchased this last year i belive...still 2019 version i believe

[@michaelpower5448]

H Tech up your life,
I have been enjoying your you-tube clips on the NVIDIA TV Shield Pro.
Further to this, Can you advise whether NVIDIA TV Shield Pro will AI upscale plex content and youtube content played via this device. NVIDIA shield documentation only "officially " associated this with Netflix and Amazon Prime content but I have much content in Plex and You-tube I wish to optimise.
Many thanks. Michael.

[@rajmohanpm8189]

Hello there is an ongoing issue on plex server not working on nvidea shield pro, can you help on that issue?
thank u

[@RickPaquin]

I have it working on my new shield pro. I found it easier to configure it on a browser by using the shield's IP with the PLEX usual port. It won't do closed captioning though, so it's useless to me. When I first installed the client, it picked up the PLEX server on my NAS, and I did have closed captioning. I had to shut down that server for the server on the shield pro to configure properly. But after that, no closed captioning. My assumption is that the server on the shield pro has issues with the captioning.

[@rajmohanpm8189]

@@RickPaquin thnk u. Bht i changed all my settings
I nought a NAS and moved all my 10tb movies to it. It works good now.

[@jamedlock83]

I'm on the Shield PRO 2019, and I have the Plex app. I'm also signed in. . But I do NOT see "Media Server" in the "SETTINGS". . . . Where do i go? Also, when i install Plex on my Shield, I do not get the screens to "enable media server" or set up libraries, or anything like that.

[@TechUpYourLife]

In that case, I'd suggest trying to clear your cache + data, uninstall/reinstall. Then make sure it's the most updated Plex app (should be). My Shield Pro 2019 and 2017 both had the server and enable server options at the onset!

[@jamedlock83]

I think I got it to work. . We'll see

[@TechUpYourLife]

@@jamedlock83 Best of luck!

[@jamedlock83]

@@TechUpYourLife Seems to work. I was trying to add the libraries through the Shield, but you still have to add them at a computer, etc. That's why I thought I was having trouble.

[@dad2979]

Wait, can it lend the upscaling to other Plex clients?

[@TechUpYourLife]

Great question! Are you asking if the Shield TV can upscale server side or if the Shield TV can upscale as a Plex client?

[@dad2979]

@@TechUpYourLife Yeah, sorry I may have missed this from the video - but I hadn't ever heard of people using the unit as a server, and it would be a tremendous value if it could share it's AI upscaling to other local clients that don't have the hardware to do that. I have tons of 480p content and this would be amazing.

[@TechUpYourLife]

I use a 2017 Shield TV Pro as a Plex server/HTPC with Kodi, and another Shield 2019 Pro with a different TV as a Plex client. AI upscaling works pretty well, and 480p content is watchable even on my LG C2 OLED. Not nearly as good as 1080p or of course 4K, but better than my Toshiba DVD player despite its upscaling. Your best bet may be using the Shield TV as a Plex client/server combo, or if you do have local media with the Shield, use Kodi/VLC and rely on the Shield's upscaling.

[@rileyheeren8336]

@@TechUpYourLife How about if other people stream from your server? Can it transcode say 4k down to a 1080p TV if that's all my friend has?

[@TechUpYourLife]

@@rileyheeren8336 yep, it should! I mostly use it at home on a few TVs/projectors, but out of home streaming while traveling works great. You won't want to run a ton of simultaneous streams, but 2-3 works perfectly, assuming your content is encoded properly.

[@johnwalker869]

Do i need to format my external hard drive

[@TechUpYourLife]

NTFS or exFat should work!

[@johnwalker869]

So I lose all my files on the hard drive

[@TechUpYourLife]

@@johnwalker869 if you reformat, yes! But your HDD may already be in the right format.

[@sykotikangell]

Do you have any audio issues while using shows or movies that have atmos ? im getting a lot of stuttering while using atmos , everything else is fine.

[@TechUpYourLife]

None! I'm running over Ethernet and mostly streaming from my 2017 Shield TV Plex server to a 2019 Shield TV as a client, all in-home. 4K HDR Blu-ray rips with Atmos or DTS tracks play fine.

[@sykotikangell]

@@TechUpYourLife Why use 2 shields ?
im guessing the "server" is in a different room to your TV?

[@TechUpYourLife]

@@sykotikangell exactly! I was using the 2017, but when I got an LG C2 OLED, I wanted the 2019 version for Dolby Vision HDR and AI upscaling. So then I moved the older Shield TV to my home office.

[@blackvader100]

Does plex support Dolby trueHD atmos pass through??

[@camarykaren]

​@blackvader100 yes, and Dts hd MA/ dts x.

[@kevintyner2080]

Will this work with the 2017
version Nvidia Shield ?

[@TechUpYourLife]

Yep! That is what I am running it on!

[@YONAHDAD]

Is it best to connect the shield via USB or Ethernet? Thanks!

[@m4yh3m121]

Always

[@micksey8212]

I had one for the last 8 months nothing only freezing all the time using plex and jellyfin have to keep restarting the box and disconnecting the power eventually at the weekend it completely gave up. The power light strip was on so it’s getting power but nothing only a black screen. Sending it back and I’m buying an Apple TV 4K as I had one of theses for 2 years and not a single issue

[@ekbergpeter6987]

Seems as the most stupid things I've ever seen. I just open Kodi and play my movies direct from my USB drive.

[@maurice482390]

This is for streaming to your movies to multiple devices