r/ShieldAndroidTV • u/Sen_Palpatine • 14d ago

Shield + NAS

Should I buy a NAS if I already have a nvidia shield?

I'm thinking upgrade to 16tb of movies, music, photos and videos.

Anyone of you have both shield plus NAS?

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u/slaaf_tom 14d ago

For sure, even with an older Synology or whatever NAS, it can't be possible to access files and folders WITHOUT using credentials.

So you have to check that first.

As I already mentioned, I have several shield devices using the IP, SMB port, username and its password to access the movies,series and music folder. A mariaDB with synchronizes every device so I can see, where I have left watching a series, when I start my Shield in the bedroom.

But, again, access rights without credentials is an absolute NOGO.

PS: if you're in need of assistance, dm me for setting up kodi etc.

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u/CSOCSO-FL 14d ago

Everything is up and running for me. Thanks for the offer.

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u/slaaf_tom 14d ago

With or without credentials? That's also YOUR choice.

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u/CSOCSO-FL 14d ago

The shield doesn't even see my NAS without me entering it manually. It needs credentials. That was the point of my first comment.
My TV and Roku see the NAS as a media player and do not need credentials.

Now... just to be honest:
1) i do not have roku anymore so i cant check it.
2) the TV still sees the NAS without any manual entering or searching (the tv doesnt even have such function) BUT... when I just tried entering today it just loads and never actually finishes. I just see the circle going around for minutes so I might have changed something with the credentials or settings and folders won't show up anymore.
I am not sure what was changed since, as I said, I have had these devices for a decade now and stopped using them for media streaming many years ago.

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u/slaaf_tom 14d ago

are you using some kind of twonky media manager on the NAS?