hey shield peeps. I need help.
I want to use my 2019 Shield TV Pro as a Plex server.
I want to feed UHD Dolby Vision and True HD Dolby Atmos content via HDMI to my LG C9 55 and then the True HD Atmos audio from there on to my Samsung hw-q90r Atmos capable sound bar via Earc (which has recently been enabled by a recent firmware update.)
I have two problems:
Firstly, to supplement the tiny 16gb storage on the new Shield I need to add an additional storage device. After reading this article in Android Central. I was persuaded to buy their top pick a 5tb Seagate usb 3.0 external drive:
These are the best drives for expanding the NVIDIA Shield TV Pro's storage https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07VS8QCXC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
Despite the recommendation, When I went to format the drive as internal storage the Shield told me that it was too slow.
Have I misunderstood the article? Is this type of HDD only to be used as an external, removable drive?
For the type of large files I want to play DV & Atmos would I be better off with a SSD of a smaller capacity, a Sandisk Extreme pro 256gb flash drive?
And crucially, should I be setting it up as internal fixed storage or as an external drive to best achieve what I want to achieve?
So confused, why did they take away the 500g internal storage option if it's so fussy?
2nd problem: The lip syncing from the Shield in this configuration is unbelievably bad. I unwatchable. Seems like seconds not milliseconds. This wasn't an issue with internal LG apps. Am I doing something wrong?
I want to route my sources direct to the LG not the sound bar because I want to take advantage of the VRR inherent in the HDMI 2.1 protocol as both the lG and the next gen consoles support this. If I feed to bar this will mess it up and not sure if the bar actually passes through Dolby Vision or not. Anyway, I thought EARC with its built in lip-sync feature was supposed to solve this and it all should just work? Basically, Is this going to be an unsolvable issue with my Plex content going forward too.
Happy to stick to internal apps for Netflix etc and just use the Shield as a plex server, but if that will suffer the same issues I'm heading for a bunch of pointless and expensive frustration.
Any help much appreciated.