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Bell 4K help with two TVs and Shield

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  • Oct 16th, 2018 5:37 pm
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Jul 20, 2003
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Bell 4K help with two TVs and Shield

Hi

I have a Fibe TV and two 4k TVs including one TV upstairs and one in the basement. I have one 4K PVR that I use in the basement, but there appears to be no way to get 4K content upstairs. I’ve heard that the Nvidia shield can stream in 4K, but the Bell app on the shield does not let me play the 4K channels. Anyone know of a creative way that I could somehow get 4K content on both TVs? Perhaps if I plugged the bell TV into the Nvidia shield or something and streamed it upstairs?
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Jul 26, 2004
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The easiest way may be to get another 4k pvr terminal from bell. Check for a used one online too

edit: I mean just a 4K terminal... typical setup nowadays is 1 central PVR with a number of terminals connected to it either wirelessly or via wire. Not sure if bell has 4k terminals available or if it's just the PVR. Over at Telus they have 4k PVR and 4K terminals .
Last edited by coilz on Oct 4th, 2018 12:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Apr 24, 2006
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The Apple TV 4K with the bell fibe app will accomplish what you want.
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Jul 20, 2003
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It plays in 4K? My shield app won’t play those channels
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Feb 21, 2012
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No. You can only play 4K channels through the 4K PVR. The apps don’t support 4K and from what I understand, you can only have one PVR per account.
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Jun 1, 2008
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Toronto
Do the apps on the Shield TV and Apple TV 4K allow you to pause live TV, assuming you have a 4K PVR?

Does the 4K PVR have to be connected to a TV for everything to work? My plan, should I move to Fibe next week, is to have a Shield TV and Apple 4K player attached to two TV’s and put the PVR out of sight. I just don’t care for cable boxes and remotes.

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