Zidoo Z9X - Review - Best 4K Media Player

Zidoo Z9X - Review - Best 4K Media Player

[grobin]

Nice review, thank you! A lot of people have issues when streaming local video from a dedicated player (NVidia, Apple, etc) to their 4k tv...one thing often overlooked is the HDMI cable. If experiencing judder, stutter, buffering etc, it may not be the player or the ethernet cable. If the distance from the media player to the tv is over 5m/16ft, even the latest 4k HDMI cables seem to fall short over time. Upgrading to the latest 8k Certified Active (fiber optic) HMDI 2.1 cables may be the solution (not the passive 8k cables). Upgrading to the 8k Certified Active (fiber optic) HDMI cable resolved all the issues I've had recently, and was much less expensive than replacing my AVR, media player, etc. Monoprice 8k Certified active slimline cables are currently the best value out there. Cable length starts at 24ft (approx $65).

[patrickcreary]

Hi, when will you post the video to the black GUI you use? I love it it looks much more modern..

[paulgrimwood]

I bought this box today and it’s awesome. I was getting fed up of my nvidia shield since there last proper update early this year. Plex stutters and it’s not a nice experience anymore. This plays so smoothly through there own built in app home theatre and looks well tidy. I have messed about With many android boxes over the years so know about side loading. That was a breeze though got an App Store Tivimate my preferred launcher (wolf) all working fine. I’m like you where I have an Apple TV 4K purely for streaming and use the zidoo for home media and tivimate.

[PapaD]

Great video. I just purchased a z9x pro and I'm really enjoying it. Still have a lot to learn. I not sure exactly how to add a new ripped movie to the the hdd hooked up to the zidoo. Can you post a step by step video on how to fo it. Thank you Dale

[daeejon]

Thank you for the great video. I have music streamer for music but for my movies, is this for me? I have big collection of 4k disks. Can I rip my disks and watch them through my NAS connected to my home network? How about streaming apps like Netflix and others? Thinking about neo S or neo @. Which one you recommend?Thank you.

[FooFighter]

Hey. Just bought one and setting it up now on my AWOL projector using your guide. Thanks for that. Can I ask what remote are you using? The supplied one is a bit naff! Can you post a link to it please? Thanks mate!

[robkeil]

Thanks for this! Can you use this to wirelessly access and play files on a hard drive that is hooked up to a computer in another room?

[wyn]

can you change the playback speed on this device? like if I want to watch something at 1.2x speed etc? I do that on youtube and want something capable of doing it for movies on my tv.

[MrBjorn]

I was thinking of getting the zidoo. Z3000

[Virtualis_Laposborton]

Can this player be set so that the TV does not always perceive it as an HDR signal, but has 4K upscaling? Because my Thomson THA100 player is always detected by the samsung TV as an HDR signal, even when I play SDR content.

[jesushuerta]

Hi do you need a special type of HDD format ? and whats the maximum capacity eg 4gb storage so the player can read it?

[andrebradley]

All I have is my movies downloaded to my external hard drive which model is best for me

[waseemhussain]

Would this be better than nvidia shielding pro? As that can also play all media via Plex

[jydokel]

Does it support dts 5.1 over optical? I have heard some people say it doesn’t support it.

[Darkoholic]

Is this better than the nvidia shield pro for local media playback? :)

[christineclair]

Help me i have an external disco WD elements, on my mini mac, it is possible transfer my movies from there with no problems?

[adrianmischiu]

I have an LG C2 an I use Zidoo Z9X PRO for play Dovi.

I noticed that Dovi from netflix and Disney installedon tv is brighter than Dovi from HDMI 2.1 Zidoo.

Can you do a test? Or Can you explain me why?

Thanks

[thewishmastur]

Can it play MKV files and output Dolby Atmos audio?

[marcgil]

does it have a shuffle/autplay feature for the media center?

[jonyao]

Can it read more than 10tb ext. hdd? Does it support mkv?