zidooZ9X 8K- 8K HDR Media Player, Android 11 OS, Amlogic S928X-K Processor 6G+64G, VPU Video Engine&VS10 Image Engine,4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, BDMV/ISO,for Video & Audio Playback

Before the Zidoo, I have an Apple TV for my dedicated home theater. I worked really well at them time until I got into ripping physical media using MakeMKV. I then discovered that the Apple TV doesn’t support TrueHD Dolby Atmos pass through so I was not getting the highest quality audio that my discs had. I could have gotten a Blu-ray player or a kaleidoscape but with my AV rack being 2 rooms away changing discs would be too inconvenient and the kaleidoscape is way outside of my budget. In comes the Zidoo player! It is the perfect solution for me. Convenient and affordable! I just rip my 4K UHD discs to my NAS, connect the NAS to the Zidoo player and thats it! Pure Dolby Vision, ATMOS, HDR 10+ and you entire library at your finger tips. My only complaint is remote app. Since my AV rack is too far for the included IR remote to work and the app could be improved. But nothing a software update can’t fix. I did buy the v12 Bluetooth remote and everything has been great!

This player is snappy and does a great job of adding all the metadata to your movies. I’d say it’s more accurate than Plex. This is a way better option than an nvidia shield for playing back everything in Dolby formats. I have it plugged in to my hard drive with all my personal copy 4k and blu ray rips. It does have streaming functionality but I’d rather use my Apple TV for that. This isn’t necessarily a streaming box, it’s a player that plays maximum quality files for the best movie experience if you have the appropriate equipment.

I would have given more stars but it seems Zidoo doesn't play well with the apps people like to run on their devices. I now have 5 zidoo devices going back to the H6pro. They have some of the best quality picture and sound than other modest priced devices. But why not be friendly to the app developers? ADM no longer works well anymore. And using Google Play inhibits much of the things one is able to do. Start playing together and I would maybe consider a 6th device. But I now question this purchase. Regardless quality wise it's the best.

I really wanted to like this device. I have a Zidoo Z9X Pro and was very happy. I figured the 8K was a nice upgrade. The issues started right away. When playing back 4K, Dolby Vision files, the movies would regularly pause then resume. It was so frequent and annoying it made them unwatchable. I've contacted Zidoo customer service looking for some guidance, posted in the Zidoo forum and on Facebook. Unfortunately, no solution ever worked, but some others said they were having similar issues. Ultimately, I claimed a warranty issue. Zidoo said they would refund the device, but I have to pay for shipping back. Don't love that, but at least they're refunding me.

Purchased Zidoo9x in March but had to return unit. Media player could not update movie information from TMBD. No information on Zidoo website on how to fix issue. Zidoo player was great connecting to my movie library on a NAS. Playback was great and sound (Sonos) worked great. However, could not find solution to problem via internet movie sites. Looking at R-volution mini for possible purchase. Amazon did refund my account quickly. Movie library is about 1200 titles. Blu-Ray movies look great. If Zidoo can fix issue I may repurchase the device again.

I was able to plug in a USB3.0 SSD containing my 4k Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision bluray backups in MKV format. Trying that never worked without playback problems or DA/DV compromises on my Nvidia Shield Pro 2019 or Xbox Series X. Also having the automatic poster art is really cool. This seems to be a one stop shop. And the playback quality is awesome, a step above Shield, XB, or streaming apps. Very happy.

The Zidoo Z9X 8K HDR Media Player is Great. It plays everything without problem. I play everything from my Synology NAS with ease. I have nothing to try the 8K on and probably won't for a long while.

Easily connected to my NAS and able to scrub and update the correct movie poster.