ZIDOO Z20 PRO 6 Month Review | 4K HDR DOLBY ATMOS POWERHOUSE

The Zidoo Z20 is a 4K HDR DOLBY ATMOS powerhouse. Looking for the best in-home streaming media player? Check out my 6-month review of the ZIDOO Z20 Pro to see if it's worth the hype! Are you ready to take your home entertainment to the next level? Look no further than the Zidoo 4K Media Player. In this video I’ll tell you why I think it’s one of the ultimate choices for playing back your local 4K HDR and Dolby Atmos ripped content.
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Video Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:35 The Audio
02:45 The Video
05:23 File Support
06:31 Storage & Connectivity
07:16 Closing
07:34 Outro
Gear used for review:
Speaker Configuration: 7.2.4
SPEAKERS: Arendal 1723 & 1961 Speakers(11)
Subwoofers: (SVS, Starke Sound, Arendal)
Processor: Emotiva RMC-1 (16 Channels)
Projector: EPSON LS12000B (4K 120, HDMI 2.1)
Amplifiers: Emotiva XPA 3 Gen 2 (3 Channels)
Starke Sound Fiera 8 (8 channels)
Media Players: Zidoo Z20 Pro, Oppo UDP-203, Kaleidescape, R_Volution Player, Apple TV 4K(1st Gen) NVIDIA SHIELD
Screen: 16:9 Silver Ticket 100” (1.1 Gain)
Servers: PLEX, Emby
Gaming: Xbox Series X
Streaming Services: Amazon Prime, Disney+
Switcher: HDFury 4K DIVA
Seating: Valencia Theater Seats
Controller: Harmony Elite
Lighting: Govee, Philips Hue, Nanoleaf, Meross
Smart Home: Apple Homekit
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Start Date: 03/11/20244:00 AMPDT
End Date: 05/31/202411:59 PMPDT
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[@hatoraidcowboy]

Which Zidoo player are you using? Watch the original review here: Upgrade in 2024? Zidoo Z20 Pro Review kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpqaZXWJdqiIfK8

[@josemanuelgarrido8830]

got my zidoo 20pro the other day because of your videos...thanks

[@hatoraidcowboy]

@josemanuelgarrido8830 That’s awesome. Glad I could help!

[@johnwaugh8633]

I bought one of these back in September and have been super pleased with it. Its awesome for doing demos without having to switch discs.

[@johnwaugh8633]

I bought a Z20 back in September. Very happy with it so far. I had no idea there was an app that went with it. Definitely going to have to try that out.

[@hatoraidcowboy]

Its an incredible companion app.

[@skippyturtle1]

Nice review. I have the Z9X (non pro). It performs well, just has an old GUI look. Its rock solid though.

[@Autonomous1969]

I got one today. Easy to setup and I can play my files from my Laptop. Only one big problem. Hard drive noise. With my 10TB HDD plugged into the internal bay it's very noisy but only when I'm not using it. If I'm playing a movie off of it it's quiet. So if I'm streaming a movie from my laptop I can hear the drive clicking and it's loud. Almost like it's echoing in the closed bay. Zidoo could fix this in a firmware upgrade though. At the moment you can set the Zidoo to turn off the hard drive after 10 minutes. So that's 10 minutes of clicking. What if I had the option to turn off the drive after 1 minute instead? Zidoo make it happen please.

[@ckenisell]

I have their Z9X Pro and absolutely love it. If I add a second Zidoo client in another room, how do I get them to sync up so I don't have to do the scraping, posters, etc. all over again? Will progress be saved between the two devices? Let's say that I start watching a movie in one room and get about a third of the way through. Can I go into the other room and continue where I left off?

[@hatoraidcowboy]

I’d have to do some research and testing. I’d like to think there is a way to sync them but I’ve never tried it

[@johnwatson1256]

use TRAKT in the settings menu to sync between devices - It can be a bit buggy but it works most of the time

[@eventhorizon2873]

does the z20 work with philips syncbox, or is it better to plug it straight into the tv? i just do not want to give up my ambient with movies. the syncbox suport vision and atmos, but upto 60hz

[@hatoraidcowboy]

I’m not sure on that. I don’t have any experience with that product.

[@bashabhai919]

I have zidoo uhd3000 audio video everything good 👍👍👍

[@chrislukowski1825]

Are you having any trouble getting all the disc content transferred to your PC storage? I've seen a couple videos on 4K ripping and it seems to be a finicky process. Kinda makes me wish Apple would announce Lossless support for video like they did for their music libraries.

[@hatoraidcowboy]

Transferred from the PC to the zidoo?

[@taqyon]

I have the Zidoo Z9X - it's the best thing I've ever bought. Transformed my home theatre. I just wish I could rip to ISO in stead of mkv with MakeMKV. Any ideas?

[@hatoraidcowboy]

You can. I have a few iso rips. You just need the proper software that offers iso ripping functionality.

[@taqyon]

@@hatoraidcowboy I've bought DVDFab but it works for only some of the disks. Can you suggest any?

[@hatoraidcowboy]

@taqyon Dvd Fab should have an iso version. But yea I have discs that wont rip to iso but I think that’s just the disc and probably some janky copyright protection by the studio. I use Cyberlink for iso rips.

[@venkateshks3960]

Hi, I have a Z20pro from 4 months. Really good in terms of audio and video. But only concern is the Booting time. Is there a way to reduce this?

[@hatoraidcowboy]

Boot from off or when you start playing a movie?

[@ddent22]

I have the zidoo, can’t seem to keep the IP static for the Synology to find it.

[@hatoraidcowboy]

Really? I have a static ip configured for all my devices in my router. I’ve had many power outages and never had an issue.

[@ddent22]

I just need to understand how to enter the range, i think using the eero router is causing me grief.

[@odie9551]

I would have liked to know the price and a comment on how much of a value it is compared to Kaleidescape.

[@hatoraidcowboy]

I can cover that in a future video. But you can buy this on Amazon.

[@adambrown5903]

Thinking about picking up one of these players. Have you had any playback issues from a drive in the internal hdd bay? Any other issues that you have encountered?

[@hatoraidcowboy]

No real issues. Every now and then I’ll get a stutter but its few and far between. Its my main source for watching movies and the companion app is awesome.

[@adambrown5903]

@@hatoraidcowboy thank you for the reply. You just earned a subscriber.

[@hatoraidcowboy]

Thank you! 🙌

[@abhileshm7216]

Im using dune hd pro solo How is it compared to this zidoo z20 pro ? In audio and video ?

[@hatoraidcowboy]

I don’t have any experience with Dune players. I’ve reached out to them many times for a review unit but they havent responded.

[@MrBonger88]

From what I’ve read on forums is that Dune players are usually better with full Blu-ray menus if that’s important to you

[@Randy_Solares]

I have the Zidoo Z10X Pro and love it, is there any reason to upgrade?

[@hatoraidcowboy]

Probably not unless you want hdmi 2.1 features. And a faster chipset.

[@Randy_Solares]

@@hatoraidcowboy Thanks, i appreciate your videos. Great content.

[@hatoraidcowboy]

@@Randy_Solares Thanks Randy!

[@JosefZvolanek]

Hi I have ZIDO Z20 pro, Fw: v1.0.75_G beta. but sometimes when playing 4K content it freezes sometimes even when I turn on playback! The same file sometimes runs well sometimes it doesn't!

[@hatoraidcowboy]

Weird. I’ve never had that issue

[@JosefZvolanek]

@@hatoraidcowboy What Fw do you have there please? It will probably also depend on the settings in ZIDOO video playback....

[@hatoraidcowboy]

@JosefZvolanek I’ll look later and let you know. Bout to head out to work

[@JosefZvolanek]

@@hatoraidcowboy Hi, so what kind of FW do you have? Thank you!

[@hatoraidcowboy]

@JosefZvolanek Software version: 1.0.58, firmware V1.0.58

[@jjchmiel78]

Z9XPro owner that came from a Zappiti Neo. I consider the Zidoo the superior player and won't even bother trying R_volution. "you will never run out of space..." Well I am sure I am not alone pushing those limits. I have a NAS with 90TB and a USB 10-Bay enclosure currently with 6 drives. 2 16TB and 2 22TB. For all questioning the 22TB I have them as two partitions and the Zidoo sees them as two drives under the supported 16TB limit.

[@hatoraidcowboy]

90TB?! Dang!!!!!!! 😎

[@jjchmiel78]

@@hatoraidcowboy that is just the NAS. In the 10 bay usb enclosure connected directly I have another 114TB. The 3 16TB drives I plan to swap out with 22TB and I still have 4 bays free. I have slowed down my disc purcashing as my collection grown, so hopefullythis enclosure last me 4+ years. I also gave a 4TB laptop external drive with music and demo files. So in total I have 208TB connected to my Zidoo..

[@hatoraidcowboy]

@jjchmiel78 🤯🤯🤯🤯 How is playback? Any lagging at all or smooth?

[@jjchmiel78]

@@hatoraidcowboy i haven't encountered any real issues. After I load movies onto the drives over the network to the enclosure attached via usb I have ran into some but I just restart the Zidoo and then all is well. It does take some time after reboot for the Zidoo to find everything, but no longer than cooking dinner. My guess 10-15 minutes before Zidoo sees all the drives again. I leave it on all the other than when I need to reboot.

[@itsratso.]

so now you can store... all the movies 😅

[@leighdog5866]

I went to buy one from my local hifi store , the salesman said it upscales lower resolution content , he didnt say what resolutions . I spoke to to zidoo , they said it doesnt , what do u say ? Doest it do anything with picture quality especially with projection? Thanks

[@hatoraidcowboy]

I was under the impression it upscales 1080p to 4K. Maybe not below 1080p. Pretty sure there’s an option in the settings to upscale 1080.

[@leighdog5866]

@@hatoraidcowboy i would love to know , i would assume u might own a dvd disc & bluray of the same film , could u rip them both & do a test ? It would be interesting to know . Also is there any like tone mapping settings in the zidoo to give it a more peak colour or vibrant colour when paired with a projector , this info would help me a lot in deciding if i get one or not . Thanks

[@hatoraidcowboy]

It has LLDV options on the player itself so essentially the player will do the tone mapping to the projector. I’ll confirm in the settings that there’s upscaling options

[@leighdog5866]

@@hatoraidcowboy that would be awesome 🖒

[@eventhorizon2873]

@@hatoraidcowboyso it does the same as nvidia pro tv? that is awesome.

[@ediarapi2213]

How does it compare to the r_volution ?

[@hatoraidcowboy]

I like the Zidoo better. But I need to check out the R_Volution again because I think they’ve pushed out some updates. The R_Volution was a lot slower than the Zidoo when I first got it.

[@ediarapi2213]

Thank you for your reply

[@stacksmasher]

Its a shame they don't offer a simple FTP client. SMB is horrible for transferring 60Gb files.

[@hatoraidcowboy]

I dont think I’ve ever had issues transferring files to the Zidoo over my network with 60gb+ files.