Upcoming Zidoo Model Z9X Pro and Z20 Pro

Why do these devices not have HDMI Audio Out and all this other junk instead, I will never understand. People complained so much about the useless HDMI IN and they got rid of that but then added all this other crap on the back the units like analog connections (this is year 2023) and still no HDMI Audio out. They had a really good chance to make this happen but lost opportunity.

Rant over but hard pass for me. Good job making them black though!

 

Can it be a win that Zidoo is releasing a new client box? Better than the alternative such is Zappiti or Dune. Zidoo is not perfect and just a "Hello, we hear you , and we are still here for you" goes a long way avoiding speculation and misinformation. Other than that, I am here, and I see you Zidoo. Thank you, for staying with us. Remember Windows XP was fantastic, Windows ME , Vista and Windows 8 were not so hot either. Another year is not going to kill any of us for a real update and allow for SOC availability to expand. I would go further and state its more of a what is available to us to continue production at this point for those that may not have a Z9X or Z10pro etc.

 

It's about form factor, R&D and product range - Audio HDMI Out is available on higher spec'd products further up the range - starting at the UHD3000 for the current range from memory.

The Z9X, Z20 and now pro versions share the same PCBs respectively and that PCB does not include Audio HDMI. If you want the addition of HDMI Audio, you just have to look further up the range. Remember these are the base models. "You pays your money and takes your choice" to quote an old saying.

 

I would not mind an even more stripped down version in the form factor of the Nvidia Shield Pro, with the same input/output.

 

The X8 was a nice looking client. Was definately a thin type client look to it.

 

yeah but I only need one HDMI, Gigabit network, 1-2 USB ports, no need for display and other stuff.

 

I'm not even bothered about a case

 

Which HD Fury is that sitting on Diva or Newer?

 

Out of interest, whats flawed with the S905?

 

It's a Vertex 2

 

The media player isn't as developed as the Realtek one and a biggie is that it won't bitstream DTS-HD or DTS-X so you can't use your expensive AVR to decode lossless DTS and DTS-X objects can't be rendered at all, just downmixed to the bed layer.

Also, and this is kind of a moot point at the moment, but might not be eventually if the SDK ever allows FEL decoding - although it has multiple HEVC decoders, it's only capable of 4 x 1080p60 (equivalent to 1 x 3840p60) For fully spec'd FEL it would need to be 3840P60 plus 1080p60.

Makes for a decent Kodi box but not a high end media player.

 

zidoo z9x pro sei robotics s928x box comparison if possible





seı robotics s928, box,

Process
12nm
CPU
ARM Cortex-A76+Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
ARM Mali-G57 MC2, 4K GUI
OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.2 and OpenCL 2.0
NPU
3.2 TOPS
Memory
64-bit DDR4, LPDDR4/4X, DDR4266
Storage
eMMC 5.1, SLC NAND Flash
Video Processing
8Kx4K@60fps 10bit H.265, AV1, VP9, AVS3, AVS2 decoding
4Kx2K@30fps H.264 decoding
4K@60fps H.265/H.264 encoding
HDR
HDR 10/10+, HLG, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid
Ethernet
10/100/1000 MAC
USB/PCI-e
2xUSB 2 (OTG, HOST)+1xUSB 3+1xPCIe-2
Audio Interface
Stereo DACs, SPDIF-in&out, eARC, 8Ch PDM, Multi-channel I2S in&out
Video Output
8Kp60 HDMI 2.1a (eARC, VRR, ALLM, QMS, QFT, DSC1.2, SBTM), HDCP 2.2/2.3
DTV/ATV
4xTS in, ISO7816

 

no price yet
Zidoo Z9X Pro https://www.futeko.com/products/MP130.php
Zidoo Z20 Pro https://www.futeko.com/products/MP131.php

 

I guess it will run mobile Android, so why not use latest Android 13 or at least 12? not that I care but why not.

 

I guess because the SOC / Realtek SDK supports only up to Android 11

 

ok, no big deal but have to give it to Nvidia for starting with Android 5 and now running 11.

btw how big difference is it between the Z9X and Z9X Pro SoC as both use RTD1619 variant, maybe they could add Android 11 to current lineup, but probably not.

 

Are these new models going to support 3D playback from iso and mkv? I can imagine some of the newer chipsets won't have that functionality anymore. I am hoping there will be a chipset that will be capable of AV1 and 3d at some point.

 

isn't AV1 for streaming purpose only? I can't see Blu-ray discs use it for a long time after some Google search, but maybe people want to encode their current media library? but I don't know if I would put the time and energy on 50TB+ collection, easier and cheaper to buy new drives.

 

Hmmmm NEO range cannot update android 11 too?

 

At the moment, but in the not too distant future web rips will start being in AV1 and encoders will switch to it soon enough as it has compression advantages and is an open standard.