I’m officially joining the “UHD5000-shuts-down-when-you-press-Play” club. Yes, another failing power supply. And before anyone asks—no, it’s not the HDDs, not the files, not the NAS, not overheating, not cables. It is exactly the same PSU collapse behavior hundreds of users have already reported. Press Play → decoder loads → power spike → red light → complete shutdown. Classic UHD5000 death signature. What makes this even more frustrating is that this isn’t my first rodeo with weak power supplies from this company. My Eversolo A6 Gen2 had its PSU die on me earlier this year with almost identical symptoms. Different product line, same problem: Zidoo/Eversolo devices seem to use power supplies that are simply not built to handle real-world load over time. I’m honestly asking: Why is a “flagship” media player shipped with a PSU that behaves like a cheap afterthought? We’re talking about devices designed to decode high-bitrate video, feed multiple DAC stages, spin drives, and stay stable under load. Yet the power supply reacts like it just discovered electricity yesterday. Do I love the UI? Yes. Do I love the playback quality? Definitely. Do I enjoy opening the case, bypassing the internal PSU, and wiring in a MeanWell or Delta external adapter just to watch a movie? Not really. But apparently that’s part of the “premium Zidoo experience” these days. I’ll repair mine (again), but let’s be honest: A premium media player with a bargain-bin power section is not “high-end.” It’s a reliability time bomb. If Zidoo wants to compete seriously at this price level, they need to stop treating the PSU like an accessory and start treating it like the heart of the machine—because right now, it’s the weakest link in every product I’ve owned from them.
