ZIDOO 8K Media player coming soon.

Discussion in 'HDD 8K Media player(AML S928X)' started by mirror, Jul 8, 2024.

  1. Markswift2003

    Markswift2003 Well-Known Member SUPER Administrator Beta test group Contributor

    Yes, standard 17" width with 19" rack mount and it comes with rack ears which is great for custom installers.

    Not an OLED - it's a standard VFD and stereo analogs, balanced and unbalanced.
     
  2. Markswift2003

    Markswift2003 Well-Known Member SUPER Administrator Beta test group Contributor

    No, it's a VFD (vacuum flourescent), same as UHD 5000.

    DAC is the new ESS 9069Q
     
  3. salora

    salora Member

    Quick questions markswift if you please
    New poster wall, music app, control app?

    will multichannel flac, dsd, sacd iso work again?
    Thanks
     
  4. Nice Monkey

    Nice Monkey Well-Known Member Beta test group

    ESS9069Q is another fine DAC.

    So for those expecting more details:
    - Read the Zidoo UHD3000 review (The UHD5000 just uses the BDP SOC)
    - Read the Eversolo A6 review (MP8 uses all that as the basis)
    http://forum.zidoo.tv/index.php?threads/review-and-need-to-know-eversolo-dmp-a6-streamer.95817/
    - Add 8K, HDMI 2.1 and AV1 capabilities plus a 2x faster processor
    - Claimed is good BD menu processing. Anxious to see that working.
    Should give you a a very good idea what it will all bring.

    Support of Streaming Audio Services and integration with external Library Services like Roon/Flex/etc is not a problem as that works nearly perfect with Eversolo.

    @salora
    - It uses improved Library service of Eversolo with the Zidoo Poster Wall integrated for sure.
    - MP8 looks fully based on Eversolo MP so the same or better (at least faster).
    - All Music formats do play fine on Eversolo MP and there is even a dedicated HDMI DSD/Audio port for MCH.
     
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  5. Markswift2003

    Markswift2003 Well-Known Member SUPER Administrator Beta test group Contributor

    Posterwall is cosmetically the same except for the widget icons being updated (and still customisable) but it is an updated and faster version.

    Music app and control app are both brand new.

    Multichannel flac, dsd, sacd iso for UHD8000 - yes
     
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  6. irc163

    irc163 New Member

    I also concern about the UHD8000's sound quality of HDMI audio only port at A/V seperate mode, Could you please check what is the video format of the HDMI Audio only port at A?V seperate mode? Thanks.
     
  7. jojomoan

    jojomoan Member

    First of all, thank you very much Markswift2003 for all the help and knowledge you have shared over these years, I have enjoyed and continue to do so with the Z9X with my collection of movies on hard drives and zdmc for other content, the evolution makes me very happy. From zidoo to s928x we will be able to make the most of that chip with the benefits that zidoo offers with the organization of movies.
    Zidoo for me has always been the first option, I have tried other products and they have not satisfied me like the Z9X has.
    One question Mark, it may be a little early but could you tell us roughly when its launch is scheduled?
    Thanks for everything
     
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  8. FenceMan

    FenceMan New Member

    Is there a release date yet?
     
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  9. Markswift2003

    Markswift2003 Well-Known Member SUPER Administrator Beta test group Contributor


    Very soon - I hesitate to give a date in case it changes. But very soon.
     
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  10. FenceMan

    FenceMan New Member

    Does it still have dual HDD bays?
     
  11. Markswift2003

    Markswift2003 Well-Known Member SUPER Administrator Beta test group Contributor

    The UHD 8000 has two disc bays. The Z30 and Z3000 have one.
     
  12. salora

    salora Member

    Thank you
    For multichannel won’t it work on the new z9x on hdmi with a convertion to multi pcm like the old 1619DR range ?
     
  13. Markswift2003

    Markswift2003 Well-Known Member SUPER Administrator Beta test group Contributor

    For the Z9X, multichannel FLAC works, but not multichannel SACD, DSD etc over HDMI.

    It will do DSD to PCM over S/PDIF or DSD to PCM and native DSD over USB. Not tried it though.
     
  14. salora

    salora Member

    Ok thanks, as my marantz avr in not compatible with mch dsd over hdmi, it must be converted to pcm. Worked fine with my uhd3000 but on the actual z9x mch is played in stereo. So as i understand it won’t work with the new z9x 8k over hdmi but will with spdif like over optical connection right?
    And yes native dsd through usb is important too thank you
     
  15. salora

    salora Member

    Assuming the actual 1619bdp player is playing a 4k bluray rip in hdr or dolby vision without issue, will there be a visual improvement (decoding, color range , details etc) with the new aml 928 product range?
     
  16. Nice Monkey

    Nice Monkey Well-Known Member Beta test group

    Seen this too and not consistent. There might be an EDID timing problem here in the past.
    SPDIF is 40 years old and should be forgotten.
     
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  17. FenceMan

    FenceMan New Member

    I'm in. Love my 5000 which solved a lot of my 3000 issues (sluggish / slow) and if the 8000 improves on the 5000 we're set!!!!
     
  18. Nice Monkey

    Nice Monkey Well-Known Member Beta test group

    The new entry level player is called Z9X 8K apparently.
    So the new series are: Z9X 8K, Z30, Z3000 and UHD8000 with similar looks and HW features as previous generations.
     
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  19. Markswift2003

    Markswift2003 Well-Known Member SUPER Administrator Beta test group Contributor

    Whether you'll see it in real world imagery is very subjective, but there are improvements if you start throwing test patterns at them.

    Certainly the HDR options are a lot more flexible than we've seen before which gives you the opportunity to maximise for every type of content:

    Z9X 8K HDR Settings.png
     
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  20. Markswift2003

    Markswift2003 Well-Known Member SUPER Administrator Beta test group Contributor

    Yes, Z9X 8K
     

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