[OlivierQC]

Hello all,

About my review on x10

The same 2 remote controls, but with a different key configuration, the remote control of the zidoo proposes a button stop, play / pause, etc ...

There is a Mouse key, I will check if it works...



see you

[wrxtasy]

As this question was not answered last time around....

So very first question - as we are now seeing these device targeted at the premium end of the market - does the Zidoo X10 come with a quality Wireless remote like you get standard with cheap $69 Android TV devices like the Mi Box ?

[boblo]

As this question was not answered last time around....

So very first question - as we are now seeing these device targeted at the premium end of the market - does the Zidoo X10 come with a quality Wireless remote like you get standard with cheap $69 Android TV devices like the Mi Box ?

No. I was wrong with my previous reply. You get only an infrared remote.

[wrxtasy]

wrxtasy shakes his head in bewilderment considering the X10 is a USD$257 device.

There is nothing Premium about Infra Red only remotes in the year 2017 for any media player.

[boblo]

After doing a factory reset with firmware 1.4.6, I cannot connect to my Wi-Fi network any more. I tried with Wi-Fi settings under Android standard options and I get the following result:

Obtaining IP address...
Saved.
Obtaining IP address...
Connected (sometimes)
Obtaining IP address...

I've double checked connection data and are correct. Also all of my devices are still connected.

Before doing the factory reset, my connection was stable. In addition, there is no ROM (full image) for X10 so I cannot perform a full reflash and I cannot go back to 1.3.0. It seems I have no luck with this device...

[nikos_a]

Check log files in your router and do not use DHCP in x10.

[boblo]

The MAC address of my player is not present in logs, so the player does not perform connection attempts.

Thanks for helping

[boblo]

Finally I've done a full reflash of firmware 1.3.0 and now I can connect to my WiFi network.
So I can confirm there is a bug in firmware 1.4.6: if you do a factory reset, you'll never be able to connect to a WiFi network, at least this has been my case.

I've already reported this bug to Zidoo Team.

[boblo]

I've updated the feature request thread in Zidoo forums. Zidoo have approved some requests and denied others. Summary of current situation:

New Proposals (LAST UPDATE: 2017-08-01)

1. To have 3 modes for fan (silence or off or activated in the video). [ @droiter ]
   
2. Via zdmc when you have finished watching a video with the external player (home teather), the video should automatically switch to "view" or "% of video view" in zdmc. [ @droiter ]
   
3. In home theater app, manually edit the movie poster. [ @droiter ]
   
4. In home theater to have directly the folder tab (movie, TV series, animation, etc ...) according to HDD & listed directly. [ @droiter ]
   
5. In home theater app, have a description of the movie when it is paused + have the stop button & infos in the video. [ @droiter ]
   
6. In home theater app, ability to download the subtitles directly in the folder where the video is located + choice of subtitle site (opensubtitle, subscene, etc ...). [ @droiter ]
   
7. Better 3D Zidoo logo on start up [ @DELUCAS ]
   
8. A little mark / colour in top corner of an app on your desktop denoting an update is available for this app. [ @DELUCAS ]
   
9. Ability to use third party remotes like the Nvidia shield talk function to talk and play a movie like "Play Prometheus Movie " stored on your hard drive. [ @DELUCAS ]
   
10. More movie posters showing on screen in the Home theater app instead of say just circa 10. [ @DELUCAS ]
    
11. Dolby Vision ( even a paid update made) future proof our boxes and should of been on the X10 as its the high end model so to speak. [ @DELUCAS ]
    
12. Better modern new design looking home screen or a choice. [ @DELUCAS ]
    
13. Add "forced only" as a subtitle language preference [ @zone555 ]
    
14. Display the subtitle description in the subtitle menu. For example, some movies have 3 english subtitles: regular, forced, SDH. Currently this is displayed as: 1) Eng, 2) Eng, 3) Eng. Would be more useful if displayed as: 1) English Regular, 2) English Forced, 3) English SDH. [ @zone555 ]
    
15. Ability to easily change playback speed (2x, 4x, 8x...) by pressing a key on the remote. I think you could use cursor keys to directly change speed without pressing first the play key. [ @bigkid0809 ]
    

Accepted Proposals:

2. Remove leading zero on front VFD display for clock funtion when current hour is less than 10. Currently time is displayed in a non-standard way. Examples: 00:00 (current format, wrong) -> 0:00 (right), 01:00 (current format, wrong) -> 1:00 (right) and so on.
   
3. X10 only: Improve accuracy of playtime counter shown on front VFD display. Frequently playtime counter (at normal speed) jumps forward 2 seconds to reflect current playtime rather than 1 second (like a normal clock)
   
4. Change immediately pictures (left & right) without latency with a blurred image on Photo Gallery app.
   
5. Support DVD folder structure (VIDEO_TS / AUDIO_TS) playback.
   
6. Add an option to set current luminance level to 0-255/16-235.
   
7. Add an option to display remaining play time on front display.
   
8. Add an option to jump to a specific percentage of video by pressing a key on number pad, i.e., 1 for 10%, 2 for 20%, 3 for 30%... and so on.
   
9. Ability to manually flag movies (and TV shows) so that they are grouped as Episodes (Zidoo term) within the Home Theater app. For example, Alien and Alien 3 movies are grouped, but Alien 2 and 4 are not.
   
10. Add a power icon on the Home splash screen (useful if you use another remote).
    

Rejected Proposals:

2. Add an option to show clock on front VFD display when device is in stand-by mode.
   
3. X10 only: Show the USB trident icon on front VFD display for portable hard disk drives too (not only for pen drives), and leave the hard disk icon reserved only for internal SATA hard drive. This is less confusing, because a portable HDD is also an USB device.
   
4. Display 2 subtitles at the same time on external Zidoo player (HT), because on the MX Player app is possible.
   
5. Support DIVX video playback. DIVX videos can be played by using the internal XVID codec on videos with "DIVX" or "DX50" FourCC. This was confirmed by users from this forum who changed the FourCC to "XVID" in their files and now they are playable. XVID is very compatible with DIVX (at least up to DIVX 5).
   
6. Improve HDMI In recording app with selectable audio bitrates up to 256Kbps and increase maximum video bitrate to 15Mbps.
   
7. Improve video upscaling with Bicubic/bilinear interpolation algorithm as Popcorn Hour players do (Sigma Designs chipset).
   
8. In ZDMC 3D ISOs are not labelled as '3D' in the movie list (i.e., bottom right corner where it says 1080p, aspect ratio...)
   

Proposals being studied:

2. Add a new fixed zoom mode to display 4:3 videos without black bars, fitting the 4:3 image to left and right and missing ("cutting") the top and bottom a bit.
   
3. Display current bitrate in real time on codec information window.
   
4. Auto flip eyes for right eye first 3D movies launched in external player
   

[astons2]

Few days ago I bought ZidooX8, fleshed last firmware 1.4.6 and I now after boot before main menu I have crash with message ZIUI Cool stop working (something like that). Box can not be used at all as there is no user interface. I can press OK but message comes back again and again. With firmware 1.2.11 and 1.3.0 beta box seems to work but its to early to tell. Firmware 1.4.4 I did not tested yet. Maybe is HW related?

Anyone else with this problems?
Thanks!

[boblo]

Few days ago I bought ZidooX8, fleshed last firmware 1.4.6 and I now after boot before main menu I have crash with message ZIUI Cool stop working (something like that). Box can not be used at all as there is no user interface. I can press OK but message comes back again and again. With firmware 1.2.11 and 1.3.0 beta box seems to work but its to early to tell. Firmware 1.4.4 I did not tested yet. Maybe is HW related?

Anyone else with this problems?
Thanks!

Perform a full reflash of firmware 1.2.6, then do a local update to 1.4.6. Firmware 1.4.4 is not recommended, it has important bugs solved in 1.4.6. See instructions at: https://www.zidoo.tv/Support/support_gui...3D%3D.html

[astons2]

Thanks for help.

What you suggested I already did few times.

Few days ago I received new X8 which come with firmware 1.2.6. After first boot box detected update 1.2.11 and I did update to 1.2.11, everything went fine. One hour or a bit more I tested box played some 3D iso files and some mkv's still no problems.

From 1.2.11 I went to 1.4.6, I had crashes like how described in my other post.
From 1.2.6 -> 1.3.0 beta -> 1.4.6, I had crashes like how described in my other post.
Now I have 1.2.6 -> 1.3.0 beta, worked ok last night, but its to early to tell is it ok.

I cant remember maybe I did also 1.2.6 - > 1.4.6
Only 1.4.4 I did not test.

Beside ZIUI Cool nothing else worked, I could not power down the box! Every time I started some application, message comes up that application crashed even with power down menu. After boot with 1.4.6 first error message was HDMI IN stopped working, and than everything else. Reboot was possible only by disconnecting power cable. On the next boot I could not get into main menu at all, I got message ZIUI cool stop working (something like that).

[boblo]

I've already seen your post in Zidoo forums. I don't know why HaoSs has recommended you firmware 1.4.4. If you see the thread for that firmware (X9S subforum has more feedback than any other one) you'll realize that has important bugs such as slower than normal USB 3 transmission speed (fixed in 1.4.6).

But my guess is you have a faulty unit and you should replace it soon.

Good luck.

[astons2]

I also think it faulty unit, but its hard to explain to seller because some firmware's seems are working.

[boblo]

Don't say anything about working firmwares, just tell him your current situation. He must replace your unit. If you bought it at Amazon, you won't have any problems.