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Dvd will not play in 16.1 aspect ratio x box11/14/2023 ![]() posterwall editing : when searching idmb and several results are displayed to have a preview window before selecting to match a movie no direct picture settings commands in IP/RS-232.still need to browse through several menues more direct settings editing commands for ex. playback/settings info overlay halts video playback I do hope that we can continue to make the IP/RS-232 api's evolve for better integration into home automation systems and two-way communication and further polish some details : This marketing and product strategy of Zidoo will IMHO prove very valid. Let this continue to be the turf of the X (now Z series). It's a player and not an android box.so I'm happy that they "keep mostly away" all the fancy stuff (rooting kits, playstores etc.). ![]() I do really hope that Zidoo continues to further refine the X20/X20pro and keeps the "closed ecosystem idea" of this player intact. But.i'm still holding on to my oppo 205 which still has. I do really like and enjoy the X20, it's close to becoming my primary playback engine as I agree the picture quality is very close to oppo. The ghost of vidon server is still haunting.Īnyway no need to discuss other products here. It's an intransparent mess and nobody really knows what are the hard/software mixes between egreat and dvdfab which so called movie server is a disaster since close to beginning. Egreat A11 is collecting dust since a long time in my basement. So my brain must be telling me "This is a completely agree. I'm thinking of buying a spare Zidoo Remote for the future. Having many 4:3 old films, I'm glad to see the upcoming Firmware includes proper Aspect Switching. There used to be a time, when you could say Digital is Digital and an old bit of wet string will do (Joke), but 4k seems to have changed that and cable quality does matter now. The only real problem I had with the Zidoo X20, was with some 60Hz 120 MB/s 4k, blanking out, but that was totally cured by using the supplied Zidoo ferrite beaded HDMI cable, rather than the apparent 'High speed' Amazon cable I already had connected. The cardboard box they come in is nice though, LOL. My personal experience, is the the Egreat's were not fit for public supply. None of these problems exist with the Zidoo X20. It also does this with any MPEG2 based file), plus DVD, whether ISO or Folder Structure, fails in Navigation. But the Egreat A10, borders on disgusting!, plus the Egreat's inability to get DVD ISO right (it sees PAL 720x576i as 480p and results in very poor quality and frame jumping. My old Dune HD Smart D1 (No 4k though), comes very close. Using a QNAP NAS as Storage, making sure every HDMI in to the TV is set up equally, I've played a high bitrate HD File, from the same start point on the Oppo 203 and the Zidoo X20 at the same time and then just switched the TV HDMI to directly compare in real time and had to hit 'Info' on the TV Remote, to see which player I was viewing. I will admit, that not being someone who's into Libraries or Scraping (I disable all that sort of stuff), my comments are just based on overall quality, functionality and navigation as a basic player. Overall, though, I’m very pleased with the X20 and has become my first 'Port of Call' for Playback. So a bit annoying to have to Select Fit every time. Yes, some of us do have some old 4:3 Films of the 50’s and 60’s. ![]() My old Dune HD Smart D1 always works, without doing that. ISO play is good except with a couple I have, that have Forced Subtitles, the Forced Subtitles are not displayed unless I go to the Main Menu first and select Language English (Language, rather than Subs), then it works OK. So I’m a little disappointed with Zidoo there. It doesn’t look as though all units are factory tested. I de-powered the player and removed the top cover, to find the Data Sata plug just resting on the Main Board socket and not plugged in. My gut feeling was that the Data Sata cable was disconnected. Being an Engineer, my brain cannot cope with knowing there’s a fault and need to find out if there’s anything obvious. I realise I have invalidated the warranty by doing this, but no matter what HDD, formatted as EXT3 or NTFS, the left hand HDD bay, would not mount drives, but they were spinning up, so obviously were powered. I’ve installed ZDMC 16.1.1 purely for Music Play, as I like the feature of being able to Queue Folders on the fly. As, although the Oppo is excellent, it can’t Shortcut Network Folders to a Fav Screen, only USB Drives. Playback picture quality is matching my Oppo 203 on a 55” LG UHD, which is what I wanted. ![]() First of all, it’s an absolute World apart from the Egreat A10 I tried (I almost threw the Egreat in the bin, in disgust). ![]()
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