Just received my Z3000 and I must say I love it so far! Was running Kodi on my Zappiti, since they went out of business. But Kodi just had too many limitations. Frustrating. Didn’t want to pay the monthly subscription fee to run the R_volution software. If they go out of business again I would be screwed…again. So went with Zidoo after months of research! The Zidoo is very well built. A lot more premium than I expected. Plays everything I throw at it. The software is excellent and so well thought out. The video and audio are excellent…blows my Zappiti out of the water. Love it! Thanks for a great review!
Great to see that Zidoo keeps making new versions of the Z pro players and improving with each iteration. I’m still very happy with my Z1000 Pro. It does all i need and never fails.
Great video thanks - I have the Z1000pro and wondering if I should upgrade to this player - Had quite a few Zidoo players over the years and been very happy with them
Glad I found this channel. Answering so many questions. Thank you. I'm looking to set up my TV to play all my ripped 4k DVDs and want it to be internet free. Would I need something like this (Zidoo z3000) along WITH a NAS and a computer behind my TV? Just trying to figure out what all I need. I just want a dedicated system that plays my 4k media on my TV. Don't want to be dependent on the internet, PLEX or streaming services
You guys gave the Dune a glowing review, but in my experience its user interface and metadata scraping is absolutely dire compared with my Zidoo and it has already lost access to Netflix.
Hi, I've heard users say that this new series has a different sound, better than the previous series! Do you think the same? I have a z2000pro with a dedicated power supply and I have no complaints about it, on the contrary I'm very happy with the investment... but if this new series improves the audio I'll consider changing it!
Does the box run smooth, without micro-stutters, when using the main hdmi for video to a tv and the secondary hdmi for audio to a soundbar ? Is there a setting to enable the box to split the video and audio or does it do it automatically or not at all ?
Is this finally a full-fledged Mede8er upgrade? i'm still using that but it i miss H.265 support and 4k. i'm sick of using kodi/android tv boxes that never really work without thinkering.
I have that same player sitting under my TV right now and it doesn't rock on a flat surface, yours must be a one-off. I got it for the ISO playback, but I will say that it's hit and miss on if it's going to play the iso...some play flawlessly, some don't load. These are iso on a local drive inserted into the bay. Iso plays fine in VLC. I'm going to stick with just ripping them to mkv, I know they will play everytime that way, and I prefer local trailers anyways.
I know you know this but for others, please test your iso by burning a physical disc and then play that disc on the cheapest, junkiest player you can find. Using a crap player is a good test. The $1000 player in the back seat of your Lexus SUV might decode anyting, including bad discs. Best test is a $30 Walmart player meant for original discs.
Olá, gostava de saber como fica o z1000 e z3000 com transformador torodial no lugar do Hdd ? E se a versao transformada do z1000 com Torodial iguala ou supera o z3000 normal? Cumprimentos.
Hello I hope you can answer a question for me. The Zidoo z3000 pro is marketed as a 8k player. I purchased this device and paired it with my JVC NX9. When I look into the settings nowhere does it allow 7680x4320 to be used. So what am I missing? Thank you.
Hi Greetings. I use an LG C3 65 with my 5.2.2 soundbar. But it doesn't support DTS I guess it plays in 2 channels, but supports all Dolby including atmos. I usually consume my offline collection of movies , music. Soundbar doesn't have hdmi in only eARC , optical, aux , sub out. So if I get this Zidoo UHD 3000 pro and connect to TV's one of the 2.1 hdmi in ports and then from tv eARC to soundbar eARC. Can this setup help solve the DTS issue I have ? I hope able to explain my situation. I'm suffering long with this . Any help or guidance would be much appreciated. With Gratitude
@@TwoGuyzTech been good guyz, had another baby so we're just enjoying getting to know the fella Theatre is getting use, I just watched LOTR extended editions recently 😍 When Gandalf does his black speech it's just... Incredible
Hi, unfortunately we haven't had a chance to check out the R_volution but it looks like they use the same chipset, so they should have similar video and audio quality. I would guess the differences will be the software processing and the UI. Hope this helps!
@@TwoGuyzTech I thought I read recently that they were practically identical (though the R_volution cost a little bit more), but I believe the R_volution didn't support 3D content, either, so both are a "No Go" for me
So for someone like me who has no idea how to do this. Would all I need to make a 4k media library is this player, 16tb storage, a flashed pioneer drive, laptop and makemkv? What else will I need?
Dinero jeje . Si tienes ya las películas en buena calidad audio y vídeo ya estaría ya q usarías la bahía como almacenamiento. Te tocaría tocar ajustes y depende también el televisor q tengas
It does not have a CD/DVD transport, it does not have streaming apps. It plays digital streams from servers and local HDD up to and including 8K. Oppo 103 is 1080p . The Zidoo does a great job at upscaling 1080p to 4K. Cheers
I currently have the eversolo A8 and my intention is to buy the UHD3000 pro. Do you see the possibility of bridging my eversolo to the zidoo and thus using the DAC and the eversolo stream apps and bridging with zidoo and avoiding buying the UHD8000 Do you know if it can be done? or should I buy the uhd8000. And does anyone know if I can put a hard drive larger than 16TB? Has anyone tried trying to put in a 20TB one? or 22tb? thank you
These Zidoo 8K models support 18-24TB drives. Right now, I think the only models they've confirmed working are: Seagate Exos, Seagate IronWolf Pro, Toshiba N300 and Western Digital Red Pro in those sizes.
I just bought this product. I am really disappointed with the music player V8.0. The main interest of dematerializing your music is to create smart playlists using star rating or keyword scoring. There is nothing here except the possibility to bookmark the artist, the song or the album. Can I use all my playlists created on iTunes?
I was hoping you would say these or the Dune would be better at identifying movies, at least better than Plex. Plex gets a lot of them wrong and it can be almost impossible to force it to accept the corrected data to fix it. Hopefully these will at least be easier to fix. Thanks, mfk
Not at all worth it. The Ugoos AM6B+ with CoreELEC installed is a much better player. It's pretty much the only way to get native Dolby Vision Profile 7 playback from ripped 4K bluray discs. The Ugoos AM6B+ is also much cheaper than the Zidoo
Stopped the video at the mention of 3D being unsupported. A player that isn't fully functional when it's only job is to play media, is not worth spending a dollar on.
Max hdd capacity support of 16TB, Seems like a hardware and/or software limitation, Dune HD Solo 8K supports 3D and has a max hdd capacity support of 20TB
@@elysiumcore Moronic statement that has nothing to do with the facts. If you only watch or listen to content made in the current year it says nothing about anything but you. You have the right to do you, but thinking everyone else must think the same is a very MAGA point of view.
I possess a Zidoo NEO Alpha 4K myself. It's crap: stutter, no Netrflix app possible (nor Kodi), and is getting outperformed by my nVidia Shield Pro. TL;DR: unless the Z3000 is considerably better no Zidoo for me any more.
Creo yo porque no compensa pagar casi el doble por un dac , una bahía y 1 fuente más… si eres un audifolo (tampoco lo recomiendo…pero son las personas que podrían sacar partido) para cine este
Just received my Z3000 and I must say I love it so far! Was running Kodi on my Zappiti, since they went out of business. But Kodi just had too many limitations. Frustrating. Didn’t want to pay the monthly subscription fee to run the R_volution software. If they go out of business again I would be screwed…again. So went with Zidoo after months of research!
The Zidoo is very well built. A lot more premium than I expected. Plays everything I throw at it. The software is excellent and so well thought out. The video and audio are excellent…blows my Zappiti out of the water. Love it! Thanks for a great review!
Glad to hear you're enjoying the Z3000! Thanks for watching!
What Zappiti model did you have before the Zidoo?
Great to see that Zidoo keeps making new versions of the Z pro players and improving with each iteration. I’m still very happy with my Z1000 Pro. It does all i need and never fails.
Great video thanks - I have the Z1000pro and wondering if I should upgrade to this player - Had quite a few Zidoo players over the years and been very happy with them
Glad I found this channel. Answering so many questions. Thank you. I'm looking to set up my TV to play all my ripped 4k DVDs and want it to be internet free. Would I need something like this (Zidoo z3000) along WITH a NAS and a computer behind my TV? Just trying to figure out what all I need. I just want a dedicated system that plays my 4k media on my TV. Don't want to be dependent on the internet, PLEX or streaming services
I have the Zidoo UHD8000, Love it but how does this compare and the price?
You guys gave the Dune a glowing review, but in my experience its user interface and metadata scraping is absolutely dire compared with my Zidoo and it has already lost access to Netflix.
Hello, is it possible to install PLEX and KODI applications via the Google store to this multimedia center? Thank you for your reply.
Hi, I've heard users say that this new series has a different sound, better than the previous series! Do you think the same? I have a z2000pro with a dedicated power supply and I have no complaints about it, on the contrary I'm very happy with the investment... but if this new series improves the audio I'll consider changing it!
Good video. Lack of rack mount ears is negative at this price point. I am not sure this unit is rack mountable, no option on their web site as add on.
Does the box run smooth, without micro-stutters, when using the main hdmi for video to a tv and the secondary hdmi for audio to a soundbar ?
Is there a setting to enable the box to split the video and audio or does it do it automatically or not at all ?
Is there audio manual synch on this one ?
Is this finally a full-fledged Mede8er upgrade? i'm still using that but it i miss H.265 support and 4k. i'm sick of using kodi/android tv boxes that never really work without thinkering.
That rick roll...love it!
haha glad someone caught it! Thanks for watching as always Matt!
I have that same player sitting under my TV right now and it doesn't rock on a flat surface, yours must be a one-off. I got it for the ISO playback, but I will say that it's hit and miss on if it's going to play the iso...some play flawlessly, some don't load. These are iso on a local drive inserted into the bay. Iso plays fine in VLC. I'm going to stick with just ripping them to mkv, I know they will play everytime that way, and I prefer local trailers anyways.
Initially, the hype was high on ISO playback. Disappointing the reality does not match the hype.
I know you know this but for others, please test your iso by burning a physical disc and then play that disc on the cheapest, junkiest player you can find. Using a crap player is a good test. The $1000 player in the back seat of your Lexus SUV might decode anyting, including bad discs. Best test is a $30 Walmart player meant for original discs.
Olá, gostava de saber como fica o z1000 e z3000 com transformador torodial no lugar do Hdd ?
E se a versao transformada do z1000 com Torodial iguala ou supera o z3000 normal?
Cumprimentos.
Hello I hope you can answer a question for me. The Zidoo z3000 pro is marketed as a 8k player. I purchased this device and paired it with my JVC NX9. When I look into the settings nowhere does it allow 7680x4320 to be used. So what am I missing? Thank you.
Z30 com Sbooster é o melhor para ti...
Can you turn off the '4K / UHD / HD' ribbons on the corner of the posters when viewing your movie collection?
Hello, did you test the A.I. enhancer?
No me gusto como deja la imagen
I'm new IV got sky box can I replace zidoo and will it perform better
Hi
Greetings.
I use an LG C3 65 with my 5.2.2 soundbar. But it doesn't support DTS I guess it plays in 2 channels, but supports all Dolby including atmos.
I usually consume my offline collection of movies , music.
Soundbar doesn't have hdmi in only eARC , optical, aux , sub out.
So if I get this Zidoo UHD 3000 pro and connect to TV's one of the 2.1 hdmi in ports and then from tv eARC to soundbar eARC.
Can this setup help solve the DTS issue I have ?
I hope able to explain my situation.
I'm suffering long with this .
Any help or guidance would be much appreciated.
With Gratitude
How do I play frame-by-frame on this player?
I'm having problem with downloading to my hdd via usb its very slow! Unlike my older z2000 which is very fast, any idea why?
The links in the description say Z2000. The link is correct but the description is not.
You are correct, I have updated the description, thanks for catching that!
I gotta get one
Good to hear from you Brad, hope you've been well!! thanks for watching!
@@TwoGuyzTech been good guyz, had another baby so we're just enjoying getting to know the fella
Theatre is getting use, I just watched LOTR extended editions recently 😍
When Gandalf does his black speech it's just... Incredible
@@BradleyAshley That's awesome Brad!! Congrats on the new baby :)
Is this better than the R_volution PlayerOne 8K?
Hi, unfortunately we haven't had a chance to check out the R_volution but it looks like they use the same chipset, so they should have similar video and audio quality. I would guess the differences will be the software processing and the UI. Hope this helps!
@@TwoGuyzTech thanks for the reply back! You guys make great videos
@@TwoGuyzTech I thought I read recently that they were practically identical (though the R_volution cost a little bit more), but I believe the R_volution didn't support 3D content, either, so both are a "No Go" for me
I order r_volution in france and their courier lost and i was not compensated! Very bad company no wonder zapiti lost it...
So for someone like me who has no idea how to do this. Would all I need to make a 4k media library is this player, 16tb storage, a flashed pioneer drive, laptop and makemkv? What else will I need?
Dinero jeje . Si tienes ya las películas en buena calidad audio y vídeo ya estaría ya q usarías la bahía como almacenamiento. Te tocaría tocar ajustes y depende también el televisor q tengas
All IN ONE PLAYER
looks like the Dune is better for us audiophiles. it has both audio usb and i2s outputs into a DAC
I will Pass
how does this compare to my Oppo 103?
It does not have a CD/DVD transport, it does not have streaming apps. It plays digital streams from servers and local HDD up to and including 8K. Oppo 103 is 1080p . The Zidoo does a great job at upscaling 1080p to 4K. Cheers
I currently have the eversolo A8 and my intention is to buy the UHD3000 pro. Do you see the possibility of bridging my eversolo to the zidoo and thus using the DAC and the eversolo stream apps and bridging with zidoo and avoiding buying the UHD8000
Do you know if it can be done? or should I buy the uhd8000.
And does anyone know if I can put a hard drive larger than 16TB? Has anyone tried trying to put in a 20TB one? or 22tb?
thank you
These Zidoo 8K models support 18-24TB drives. Right now, I think the only models they've confirmed working are: Seagate Exos, Seagate IronWolf Pro, Toshiba N300 and Western Digital Red Pro in those sizes.
I just bought this product. I am really disappointed with the music player V8.0. The main interest of dematerializing your music is to create smart playlists using star rating or keyword scoring. There is nothing here except the possibility to bookmark the artist, the song or the album. Can I use all my playlists created on iTunes?
I was hoping you would say these or the Dune would be better at identifying movies, at least better than Plex. Plex gets a lot of them wrong and it can be almost impossible to force it to accept the corrected data to fix it. Hopefully these will at least be easier to fix.
Thanks, mfk
Not at all worth it. The Ugoos AM6B+ with CoreELEC installed is a much better player. It's pretty much the only way to get native Dolby Vision Profile 7 playback from ripped 4K bluray discs.
The Ugoos AM6B+ is also much cheaper than the Zidoo
This is correct. Also has 3D support. There is no other media box that can touch this. If you want full HDR ripped support
Is there an updated device? This one looks to have been released in 2021.
is there any updated devices of the one your talking about by anychance
@@kevinoconnor6570 Nope. The AM6b+ is the only model that can play DV7.
@@InsaiyanTech Nope. The AM6b+ is the only model that can play DV7. I researched it for a long while.
no 3D no way! lol
Disappointing that the Z3000 does not support 3D content. I wonder why it was dropped?
Prob because all high end projectors wont support 3d in next generations.
Stopped the video at the mention of 3D being unsupported. A player that isn't fully functional when it's only job is to play media, is not worth spending a dollar on.
who is still watching 3D movies in 2024 - they failed
Max hdd capacity support of 16TB, Seems like a hardware and/or software limitation, Dune HD Solo 8K supports 3D and has a max hdd capacity support of 20TB
@@elysiumcore Moronic statement that has nothing to do with the facts. If you only watch or listen to content made in the current year it says nothing about anything but you. You have the right to do you, but thinking everyone else must think the same is a very MAGA point of view.
@@elysiumcoreI do!
3D is dead
I possess a Zidoo NEO Alpha 4K myself. It's crap: stutter, no Netrflix app possible (nor Kodi), and is getting outperformed by my nVidia Shield Pro. TL;DR: unless the Z3000 is considerably better no Zidoo for me any more.
"BEST PLAYER for Home Media Server in 2024?"
Why not the UHD 8000? 2 drive bays vs. 1 🙂
Creo yo porque no compensa pagar casi el doble por un dac , una bahía y 1 fuente más… si eres un audifolo (tampoco lo recomiendo…pero son las personas que podrían sacar partido) para cine este
KODI PLAYER ALWAYS THE BEST
reviews are pretty bad tbh