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Review on πŸ“Ί Zidoo Z9X Android 9.0 4K Media Player | 2G+16G Android VS10 Image Quality Engine | Android TV Box with HDR10+ Support by Bobby Frazier

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Better than the Shield I thought anyway

Let's start with the obvious, is Zidoo expensive? It's a bit pricey compared to the absolute junk advertised by YouTubers, but Zidoo is a top-notch Android box. There are two firmwares to choose from. An ordinary Google spy with a game market and another custom firmware without Google. Custom firmware excels in areas a shield can't reach. The all-metal physical box screams world class. All imaginable ports are on the back. True 4k HDR Specifications 10. If you understand the difference between Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, all the settings are at your fingertips. If not, don't worry as the default settings are pretty good. Connecting an HDD/SDD is very simple. I've tested the box on 20" and 55" screens, both work great. The downside: Zidoo's English website is sparse and often difficult to find. The Zidoo forums are helpful, but again, they're hard to find. Also, mods/devs are rarely seen on their forums. I have one box, I will be buying more soon. It blasts the shield in most areas, although I wish Zidoo had made a 4GB memory module. At that price and only 2GB of storage? Next IPTV. The built-in media player works well for the most part, but I recommend installing mx player pro or similar and enabling hardware acceleration for both video and audio. Update: One star deduction because the remote control is inferior to others in this price range. . In fact, the remote control borders on poor quality. Also, the reviews are everywhere. I believe this is due to the firmware on your device. There are 2 firmwares, 1 from official Google Android and another open source Android. The open-source version intentionally has no Google Play because of the endless Google spyware. You have to decide for yourself which firmware drives your box. Update #2: Downgraded another star due to x64 apk difficulties despite the chipset being 64-bit compatible. Zidoo should fix the poor response quality issue from remote and 64-bit APKs. If these problems occur with long-term use without updated firmware, I may need to remove more asterisks.

Pros
  • This is amazing
Cons
  • Some bugs