Zidoo Z20 PRO 4K UHD Media Player

Z20 PRO - 4K UHD Media Player

The Zidoo Z20 PRO is a high-performance 4K UHD media player, featuring a newly upgraded chipset - the Realtek RTD1619BPD quad-core processor. It has a built-in Dolby Vision VS10 image quality processing engine, supporting Dolby Vision low latency (LLDV) processing and supports a vast array of media formats and standards, including HDR (HDR10/HLG/HDR10+/Dolby Vision), 12Bit, BT2020 wide colour range, YCbCr 4:4:4 colour space as well as hi-res audio.

When it comes to 4K streaming media players, the Z20 PRO is the latest in Zidoo's lineup of high-performance units. Adding to the formats that were present on the Z10 PRO model, the Z20 PRO features a new Android OS and the latest HDR processing technologies to offer a seamless entertainment experience.

Key Features

• New RTD1619BPD quad-core 64-bit high-performance processor
• Android 11 operating system for improved system performance and stability
• Built-in Dolby Vision VS10 engine for improved image quality
• 4GB DDR4 memory and 32GB eMMC internal storage
• HDMI 2.1 connection supports 4K@60Hz point-to-point output
• Latest picture formats including 3D, HLG, 12Bit, BT2020, YCbCr 4:4:4 colour space
• Accurate HDR10 static metadata (MaxFall, MaxCll) processing
• HDR10+ dynamic processing ensures lifelike image colour and brightness levels
• Advanced Dolby Vision LLDV technology delivers the most suitable brightness levels frame by frame
• Automatic frame rate and resolution switching to ensure smooth video playback
• Connect external SATA (3.5) & USB (3.0/2.0) storage drives up to 16TB to access your personal media collection
• Supports BD/BD3D/UHD full Blu-ray navigation and subtitles for a seamless Blu-Ray experience
• Supports lossless audio playback including DSD (SACD ISO, DSF, DFF), WAV, APE, DTS, and more
• HomeTheater4.0 supports custom categories, movie trailers/soundtrack playback, automatic poster scanning, and more
• Supports special effect subtitles and customisation - Search, match, and download subtitles online
• IOS and Android ZIDOO Controller APP for easy control from a smart device
• Integrate into smart home systems with HDMI CEC, RS232 and Control 4
• All aluminium alloy chassis with large LED display panel
• A step up from the popular Zidoo Z10 PRO

Aviation Aluminium Chassis

The Z20 PRO is equipped with solid aviation aluminium alloy chassis, which not only provides a sleek modern look, but also solid structural integrity. The large front LED display can show various functions like brightness adjustment and playing time.

Efficient & Convenient HDD Bay

The Z20 PRO features a SATA 3.5 interface, which ensures high-speed two-way read and write. The built-in HDD bay can provide convenient storage options for larger collections. Whether you're streaming or watching your own stored entertainment, the Z20 PRO can handle any content you throw at it.

Multiple Interfaces

The Z20 PRO features a wide array of connections including HDMI 2.1 output, SATA3.5 HDD bay, USB 3.0, USB 2.0, analogue audio, digital audio, composite video, and Gigabit LAN.

Powerful Chipset

The Z20 PRO is equipped with Realtek RTD1619BPD Quad-core 64bit high-performance processor with 12nm technology and embeds 1.6TOPS neural network processor. In addition to a faster response speed and more efficient computing capability, the benefits also include strong decoding performance which supports accurate UHD decoding and excellent image quality output. This chipset boasts a 20% performance increase when compared to the previous generation model, the Zidoo Z10 PRO. This means accessing your favourite entertainment is faster, and the Z20 PRO is capable of running any application you throw at it.

Intelligent Active Cooling System

The Z20 PRO adopts an intelligent active cooling system with a dual-ball silent cooling fan, the temperature is measured intelligently and could be adjusted manually and automatically to ensure stable running of components and get long lifespan

4K UHD Image Quality

The Z20 PRO image engine can easily decode 4K HDR images encoded with HEVC/H.265 standards. Supporting 3840 x 2160 60Hz output, each pixel appears natural, and images are clear and vivid even on a large screen.

Stunning HDR Technology

A new HDR processing engine can deal with HDR10 static metadata (MaxFall, MaxCll) more accurately. Colour contrast is incredibly defined, ensuring both highlights and shadows are displayed perfectly, which delivers images much closer to the true-to-life scene.

Conversely, the Z20 PRO supports HDR to SDR conversion, meaning you can display HDR movies very well on SDR screens via dynamic correction and colour reproduction.

Higher Level HDR10+

The Zidoo Z20 PRO takes the lead in providing HDR10+ and Dolby Vision technology in a media player/streaming device. HDR10+ technology is capable of not only displaying peak brightness up to 4000 nits, but also processing metadata accurately for each frame. Namely, colours and brightness levels are obtained frame by frame and scene by scene, images could be displayed in details with wide dynamic contrast and richer colours.

Dolby Vision VS10 Technology

Z20 PRO integrates Dolby Vision VS10 image engine, which supports Dolby Vision low latency (LLDV) output. Dolby Vision has adopted advanced dynamic metadata processing technology, so that the most suitable brightness could be output for images and scenes of each frame. Shadows are darker while highlights are brighter. Even in the dark and weak-light environment, it could also display the best visual effect.

No matter the format (Dolby Vision, HDR, HLG, SDR, etc.) display device (TV, projector, monitor, etc.), or whether the Z20 PRO is outputting HDR or SDR, colours are accurate for an incredibly immersive experience.

12Bit Colour Depth

Z20 PRO's new image engine not only supports 10 Bit (approximately 1.07 billion colours) decoding and outputting at the resolution of 4K 60Hz, but also supports higher colour depth 12 bit (approximately 68 billion colours); 12 bit has much more vibrant colours and more natural colour transitions.

Wider Colour Range

The Z20 PRO supports BT.2020 wide colour range which can display 75% of perceivable nature colours and closer to what human eyes could see, while traditional BT.709 can only display 35% of natural colours. This results in bright and eye-catching colours, rich and full images, and a better sense of space, three dimensions and layering.

Accurate Frame Rate Switching

Z20 PRO supports switching original resolution and frame rate automatically and accurately (23.976, 59.94, 25, 30, 50, and 60). The new automatic switching algorithm allows completing the film frame rate switching in advance to ensure smooth and integral film playback.

Android 11 Operating System

With the integration of the Android 11 OS, the system performance, stability, and compatibility of the Z20 PRO is greatly improved over the previous model. DRM widevine L1 is also supported.

Video Formats and Extensible Storage

Z20 PRO has built in a powerful player, supporting BD/UHD Blu-ray (BDMV/ISO), 3DMVC (Blu-ray, MKV), MKV, M2TS, MTS, TS, MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, MPG, MPEG, VOB, FLV, 3GP, TP etc. What's more, it could connect with drives and hard disks (up to 16TB). NFS and SMB serves can be read in the same LAN.

Smooth Blu-ray Seamless Branching Playback

Z20 PRO optimizes the video playback engine, which improves the Blu-ray seamless branching playback and says goodbye to stuttering and messy playback issues. BD and UHD Blu-ray navigation are played just like enjoying movies in a cinema.

Poster Wall

Z20 PRO comes with new movie posters management system. It has concise navigation, personalised category, record viewing and custom collection etc. It makes movie collection more convenient and fully improves the efficiency of mass movies management.

Powerful Subtitle Features

Z20 PRO can automatically search and match subtitles for movies on the Internet. PGS,ASS, SSA, SUP, SUB and SRT subtitle formats are supported. Subtitle font, colour, special effect, location could be customized. MKV and Blu-ray forced subtitles are also supported.

Lossless Music Playback

Support master-level DSD (SACD ISO, DFF, DSF, DSD etc), regular lossless formats (FLAC, WAV, APE, DTS etc), CUE track and CD-ROM playback (CD-ROM drive is not included).

Music Library Management

Music resources from network drives and local hard drives could be added and managed to generate exclusive music library. Music could be collected and managed in a brand-new way.

Music Streaming

Z20 PRO is perfectly compatible with Roon Ready and Spotify. Support network streaming like high-end music streamer.

ZIDOO Controller APP

ZIDOO Controller APP could control media players seamlessly in LAN. Home Theatre and Music Player could be set on cell phone without suspending audio and video playback. Music could be played without turning on displaying device. And media players could be powered on/off without remote control.

Wireless Casting

Z20 PRO supports DLNA network protocol, videos could be cast from cell phone or tablet to a large screen, while audios could be played synchronously on display devices from cell phone music APP (third-party video casting APP and music streaming APP are needed to install manually).

Network Sharing Protocols

Z20 PRO supports Gigabit network transmission, it could work with NFS, SMB v1/v2/v3, UPnP, FTP network protocols. It will automatically scan all available network drives in the LAN and read data quickly and reliably. NAS, PC and other servers are supported.

Smart Control System

Apart from ZIDOO Controller cell phone APP, ZIDOO also supports HTTP (standard WOL are supported), RS232, HDMI CEC, Bluetooth and IR control methods for smart control system.