no, i stick to AndroidTV - very good for ATV apps, incl free ones given by Unifi.

so, it's either Sony or Sharp; sharp has no OLED.

only this one isn't oled... i m convinced HDR/HDR10+/DV comes out best on oleds.

my current HDR tv doesn't produce it good enuf, not satisfied.

quite right... no choice then.

i have been using ATV tvs for >6 years now, watched ATV apps get better and better - very convenient to use, fast.

next TV buy, go for ATV!

androidTV or googleTV are very well made apps, whether on ATV tv or chromecast.

i dunno if wifi is an issue for chromecast but for my TV's, it's excellent - get full reception even at 50ft away.

youtube, netflix, iqiyi, wetv, unifitv - all work very well.

i get iqiyi, lionsgate, bbcplayer free from unifi.

i also tried/paid 1 month for wetv - iqiyi is better.

Unifi ultimate customers only.

3 months already, forgotten the details.

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4726997/+3860

ya, quite a bit out there, free and paid.

not watching live tv much these days... just the movies and some tv series.

there is this "temperature" thing for picture - high temp for BLUE tones, low temp for RED, yellow in the middle.

what i read, manufacturer default setting is usually BLUE.

but experts always recommend RED.

i use RED.

but after a while, your eyes get use to it - red or blue, orange or yellow!

they all come out diff - that u really can't do much... becos u can change tv setting to suit one app, the other apps come out crap.

just take youtube... i use natively on 2 tvs and 4 boxes - they all come out a little diff... due to hardware specs, i suspect.

same with other apps.

Logically, better tvs will give better results with native apps like netflix compared to external devices.

Becos the modules inside are chosen and costed accordingly, u already paid for it.

Chromecast dongles are meant for lower end tvs w/o ATV, not high end ones.

me, me!

i m planning... A90J, A80J, X90J, X80J.... $$$$...

meaning the native app in the TV is well optimized whereas using chromecast is less so... i think.

why x90j?

a90j best la...

guys, i just got the Z10pro.... couldn't resist since there as a 11% discount on shopee.

played for a couple of hours, pretty good... coming from using several other boxes incl himedia Q10pro.

i mainly use it for local playback; not using it much for online streaming as i am mainly using ATV apps with TV.

i choose this model so that i can slot in the SATA drive, swap with another anytime.

HDR picture, HD audio quality all good, unit stays cool.

only thing yet to test is DV - haven't bought new TV yet!


firmware - it's still on v6.30.40, nothing newer OTA.

any advanced tips on video, audio settings?

my 6 yr old sharp non hdr still working... but it cant do HDR that nicely however i set it.

will wait a bit, see what happens... all is ready for DV... except the TV.

if u have used a box before, u will like this one, quite an easy box to use.

just 1 day, i more or less done with everything... just enjoy it now

what i like about this Z10pro:

1. simple UI, clear info, easy to navigate.

2. HDD bay is plug n play, no sweat.

3. wifi is strong, at 50ft, 2.4ghz works very well.

4. playback - auto frame rate switching, auto resolution, BD menu.

5. deeper, brighter colors for HDR.

6. can play audio/music with thru AVR with TV off.

i have yet to play with the higher functions... DV, hdr mapping, etc...

i never had a mede8er but it looks much in the same league as himedia q10pro.

i think u will like it, get z10pro up n running easy.

himedia q10pro is a superb box, only that it cannot do dolby vision.

with zidoo z10pro, that is one up... + auto resolution, which i like.

picture and audio output quality, they r very close.

i have 2 home theaters... so, both boxes put to good use!

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Mar 8 2022, 02:37 PM

Why not? Z9x cannot?

Full bdmv with fel or mel, shud work.

But I cannot confirm, no DV TV yet!

Let Topet comment...

i tried one DV file - color comes out poor, no good - becos TV, AVR are non DV.

HDR10 files comes out nice.

normal as in SDR? not even HDR?

"convert to DV"... something like upscaling... hmm... i doubt it will be nice.

i m still exploring this bit...

it may not be straightforward, may depend on what source u play.

some full videos with HDR10+DV comes out fine, nice HDR.

some webrips with DV comes out with colors washed out, no good.

may have something to do with profiles, dynamic metadata, MEL, FEL..??

i cannot confirm this... yet.

becos i dun have OLED/DV tv.

i can only confirm if u play BDMV with HDR10+DV, zidoo z10pro/z9x can deliver nice HDR10.

i think there r all kinds of issues if u play customized rips, half cooked rips, etc...