ZIDOO H6 PRO Android 7.0 Allwinner H6 2/16GB AC WiFi Gig Lan BT4 + L1 Widevine

[clarkss12]

At this stage the unit is Netflix HD

Thanks, Trebor

[mitchell4you]

Bugs fw 13
google market search is not working ( fixed by resetting googleplay app to factory defaults )
if you go from using MCE app to running kodi.. lots of unresponsive errors (launcher, kodi) ( best to quick reboot )
bug on fw 11 using buildin browser...downloading fw from media fire, got corrupt zip file (tried 2x... then used another browser and it worked )
bug on fw 11 Ota update says you are running latest version
These unresponsive popups.. you get so many and Noway past them
* like when running kodi and installing repo' s
* opera beta on any site
* Google play search (that doesn't work)
looks like you get the popup, if you left mouse click to long

weird
64bit CPU with 32bit os
4 differend ways of getting "Settings" (two different developer settings )
screensaver.. pppoe something you rarly see
it has root.. petrus reboot.. works (no security popups ?)
hdmi color space is set to yuv444 8 bit and not set to Auto ? ( other options : rgb888 8bit / yuv420 10bit / yuv422 )
my paid live wallpaper doesn't work..on this launcher?
when connection to tarnomat/router only the settings with left view works (others refuse to connect )

Tested:
mouse g4/unity are oke
BT headphone oke
usb DACs (tried all dragonfly's ) fail ( it makes a app/vids jump ahead )
sdcard 128gb = oke (NTFS)
usb3 to msata 120gb = oke
tronsmart mars = oke (with riptide gp2)

apps testing
RTL xl = oke
npo = oke (both live as vids) ( i noticed livetv video stutter when using a small sdcard with fat32.. )
USB audiopro with dragonfly = oke
usb DAC 5.1 that you can buy for 2bucks =oke
airmouse =oke
bbc = ( currently doesn't work on any of my units)
ch5 =plays ad vid then: your device does not have the required hardware decoder(s) to play file (on remix mini it works fine )
kodi 17.6 = currently looking good
iytbd ( YouTube ) = looks amazing (2k) ( force vp9 = black screen )
tubi.TV = oke
amazon prime = oke ( resolution shifts between SD and HD during EPs ) (UK vpn) (lots of title not av country )(trail acc)
netflix from Google play = error -13 device not supported
netflix from beelink uhd = looks oke.. ( i have a account now )
riptide 2 = oke
fruitninja = lag


fun stuff
ram used 512mb when running kodi (free ram 1.4gb.. that's nicely tweaked)
resolution up to 4k 60 hz
font size change option with preview
TV HDR is set to auto ( SDR and HDR option )
force allow apps on external
force activies to be resizable
disable absolute volume? BT
Netflix / hulu / YouTube / amazon icons on home are not installed, when clicked you can select download
Google maps/gmail ect are also not installed, that's great ( So, no preinstalled appz )

needs more time..to fill in more
Current advice...don't buy this unit!
looks like the are waiting for kernel 4.4.. As no udate has come in months

[clarkss12]

Thanks for the review Mitchell, keep them coming. One thing I would like to know, will Netflix play in 4k, since it supposed to support HDCP-2.x.

[thegergz]

This looks great, is rooting it possible at this point?

[mitchell4you]

This looks great, is rooting it possible at this point?

its allready rooted... and no its still work in progress...firmware needs some/allot of work

[mitchell4you]

this looks interesting
http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-...-good-reviewer
Netflix ultra HD... and no error at first run..
* sadly making a account.. on Netflix seems really hard these days

update..made a account..successfully

[stevexlr8]

Hi There, I've just recently received one of these boxes, and apart from an issue with a faulty power plug adapter, the box has an issue where it constantly reboots itself whenever it connects to my network. It makes no difference if it's Wi-Fi or hardwired, as soon as it successfully connects, it goes for about 10 seconds then constantly reboots. I tried joining the Zidoo forum as there is a post on there about the same thing, but I think they must be having a break at the moment as my registration hasn't been authorised yet. I've reset the box back to factory, it came with 1.0.11 firmware, I updated that manually to 1.0.13 and cleared everything but it still does it, other than that it works fine, it just doesn't like being connected to a network.

As I can't post on the Zidoo forum, I thought I'd try here and see if anyone has any ideas.

Cheers,

Steve.

[mitchell4you]

Thats wierd.. Join network = reboot
lets troubleshoot:
try disabling BT then connect to network
What does the router log say?
Perhaps two Mac adress.. the same on network?
Try a app.. To disable ipv6 on your unit ( or use router - fixed ip - ipv4 only )
install a "catlog" app to view system/kernel error msgs

Cheers

[stevexlr8]

Thanks Mitchell, really appreciate your reply and suggestions. It is a strange one that connecting to my, I thought it was just a wireless issue at first, so then I connected the box to my modem with a cable and the same thing happens, it connects, is ok for about 10 seconds or so, that can vary, then goes into a boot loop that keeps going until the cable is unplugged, it gets powered off, or I'm able to get into the setting and disable the wi-fi.

I'll give the steps you suggested a try when I get home from work tonight and see how it goes.

Thanks again.

Cheers.

[stevexlr8]

Hey Mitchell,
Just an update on this, I think I've resolved this issue, and thank you for pointing me in the right direction, I'll monitor it for the next few days and see how it goes. I disabled BT, but that made no difference, and I couldn't see any duplicate MAC's in the modem logs, and no warnings either, in fact I saw the device connected, but it would still go into a boot loop. So I reset it all and wiped the internal data, then I connected it to the hotspot on my phone, and for some reason that worked, it stayed connected and didn't reboot, so I plugged in the Ethernet cable and shut down my hotspot and it still stayed connected and didn't reboot, so I then connected to wireless and it was fine for an hour or so then started to reboot again. So I did some digging around in my modem settings and changed a few things, like setting a specific channel from the default Auto setting, and then changed the rate to 54g, I then rebooted the modem, wiped the box again, connected to my wireless and so far it been stable, so crossed fingers it's sorted itself out.

So thanks again for you help, it is much appreciated !!

Cheers,
Steve.

[clarkss12]

Does your box play Netflix in 4K??? thanks

[trebor]

HD still at this stage

[clarkss12]

HD still at this stage

Thanks

[mitchell4you]

firmware 1.0.20 is released on ziddoo forum
*currently its looking good
No more " unresponsive msg" no more changing audio channel (when using HDMI switch )

Updated info,
current issues:
Google play updates it self to 8.2 that gives : this version is not supported for this device
solution: to get updates / settings / app / Google play / disable ( revert to factory : yes then enable app again )

unresponsive msg still there but only on long left click on link (browser or kodi )
solution : if wish to copy and past use scroll button

audio channel issue on Netflix : pass through enabled and optical (same for usbdac)
if you watch series..it auto plays next EPs ( no sound : probably DRM issue? )
solution: bring down top bar twice..then it goes away...hit play Netflix

cleaner app.. click a few times:
makes the launcher invisible ( zidoo forgot to add it to white list ? )

[cryptile]

I'm wondering if the Allwinner H6 is significantly faster / has better Picture quality than an AMlogic S912. I'm not into custom roms. A stable offcial ROM is fine as long as it is stable. I currently have an s912 box and I want to know if it is worth it to upgrade to an Allwinner H6 because it's supposed to have better picture quality?