Z10 Pro does not play .AVI files.
Himedia Q10 pro plays OK .Avi files.
Is this right ?
I have both.

what is codec in the .avi files not playing? 
Also refer to Divx note above in FAQ.
If you were using kodi in Q10 Pro, then also try using ZDMC on your Zidoo.

Unlike the Q10 Pro, the Zidoo's don't have a rear USB port to enable it to act as an external drive.
If you are using the same HDD, it will most likely be noisier than when it was inside the HiMedia (my 7200rpm 8Tb HGST was very noisy and I have changed to a quiet 5Tb 2.5" laptop drive with an adapter).

You basically need to eject the HDD and use a USB 3.0 dock or adapter for the PC.
The alternative, as you noted, is to use (slower) network file transfer.

Followed @Nice Monkey's suggestion here and replaced my rather noisy HGST 7200rpm 8Tb with a 5Tb Seagate 2.5" HDD from an external case and used the Orico HDD conversion rack to fit it to the Z1000 Pro.
It is now virtually silent and I am very happy 

The old 8Tb HDD is now in an external USB case (along with quite a few others for plugging into the Zidoo, as required).

BTW for anyone thinking the very cheap "4Tb/8Tb SSD's" from China (found on eBay and other places) are a good idea, they are certainly FAKES!  There is a YouTube of someone opening one up and finding 4 dodgy flash drives wired up together, inside......

yes it will work as many did it.

Question why would you when a 2.5 inch HDD in an 2.5 => 3.5 adapter will achieve the same goals (silent and cool) at far bigger capacities for the same money. The potential speed advantage offers nothing for a media player.

You will need that same adapter anyway for mounting such SSD.

There seem to be quite a few different 2.5" => 3.5" HDD adapters around.  Will the metal ones with screws underneath, or would side screws be better, or even a plastic one perhaps, inside a Z1000 Pro?
A link with photo would be ideal.
Thanks.

Thanks  for replying , I took my HD from my Hi media Q10 to test the Zidoo unfortunately it suddenly becomes very noisy when inserted in the zidoo and  not in the  hi media q10 for some reason .
So I thought I’d look for something with no moving parts .

I moved my 8Tb HGST HDD from my old Q10 Pro into my new Z1000 Pro.  It does work fine but the drive is much noisier in the Zidoo and also seems to keep being accessed, even when using a NAS or USB HDD for movies. 
I have set the drive sleep to 10 minutes in the settings, which seems to work until stopping and starting a movie/tv episode brings it back to life again...... 
I can see the upside for the silence of an SSD or 2.5" drives but you simply can't get them large enough for the price.

This player is not licensed for HD Netflix, so you are out of luck.  SD only.
Please read the FAQ.

Check out the detailed review by @Nice Monkey on this forum.  He's been a long time Q10Pro user and now has a Dune HD:  https://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=5098.0

These new models are available from Futeko

the library was created regularly though; no problem

Kodi can push up memory space requirements slowly until it just runs out.... 
Best solution is to place a 32Gb SD Card in the slot and use for "expanded memory" in Settings.  Remember to fully back-up Kodi first, as the system is wiped during this process.  The card cannot be removed without re-formatting internal memory.