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Samsung - UBD-K8500 4K Ultra HD Wi-Fi Built-In Blu-ray Player - Black
Average Customer Rating:
4.5
Rating breakdown 285 reviews
5 Stars
211
4 Stars
44
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
9
1 Star
9
91%of customers recommend this product.
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252 out of
277)
Customer Reviews for Samsung - UBD-K8500 4K Ultra HD Wi-Fi Built-In Blu-ray Player - Black
Customer Rating
4
Good viewing not great user interface
on January 10, 2017
Posted by: DariusRoch
from Rochester, NY
Expertise:Intermediate
Pros:
- UHD/4K DVD play is great, but not a huge difference from HD on my 4K OLED 55"
- Supports Home Media server (DLNA)
- Easy WiFi connection, no buffering pauses
- Reasonable price
- UHD/4K DVD play is great, but not a huge difference from HD on my 4K OLED 55"
- Supports Home Media server (DLNA)
- Easy WiFi connection, no buffering pauses
- Reasonable price
Cons:
- Tiny little red/green/blue light on unit is almost invisible from across the room, so hard to tell if the unit is on, cycling, or off
- Startup takes a long time, which makes the tiny little light so frustrating. This seems to be true if there is a disc in the tray, even though the default is not to play the disc
- Home screen "Recommended" apps takes up a lot of real estate - forever - long after you've decided whether you want these app suggestions or not
- An unimaginative selection of apps available, e.g., Netflix, Hulu, etc. No idea if this selection will improve. Most apps available are pretty useless for me.
- Tiny little red/green/blue light on unit is almost invisible from across the room, so hard to tell if the unit is on, cycling, or off
- Startup takes a long time, which makes the tiny little light so frustrating. This seems to be true if there is a disc in the tray, even though the default is not to play the disc
- Home screen "Recommended" apps takes up a lot of real estate - forever - long after you've decided whether you want these app suggestions or not
- An unimaginative selection of apps available, e.g., Netflix, Hulu, etc. No idea if this selection will improve. Most apps available are pretty useless for me.
Caution:
- I'm running a Sony STR-DN1050 receiver which does not support HDCP 2.2 so I couldn't send the player output through it. I had to go direct to the TV, and then pull back sounds to the audio receiver. BE SURE all the equipment in your connection path is HDCP 2.2 compatible, or it will be downgraded to HD.
- I'm running a Sony STR-DN1050 receiver which does not support HDCP 2.2 so I couldn't send the player output through it. I had to go direct to the TV, and then pull back sounds to the audio receiver. BE SURE all the equipment in your connection path is HDCP 2.2 compatible, or it will be downgraded to HD.
Pros: Realistic color
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
4
Design
3
Value
3
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
It's Great
on January 22, 2017
Posted by: 1Sarah
This Blu-ray is very easy to use. I have all the apps in it that I use right there in front of me. The Sony Blu-ray I had before wouldn't even let me watch Netfix. The viewing quality is great. I was surprised the remote is so small, but it has everything I need. Samsung is a business I can trust.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
3
Flawless 4k Bluray but App design is atrocious at best
on February 9, 2017
Posted by: WinCT
Expertise:Expert
Hooked up easily in about 10 minutes and thoroughly enjoyed the brilliant Pacific Rim in HRD! But - the apps are pitiful and "My Apps" is a lie. You cannot customize your frequently used apps like Netflix, Vudu, or Amazon Prime. It should be called "Samsung Rarely Used Downloaded Apps" since that's all you can customize. A jokel
Took 30 minutes with a non-English speaking person from southeast Asia before I got to a supervisor that spoke flawless English and confirmed my fears - bad design.
So, if you need a unit immediately, I'd recommend for 4k UHD blu ray playing only. The remote is also way too small and quirky in design
Pros: Realistic color
Cons: poorly designed remote control, cannot customize commonly used apps
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
3
Performance
3
Design
2
Value
3
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
The product has great features
on February 16, 2017
Posted by: Pops38
from Charlotte, NC, USA
Expertise:Intermediate
The only problem is that the remote for this unit is too small.
Pros: Bright display, Durable, Lightweight
Cons: remote too small
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
3
It a great system! Easy to guide through. Easy to setup.
on April 1, 2017
Posted by: Borikenwoo
from Manchester, New Hampshire
Expertise:Expert
I really like the system and quality picture. There are a few things I did not like. It is too noisy when its reading disk. The disk eject is fast and out dated. It should eject much smoother. The remote "Home" button should be located elsewhere. When I am almost finished entering information, I keep hitting the home button by accident and I have to start all over.
Pros: Lightweight
Cons: Too big
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
3
Performance
2
Design
2
Value
3
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Buy this and you wont be disappointed.
on April 5, 2017
Posted by: Dethangel
from Phoenix, AZ, USA
Expertise:Intermediate
i love this DVD player. it has great functionality, the picture is breathtaking and for the price i think it is a good investment for your home entertainment center. the 4k UHD is awesome, the standard DVD upconvert is awesome, i have zero complaints about this product. i cant say enough good things about it. i got netflix on it, i also have amazon tv, and youtube as well. if you buy this, you wont be disappointed.
Pros: Bright display, upconverts sd dvds and bds
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
PURE CINEMA ENJOYMENT FROM TRUE 4K WITH HDR TO UPSCALE BLU-RAY AND 3D!! AND 3D!! 3D IS NOT ON THE 2017 MODEL!
on April 14, 2017
Posted by: 123ED
from Groveland, FL, USA
Expertise:Intermediate
You will notice that I emphasized this 2016 player is 4k with HDR Player and also has......." 3D on board".
I own three Samsung 4K TV's. A top of the line 2014 78 inch and a top of the line 2015 78 inch and a 2015 88 inch. All these TV's have 3D on board and capable of 4K HDR.
I recently purchased 3 UBD-K8500 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Player's for each of the TV's and I must say they are just great.
Love the quality of the picture as well as the 3D and the HDR.
I truly feel Samsung and all the manufactures should consider putting 3D back in the 2018 series lines as many of us true cinema lovers would like to have all the great technology that we have purchased.
I have a huge library of 3D movies that I would not give up enjoying them without the right TV and Blu-Ray player.
In my opinion the 4K HDR feature that has not proven itself in regards to quality 4 K HDR as most movies are not produced in true 4K to begin with. The producers need to take the Blu-Ray releases of movies more seriously and not releasing older Blu-Ray movies in 4K that look just as good up-scaled normal Blu-Ray releases.
I have read multiple reviews of 4k HDR movies and find very few titles that exceed the quality of normal Blu-Ray releases that are up-scaled.
,
Samsung has done a outstanding job on there 2014, 2015 TV's that included 3D in their top of the line models as well as this 2016 UBD-K8500 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray Player.
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Samsung has done a outstanding job on there 2014, 2015 TV's that included 3D in their top of the line models as well as this 2016 UBD-K8500 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray Player.
Movie lovers I hope will encourage all major features be included in future TV's and Blu-Ray players.
At the writing of this review I did not notice 3D in the specs of the 2017 model on this web site, so 3d lovers if this is the case you need to purchase the 2016 model.
Enjoy your movies and support features that are important to you. Your voice will help for future products.
Pros: has 3d
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
NICE FEATURES EASY TO USE
on May 15, 2017
Posted by: MARYRON
from Chicago, IL, USA
Expertise:Beginner
PRICE WAS EXCELLANT AND ABLE TO SHOW ALL TYPES OF VIDEOS UHD TOO THATS WHY I PURCHASED THIS PRODUCT.
Pros: Realistic color, Durable, Inexpensive, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US