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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
5
Awesome Ultra HD Blu-ray player.
on March 8, 2016
Posted by: JHz33
from Bell, CA
Expertise:Intermediate
I've had this Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray player for about 2 weeks, and I've been watching 2 to 3 movies every day since I bought it. I really can't find anything negative to say about it, other than it would've been nice if the remote was backlit. Picture quality is amazing and when you connect it to a home theater receiver the sound quality is amazing as well. It also does an excellent job of upscaling regular Blu-ray discs, and the rest of the other features are very good as well.
Pros: not too expensive., picture quality., sound quality., upscaling., wireless wi-fi.
Cons: none.
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
Great.
on March 5, 2016
Posted by: Cristian929
from Chicago
Expertise:Intermediate
With this 4K blu Ray player and my 4K TV movies look amazing. Watching a 4K HDR movie can't be compare with 1080p. You can see the details in the picture and with HDR colors look more vivid and blacks are deep. I have a 65 Samsung SUHD
Pros: Bright display
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
A New Level in 4K Quailty
on March 3, 2016
Posted by: 3rdDayRocker
from Apple Valley, MN, USA
Expertise:Intermediate
Videophiles rejoice! Samsung's new Ultra HD Blu-ray player takes 4K viewing to even bigger and better new heights than ever before. My player is connected to a top tier 2015 model Samsung 65 inch 4K UHDTV. Seriously, first time viewing of 4K content via this device is almost like owning a brand new 4K UHDTV all over again.
The new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc format is one of a kind in both video and audio quality. So far, I've viewed two 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray discs - The Martian and San Andreas. The picture quality is unrivaled. Yes, it certainly does top any type of online 4K streaming option. I own a Dolby Atmos home theater system. In addition to superior picture quality, the true Dolby Atmos audio is unsurpassed. Also, 4K up-conversion of 1080p Blu-ray discs is superior to any previous up-converting Blu-ray player. When I viewed the movie Straight Outta Compton, it looked as close to 4K as any non-4K source I've ever seen.
Viewing 4K content via the player's built-in Smart Hub apps produces visually better quality than directly via the TV's built-in apps, primarily due to the player's excellent processor and the ability to utilize the extra rich UHD Color function on the Samsung TV. YouTube 4K, Netflix 4K and Amazon 4K content looks incredible!
The only strike against this new player is its undersized, limited function remote control, which has no backlighting feature and only has chapter skip buttons. To fast forward or rewind, the buttons must be held down for two seconds. Personally, I prefer using an "old school" full function Samsung remote with real backlit buttons.
All in all, if you're an enthusiast of top notch 4K picture quality, this player will impress in almost every category.
Pros: Realistic color, Bright display, unsurpassed 4k uhd bd resolution, even better 4k up-conversion than uhdtvs
Cons: undersized remote control w/ no backlight, remote lacks separate ff and rew buttons
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
4
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Good Design
on July 10, 2017
Posted by: RonFL
from Orlando, FL, USA
Expertise:Expert
Easy and intuitive to use. Would prefer if front housing/display was rectangular than curved. Why curved?
Pros: Inexpensive
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
Beyond my wildest expectations
on February 26, 2016
Posted by: OleSoutherner
from USA
Expertise:Expert
At last, America has the option to own a Ultra HD Blu-ray. Bought it at Best Buy. Plugged the machine up to my 4k TV. Even though my TV is an older model set that isn't HDCP 2.2 compliant, I was still able to enjoy the full UHD picture displayed in 3840x2160 using Netflix & YouTube, which both have considerable 4k programming options.
This machine is easy to use. Biggest feature? The up-conversion of existing blu-ray discs. Put in The Dark Knight and it was like watching the film for the first time.
5 stars all the way!
Pros: Realistic color, Bright display, Lightweight
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
Love this player!
on March 12, 2016
Posted by: Octagon
from Los Angeles, CA, USA
Expertise:Expert
I was never a big fan of the blu-ray system and thought that the way DVD handled menus and the fast start/resume of a movie is way more user friendly. I noticed that UHD Bluray shares some of those annoying bluray features but on some discs (Chappie) the menu system reminded me of a DVD menu. So I'm hoping that moving forward the menu systems will become more user friendly.
As far as image quality goes it's a bit all over the place. Depending on how the film is mastered the end results vary. I thought The Martian looked good but not great. Chappie looks AMAZING and I believe this is because this is a true 4k master and The Martian is an upressed 2k master. Either way this player handles all the discs perfectly and overall I'm just really happy with the player. I've had Samsung DVD and Bluray players in the past and they've always felt cheaply made. This one is a bit more elegant however the curved design bugs me because I don't have nor do I like the curved TV trend. Overall I really like the player and the 4k apps.
Pros: 4k apps, fast menu system
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
2
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Samsung UBD-K8500 4K DVD player
on February 20, 2016
Posted by: HallofGamer
from Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Expertise:Expert
Easy to setup and use, with a good web browser and a variety of pre-installed apps. Outstanding video and sound. With razor sharpness and vivid, bright colors, I did not discern any difference in picture quality between the theatrical version of "The Martian" and my Ultra HD edition. Nice touch with an optional separate HDMI audio output. 4K YouTube videos display at their absolute best on my 60 inch 4K monitor. Prepare for sticker shock for the privilege of being the first owner on your block.
Pros: Realistic color, Bright display
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
1
not happy with this product
on January 27, 2018
Posted by: Mb13
Happy with the quality of the product until remote stopped working. Finding out this is a common problem. Stopped working all of the time and getting worse as time goes on. Also not happy with the size of the remote larger fingers pushed multiple buttons at once.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
5
Performance
1
Design
5
Value
1
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US