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April 2016
(79%)
56 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(83%)
109 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Fast
Ultra HD Blu-ray titles look sharp
Especially with HDR
Solid upconversion
Good connected features
Played all the commercial and test Blu-ray discs we fed it
DLNA compliant
With very good support for disperate media file formats
Good remote control and a well-designed user interface
The Samsung UBD-K8500 has a reasonable price for being the first of its kind. It can play back 4K Blu-ray discs with HDR
Delivering the best video quality available today. The player offers quick loading times and has plenty of streaming apps available a
Affordable Price
Fantastic Picture Quality
Ready for streaming
World's first UHD Blu-ray player
Outstanding overall performance
Reasonable price (for a “first”)
Potential for amazing picture quality
HDR was worth waiting a few extra years for (vs. 4K alone)
Wide color gamut improves colors
Higher bitrate than streaming
Truly stunning HDR 4K performance in Blu-ray
Extremely versatile with other media formats
Great Smart Hub interface
Easy to set up and use
Great overall performance
The editors didn't like
Bottom Line
The Samsung UBD-K8500 is quite quick and feature-rich for one of the first consumer 4K Blu-ray players available
But it will cost you
Severe judder on panning and motion shots with some non-Samsung TVs
Limited A/V outputs (one HDMI
One HDMI audio
Optical digital audio)
Couldn't display GIF or TIFF image files
Unless you have an HDR-capable TV
The improvement in video quality over standard Blu-ray and streaming is minimal. Only a handful of 4K titles are available today
And some showed minor video quality issues themselves. The remote control can sometimes be
Affordable Price, Fantastic Picture Quality, Ready for streaming
No display, Confusing remote, Needs a compatible TV,
This 4K Ultra HD player has excellent performance to price ratio. It features both excellent picture and sound quality. The remote can be a bit fiddly, especially with no display to inform you of what function is taking place. However, it's still a solid...
Abstract: As we finally move into the world of 4K, UHD TV, we begin to long for the very best picture ever. To get a taste of that best-ever picture you will need to watch a 4K Blu-ray disc on a 4K Blu-ray player. The Samsung 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray UBD-K8500 is one of...
Played all the commercial and test Blu-ray discs we fed it, DLNA compliant, with very good support for disperate media file formats, Good remote control and a well-designed user interface
Severe judder on panning and motion shots with some non-Samsung TVs, Limited A/V outputs (one HDMI, one HDMI audio, optical digital audio), Couldn't display GIF or TIFF image files
If you want everything Ultra HD Blu-ray can deliver, but are on a tight budget, Samsung's UBD-K8500 is the player to buy. Just be aware that you might have to tweak some settings to clear up the judder issue with non-Samsung TVs...
Although many people both inside and outside the content production industry have expressed doubts about the longevity of a new disc-based format in an era when streaming media is enjoying runaway popularity, all that's required for a valid response is a...
Potential for amazing picture quality, HDR was worth waiting a few extra years for (vs. 4K alone), Wide color gamut improves colors, Higher bitrate than streaming
Requires high-end TV, No HDMI auto-detection on many TVs, Many movies not in 4K end-to-end, Slow, old-school discs
To sum up our experience with UHD Blu-ray it ranges from spectacular to insignificant. DVDs still outsell Blu-rays in many regions - in a market that is in decline - and we think UHD Blu-ray will be even more niche. Why? Because you need a high-end TV to...
World's first UHD Blu-ray player, Outstanding overall performance, Reasonable price (for a “first”)
No auto picture adjustments for HDR, non-HDR, and 1080p discs with current UHDTVs, Small, frustrating remote
As the first Ultra HD Blu-ray player, the Samsung UBD-K8500 provides exceptional performance with the right display and disc. But as with any new format, there are growing pains to be sorted out before we can toast to its complete success...
Published: 2016-04-21, Author: Stephen , review by: 4k.com
Truly stunning HDR 4K performance in Blu-ray, Extremely versatile with other media formats, Great Smart Hub interface, Easy to set up and use, Great overall performance
Expensive, Not a great value if you don't have an HDR 4K TV, Remote control has some problems with its design
If you own a 4K HDR TV and want to really enjoy ultra HD content like never before possible in home entertainment, the UBD-K8500 is one excellent choice and also more affordable than its Panasonic rival. For those of you without HDR 4K TVs, this media de...
Although many people both inside and outside the content production industry have expressed doubts about the longevity of a new disc-based format in an era when streaming media is enjoying runaway popularity, all that's required is a few sessions with a n...
The Samsung UBD-K8500 has a reasonable price for being the first of its kind. It can play back 4K Blu-ray discs with HDR, delivering the best video quality available today. The player offers quick loading times and has plenty of streaming apps available a
Unless you have an HDR-capable TV, the improvement in video quality over standard Blu-ray and streaming is minimal. Only a handful of 4K titles are available today, and some showed minor video quality issues themselves. The remote control can sometimes be
The Samsung UBD-K8500 4K Blu-ray player delivers the best in-home video quality ever, but only owners of the latest, most expensive TVs need apply...
