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Testseek.com have collected 56 expert reviews of the Samsung UBD-K8500 and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung UBD-K8500.
Award: Most Awarded April 2016
April 2016
 
(79%)
56 Reviews
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72 Reviews
79 0 100 56

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
  • No display
  • Confusing remote
  • Needs a compatible TV
  • No auto picture adjustments for HDR
  • Non-HDR
  • And 1080p discs with current UHDTVs
  • Small
  • Frustrating remote
  • Requires high-end TV
  • No HDMI auto-detection on many TVs
  • Many movies not in 4K end-to-end
  • Slow
  • Old-school discs
  • Expensive
  • Not a great value if you don't have an HDR 4K TV
  • Remote control has some problems with its design

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  Published: 2017-06-12, review by: liveatpc.com

  • With both the soundbar and 4K Blu-ray player being reasonably priced, I don't see why it won't be flying off the shelves soon.Byline: Teh Wi-Liam...

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  Published: 2016-05-02, Author: Pierre , review by: audiovideohd.fr

  • Belle qualité de décodage Ultra HD Bluray et Bluray, Upscaling Ultra HD, Conversion HDR > SDR qui améliore le contraste perçu, Excellente prise en charge multimédia (HEVC 4K, HDR, Autoframerate), Un joli lots de fonctionnalités : Smart Hub, copie CD audio
  • La présence de bruit résiduel (dépend de la qualité du pressage), Pas de support Dolby Vision, Pas de bitstream audio HD en lecture multimédia, Une ventilation un peu trop bruyante, L'absence d'afficheur en façade, La télécommande un peu trop sommaire
  • Quelques semaines après la publication de notre banc d'essai du Panasonic DMP-UB900, nous allons aujourd'hui nous attarder sur le lecteur Ultra HD Blu-ray Samsung UBD-K8500. Un bon rapport qualité/prix en perspective ? C'est ce que nous allons voir au cou...

 
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  Published: 2016-04-19, review by: Cnetfrance.fr

  • Prix "raisonnable" pour le premier lecteur d'un nouveau format, Ultra HD HDR, qualité d'image, réactivité.
  • Inutile sans TV UHD HDR, différence qualitative minime par rapport au Full HD, offre disques encore restreinte
  • Les lecteurs Ultra HD Blu-ray arrivent en même temps que les titres, le Samsung UBD-K8500 est le premier, et pour le moment le seul, du marché. Le format qui doit supplanter le Blu-ray tient-ils ses promesses ?...

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  Published: 2016-03-17, Author: Roberto , review by: dday.it

  • Tra i due modelli in uscita è quello che costa meno, Piattaforma smart completa, Riproduce tutto da USB
  • DNLA incompatibile con qualche formato (mkv), Design troppo scarno, manca pure un display, Telecomando piccolo e non troppo pratico
  • Il blu-ray Samsung è un ottimo player si può criticare il design, il telecomando piccolo e l'aumento di prezzo di 100 euro ma resta il fatto che ad oggi chi vuole passare al nuovo formato Ultra HD non dovrebbe pensare subito a player dai nomi altisonanti...

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  Published: 2016-09-26, review by: hifitest.de

  • Der UBD-K8500 kommt gerade recht, selbst wenn die Zahl der verfügbaren HDR-tauglichen UHD-Scheiben noch recht überschaubar ist, werden sie doch die FullHD-Blu-ray ersetzen, so wie diese einst die DVD ersetzt hat, und bis dahin müssen Sie weder diese noch...

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  Published: 2016-07-22, Author: Heft , review by: satvision.de

  • Abstract:  In dieser Ausgabe wollen einen Blick auf Samsungs UHD Blu-ray-Player UBD-K8500 im gebogenen Curved-Design werfen. Mit einem Marktpreis von rund 400,- Euro adressiert dieser ein breites Publikum. Doch wie sind Ausstattung, Bedienung und Bildqualität zu bew...

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  Published: 2016-04-30, Author: Volker , review by: allesbeste.de

  • Hervorragende Bildqualität, Hervorragende Tonqualität, Sehr gute Verarbeitung,
  • Spielt kein SACD und DVD-Audio ab
  • Die Einstiegskosten sind hoch für die neue High-End-Bildtechnik. Der Zugewinn für anspruchsvolle Cineasten ist es aber auch. Aus unserer Sicht sind die Preise für einen solch eklatanten Qualitätssprung durchaus gerechtfertigt.Panasonic deckt dabei gleich...

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  Published: 2016-04-22, Author: AV , review by: audiovision.de

  • Samsungs 500 Euro teurer Ultra-HD-Blu-ray-Player UBD-K 8500 erfreut Sparfüchse, verschreckt aber anspruchsvolle Heimkino-Enthusiasten. Das liegt an der sparsamen Ausstattung und der alles andere als hochwertigen Verarbeitung. Doch die makellose Ultra-HD-B...

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  Published: 2016-04-04, Author: Carsten , review by: areadvd.de

  • Hochwertiger Ultra HD-TV mit HDR und Ultra HD Premium-Logo: Samsung 55KS9090Perfekter Partner: Der Ultra HD-Blu-ray-Player UBD-K8500Samsung zeigt sich hervorragend gerüstet für die nächste Stufe der Ultra HD-Ära. Mit enormer Bildstärke tun sich der 55KS90...

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  Published: 2015-11-02, review by: satvision.de

  • Abstract:  Auf der diesjährigen IFA hat der Elektronikkonzern Samsung im Rahmen einer Pressekonferenz den weltweit ersten marktreifen Player zum Abspielen ultra-hochauflösender UHD Blu-rays vorgestellt. Das Gerät soll zwar erst Anfang des nächsten Jahres auf den Mar...

 
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