Samsung 4K UHD Blu-ray Player UBD-K8500

[ray0414]

Originally Posted by katiehlvr2

Ray, is this for any tv or just the 9500?

Yes any tv or projector, should at least experiment.

Also, turning uhd color on the tv combined with RBG enhanced seem to work very well together.

I will experiment more later.

Someone else at AVS brought this to my attention.

[infiniteCR]

Those pictures are hard to tell apart. So far the darbee has more visible results. Thanks for your efforts in posting them.

[movielover1069]

Originally Posted by ray0414

Owners, it has been discovered that RBG enhanced makes a big impact on picture.

Brighter
More vibrant

Also opens up hdmi black level setting on your tv, which adjusted can alleviate the black crush that alot of people have ever reported.

Feel free to experiment.

Yes, I discovered the exact same thing!! It makes a HUGE difference and definitely alleviates black crush!

[milwtom]

Just hooked up my 4k samsung player to my samsung 8700. Getting message that it doesn't support hdcp 2.2, try changing port which I have or change display. One reviewer said to change hdmi port to enhanced from standard. Anybody got an idea what I need to do?

[Minimejer05]

Originally Posted by meckel

Just got my shipping conformation from Amazon. I'll have the player tomorrow, super excited. Downside, my fox connect ordered won't be here until Monday and my Amazon order won't be here until Tuesday. Guess I'll be off the Best Buy after the Predators game this afternoon.

Just need to figure out what to pickup. Trying really hard not to double dip. I'm not against it, just not at the $30 price tag. Leaning towards Exodus.

just ordered one from Amazon myself. Still no sign of a delivery date. Really hoping I hear back soon. Enjoy your player!

[movielover1069]

Originally Posted by milwtom

Just hooked up my 4k samsung player to my samsung 8700. Getting message that it doesn't support hdcp 2.2, try changing port which I have or change display. One reviewer said to change hdmi port to enhanced from standard. Anybody got an idea what I need to do?

I changed my HDMI port setting on my TV from standard to enhanced and it made an amazing difference! There should be some kind of a manual to let you know these things and the correct settings to put everything on.

[katiehlvr2]

Thank god i didnt go out and spend top dollar on this samsung 9500 strictly for 4k. Alot of things need to get adjusted. Il let the lab rats get all this down then go out and buy a panel. Until then I will enjoy the 4k resolution with no hdr.

[milwtom]

Originally Posted by movielover1069

I changed my HDMI port setting on my TV from standard to enhanced and it made an amazing difference! There should be some kind of a manual to let you know these things and the correct settings to put everything on.

Been looking everywhere for info. Apparently it's a setting in the tv right? If so roughly where would it be. Thanks!!

[movielover1069]

Originally Posted by milwtom

Been looking everywhere for info. Apparently it's a setting in the tv right? If so roughly where would it be. Thanks!!

What TV do you have? It depends on that. I have the Sony XBR55X850C.

[milwtom]

Originally Posted by movielover1069

What TV do you have? It depends on that. I have the Sony XBR55X850C.

samsung 8700, might have to call them tomorrow.

[ray0414]

Originally Posted by milwtom

Been looking everywhere for info. Apparently it's a setting in the tv right? If so roughly where would it be. Thanks!!

Its called uhd hdmi color on the samsung tvs. I find that turning it on will dull the picture. This can be somewhat corrected by turning on RGB enhanced on the k8500 settings under color options I believe in the main settings from the home menu.

[movielover1069]

Originally Posted by milwtom

samsung 8700, might have to call them tomorrow.

Yes, sorry, can't help you with that. What happened to the days when the manual that came with the device told you exactly which settings to put everything on? Now it's a total guessing game where you have to figure everything out for yourself or ask other people or look it up online. Shouldn't everything be getting easier instead of more difficult? Especially with all the new technology. You're just expected to be a technology expert now.

[DeathToTNA]

Originally Posted by ray0414

Its called uhd hdmi color on the samsung tvs. I find that turning it on will dull the picture. This can be somewhat corrected by turning on RGB enhanced on the k8500 settings under color options I believe in the main settings from the home menu.

This did improve the picture quality greatly, but that HDCP 2.2 error is still showing up. But I'm 99% sure it's playing 4K just fine. Maybe disc lag or something?

[Minimejer05]

Just placed an order for this on Amazon after reading so many positive things on here not just about the 4k, but the upscaling as well. Amazon still shows it as "not in stock" and "will notify when we ship it". Really hoping the wait isn't TOO long. I'm getting impatient over here.

[skiizim]

Originally Posted by Minimejer05

Just placed an order for this on Amazon after reading so many positive things on here not just about the 4k, but the upscaling as well. Amazon still shows it as "not in stock" and "will notify when we ship it". Really hoping the wait isn't TOO long. I'm getting impatient over here.

Your best bet is to go to a bby store or other major electronic store, I think there may be a shortage for at least a few weeks to a month.

[scorpiontail60]

hhgregg is probably the best place to buy this player, btw.

http://www.hhgregg.com/samsung-4k-ul.../item/UBDK8500

They seem to have them in stock and they have a 11% off discount code which drops $44 off the price with free shipping.

I picked up a unit for $375 and that is after tax.

[starkent08]

Originally Posted by ray0414

Its called uhd hdmi color on the samsung tvs. I find that turning it on will dull the picture. This can be somewhat corrected by turning on RGB enhanced on the k8500 settings under color options I believe in the main settings from the home menu.

Is this with all tvs I have the js8500 and do I turn deep color on or off

[eddybe]

So let's just recap....The new settings in testing phase is:

K8500
-RBG Enhanced
-2160p
-HDMI Deep Color Off

JS9000
-Color Space Native
-Gamma +2
-HDMI Black Level Normal
-UHD Color On


Did I miss something?

[BMox81]

http://www.cnet.com/products/samsung-ubd-k8500/

After testing the K8500 with a few of the initial 4K Blu-ray discs, all of which offer HDR, one thing is clear. If you want to extract the maximum benefit out of this player, you need a high-end HDR-capable TV. When viewed on standard, non-HDR 4K TVs, the discs we tested don't offer any substantial picture quality improvements over standard 1080p Blu-ray discs.

[Minimejer05]

Originally Posted by scorpiontail60

hhgregg is probably the best place to buy this player, btw.

http://www.hhgregg.com/samsung-4k-ul.../item/UBDK8500

They seem to have them in stock and they have a 11% off discount code which drops $44 off the price with free shipping.

I picked up a unit for $375 and that is after tax.

thats one heck of a deal. Thanks for the heads up. Unfortunately I have a $200 Amazon gift card that I was putting towards the purchase. Sort of my way of "reasoning" with myself for the higher price tag. I got the gift card because my TV dropped in price within 30 days so I keep telling myself that I'm getting the player for $200 after the $200 off from gift card.