Samsung 4K UHD Blu-ray Player UBD-K8500

[Viking61]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

Cart before the horse?
People want the player asap but have no discs?

I would say that the player is the horse. You can use the player (horse) without the discs (cart), but not the other way around.

[Agent_DVD]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

Cart before the horse?
People want the player asap but have no discs?

Putting aside the excitement of a new toy, i believe it is actually good to get the player early so you can work out all the kinks in your setup (as best as possible) prior to the first UHD disc.

Lastly I'm even more curious how it handles all my existing media (physical and digital) since I hope this player will be my one stop shop.

[Falaskan]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

Cart before the horse?

People want the player asap but have no discs?

You act like it's not gonna upscale 1080p...

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by Falaskan

You act like it's not gonna upscale 1080p...

You act like the people buying it don't already have Blu-ray players...

[Falaskan]

Originally Posted by Doctorossi

You act like the people buying it don't already have Blu-ray players...

In my case. I don't anymore [emoji13]

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by Falaskan

You act like it's not gonna upscale 1080p...

My TV does it better than any player

[Falaskan]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

My TV does it better than any player

Better thank a 4K player, is that so?

[Derb]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

My TV does it better than any player

Nahhh.

[MartinScorsesefan]

Mine shipped from BB with a tracking #. Now if only I can find some movies. And I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they'll play on my 1080p projector!

[jblank]

Originally Posted by Doctorossi

While I sympathize with the anticipation, I must admit to some bemusement at the level of anxiety to take immediate possession of players for which there is not yet any software.

I agree. I've got a 4K TV, I'm anxious for Ultra HD discs, but I don't see the need to rush into a frenzied state to track these down, when there's more 4K content available on Amazon and Netflix, than media in the stores or on Amazon. Add to the fact it's a Samsung player, which I think are among the worst or the worst, when it comes to early generation player performance, and I'm fine to wait.

When Panasonic or Sony introduce a player for under $350, then I'll buy in.

[jblank]

Originally Posted by Agent_DVD

Putting aside the excitement of a new toy, i believe it is actually good to get the player early so you can work out all the kinks in your setup (as best as possible) prior to the first UHD disc.

Lastly I'm even more curious how it handles all my existing media (physical and digital) since I hope this player will be my one stop shop.

The likely "kinks" will be media compatibility issues with the player, or the players themselves being unreliable on 4K media. If your "setup" is good for Blu-Ray, it's going to be fine for Ultra HD Blu-Ray.

[Falaskan]

Originally Posted by MartinScorsesefan

Mine shipped from BB with a tracking #. Now if only I can find some movies. And I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they'll play on my 1080p projector!

Someone already connected theirs to their 1080p player I thought

[MartinScorsesefan]

Originally Posted by Falaskan

Someone already connected theirs to their 1080p player I thought

True, but I don't think they've run any UHD content yet.

[Agent_DVD]

Originally Posted by jblank

The likely "kinks" will be media compatibility issues with the player, or the players themselves being unreliable on 4K media. If your "setup" is good for Blu-Ray, it's going to be fine for Ultra HD Blu-Ray.

Currently my setup doesn't have a bluray player connected, I took it out a couple of months ago when I setup my Nvidia SHIELD that and the 3D player I was using was having issues.

I agree that the player itself will have kinks (hopefully all that can be fixed with firmware updates), but I got a bunch of recent blurays (that don't have a UHD version announced) that I would love to start watching this weekend.

[Agent_DVD]

Originally Posted by jblank

I agree. I've got a 4K TV, I'm anxious for Ultra HD discs, but I don't see the need to rush into a frenzied state to track these down, when there's more 4K content available on Amazon and Netflix, than media in the stores or on Amazon. Add to the fact it's a Samsung player, which I think are among the worst or the worst, when it comes to early generation player performance, and I'm fine to wait.

When Panasonic or Sony introduce a player for under $350, then I'll buy in.

Question if you have no interest in the Samsung UHD player, why post in this thread?

[jblank]

Because for all intents and purposes, this is the de facto thread to discuss 4K Blu-ray players. No other threads exist.

[Opips3]

Originally Posted by Agent_DVD

Question if you have no interest in the Samsung UHD player, why post in this thread?

I preorder UltraHD 4K disc without UHD player....
I said WTF dude!!

Call WAR player!! Not physical media.

[jblank]

[JJ]

Originally Posted by jblank

Welcome to your first Opips post.

[jblank]

LOL, thanks buddy. Been here about nine years, but yeah, that's the first one I guess.