Samsung 4K UHD Blu-ray Player UBD-K8500

[JJ]

I am really wondering whether or not to return my K8500 (have 3 days left on my 45 days) and hold out for the Panasonic unit's hopeful US release later this year.

I say hopeful because I've yet to see any US confirmation on it whatsoever.

[djhitman303]

I really like the player and the upscale is fantastic, very much comporable to Oppo 103d.

I do have an issue with sound sync(lip sync is slightly off). I thought it was just my streaming, but it sometimes does it with blu-rays.

[Derb]

Originally Posted by JJ

I am really wondering whether or not to return my K8500 (have 3 days left on my 45 days) and hold out for the Panasonic unit's hopeful US release later this year.

I say hopeful because I've yet to see any US confirmation on it whatsoever.

So far it's a keeper but I dunno how it will handle triple layered discs.

[Geoff D]

Who said it would have an issue with them, Derb? TL discs are part of the spec, they don't spin any slower/faster than 66GB platters so there should be no issues at all.

[KillaCam]

So, I have a Samsung 4K tv that I bought last August and it turns out that it lacks HDR support. I went to BB tonight and purchased a 55JS7000 which supposedly is HDMI 2.2 compliant on all four ports, yet when I hooked up my 4K player I still get the message that the content will be displayed in HD because it's not 2.2 compliant

Can someone help me out, I'm a bit confused here as I was told this set is HDR ready.. I do notice a diffence in the video quality compared to the other set.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by KillaCam

So, I have a Samsung 4K tv that I bought last August and it turns out that it lacks HDR support. I went to BB tonight and purchased a 55JS7000 which supposedly is HDMI 2.2 compliant on all four ports, yet when I hooked up my 4K player I still get the message that the content will be displayed in HD because it's not 2.2 compliant

Can someone help me out, I'm a bit confused here as I was told this set is HDR ready.. I do notice a differnce in the video quality compared to the other set.

It could be your HDMI cable. It needs to be 18 Gbps capable. Some people are having good luck with certain Amazon Basic HDMI cables or the Blue Jeans Cable 18 Gbps certified models, if you want to spend a little extra.

[KillaCam]

I am using one of those rocket fish 4K cables so that shouldn't be the issue. I upgraded the firmware of my tv just a few minutes ago and restarted my player and the message didn't pop up this time

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by KillaCam

I am using one of those rocket fish 4K cables so that shouldn't be the issue. I upgraded the firmware of my tv just a few minutes ago and restarted my player and the message didn't pop up this time

The new firmware must have corrected the device handshake issue. Consider yourself lucky.

[d514]

I've upgraded my Samsung TV with the SEK 3500. Now I've got (limited) HDR support and 10bit.
About the dynamic mode on the player: I'd recommend to use the user setting and set both colors and brightness to +5. Then it does the same as the dynamic mode but it looks like dynamic also sharpens and DNRs the picture a little which can be avoided with the user setting.

About cables:
I've used an older HDMI cable. It worked but there were drop outs from time to time. I've got a new one (packaging says HDMI 1.4 4K) and it works fine. Dropouts are gone.

[JJ]

Originally Posted by Derb

So far it's a keeper but I dunno how it will handle triple layered discs.

I just remember having my Panasonic DMP-BD10 for only a month before I switched it out to a PS3, which was reliable for a year before I got a Panasonic 35 as a primary.

I just wish I had more confirmation of the next US 4K BDP unit before I returned it, which I'm almost 100% sure I will tomorrow.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by Derb

So far it's a keeper but I dunno how it will handle triple layered discs.

It's a licensed player. Therefore it must play BD100 discs.

We do know it will not be Dolby Vision compatible, however. It will only read the HDR10 data layer on DV graded discs.

[ramzy1]

Finally, mine is arriving on 3/31. This has been hard to find in stock since launch.

[tmac2k]

I bought mine on eBay for $387.00 shipping out tomorrow!

[littlepooch21]

Originally Posted by KillaCam

So, I have a Samsung 4K tv that I bought last August and it turns out that it lacks HDR support. I went to BB tonight and purchased a 55JS7000 which supposedly is HDMI 2.2 compliant on all four ports, yet when I hooked up my 4K player I still get the message that the content will be displayed in HD because it's not 2.2 compliant

Can someone help me out, I'm a bit confused here as I was told this set is HDR ready.. I do notice a diffence in the video quality compared to the other set.

I have the same model tv and I can confirm that the Samsung 4K Blu-ray players works just fine on it. I would try another HDMI cable. It has HDR and works good.

[KillaCam]

I realized tonight that it was because I had not turned on UHD color on the options! I've got it all set up and correctly working. I'm watching Mad Max 4K disc and it looks spectacular!

My one question now is, when watching a normal bluray on my player should I turn off the uhd color option on my tv or leave it on? Or does the tv automatically detect the HDR content and turn on/off this option based on the content you are playing?

[djhitman303]

How do you have your Samsung player connected to your tv?
I have a soundbar and read the best way is connecting straight to your tv for video and using hdmi 2 port for sound.

anyone notice a difference in video quality with your connection?

[Tns49]

Originally Posted by djhitman303

How do you have your Samsung player connected to your tv?
I have a soundbar and read the best way is connecting straight to your tv for video and using hdmi 2 port for sound.

anyone notice a difference in video quality with your connection?

Few sound bars are likely to have the support for HDMI 2.0a and hdcp 2.2 passthru. So definitely consider using hdmi port 2 for sound.

[djhitman303]

Originally Posted by Tns49

Few sound bars are likely to have the support for HDMI 2.0a and hdcp 2.2 passthru. So definitely consider using hdmi port 2 for sound.

thanks, I am using it that way but sometimes the sound sync is slightly off. I wonder if its the connection.

[cole2kb]

Originally Posted by djhitman303

thanks, I am using it that way but sometimes the sound sync is slightly off. I wonder if its the connection.

Does your soundbar have sync adjustment that you can take advantage of?

[KillaCam]

I also have a Samsung soundbar and I use the optical cable to connect it straight to my tv. Is it better to use hdmi from the Samsung player straight to the soundbar? Is it going to sound extremely better that way? I'll try it out this evening when I get home from work.