Samsung 4K UHD Blu-ray Player UBD-K8500 - Page 230 - Blu-ray Forum

rroeder · 02-11-2017, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by RockyIII

ARC on receiver and tv both enabled

On my TV one of the inputs is ARC so I have to use that input, I also have the ARC enabled on receiver. I think it's the connection method/ARC that's causing the sync issues.

If I connect player to TV and receiver then use an optical cable from TV to receiver, I bet the sync issues would go away

RockyIII · 02-11-2017, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by rroeder

On my TV one of the inputs is ARC so I have to use that input, I also have the ARC enabled on receiver. I think it's the connection method/ARC that's causing the sync issues.

If I connect player to TV and receiver then use an optical cable from TV to receiver, I bet the sync issues would go away

I guess I picked the right receiver/TV combo

eddievanhalen · 02-11-2017, 05:44 PM

I've had my UBD K8500 for almost a year and I flip out when I read all the issues with this player, issues I've never had.
I have the Samsung player plugged via HDMI 1 directly to a non-HDR Philips T.V. set and HDMI 2 to a Pioneer Elite SC LX76 from 2012 (well, it's not sold under the Elite badge in Europe) and the Samsung player has always been very reliable to me.

RockyIII · 02-11-2017, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by eddievanhalen

I've had my UBD K8500 for almost a year and I flip out when I read all the issues with this player, issues I've never had.
I have the Samsung player plugged via HDMI 1 directly to a non-HDR Philips T.V. set and HDMI 2 to a Pioneer Elite SC LX76 from 2012 (well, it's not sold under the Elite badge in Europe) and the Samsung player has always been very reliable to me.

me and you both

aneed123 · 02-11-2017, 07:28 PM

ARC neverworks right for me. its always no volume to whatever is being streamed... netflix youtube or stuff from my computer. I have a optical and my hdmi running from teh tv to the reciever to solve that problem.

GeneD5 · 02-11-2017, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by aneed123

ARC neverworks right for me. its always no volume to whatever is being streamed... netflix youtube or stuff from my computer. I have a optical and my hdmi running from teh tv to the reciever to solve that problem.

It was always spotty for me as well. I gave in and got optical recently and I'm not looking back!

rroeder · 02-12-2017, 04:18 PM

I'm gonna change up my connections and see if it fix's the sync issue I'm having

So one cable to TV, one to receiver, one from receiver to TV, and finally an optical from TV to receiver for other inputs correct?

Stu123 · 02-12-2017, 05:10 PM

I love this player , I was trying out the screen mirroring with my laptop last night.

GreenMotion · 02-12-2017, 05:55 PM

Regarding optical, I thought optical was unable to carry DTS-HD etc. signals?

waff · 02-12-2017, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by GreenMotion

Regarding optical, I thought optical was unable to carry DTS-HD etc. signals?

Yes, optical you should only be getting Dolby Digital (compressed) audio signal.

aneed123 · 02-12-2017, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by rroeder

I'm gonna change up my connections and see if it fix's the sync issue I'm having

So one cable to TV, one to receiver, one from receiver to TV, and finally an optical from TV to receiver for other inputs correct?

yeah thats about right. It will allow u to have audio from the optical to ur Netflix and streaming apps and ur hdmi will but the audio andvideo to everything else

aneed123 · 02-12-2017, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by GreenMotion

Regarding optical, I thought optical was unable to carry DTS-HD etc. signals?

that the only issue. u wont get dts from netflix amazon prime hulu etc.... bu u will get it on ur cable box and whatever disc uplay from the player cuz he hdmi cable will be doing the work on those

rroeder · 02-12-2017, 08:34 PM

The optical will be for Directv which is DD only anyways so that's fine, I connected player to receiver via hdmi so should be good there

I also connected receiver to TV with an hdmi for control of receiver and on screen adj's. One thing it's not doing now that it did before is change the receiver input when I change the TV input??

AKORIS · 02-15-2017, 10:01 PM

does anyone have any experience switching the resolution options?

I set mine to auto but I could also choose regular blu ray 1080, 4k resolution, etc.

If I play both 2K blu rays (the majority of my collection) and 4k discs.. is AUTO the best choice?

The main reason I'm asking is that 4k discs look really great, but a lot of my regular 2k blu rays appear grainier than I care for... especially older movies. On these titles they look better on my PS3.....

GeneD5 · 02-15-2017, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by AKORIS

does anyone have any experience switching the resolution options?

I set mine to auto but I could also choose regular blu ray 1080, 4k resolution, etc.

If I play both 2K blu rays (the majority of my collection) and 4k discs.. is AUTO the best choice?

The main reason I'm asking is that 4k discs look really great, but a lot of my regular 2k blu rays appear grainier than I care for... especially older movies. On these titles they look better on my PS3.....

If you want to try letting your tv upscale, just set you player to 1080 for standard blus. It will send the 1080 signal to your tv instead of upscaling first, then you can test if you like the picture more that way!

AKORIS · 02-15-2017, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by GeneD5

If you want to try letting your tv upscale, just set you player to 1080 for standard blus. It will send the 1080 signal to your tv instead of upscaling first, then you can test if you like the picture more that way!

I'll give that a try... I don't really want to have to switch back and forth from 1080 to 2160 based on disc, but I will if it makes a difference...

RockyIII · 02-16-2017, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by GeneD5

If you want to try letting your tv upscale, just set you player to 1080 for standard blus. It will send the 1080 signal to your tv instead of upscaling first, then you can test if you like the picture more that way!

Auto and 1080 on my Oled TV look exactly identical, and if there was a difference it is not a difference detectable to my eyes. Auto it is

AKORIS · 02-16-2017, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by RockyIII

Auto and 1080 on my Oled TV look exactly identical, and if there was a difference it is not a difference detectable to my eyes. Auto it is

yeah, played with it last night and couldn't really see a difference... switching back to AUTO.....

rroeder · 02-16-2017, 03:13 PM

On my TV it looks like the sharpness is turned all the way up, more grain, artifacts etc, especially on older titles.

Some people like the extra detail and grain tho, not me

RockyIII · 02-16-2017, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by rroeder

On my TV it looks like the sharpness is turned all the way up, more grain, artifacts etc, especially on older titles.

Some people like the extra detail and grain tho, not me

The only way my picture looks sharper or flatter is by me changing Sharpness from my TV remote

02-11-2017, 05:44 PM	#4583
eddievanhalen Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:9	I've had my UBD K8500 for almost a year and I flip out when I read all the issues with this player, issues I've never had. I have the Samsung player plugged via HDMI 1 directly to a non-HDR Philips T.V. set and HDMI 2 to a Pioneer Elite SC LX76 from 2012 (well, it's not sold under the Elite badge in Europe) and the Samsung player has always been very reliable to me.

02-11-2017, 07:28 PM	#4585
aneed123 Active Member Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Lithonia, GA Home Theater Gallery:32 Blu-ray collection:75	ARC neverworks right for me. its always no volume to whatever is being streamed... netflix youtube or stuff from my computer. I have a optical and my hdmi running from teh tv to the reciever to solve that problem.

02-12-2017, 04:18 PM	#4587
rroeder Special Member Member since:Mar 2011	I'm gonna change up my connections and see if it fix's the sync issue I'm having So one cable to TV, one to receiver, one from receiver to TV, and finally an optical from TV to receiver for other inputs correct?

02-12-2017, 05:10 PM	#4588
Stu123 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Hadley's Hope on LV-426 4K collection:260 Blu-ray collection:559 DVD collection:392 Trading Score:9	I love this player , I was trying out the screen mirroring with my laptop last night.

02-12-2017, 05:55 PM	#4589
GreenMotion Special Member Member since:Apr 2007 4K collection:82 Blu-ray collection:1064 Trading Score:10	Regarding optical, I thought optical was unable to carry DTS-HD etc. signals?

02-12-2017, 08:34 PM	#4593
rroeder Special Member Member since:Mar 2011	The optical will be for Directv which is DD only anyways so that's fine, I connected player to receiver via hdmi so should be good there I also connected receiver to TV with an hdmi for control of receiver and on screen adj's. One thing it's not doing now that it did before is change the receiver input when I change the TV input??

02-15-2017, 10:01 PM	#4594
AKORIS Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Beautiful Pacific Northwest 4K collection:662 Blu-ray collection:3655 Blu-ray reviews:19	does anyone have any experience switching the resolution options? I set mine to auto but I could also choose regular blu ray 1080, 4k resolution, etc. If I play both 2K blu rays (the majority of my collection) and 4k discs.. is AUTO the best choice? The main reason I'm asking is that 4k discs look really great, but a lot of my regular 2k blu rays appear grainier than I care for... especially older movies. On these titles they look better on my PS3.....

02-16-2017, 03:13 PM	#4599
rroeder Special Member Member since:Mar 2011	On my TV it looks like the sharpness is turned all the way up, more grain, artifacts etc, especially on older titles. Some people like the extra detail and grain tho, not me

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