Samsung 4K UHD Blu-ray Player UBD-K8500

[Dreamliner330]

Originally Posted by RockyIII

Set Deep Color off, first and foremost

Lemme know all your settings. Curious to see how they compare.

[GeneD5]

Originally Posted by Dreamliner330

Lemme know all your settings. Curious to see how they compare.

Go to page 1 of the player owners thread on avsforums: all you need is there!

[Dreamliner330]

Originally Posted by GeneD5

Go to page 1 of the player owners thread on avsforums: all you need is there!

I have, but now I'm hearing the 'Standard' picture mode on the Oppo 203 is similar to the 'Vivid' picture mode on the K8500, so now I'm wondering...

[GeneD5]

Originally Posted by Dreamliner330

I have, but now I'm hearing the 'Standard' picture mode on the Oppo 203 is similar to the 'Vivid' picture mode on the K8500, so now I'm wondering...

Don't make yourself nuts

At the end of the day, it's all about what looks good to you. I remind myself that online settings aren't gospel, and many pros say the same. We all have different tvs, peripherals, ambient settings and most importantly subjective tastes

[Dreamliner330]

Originally Posted by GeneD5

Don't make yourself nuts

At the end of the day, it's all about what looks good to you. I remind myself that online settings aren't gospel, and many pros say the same. We all have different tvs, peripherals, ambient settings and most importantly subjective tastes

I'd still like to hear the settings from someone who has both a 203 & K8500 to say what settings to set each to make them look identical.

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by Dreamliner330

I'd still like to hear the settings from someone who has both a 203 & K8500 to say what settings to set each to make them look identical.

do you own both players?

[Dreamliner330]

Originally Posted by RockyIII

do you own both players?

No. Just a K8500

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by Dreamliner330

No. Just a K8500

Then why do you want to hear about settings from someone who owns both players??

I'd still like to hear the settings from someone who has both a 203 & K8500

[Patsfan123]

Originally Posted by RockyIII

Then why do you want to hear about settings from someone who owns both players??

I'd still like to hear the settings from someone who has both a 203 & K8500

So that person can tell us how to set the K8500 to match the 203 output.

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by Patsfan123

So that person can tell us how to set the K8500 to match the 203 output.

K8500 can never match Oppo 203... two totally differnt devices with complete different array of settings and modalities.
That's like trying to tweak setting on a LED Samsung TV to match the image of an Oled TV

[Dreamliner330]

Originally Posted by RockyIII

K8500 can never match Oppo 203... two totally differnt devices with complete different array of settings and modalities.
That's like trying to tweak setting on a LED Samsung TV to match the image of an Oled TV

Not exactly.

I've read 'Vivid' on the K8500 is closer to the 'Standard' output on the 203 than the K8500s own 'Standard' mode. (which yields some 203 bias immediately, btw)

This would be an example of a setting that would make the output of the K8500 more similar to the 203.

If the 203 truly is 'Reference' then finding the settings on the K8500 to match as closely as possible would be beneficial, for daily use and also proper A/B comparison.

[GeneD5]

Originally Posted by Dreamliner330

Not exactly.

I've read 'Vivid' on the K8500 is closer to the 'Standard' output on the 203 than the K8500s own 'Standard' mode. (which yields some 203 bias immediately, btw)

This would be an example of a setting that would make the output of the K8500 more similar to the 203.

If the 203 truly is 'Reference' then finding the settings on the K8500 to match as closely as possible would be beneficial, for daily use and also proper A/B comparison.

You should be more concerned with your tv settings. This is a dumb topic to beat to death. It's not like there's a crazy dramatic difference between the players video, especially considering the infinite amount of different tvs and tv settings out there when viewing them and their owners feedback.

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by GeneD5

You should be more concerned with your tv settings. This is a dumb topic to beat to death. It's not like there's a crazy dramatic difference between the players video, especially considering the infinite amount of different tvs and tv settings out there when viewing them and their owners feedback.

Vivid...no thanks

[aneed123]

Originally Posted by RockyIII

Vivid...no thanks

What would u recommend the best settings to be for my set up? Factoring in my tv doesnt have hdr? I have the deep coor off.

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by aneed123

What would u recommend the best settings to be for my set up? Factoring in my tv doesnt have hdr? I have the deep coor off.

Set to User with all settings to 0

[Dreamliner330]

Originally Posted by GeneD5

You should be more concerned with your tv settings. This is a dumb topic to beat to death.

Originally Posted by RockyIII

Vivid...no thanks

Regardless of any external factors, the GOAL is to make the image on screen look as close to 'reference' as possible.

First: IF the 203 produces a 'closer' to 'reference' image, learning what settings on the K8500 most closely resemble the 203 is beneficial.

Second: IF 'Vivid' on the K8500 is similar to the 'Standard' on the 203, it could explain the bias/preference to the 203 because of its extra 'pop'.

BOTH things are worth exploring, especially since all it requires is one (critical) person with both players and it would benefit everyone else.

[goldenarm84]

I downloaded firmware version 1010 via the Samsung site and updated the player via usb stick and I was anticipating seeing Netflix with HDR. Now the Netflix application will not play any videos at all and I keep getting the error "Title Not Available for Playback" or "We're Having Trouble Playing This Title Right Now." Prior to this Netflix worked fine but would not play their select 4k/HDR titles with HDR I.e., "Daredevil, Marco Polo." Another thing I noticed is that sometimes when you go into Samsung's app area on the player, the player turns off the screen on my TV. Does anyone else have this issue?

At this point I'm sick of this player (issues with 4k discs not playing, slow loading times, crap remote, constantly having to switch the resolution when playing content less than 2160p, the aforementioned issues above) once I have the money, I'm going to rid of this player and purchase something else.

[RockyIII]

Originally Posted by goldenarm84

I downloaded firmware version 1010 via the Samsung site and updated the player via usb stick and I was anticipating seeing Netflix with HDR. Now the Netflix application will not play any videos at all and I keep getting the error "Title Not Available for Playback" or "We're Having Trouble Playing This Title Right Now." Prior to this Netflix worked fine but would not play their select 4k/HDR titles with HDR I.e., "Daredevil, Marco Polo." Another thing I noticed is that sometimes when you go into Samsung's app area on the player, the player turns off the screen on my TV. Does anyone else have this issue?

At this point I'm sick of this player (issues with 4k discs not playing, slow loading times, crap remote, constantly having to switch the resolution when playing content less than 2160p, the aforementioned issues above) once I have the money, I'm going to rid of this player and purchase something else.

Make sure you revise your "playback settings" under your account

[goldenarm84]

Originally Posted by RockyIII

Make sure you revise your "playback settings" under your account

Ok, I figured it out you have to set the player resolution to Auto not 2160p for it to play content which is 4k and or HDR on the Netflix app, thank you for the recommendation.

[Falaskan]

Does anyone notice slight glitches while watching discs? It's so quick it's easy to miss, but it happens every time I put something on


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