Samsung 4K UHD Blu-ray Player UBD-K8500

[Derb]

Originally Posted by Ruined

Does Samsung make good Blu-ray players now?

I remember when Blu-ray first came out Samsungs were among the least reliable players with the most firmware problems.

Dunno.

Just remember returning their POS launch June 2006 BD player.

[ray0414]

AVS now has 2 users that said they recieved shipping notifications about an hour ago from BEST BUY with their pre-orders with an arrival date of tuesday.

[raygendreau]

Originally Posted by ray0414

AVS now has 2 users that said they recieved shipping notifications about an hour ago from BEST BUY with their pre-orders with an arrival date of tuesday.

Do you know if SnipeUout on AVS Forum has access to the M-Go Vidity content? There appear to be differences in the image quality when he plugs a demo UHD HDR stick into the player or the Samsung JS8500 display.

http://www.avsforum.com/forum/149-bl...l#post41342393

[bruceames]

Originally Posted by ray0414

AVS now has 2 users that said they recieved shipping notifications about an hour ago from BEST BUY with their pre-orders with an arrival date of tuesday.

I keep checking my email and hoping. Tuesday would be a good day.

[Falaskan]

Originally Posted by Derb

Dunno.

Just remember returning their POS launch June 2006 BD player.

Dude, that was 10 years ago.

[aaronwt2065]

Originally Posted by Dex Robinson

This whole loading speed thing confuses me.

I have almost 900 BDs which I have been collecting and watching for around 9 years.

The average loading time (to the anti-piracy warning) has always been less than 10 seconds. Generally speaking, if I get up to put a disc in the machine, it has already loaded by the time I park my butt on the couch.

Why do people have long loading times? Of course, I would never hook a player up to the internet. Is it the net connection that causes those awful loading times? I'd be pretty PO'd if a BD took 20 seconds to load.

IF it's not connected to the Internet then it would be rather difficult to use the streaming apps. I've always had my BD players connected to the internet. It's never caused me any issues. And I've owned over two dozen since 2006.

[ray0414]

Originally Posted by raygendreau

Do you know if SnipeUout on AVS Forum has access to the M-Go Vidity content? There appear to be differences in the image quality when he plugs a demo UHD HDR stick into the player or the Samsung JS8500 display.

http://www.avsforum.com/forum/149-bl...l#post41342393

MGO on the k8500 isn't currently showing the hdr movies. Might need mgo to send out a newer version to the player.

[aaronwt2065]

Originally Posted by Ruined

Does Samsung make good Blu-ray players now?

I remember when Blu-ray first came out Samsungs were among the least reliable players with the most firmware problems.

I bought a launch BD player in June 2006. And it was promptly returned within a couple weeks. (And got the 20GB PS3 later that year for BD playback) Fortunately the K8500 doesn't seem to be anything like that Sammy BD player from 2006.

[TechFan]

Originally Posted by Falaskan

Dude, that was 10 years ago.

Exactly

[TechFan]

Originally Posted by aaronwt2065

I bought a launch BD player in June 2006. And it was promptly returned within a couple weeks. (And got the 20GB PS3 later that year for BD playback) Fortunately the K8500 doesn't seem to be anything like that Sammy BD player from 2006.

And that was a new tech where this is a new version of tech that's been on the market 10 years.

[Derb]

Originally Posted by Falaskan

Dude, that was 10 years ago.

Point?

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by ray0414

MGO on the k8500 isn't currently showing the hdr movies. Might need mgo to send out a newer version to throw player.

Indeed. If they're anything like how the apps operate on Sony TVs and Blu-ray players then they're running on different platforms which is why they can't just chuck the code for the TV app into the player and be done with it, it needs its own version to be written for that line of hardware though I'm sure Samsung are working on it as we speak.

[andy_84]

I am sure this has been asked plenty of times before, but this player does not support dolby vision, right? I know at the moment UHD BD discs with dolby vision don't even exist, but it may be a good idea to have a player that is future-proof, in case publishers will start releasing dolby vision discs at one point in time.

Or the opposite might be true, they don't want to pay royalties to dolby and they'll stick with HDR-10.

(This is my first post, please don't blast me if I wrote something that is not correct)

[Five Inches]

Originally Posted by andy_84

... but it may be a good idea to have a player that is future-proof...

I know what you mean by that - but "future-proof" is like chasing a unicorn.

While I like to have the possibility to support the current buzzword features, in my current apartment I'm running a 5.0 setup. LFE is wasted on me since I have two decent fronts (Dali Blue 6006) and I don't really care for more low end. Getting 2 or more speakers would mean finding used Dali 2002s (for 7.x) or something that matches for ceiling mount (for DTS:X/Dolby Atmos). Unless I win the lottery soon, I don't see myself expanding beyond 5.0.

When it comes to the video side of things, I was watching The Martian and thinking, how can this be improved? I really am intrigued by the wider gamut and to some extent the higher resolution. HDR is something I'm more hesistant against.

I know my Benq W1070 isn't exactly the best projector out there but it gets the job done - it surpasses the cinema experience (here in Sweden). So 4K projection at a fair price will have to be the dealmaker for me. Until then - I too will "future-proof" by buying UHD+BD. I haven't bought any movies outside of the Criterion Collection and Disney Diamond editions since January 2015 in anticipation for this launch. So the next few weeks of reviews and first impressions will have a great impact on my collecting.

Sorry, went off on a tangent.

[bbwiscfan]

Anyone hear online of anybody buying any 4K movies at the Video and Audio Center in California? I went on their facebook page and clearly, the photo showing the two gentlemen showcasing the device had several movies wrapped in plastic in his hand which leads me to believe they DID indeed sell some copies of The Martian? Curious I have not found anything online, AVS or anywhere of anyone reviewing these movies yet. Did the store actually sell any, has anyone seen or heard anything about this?

If I missed this in the thread, apologies I have not gone back yet...

[JJ]

Originally Posted by andy_84

I am sure this has been asked plenty of times before, but this player does not support dolby vision, right? I know at the moment UHD BD discs with dolby vision don't even exist, but it may be a good idea to have a player that is future-proof, in case publishers will start releasing dolby vision discs at one point in time.

Or the opposite might be true, they don't want to pay royalties to dolby and they'll stick with HDR-10.

(This is my first post, please don't blast me if I wrote something that is not correct)

That is correct, this player does not support DolbyVision.

But I also agree on what the previous poster said about chasing a unicorn.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by JJ

That is correct, this player does not support DolbyVision.

But I also agree on what the previous poster said about chasing a unicorn.

Plus vision may not win out, also you need a vision display to get the most out of it or so the PR would have you believe

[Storm5m]

Originally Posted by bruceames.

I keep checking my email and hoping. Tuesday would be a good day.

I just received UPS Tracking from Best Buy. I had pre-ordered on 1/7

[bruceames]

Originally Posted by Storm5m

I just received UPS Tracking from Best Buy. I had pre-ordered on 1/7

I ordered mine on the 7th as well. Hopefully I'll get a shipping notice today too. Otherwise I'll probably wish I had opted for store pickup.

[Adam_ME]

Originally Posted by bruceames.

I ordered mine on the 7th as well. Hopefully I'll get a shipping notice today too. Otherwise I'll probably wish I had opted for store pickup.

I assume my shipping notice will be coming any minute now. Best Buy's site says specifically that in order to receive the player by the 10th via expedited shipping, you need to place the order before 10:30 AM CST. So anything they ship today(at least expedited) should theoretically arrive by Wednesday.