Samsung 4K UHD Blu-ray Player UBD-K8500 - Page 218 - Blu-ray Forum

BigSexyKevinNash · 12-30-2016, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Mavrick

Better to wait for the 2nd wave of players I guess, seems the next Samsung player makes life a whole lot easier in terms of automatically outputting the correct picture for various things.

Samsung's second-gen UHD Blu-ray player helps simplify HDR

Eh, I'll pass. I just got the 1st gen Sammy player for a great price tonight, not worth upgrading for me since I won't be using it much anyways.

I'm better off keeping my 1080P Sony BR player and using it for BR's and the K8500 for UHD BR's. I will forsure do this because from what I just read, you have to manually change the resolution on the K8500 if you want the TV to upscale. Even though it's more clutter and wires, I figure it would be less of a headache if I just keep my Sony BR player to use for regular BR's.

How do you guys find the K8500 in upscaling BR's? Is it as good as the Philips player?

EDIT: Just set it up and I'm liking it a lot more than I was expecting. It's actually quite nice and sure it's no Panasonic or Oppo for build quality, but I don't need it to be. It's a UHD player, not a piece of fine art from the musuem.

I think some people overrated the importance of build quality on a media player. It's a media player, it is meant to sit stationary on a flat surface to play discs, not be carried around like a laptop. I actually like the look of this one over the Philips now and the remote is much better, it doesn't have 1000 buttons on it. I don't mind the larger footprint at all on the Samsung, it looks quite exquisite.

BigSexyKevinNash · 12-30-2016, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by eddievanhalen

I've had it since April, no issues with it, I'm very happy withmy Samsung UBD K-8500.

How did this player drop so quick in price? Wasn't it $600cdn when it came out?

When did it come out, March 2016?

Just 7 weeks ago my best buy had it on "sale" for $400cdn, down from $600. Then during Black Friday and this week it's been on for $299cdn. It goes back up to $399 tonight.

rroeder · 12-30-2016, 03:51 PM

Auto setting on resolution will choose 2160p, so yeah you need to change to 1080p if you want your TV to upscale. That's what I do but I mostly watch blurays so it stays on 1080p

RockyIII · 12-30-2016, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by rroeder

Auto setting on resolution will choose 2160p, so yeah you need to change to 1080p if you want your TV to upscale. That's what I do but I mostly watch blurays so it stays on 1080p

I settled with auto for everything. One time player blacked out as I was toggling between resolution settings so ever since I decided to leave it on auto for good.

BigSexyKevinNash · 12-30-2016, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by rroeder

Auto setting on resolution will choose 2160p, so yeah you need to change to 1080p if you want your TV to upscale. That's what I do but I mostly watch blurays so it stays on 1080p

Thanks.

I've decided to just keep my Sony BR player connected and use that for all BR's and use the K8500 for 4K discs only. I will have my TV upscale as it does it a little bit better than the K8500. Saves the wear and tear. I want this Samsung to last me at least a few years and I know they aren't as durable as Sony players

JJ · 12-30-2016, 10:25 PM

I'm selling my UBD-K8500 so I can snap up the Oppo unit.

Bought it in early November, it's brand new. Original box and everything, $150 + shipping, if anyone's interested.

Opips3 · 12-30-2016, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JJ

I'm selling my UBD-K8500 so I can snap up the Oppo unit.

Bought it in early November, it's brand new. Original box and everything, $150 + shipping, if anyone's interested.

good deal.

I bought Phillps UHD player is very good. Sorry! I'm too late.

cynatnite · 12-30-2016, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BigSexyKevinNash

Thanks.

I've decided to just keep my Sony BR player connected and use that for all BR's and use the K8500 for 4K discs only. I will have my TV upscale as it does it a little bit better than the K8500. Saves the wear and tear. I want this Samsung to last me at least a few years and I know they aren't as durable as Sony players

I was planning on selling the PS3 we were using, but may keep it for BR use. This is a good idea.

rroeder · 12-31-2016, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by RockyIII

I settled with auto for everything. One time player blacked out as I was toggling between resolution settings so ever since I decided to leave it on auto for good.

I just don't like the look of blurays upscaled to 2160, if I was playing both formats all the time I would consider using my Sony 6500 as well but changing the resolution setting is no big deal really

RockyIII · 12-31-2016, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by rroeder

I just don't like the look of blurays upscaled to 2160, if I was playing both formats all the time I would consider using my Sony 6500 as well but changing the resolution setting is no big deal really

It is a big deal to me. Especially when you forget if you left the player in 2160 or 1080 the last time you used it. Too much fiddling around every time I change bluray disc. Auto gives me peace of mind.

rroeder · 12-31-2016, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by RockyIII

It is a big deal to me. Especially when you forget if you left the player in 2160 or 1080 the last time you used it. Too much fiddling around every time I change bluray disc. Auto gives me peace of mind.

Yeah I hear ya you have to remember plus there are a few settings at the beginning to check, and my wife hates that!

RockyIII · 12-31-2016, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by rroeder

Yeah I hear ya you have to remember plus there are a few settings at the beginning to check, and my wife hates that!

Don't get me started. My wife thought it was crazy that we couldn't just press play and watch movie and every single time I had to go back to picture settings[emoji35]

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StingingVelvet · 12-31-2016, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by rroeder

I just don't like the look of blurays upscaled to 2160, if I was playing both formats all the time I would consider using my Sony 6500 as well but changing the resolution setting is no big deal really

You realize they're being upscaled either way right? Either the player is doing it or the TV is doing it, but they're being upscaled. I think my TV does a much better job than the 8500 does.

BigSexyKevinNash · 12-31-2016, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by RockyIII

Don't get me started. My wife thought it was crazy that we couldn't just press play and watch movie and every single time I had to go back to picture settings[emoji35]

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Lol its a guy thing. We are tech nerdy and most women arent.

rroeder · 12-31-2016, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

You realize they're being upscaled either way right? Either the player is doing it or the TV is doing it, but they're being upscaled. I think my TV does a much better job than the 8500 does.

Right I meant thru the player, to me there's a big enough diff but it seems a lot here are fine with the picture upscaled at the player. I was hoping there would be a 'native' setting added thru firmware but not even sure that's possible.

It's been a solid player for me tho, I just have not liked much of the UHD content so far so I have not bought many movies. If I had HDR on my TV I probably would of bought a few more tho.

datlocolatino · 12-31-2016, 11:32 PM

Im having problems playing certain titles on netflix with this player. Mainly, the Marvel shows. The audios playing but not the video. Isit possibly because my TV is 1080p? Can anyone help a brutha out?

J2005 · 12-31-2016, 11:43 PM

has anyone had audio sync issues watching The Martian Extended Cut it's happened to me at 3 different points & finally pissed me off enough to shut it off

Conans Rage · 01-01-2017, 01:21 AM

Need some advisement on pulling the trigger on this player, which is currently at a sub $200 price-point on Amazon.

As per BigSexyKevinNash's comment a few days ago, I'm curious if anyone knows what the price will be in a week, and if this player is a better alternative than the [currently higher priced] Philips BDP7501.

Thanks!

cynatnite · 01-01-2017, 02:20 AM

We decided to watch T2 tonight and when I put the movie in the player it locked up early on. While that's a bit of an issue, it's not why I'm posting.

The screen on the TV had the left half gray and the other half black. I hadn't noticed it after I put in T2. When I ejected it, then you could see it more clearly. It shown through the main screen menu of the player.

I was considering checking the TV to see if it was an issue, but I chose to reboot the player. After doing so, it had returned to normal.

It made me wonder if this is a connection or firmware issue. If it continues to happen, we may need to reconsider this player.

On edit: I have a non-HDR Vizio M65-C1 4k TV. There were issues using the HDMI 5 port which is 4k@60Hz. Now, I'm using the HDMI 1 (arc) port and have had no problems using it to get a 2160p picture.

StingingVelvet · 01-01-2017, 09:47 PM

Does anyone know exactly what "dynamic" does in terms of the "user" setting?

12-31-2016, 11:32 PM	#4356
datlocolatino Active Member Member since:Sep 2011 Location:Pittsburgh, PA Home Theater Gallery:157 4K collection:274 Blu-ray collection:1246 DVD collection:374 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:7 Trading Score:1	Im having problems playing certain titles on netflix with this player. Mainly, the Marvel shows. The audios playing but not the video. Isit possibly because my TV is 1080p? Can anyone help a brutha out? Last edited by datlocolatino; 12-31-2016 at 11:45 PM.

12-30-2016, 03:51 PM	#4343
rroeder Special Member Member since:Mar 2011	Auto setting on resolution will choose 2160p, so yeah you need to change to 1080p if you want your TV to upscale. That's what I do but I mostly watch blurays so it stays on 1080p

12-30-2016, 10:25 PM	#4346
JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:621 Blu-ray collection:1295 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	I'm selling my UBD-K8500 so I can snap up the Oppo unit. Bought it in early November, it's brand new. Original box and everything, $150 + shipping, if anyone's interested.

12-31-2016, 11:43 PM	#4357
J2005 Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2014 4K collection:345 Blu-ray collection:468 DVD collection:11 MA collection:320 Digital collection:384 Trading Score:28	has anyone had audio sync issues watching The Martian Extended Cut it's happened to me at 3 different points & finally pissed me off enough to shut it off

01-01-2017, 01:21 AM	#4358
Conans Rage Member Member since:Apr 2009 Location:US	Need some advisement on pulling the trigger on this player, which is currently at a sub $200 price-point on Amazon. As per BigSexyKevinNash's comment a few days ago, I'm curious if anyone knows what the price will be in a week, and if this player is a better alternative than the [currently higher priced] Philips BDP7501. Thanks!

01-01-2017, 02:20 AM	#4359
cynatnite Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Kingsport, TN 4K collection:258 Blu-ray collection:784 DVD collection:405 MA collection:30 Digital collection:42 Blu-ray reviews: 34 Trading Score:2	We decided to watch T2 tonight and when I put the movie in the player it locked up early on. While that's a bit of an issue, it's not why I'm posting. The screen on the TV had the left half gray and the other half black. I hadn't noticed it after I put in T2. When I ejected it, then you could see it more clearly. It shown through the main screen menu of the player. I was considering checking the TV to see if it was an issue, but I chose to reboot the player. After doing so, it had returned to normal. It made me wonder if this is a connection or firmware issue. If it continues to happen, we may need to reconsider this player. On edit: I have a non-HDR Vizio M65-C1 4k TV. There were issues using the HDMI 5 port which is 4k@60Hz. Now, I'm using the HDMI 1 (arc) port and have had no problems using it to get a 2160p picture.

01-01-2017, 09:47 PM	#4360
StingingVelvet Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Philadelphia, PA 4K collection:852 Blu-ray collection:2331 DVD collection:111 Digital collection:12 Trading Score:69	Does anyone know exactly what "dynamic" does in terms of the "user" setting?

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