Samsung 4K UHD Blu-ray Player UBD-K8500 - Page 88 - Blu-ray Forum

Doctorossi · 02-25-2016, 03:19 AM

Does this player have a 1080p output setting and, if so, has anyone tried plugging it into a 1080p tv? I'm very curious if it would be possible to watch a UHD disc, downscaled, on a 1080p tv and still take advantage of the 10-bit colorspace.

dvdmike · 02-25-2016, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ray0414

Spiderman has the least amount of HDR in it too. THere will be a resolution bump and a slight color bump, but of all the sony movies, it has the least "hdr look".

another user over at AVS just watched the SM2 disc and he said the exact same thing i said a couple months ago after viewing it on amazon. he said though that chappie looks alot better.

Didn't think the Amazon versions were HDR graded, they are the video unlimited versions

Henge86 · 02-25-2016, 10:36 AM

Hi can anyone confirm is this player is region locked for normal blu ray discs? Cheers

psicon · 02-25-2016, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doctorossi

Does this player have a 1080p output setting and, if so, has anyone tried plugging it into a 1080p tv? I'm very curious if it would be possible to watch a UHD disc, downscaled, on a 1080p tv and still take advantage of the 10-bit colorspace.

You can select output resolution in the menu. You can also watch UHD discs on 1080p screens. As to its advantages, can't answer, I only tried it on a 24" monitor to see if it worked.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Henge86

Hi can anyone confirm is this player is region locked for normal blu ray discs? Cheers

It is region locked for regular blu-rays.

Wiidesire · 02-25-2016, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doctorossi

Does this player have a 1080p output setting and, if so, has anyone tried plugging it into a 1080p tv? I'm very curious if it would be possible to watch a UHD disc, downscaled, on a 1080p tv and still take advantage of the 10-bit colorspace.

PCFan · 02-25-2016, 12:50 PM

Does this blu-ray player have a Full Range/High RGB HDMI setting? I'm using a 23" monitor as a TV. Does the 4K HDR blu-ray spec require Full Range RGB or are movies in 4K still use the (16-235) RGB colorspace?

Doctorossi · 02-25-2016, 01:25 PM

Interesting- thanks for the details, guys.

So, it looks like the players will switch HDR off when you down-convert to 1080p, whether you want them to or not.

Meanwhile, I still wonder if the 10-bit color signal can pass through. It would seem the down-conversion spec is designed to meet the HDMI 1.4 standard, so I'm guessing this would exclude the possibility of a 10-bit color signal. Can anyone confirm?

ray0414 · 02-25-2016, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dvdmike

Didn't think the Amazon versions were HDR graded, they are the video unlimited versions

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/85...re-content.htm

Sony hdr movies on amazon here in the states :

Fury
Spiderman 2
Elysium
Pineapple Express
Salt
Smurfs 2
Men in Black 3
Hancock
After earth

Henge86 · 02-25-2016, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by psicon

You can select output resolution in the menu. You can also watch UHD discs on 1080p screens. As to its advantages, can't answer, I only tried it on a 24" monitor to see if it worked.

It is region locked for regular blu-rays.

Can you confirm if the new uhd blus are region locked or not. I'm looking to getting it delivered to the UK and would be nice if don't have to import all my discs in the long run

bruceames · 02-25-2016, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Henge86

Can you confirm if the new uhd blus are region locked or not. I'm looking to getting it delivered to the UK and would be nice if don't have to import all my discs in the long run

There is no region coding for UHD BD. It's a region free format.

Kevinicus · 02-25-2016, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by tyrok

4K Blu-ray featured in the 2/28 Best Buy Ad:

Do you have a link to the full ad? I'm very interested in the audio sale Best Buy is supposed to start in March.

JJ · 02-25-2016, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ray0414

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/85...re-content.htm

Sony hdr movies on amazon here in the states :

Fury
Spiderman 2
Elysium
Pineapple Express
Salt
Smurfs 2
Men in Black 3
Hancock
After earth

See, now if Fury and Elysium came out on 4K HDR - I hope they're in Sony's 3rd wave of Titles. I would rush out to BB on release day psothaste!

Derb · 02-25-2016, 07:03 PM

Martian on route, Sicario is expected to ship March 1st

Got second email from B&H saying player still out of stock.

psicon · 02-26-2016, 12:32 AM

Just updated to 1003. Don't see anything obviously changed.

carr857 · 02-26-2016, 02:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by psicon

Just updated to 1003. Don't see anything obviously changed.

Updated to 1003 earlier today as well, still cant move apps to the my apps section.

skiizim · 02-26-2016, 03:18 AM

Just got a player at bby, picked up the Martian. I really didn't know what else to get and don't want to double dip too much.

Any recommendations?

For those curious, the had a dummy box displayed, I picked up the last one. I wasn't hassled at all over the purchase.

ray0414 · 02-26-2016, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skiizim

Just got a player at bby, picked up the Martian. I really didn't know what else to get and don't want to double dip too much.

Any recommendations?

For those curious, the had a dummy box displayed, I picked up the last one. I wasn't hassled at all over the purchase.

Kingsman, chappie

ray0414 · 02-26-2016, 03:56 AM

Just watched chappie, my 1st uhd movie with a 4k di.

Thoughts:

It looks pretty good overall. Always been a fan of how sony movies look.

But in no way would I say it blows away the martian or kingsman. There are many scenes in both the martian and kingsman that look just as good as the scenes in chappie. The difference being that the martian has a few more scenes that look lower than 4k quality, as did chappie but not as many. I would say that chappie is more consistent with their truer 4k scenes but the martian has more wow.

I will say that I thought the motion was very good on chappie, better than most of the fox titles. Hitman 47 has aweful motion artifacting.

Koolice · 02-26-2016, 12:05 PM

finally got my player last night and watched parts of kingsmen and Martian. Looks amazing. Not as much as i was hoping, but that might have something to do with my LG EF9500 OLED tv that makes most everything i play on it look amazing. Still super excited to see the format improve above this. Hope the amazon app gets HDR playback soon.

Taat21 · 02-26-2016, 01:24 PM

Just found off bestavdeals in the UK that the Samsung player is defooo coming in March and it will get announced around March 7th.

02-26-2016, 03:56 AM	#1758
ray0414 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2015 Location:Michigan, USA, 35yo Trading Score:9	Just watched chappie, my 1st uhd movie with a 4k di. Thoughts: It looks pretty good overall. Always been a fan of how sony movies look. But in no way would I say it blows away the martian or kingsman. There are many scenes in both the martian and kingsman that look just as good as the scenes in chappie. The difference being that the martian has a few more scenes that look lower than 4k quality, as did chappie but not as many. I would say that chappie is more consistent with their truer 4k scenes but the martian has more wow. I will say that I thought the motion was very good on chappie, better than most of the fox titles. Hitman 47 has aweful motion artifacting. Last edited by ray0414; 02-26-2016 at 06:14 AM.

02-25-2016, 03:19 AM	#1741
Doctorossi Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2009 4K collection:134 Blu-ray collection:478	Does this player have a 1080p output setting and, if so, has anyone tried plugging it into a 1080p tv? I'm very curious if it would be possible to watch a UHD disc, downscaled, on a 1080p tv and still take advantage of the 10-bit colorspace.

02-25-2016, 10:36 AM	#1743
Henge86 Active Member Member since:Oct 2010 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:324 DVD collection:7 Trading Score:4	Hi can anyone confirm is this player is region locked for normal blu ray discs? Cheers

02-25-2016, 12:50 PM	#1746
PCFan Expert Member Member since:Oct 2008 Trading Score:202	Does this blu-ray player have a Full Range/High RGB HDMI setting? I'm using a 23" monitor as a TV. Does the 4K HDR blu-ray spec require Full Range RGB or are movies in 4K still use the (16-235) RGB colorspace?

02-25-2016, 01:25 PM	#1747
Doctorossi Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2009 4K collection:134 Blu-ray collection:478	Interesting- thanks for the details, guys. So, it looks like the players will switch HDR off when you down-convert to 1080p, whether you want them to or not. Meanwhile, I still wonder if the 10-bit color signal can pass through. It would seem the down-conversion spec is designed to meet the HDMI 1.4 standard, so I'm guessing this would exclude the possibility of a 10-bit color signal. Can anyone confirm?

02-25-2016, 07:03 PM	#1753
Derb Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Vancouver, B.C. Home Theater Gallery:11 4K collection:46 Blu-ray collection:3278 DVD collection:4 MA collection:3 Digital collection:7 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:51	Martian on route, Sicario is expected to ship March 1st Got second email from B&H saying player still out of stock.

02-26-2016, 12:32 AM	#1754
psicon Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2009 Blu-ray collection:1389	Just updated to 1003. Don't see anything obviously changed.

02-26-2016, 03:18 AM	#1756
skiizim Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:Riverside, CA 4K collection:1454 Blu-ray collection:9775 Trading Score:7	Just got a player at bby, picked up the Martian. I really didn't know what else to get and don't want to double dip too much. Any recommendations? For those curious, the had a dummy box displayed, I picked up the last one. I wasn't hassled at all over the purchase.

02-26-2016, 12:05 PM	#1759
Koolice Junior Member Member since:Dec 2015 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:94	finally got my player last night and watched parts of kingsmen and Martian. Looks amazing. Not as much as i was hoping, but that might have something to do with my LG EF9500 OLED tv that makes most everything i play on it look amazing. Still super excited to see the format improve above this. Hope the amazon app gets HDR playback soon.

02-26-2016, 01:24 PM	#1760
Taat21 Member Member since:Jul 2015 Blu-ray collection:386 DVD collection:3	Just found off bestavdeals in the UK that the Samsung player is defooo coming in March and it will get announced around March 7th.

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