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Samsung UBD-K8500

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Pros

  • the Home menu is easy to navigate
  • It loads discs quickly and smoothly
  • image quality is high

Cons

  • It does not support the optional Dolby Vision HDR format
  • lose the precision in the dark portions of the image
  • the button layout to be a bit cramped

Key specs

  • no
  • yes
  • yes
  • 4K Ultra HD
  • 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
  • yes
  • yes
  • yes
  • no
  • DTS HD Master Audio, Dolby TrueHD

Samsung UBD-K8500 - Pros & Cons

Samsung UBD-K8500

Pros

  • the Home menu is easy to navigate
  • It loads discs quickly and smoothly
  • image quality is high
  • and its media functionality is good
  • K8500's audio is perfectly adequate
  • Pictures are natural and clean
  • Samsung s app catalogue is also very respectable
  • images are brighter
  • richer and more detailed
  • crisp
  • balanced and deep image

Cons

  • It does not support the optional Dolby Vision HDR format
  • lose the precision in the dark portions of the image
  • the button layout to be a bit cramped
  • back-panel port is a LAN port for a wired network connection
  • gamma option didn't look right and required a lot of adjustment
  • appear to be a player or display problem
  • Scorch Trials may be a dud of a movie
  • too many sequences where dark detail was buried
  • apparently does not do the hires DVD based audio formats
  • There are no analog connections of any kind
  • muting out a lot of high frequency information in this playback mode

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Samsung UBD-K8500 - Full Specifications

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General
Device typeBlu-Ray player
TV tunerno
Analog signal format systemNTSC
Type of disc driveFront loaded with tray
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Image properties
Image frequency
  • 24p
  • 30p
  • 50p
  • 60p
HD type4K Ultra HD
Supported image filesJPEG/JPG
Supported video modes
  • 480p
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
  • 1080p
Supported video files
  • AVCHD
  • DivX
  • DivX HD
  • M-JPEG
  • Matroska
  • MPEG2
  • MPEG4
  • MPO
  • WMV
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Design
Colour of productBlack
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Features
Built-in internet services
  • Browser
  • Facebook
  • Netflix
  • Twitter
  • Viaplay
  • YouTube
Smart TVyes
Displayyes
Display typeLED
Subtitles
  • SMI
  • SRT
  • SUB
  • TXT
Handheld remote controlyes
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Storage
Blu-ray recordingno
Built-in hard driveno
Playable discs (recordable media)
  • BD-ROM
  • CD
  • CD-ROM
  • CD-RW
  • DVD
  • DVD+R
  • DVD+RW
  • DVD-R
  • DVD-RW
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Connectivity
Analogue RCA (5.1/7.1) outno
Analogue RCA stereo outputno
Balanced output (analogue) XLR number0
Balanced output digital XLR (AES / EBU) number0
Composite output number0
Digital coaxial output (S/PDIF) number1
Digital optical output (S/PDIF) number1
DVI out number0
Front/side connectionsUSB
HDMIyes
HDMI version2.0a
Number of HDMI inputs2
Number of HDMI outputs2
S-Video output quantity0
SCART outno
USByes
USB 2.0 ports quantity1
Total USB number1
Bluetoothyes
Ethernet connectionyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Built-in or included adapterBuilt-in
Wireless networking standard IEEE 802.1
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
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Audio properties
Audio output channels7.1
Audio format
  • DTS HD Master Audio
  • Dolby TrueHD
Supported audio filesWMV
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Dimensions
Height1.76 in
Width15.98 in
Depth9.06 in
Weight67.02 oz
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Compatibility
3D support (3D-Ready)yes
Can convert 2D to 3Dno
DLNA certifiedyes
HDRyes
HDR FormatHDR10
Region freeno
Streaming standardsMiracast
Ultra HD Blu-rayyes
Video upscalingyes
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Power
AC input frequency50.0 Hz
AC input voltage220.0 V
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 34
Power consumption (standby)0.3 W
Power consumption (typical)34.0 W
Separate power connector (mains)
Small power inlet connector

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Samsung UBD-K8500 Samsung - Editorial Reviews (30)

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Samsung UBD-K8500 Samsung UBD-K8500 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player
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Published: 26.01.2016
Samsung UBD-K8500 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player
4.0

K8500 Ultra HD Blu-ray player review: This the Ultra HD player to buy in 2016? It's not quite the best one, but it's cheaper and still very good.

Samsung UBD-K8500 Samsung UBD-K85004K Ultra HD Blu-ray player review
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Published: 19.07.2016
Samsung UBD-K85004K Ultra HD Blu-ray player review
4.0

An aesthetically slick and affordable player to launch you into the world of 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

Samsung UBD-K8500 Samsung UBD-K8500 review and best prices | S21
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Samsung UBD-K8500 review and best prices | S21

The UBD-K8500 is Samsung's first Blu-Ray player to support the new UHD Blu-Ray disk format. With this player you can experience the very highest quality movies available, with 4 times the resolution of Full HD, 10 bit colour, and High Dynamic Range (HDR). But it's expensive, and you'll need a top-end TV to enjoy it to the full.

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Published: 30.03.2016
Samsung UBD-K8500 Review
3.5

The Samsung UBD-K8500 is quite quick and feature-rich for one of the first consumer 4K Blu-ray players available, but it will cost you.

Samsung UBD-K8500 Samsung 4K Blu-ray Player - Hardware Secrets
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Hardware Secrets
Published: 27.03.2017
Samsung 4K Blu-ray Player - Hardware Secrets

If you can live with the remote or replace it with a universal remote, you won’t go wrong if you decide to purchase this samsung 4K blu-ray player.

Samsung UBD-K8500 [Review] Samsung HWK950 Soundbar & UBD-K8500 4K Ultra Blu-ray Player: Samsung Slams It Home | LiveatPC.com - Home of PC.com Malaysia
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Published: 12.06.2017
[Review] Samsung HWK950 Soundbar & UBD-K8500 4K Ultra Blu-ray Player: Samsung Slams It Home | LiveatPC.com - Home of PC.com Malaysia

  The Perfect Home Accessories  Although they have seemed to hit a rough patch over the past few months, nobody does household electronics quite like Samsung. The HW-K950 Soundbar provides the ultimate in 4K audio experience like no other. Paired with the UBD-K8500 4K Blu-ray player, you can now have 4K enhancement in both picture […]

Samsung UBD-K8500 Hands On: Samsung UBD-K8500 Ultra HD Blu-Ray Player
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Gizmodo Australia
Published: 18.05.2016
Hands On: Samsung UBD-K8500 Ultra HD Blu-Ray Player

High Dynamic Range continues to prove its importance as Samsung’s UBD-K8500 Ultra HD Blu-ray disc player lands on Australian shelves. Panasonic jumped the gun recently in order to announce Australia’s first Ultra HD Blu-ray disc first player — I’ve already put the Panasonic player through its paces, but it won’t...

Samsung UBD-K8500 Samsung UBD-K8500 Review ~ | Gadget Review
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Published: 09.07.2020
Samsung UBD-K8500 Review ~ | Gadget Review
4.5

The Samsung UBD-K8500 Ultra HD player is meant to complement the latest TVs to show the very best picture quality possible. Ultra HD Blu-ray players offer a

Samsung UBD-K8500 Review: Samsung’s UBD-K8500 Sets Bar High For Ultra HD Blu-ray | HD Guru
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Published: 18.04.2016
Review: Samsung’s UBD-K8500 Sets Bar High For Ultra HD Blu-ray | HD Guru

Samsung’s UBD-K8500 Ultra HD Blu-ray player (above) has a curved design but no readout. Since the introduction of the first DVD player, Samsung has sought to be first-to-market with all of the latest…

Samsung UBD-K8500 Ultra HD Blu-ray review
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Published: 20.05.2016
Ultra HD Blu-ray review

What is UHD Blu-ray and how good is the picture? We have tried UHD Blu-ray on six TVs ranging from high-end to mid-range. We also tell you why HDR is more important than 4K

Samsung UBD-K8500 Samsung UBD-K8500 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player review
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Published: 16.05.2016
Samsung UBD-K8500 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player review
3.5

The Samsung K8500 is a solid first-gen 4K player

Samsung UBD-K8500 Samsung UBD-K8500 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Reviewed
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Published: 23.05.2016
Samsung UBD-K8500 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Reviewed
4.5

Samsung UBD-K8500 Samsung UBD-K8500 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Review
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Published: 12.05.2016
Samsung UBD-K8500 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Review

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Samsung UBD-K8500 Home review
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Published: 20.05.2016
Home review
3.0

Samsung's 4K Blu-ray player has finally landed in our test rooms, but how does it fare?

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