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Samsung Electronics UBD K8500 3D Wi Fi 4K Ultra HD Blu ray Player 2016 Model
Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
7.9
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
789
Old Reviews
244
Unverified
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4K
RESOLUTION
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WIFI
Review Analysis - 406 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Resolution
138uhd, blu ray, blu rays, movies, blu ray player
+86%
-14%
" ... Samsung makes great products and this 4K DVD player is just one example. ... "
" ... Super 4K 3D DVD player. ... It is easy to use and delivers a great 3D and 4K experience! ... "
" ... A few 4k discs would shutter but others play fine. ... "
" ... It's a great 3D player, as good as my old Panasonic player, but gives me the capability of playing UHD when I get to the point of swapping my LG OLED TV for a 4K unit (still a ways in the future, I'm afraid -- not going to dump my investment in the LG quite yet). ... "
" ... great 4K picture ... "
" ... All movies I play on this player (3D, 4K, bluaray, DVD) have screen issues where the picture will stutter at least 5-10 times during the movie playback. ... Purchased the new Sony 4K 3D player and it works great so returned this one. ... "
" ... Watching my 4K movies on this perfect little machine is what we've all waited for. ... "
" ... It works well with my 4K TV (Vizio), it would really partner well with a Samsung 4K 3D television. ... "
CD/DVD
72player, blu ray player, blu ray, disc, 4k
+79%
-21%
" ... Samsung makes great products and this 4K DVD player is just one example. ... "
" ... Love my DVD Player. ... "
" ... I really like this blu-ray player, top quality. ... "
" ... Great Blu-Ray player! ... "
" ... Once the disc actually starts playing, the player is fine. ... "
" ... This DVD player works very well and the remote is easy to use. ... "
" ... This was to replace a Sony Blu-ray player. ... "
" ... It read blu ray 1080 , DVD and CD discs. ... "
Remote
53player, control, tiny, buttons, button
+36%
-64%
" ... I give this a one star because of 3 critical flaws in the remote control. ... I contacted Samsung and the remote is unique to this player and there are no other remotes that will work, and there are no alternatives to rewind beyond going to the onscreen menus. ... The forward and back buttons on the remote go only to the previous or next chapter. ... The remote is so frustrating to use that I'll be tossing this player and replacing it with another brand that has a conventional remote 2) the remote is tiny (1.5 x 4.25 x 0.5 inches), so don't be surprised if it is constantly disappearing between the sofa cushions. ... "
" ... It takes about a second for a button press on the remote to register and take effect. ... Also, the remote does not have a fast foward button. ... "
" ... The only thing I don't like about this player is the remote. ... "
" ... Remote is very small and always hard to control. ... "
" ... Has trouble finding the disc, and the remote is terribly designed. ... "
" ... The only negative which knocks off a star is the remote. ... "
" ... The remote is tiny and anyone with medium to large hands will have a terrible time trying to use it. ... "
" ... The only down side it the dinky-ass remote that's very hard to function without hitting the wrong button . ... "
Picture Quality
474k, player, blu ray, 3d, hdr
+96%
-4%
" ... great 4K picture ... "
" ... Movie pictures don't stutter and 3D images look great. ... "
" ... The picture is great, so clear it's like watching live events. ... "
" ... Quality of Picture is good ... "
" ... Picture quality is fantastic though. ... "
" ... Picture and colors look awesome. ... "
" ... The image quality on 4K HDR DVDs is amazing. ... "
" ... This provided a crystal clear picture on my 4K 3D tv. ... "
Video Playback
394k, movie, player, netflix, video quality
+85%
-15%
" ... My movies look great. ... "
" ... It's a great 3D player, as good as my old Panasonic player, but gives me the capability of playing UHD when I get to the point of swapping my LG OLED TV for a 4K unit (still a ways in the future, I'm afraid -- not going to dump my investment in the LG quite yet). ... "
" ... All movies I play on this player (3D, 4K, bluaray, DVD) have screen issues where the picture will stutter at least 5-10 times during the movie playback. ... Using my old player with the same movies they all play fine. ... It also doesn't render 3D movies well. ... "
" ... Watching my 4K movies on this perfect little machine is what we've all waited for. ... "
" ... The picture is great, so clear it's like watching live events. ... "
" ... Upscales my old DVD movies to 1080p and they look great on my 4K Samsung TV ... "
" ... Good smart services like Netflix. ... When you play a movie from the DVD or USB, it plays the first 5 to 30 minutes of the video while it sends data back to the mothership, if it then decides that the video you are playing may have some kind of copy protection through some bizarre calculation, it stops the movie from playing and displays a violation message on the screen and stops the movie. ... "
" ... Excellent up-convert on old B&W movies! ... "
Ease of Use
31easy, easy to use, difficult, simple, setup
+77%
-23%
" ... The internet setup was easy and problem free. ... "
" ... Simple to use. ... "
" ... Super easy to set up wifi access. ... "
" ... Easy to connect and great to operate! ... "
" ... Sound is Superior, setup is simple. ... "
" ... Easy to install. ... "
" ... easy to install and hook up. ... "
" ... Easy to set up and use. ... "
Product Reliability
30months, player, weeks, warrant, ubd
+27%
-73%
" ... No idea how this happens . ... "
" ... Quit working after 6 weeks ... "
" ... I've bought two of these, they played a couple of blurays but then stopped working all together. ... "
" ... I bought mine in February of this year and already it stopped working. ... "
" ... First one received did not work (called Samsung support and they confirmed the player was DOA). ... "
" ... I've had the player for a little over a year (purchased June 2016) but do not use often. ... Upon turning on the unit the disc tray opened up immediately and gave me the same disc error. ... Basically, anytime it was on, the disc tray automatically opened and gave the same error. ... "
" ... When I did get it installed, the unit turned on and seemed like it was functioning. ... "
" ... I bought the UBD-K8500 a little over a year ago before the price was reduced and I can no longer use it. ... "
Marketplace
28picture, thank, unit, item, expected
+75%
-25%
" ... product is as described. ... "
" ... Item arrived and exactly as described. ... Thank You A++++ ... "
" ... This is as good as advertised. ... "
" ... Now the picture appears to be in 3D. ... "
" ... thank you Amazon again and all the crew involved . ... "
" ... Works as described. ... "
" ... Many good features and beautiful picture. ... "
" ... Seller is Top notch ! ... "
Apps
24netflix, samsung, smart, player, streaming
+63%
-38%
" ... The built-in WiFi and smart apps are a nice bonus, although a user with TV capable of getting the most out of this high resolution is almost surely going to have smart apps within the TV, so it's a bit redundant in the DVD player. ... "
" ... Smart apps included. ... "
" ... Good smart services like Netflix. ... "
" ... The Netflix and Amazon apps load very fast and I think look much better than streaming the apps through game consoles. ... "
" ... It even upscales regular Blu-rays & the apps all work great! ... "
" ... But if you will be using apps, buy a newer and faster player. ... "
" ... It would be nice if you could adjust the apps quick menu on the home page. ... "
" ... also its smart apps work far better then the ones on my samsung ks8000 tv. ... "
Device Compatibility
24tv, smart tv, player, streaming, network
+75%
-25%
" ... It is a perfect match to my TV! ... "
" ... Works outstanding with the ultrahd tv from Samsung ... "
" ... It all works perfectly (after I figured out how to make the Dolby Atmos sound to be recognized. ... "
" ... It watches and monitors everything you watch. ... "
" ... It is great if you use your TV sound and want the TV to be the HUB. ... "
" ... So far, I am delighted with this home entertainment set up. ... "
" ... I have it paired with an lg b6 and it is stunning. ... "
" ... Just got it connected today but it is awesome! ... "
Software Platform
21samsung, netflix, smart, software update, player
+52%
-48%
" ... Smart apps included. ... "
" ... Good smart services like Netflix. ... "
" ... There is certainly no compatibility issue with our Samsung TV, although there was with our previous Samsung player. ... "
" ... It would be nice if you could adjust the apps quick menu on the home page. ... "
" ... also its smart apps work far better then the ones on my samsung ks8000 tv. ... "
" ... The streaming apps are great (paired with Samsung Smart TV). ... The apps I use most on this (Youtube, Amazon & Netflix, plus Acorn tv purchased through Amazon) work SO much better than the Smart Hub apps on the tv. ... "
" ... You can get apps like Hulu, Netflix and the like on it and other Samsung apps. ... "
" ... I haven't used any of the apps as I have an NVIDIA Shield for that. ... "
Ports
21player, receiver, cables, tv, hdmi 2 0
+62%
-38%
" ... If you have a Samsung TV this product will control that as well, unless you turn off the CEC-HDMI, which comes enabled from the factory. ... "
" ... I will have to see about longevity though, as one Samsung receiver (for home theater) I have, has dropped two of its five HDMI inputs for some reason. ... "
" ... I am using AmazonBasics High-Speed HDMI Cables for everything and my TV properly recognizes when HDR content is played on this player. ... "
" ... I also hv new HDMI 2.0 cables. ... "
" ... Great audio too, using the optical out port. ... "
" ... Set up was a breeze (make sure you have the newest HDMI cable!! ... "
" ... A very nice HDMI cord included. ... "
" ... I'm using the fiber optic cable for sound - and, I recommend that you ditch the idea of HDMI - if you have concerns about HDCP 2.2 (Copyright Protection) protocols. ... the rest is up to your receiver, which must also have built-in HDCP 2.2 protocols, along with the TV. ... "
Price
20money, low price, 4k, worth the price, samsung
+100%
" ... Nice product for the price. ... "
" ... price was right nice ... "
" ... I had no problems with anything I'v bought and this player is great for the price. ... "
" ... Great bang for the buck ... "
" ... I don't think you can beat it for the price. ... "
" ... It was returned for a less price ... "
" ... could be my mind helping to compensate for spending more money for 4k but no complaints. ... "
" ... Finally a DVR that makes my 4K TV worth the price. ... "
Sound Quality
18picture and sound, optical, movie, dolby, atmos
+50%
-50%
" ... However, when playing a 4k disc the machine makes an extremely loud buzzing noise which is very distracting and not exactly the sign of quality I was hoping for. ... "
" ... Eventually it goes away as the movie progresses but still very annoying to hear a buzzing/rattling for the first 10 minutes of any disc being watched. ... "
" ... They replaced the AK94-00796A Assembly PCB Main component, and the unit is as loud as before if not worse. ... "
" ... Works well, a little noisy. ... "
" ... I had to return it, It was supposedly brand new, but on the third use, was making a grinding sound. ... "
" ... simple no, hasted design, bought two, one randomly split screen with green line, the other did the same, plus made a ton of noise when running 4K disc. ... "
" ... Read first review below : After receipt of unit I had trouble with the item stopping in the middle of movie, making popping noise through speaker. ... "
Controls
15buttons, remote, rewind, fast forward, wrong button
+13%
-87%
" ... the buttons rarely work and the battery wouldn't stay connected. ... "
" ... The forward and back buttons on the remote go only to the previous or next chapter. ... "
" ... It takes about a second for a button press on the remote to register and take effect. ... This makes navigating disc menus very difficult and annoying. ... Also, the remote does not have a fast foward button. ... "
" ... Disc is stuck inside, won't eject, no buttons do anything. ... "
" ... The only down side it the dinky-ass remote that's very hard to function without hitting the wrong button . ... "
" ... It is difficult or me to press a single key when using it. ... "
" ... As other reviewers have already mentioned it's very small with the buttons too close together. ... It is very difficult to fast forward or rewind and then stop without the player jumping chapters. ... "
" ... These are touch buttons which open and close the tray, start a disk playing, and turn the power on and off. ... After this is done, you will need to go into the settings menu, then under system, then accessibility. ... All that has to be done by hitting a button directly below the square directional pad. ... Then you have to scroll to the button you want, then hit select (that's the button in the center of the directional pad). ... If you want the alternate audio (dvs for example) you hit a button right below and to the right of the selection pad, scroll down to audio, hit select, then scroll down to the alternate audio stream you want, and hit select. ... Under the system menu, the only thing the voice guide will let you access is the accessibility menu. ... "
Returns
15return, back, sent, returning, refund
+7%
-93%
" ... I got it Damaged and since i am busy all the time i didn’t have the time to send it back , it’s not working at all ... "
" ... They sent me a return label to send it in for repair. ... They really should just replace it. ... "
" ... I may change this review after the replacement arrives. ... "
" ... Sent back 3 weeks ago, still no refund. ... "
" ... It is past the return window so I'm stuck with a $200 paperweight. ... "
" ... Another refurb that was "checked out", reboxed & resold with same problem that likely prompted the original return. ... "
" ... Returned for refund ... "
" ... returned both brand new units and gave up on this model all together. ... "
Setup
13set, setup, easy to install, support, software update
+92%
-8%
" ... The internet setup was easy and problem free. ... "
" ... Easy to connect and great to operate! ... "
" ... Sound is Superior, setup is simple. ... "
" ... Easy to install. ... "
" ... easy to install and hook up. ... "
" ... Set up was easy. ... Early impressions are highly satisfied. ... "
" ... It was super easy to install and get running. ... Easy to setup ... "
" ... It runs quietly, and was easily set up. ... "
Product As Described
13expected, exactly, described, works, nice
+100%
" ... product is as described. ... "
" ... Item arrived and exactly as described. ... "
" ... This is as good as advertised. ... "
" ... Now the picture appears to be in 3D. ... "
" ... Works as described. ... "
" ... Many good features and beautiful picture. ... "
" ... Exactly what I expected. ... "
" ... Performed as advertised. ... "
Delivery
13arrived, delivered, unit, fast shipping, described
+54%
-46%
" ... Delivered on time ... "
" ... Item arrived and exactly as described. ... "
" ... Fast shipping, great price ... "
" ... It got delivered on my porch and every one next to me knew what it was and could have stolen it. ... "
" ... It worked just as advertised and was delivered on time as promised. ... "
" ... The item arrived and you could tell it was slightly used but almost looked brand new. ... "
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Specifications
Connectivity
WiFi: Yes
Display
Resolution: 4K
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