The Samsung UBD-K8500 is a 4K HDR Blu-ray player with WiFi support, enabling it to be easily connected to your home network, for content streaming.
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Pros
Pro Stunning HDR image
This player is capable of playing HDR (High Dynamic Range) content, outputting video with stunning image quality. With HDR, color accuracy is high and contrast is noticeably better than with players that don’t support this standard.
Pro Local network streaming
Connecting this player to your home network, via WiFi, enables you to stream content from other network devices, such as computers or tablets.
Pro Fast disc content loading
Contrary to what happens with some other players, the time you have to wait after inserting a disc until the content is available is low. This Samsung player is well capable of loading disc content in under 20 seconds.
Pro Supports HDMI
This player has HDMI support: it has two outputs, one for video and another one for audio.
Pro Preinstalled apps
The UBD-K8500 comes with several preinstalled Samsung apps, such as Netflix, YouTube, Hulu or Amazon Video. They work well and are fast to lead content.
Pro Supports reading content from USB drives
The UBD-K8500 has a convenient front USB 3.0 port, for easy content reading from USB drives.
Cons
Con Remote control is too small
This player's remote is too small, which makes it not very comfortable to use, especially if you have big hands and fingers.
Con Overall design feels cheap
This player's design feels cheap and average. The outer surface has a brushed texture, which looks good visually, but doesn't make it pleasant to touch.