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Samsung UBD-K8500
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Supports HDMI
This player has HDMI support: it has two outputs, one for video and another one for audio.
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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.
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Supports reading content from USB drives
The UBD-K8500 has a convenient front USB 3.0 port, for easy content reading from USB drives.
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Weight:
4.19 lb
Dimensions:
16 x 9.1 x 1.8 in
Connections:
HDMI, optical, network
Network connectivity:
WiFi
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$199.90
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Philips BDP7501
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Compact, elegant design
This player's design really makes it stand out against the competition. It's compact, elegant and discreet and has excellent surface finishes. It will surely go well with any living room decoration.
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Bad DVD playback
This Philip's player is quite bad in deinterlacing, which means than when a DVD is playing, the image quality is much worse than when you play Blu-ray content (which doesn't need to go through this conversion process). The end result are lots of visible, ugly image artifacts.
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HDR support for full 4K potential
The BDP7501 has High Dynamic Range support, taking full advantage of the potential of 4K. HDR image quality has high contrast levels and very striking vivid colors.
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Slow content loading
The BDP7501 is noticeably slower than several of its competitors, when it comes to content loading. Some Blu-ray discs take almost twice the time to load and start playing than on other players.
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HDMI support
The BDP7501 supports HDMI, even having a dedicated audio HDMi output. It also conveniently ships with a 1.5m long HDMI cable.
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Incoherent automatic playback behavior
This player's playback behavior is somewhat incoherent, what may annoy some people. When you insert a movie disc, it starts playing automatically, while when the inserted disc is a music disc, nothing happens until you hit play.
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Nifty remote with dedicated Netflix and YouTube buttons
This player's included remote is well designed and intuitive to use. It's most interesting feature is a set of two buttons that take you directly to Netflix and YouTube, for content streaming to your TV via the player.
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Possible to play content via USB
The BDP7501 has a USB 3.0 port, allowing users to easily plug in a USB drive with media content and stream it to a TV via the player.
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Interface is pleasant and user-friendly
This player's user interface has a simple and clean design, being very intuitive and easy to use, even for beginners.
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Internet connectivity for content streaming
The BDP7501 can be connected to the internet, for online content streaming. Users have the option of using WiFi or a LAN connection to do this. It's also worth noting that Philips provides downloadable firmware updates.
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Weight:
3.53 lb
Dimensions:
8.7 x 8.7 x 2.3 in
Connections:
HDMI, LAN, USB 3.0
Supported media:
Blu-ray Disc, BD-R, BD-RE, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD, CD-R, CD-RW
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$198
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Sony BDPS3700
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Picture quality is comparable to high-end models
This player delivers very good picture quality, even when it is compared to higher-end competitor models. It offers vivid colors and superb textures, making it great for watching all kinds of movies. Motion is also handled very well, with no loss of quality even during action-packed scenes.
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Doesn't remember play position before sleep
If you interrupt the movie you're watching or the album you're listening to, by putting the player to sleep, when you turn it back on, the device will always start from the very beginning, as if you had just inserted the disc for the first time.
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User interface is simple to use
Sony's players UI is very user friendly and straightforward to use.
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No dedicated HDMI audio output
Unlike some other players, this one doesn't not have an HDMI output just for audio.
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Play PlayStation games
Sony’s players have PlayStation Now, which is a feature that won’t be found on other makers. Via this service, Sony makes PlayStation games available to be streamed and played on Blu-ray players.
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Front USB port
On the front of the BDPS3700, there's USB port, prepared to be used as a USB drive port or a PS controller port.
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Content streaming via WiFi
This player has WiFi support, which can be used to conveniently stream media from other devices.
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HDMI support
The Sony BDPS3700 has one HDMI output, which is the ideal way to connect it to most modern TVs in order to ensure the best entertainment experience.
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Weight:
1.81 lb
Dimensions:
9.1 x 7.6 x 1.5 in
Connections:
HDMI, USB, LAN, coaxial
Network connectivity:
WiFi
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