A:AnswerThere could be a couple of reasons that this is happening.
The first and most important is to go into the settings of the player and check the HDMI port settings to be sure that it is set for 4K instead of 1080.
I had to do that on mine and it works great!
Second, use a cable that is at least HDMI 1.4 or higher so it will pass the much higher resolution.
Best of luck!
A:AnswerIt is not, just brought it home and discovered that the hard way.. Such a shame! Probably returning and going with last years model that does support 3D.. Uggg
A:AnswerThis happened to me and I reached out to Samsung online support. One of the buttons ended up being stuck on the remote - i unplugged all the cables and let it sit for a half hour and fixed the stuck in button the remote. Everything worked after that. I was worried I had a lemon (purchased Nov 2018).
A:AnswerHello robertg, I have attached links below to the specifications of each unit.
https://www.samsung.com/us/televisions-home-theater/home-theater/blu-ray-dvd-players/ubd-m8500-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-player-ubd-m8500-za/?redir=UBD-M8500#specs
https://www.samsung.com/us/televisions-home-theater/home-theater/blu-ray-dvd-players/4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-player-ubd-k8500-za/#specs
^Britt
A:AnswerMost TV's today have 2 or more HDMI "jacks" on the rear of the TV. Exp HDMI 1 & HDMI 2. Your cable box should be connected to jack HDMI 1. The DVD player should be connected to HDMI 2.
Once you turn your TV on & go to the DVD selection and press enter, it'll automatically power on the DVD player as they do communicate with one another via the HDMI cable.
For audio surround sound receivers w/ optical cable connections, you only need to connect the optical cable from the receiver to the TV's optical connection to receive true digital surround sound. The HDMI connections from the TV to the DVD player does the rest. This way if you want to watch a DVD movie, you can have the cable box turned OFF & still use your audio receiver to get true surround sound audio. The TV recognizes the optical cables & interfaces the components. If the receiver is not on, then the connections are made thru the HDMI connections and are true digital video & sound.
NOTE: Make sure your TV is selected to the HDMI format to the correct components. .
A:AnswerThere is a little known trick with 4K Blu-ray disks and this player. You CAN play the disc but you won't see a benefit on your TV if it isn't 4K. The benefit is that most 4K discs are encoded with Atmos or DTS:X when many of their HD counterparts are not. So you can buy this player and buy 4K discs while you save up for a 4K TV.
A:AnswerWorks fine for Netflix, but not compatible with Amazon video in HD -- only terrible resolution even worse than the old standard definition TV we had before HD came along. Don't know about Hulu or Vudu.
A:AnswerI can't believe samsung created this product without this feature. Totally annoying! No wonder LG and Sony are winning in the DVD player market. Shame....
To answer the question, No the resume feature after power off does not exist on this Samsung 4k player.
A:AnswerI'm not sure about if it's better than the 1st player because I never had one but yes it has apps and it is easy to use. I have it hooked up to a Samsung tv which also has apps on it so I probably won't use the player for anything other than watching movies. The build quality seems way better than my last player which was a sony.
A:AnswerBy default, I see NetFlix, Amazon Prime, YouTube, Google Play, Vudu, Spotify, UFC, and quite a few others I'm not familiar with. If you go to the video category, there are hundreds of supported apps ready to download. I have a lot of Samsung equipment (TVs, players, sound, etc.) and I have always found them reasonable between software updates and features. I'd say maybe every 3 - 6 months there might be a small update, but the updates typically run pretty quick. As least from my experience.
