Samsung BD-E8500A Reviews & Tests

Expert review by : Stephen Dawson (cnet.com.au)

Samsung BD-E8500A Blu-ray/PVR

The Samsung BD-E8500A offers smooth TV and disc video performance with perhaps the best set of "smart" features available

Good DVD/Blu-ray picture performance. Excellent twin tuner PVR. WiFi for convenient connectivity. Excellent range of smart functions.

Progressive scan conversion only adequate on DVD. A bit expensive. Access to TV recordings burying deep in menu.

The Samsung BD-E8500A offers smooth TV and disc video performance with perhaps the best set of 'Smart' features available

Jan, 2013

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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

Samsung BD-E8500A Blu-ray/PVR

I had the BD-E8500A for a week. The whole dam thing freezes up in the middle of playing a disc. I mean the whole thing freezes up. It doesn't even respond to the remote. I have to pull the plug on the unit. Then it powers up again, but a short time...

good when it works

unit completely freezes during playing of a disc

Jan, 2013

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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

Samsung BD-E8500A Blu-ray/PVR

i went with the 1Gb unit...i found the simple style appealing & since i also have a samsung 3d tv the remote will work with both. i did buy during a sale so gladly did not pay rrp, which is absurd.

Great storage, sleek unit, decent 3d

nonsensical menu's, occasional disc boot drama, resetting clock with power outs

Dec, 2012

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