Samsung UBD-M9500

43 reviews

Nov, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 43 reviews of Samsung UBD-M9500. The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People are impressed by the reliability. The design also gets good feedback. The size and price get negative views.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Samsung UBD-M9500 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 94/100 = Excellent quality.

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Expert review by : Danny Phillips (trustedreviews.com)

Samsung UBD-M9500

Samsung's debut Ultra HD Blu-ray player, the UBD-K8500, launched last year to great fanfare but found itself in the shadow of the superior Panasonic DMP-UB900. Now the Korean giant is looking to snatch back the 4K crown with the UBD-M9500, a step-up...

Samsung’s next-gen UHD Blu-ray deck improves on its predecessor with a beefed-up feature list, a slick new operating system and stunning 4K pictures. Build quality could be better, however, and it lacks features found on rival players.

Jul, 2017

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Expert review by : John Archer (techradar.com)

Samsung UBD-M9500 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Player review

Samsung's second-gen UHD Blu-ray deck embraces the curve

Easy to set up ; Good picture quality ; Great multimedia features ; High quality display

No 3D support ; No Dolby Vision support ; No SACD/DVD-Audio support

After a rather cheap and cheerful debut 4K Blu-ray player last year, Samsung has stepped up its game considerably with the M9500. It performs better, it looks better, and it provides some genuinely innovative and useful features. A couple of other...

Jul, 2017

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Expert review by : Chris Hall (pocket-lint.com)

Samsung UBD-M9500 review: Ultra HD Blu-ray served from a refined platter

The M9500 offers a excellent user experience in a package that could better your smart TV's native services alongside excellent Ultra HD Blu-ray

Great 4K playback ; Excellent user interface ; Quiet and fast playback

Additional services likely superfluous ; No Dolby Vision support ; No 3D Blu-ray support

What all this amounts to is a major "win" in the usability department: if you're after an Ultra HD Blu-ray player that will provide a genuine upgrade to the connected functionality in your living room and offer a better user experience than your older...

Jul, 2017

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Are you a big-time cinephile with money to burn? Then say hello to the Samsung UBD-M9500, the latest top-of-the-range 4K Blu-ray player from the world's biggest electronics brand. With an obscene number of features, and a price tag to match, is this...

Jun, 2017

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Samsung UBD-M9500 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Review

Samsung have clearly been listening to feedback when it comes to the UBD-M9500, their new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player, but is it too expensive?

Flawless playback ; Superb 4K upscaling ; Auto correct frame rate with streaming ; Twin HDMI outputs ; Excellent features set ; Easy to setup

No Dolby Vision support ; No 3D Blu-ray support ; Pricey

There's no doubt that the M9500 is a very capable 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player that can be setup with the minimum of fuss. If you simply leave it in its default auto settings it will optimise its output to suit your display and deliver a flawless...

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Expert review by : Alex Hernandez (techaeris.com)

Samsung UBD-M9500 review: Enjoy 4K UHD content with this Blu-ray player

Samsung makes tremendously amazing 4K UHD TVs so you may need an amazing Blu-Ray player like the UBD-M9500 to pair with that TV.

Great picture on 4K UHD TVs ; Samsung software interface is great ; Easy setup ; Decent price

Lacks Dolby Vision support ; Design and build lacks.

This is a solid 4K UHD Blu-ray player. The build quality and remote quality could be better but it does pair well with 4K UHD TVs. If you’re not interested in an Xbox One X and just want 4K UHD Blu-ray playback capbility, then the UBD-M9500 is a great...

Dec, 2017

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Expert review by : David Vaughn (soundandvision.com)

Samsung UBD-M9500 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Review

Performance Features Ergonomics Value

I’m in my 13th year of reviewing consumer electronics, and I’m continually amazed at the industry’s pace of innovation. In the span of about 20 years, we’ve gone from bulky, backbreaking CRT displays to flat-panel TVs that hang on the wall, as well as...

Nov, 2017

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Consumer review (johnlewis.com)

Excellent product

Samsung UBD-M9500 is very quiet when you play the disc and is also fast to start playing. I found the player of good quality and I recommend it very much. It looks very stylish with its curved shape which makes the player that everyone should have a...

Mar, 2018

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Consumer review (johnlewis.com)

Didn't know what I was missing

Paired this to a Samsung KS8000 series TV. Simple set up and instant gratification. Up until now I had only seen streaming 4K content from Amazon and Netflix. 4K Blu Rays are simply gorgeous (the FBI warning looks like a sticker on your screen you...

Mar, 2018

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Consumer review (johnlewis.com)

Seems to do everything.

My old Samsung Bluray player finally gave up the ghost after 12 years of pounding. The replacement is by no means the cheapest on the market, but it seems to do everything you could possibly want. In my case it turned my 12 year old Samsung TV into a...

Feb, 2018

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