- 3D playback
- 2 HDMI inputs and 1 HDMI output
- Samsung Smart Hub enabled
- Built-in WiFi,Web browser
- Region: Blu-ray: A,DVD: 1
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Product Information
Technical Details
| Brand Name | Samsung |
| Item Weight | 4 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 8.2 x 16.9 x 1.3 inches |
| Item model number | BD-E6500 |
| Color Name | Black |
| Number of Component Outputs | HDMI |
Additional Information
| ASIN | B0076R7FWQ |
| Best Sellers Rank | #4,437 in Electronics (See top 100) |
| Shipping Weight | 6 pounds |
| Shipping | This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S. |
| Shipping Advisory: | This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply. |
| Date First Available | February 7, 2012 |
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Product Description
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[Samsung Disc Player Comparison Chart]
Samsung Smart Hub. View larger
Smart Hub
Samsung has retooled its Smart Hub feature to further expand its access to a world of online entertainment. Smart Hub also allows you to search through hundreds of apps and use the fully optimized web browser for a seamless user experience.
3D Blu-ray
Play 3D titles or intensify your viewing experience with the Samsung 3D Blu-ray player*.
*Full 3D experience requires 3D-native content, 3D TV, and 3D active glasses.
AllShare Play
Enable your Blu-ray player to access and stream content from any compatible device, like a PC, smartphone, tablet, or camera. That means you can share movies, photos, and music all through a single device - your Blu-ray player. Now with the benefits of cloud technology, you can access and even share content when you're away from home.
Built-In WiFi
With a wireless LAN built right in, it is easier than ever to access your apps and enjoy online content.
Full Web Browser and BD Wise Web
Easily stream your favorite movies and TV shows, download apps, shop online, browse the web, and update your Facebook and Twitter all on your TV through your Blu-ray player. With Samsung BD Wise Web, you can watch web-quality videos in high definition on your TV. It automatically optimizes Internet videos by boosting picture quality so that images are crisp and text is legible. BD Wise Web can even resize the video ratio so that the edges aren't cropped off.
Select Specifications
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Deck Type: | Slot-in |
| Front Display: | VFD |
| Control Button: | Touch Key |
| Playable Disc Types: | BD, DVD, DVD±R, DVD±RW, CD-DA, CD-R, CD-RW |
| Video Formats: | H.264, MPEG-2/4, Xvid, MKV, HD JPEG, WMV, AVCHD, VC1 |
| Audio Formats: | MP3, AC3, LPCM, WMA, AAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, DTS-HD Master Audio |
| Connections | |
| HDMI Input: | 2 |
| HDMI Output: | 1 |
| Optical Digital Audio Output: | 1 |
| USB: | 1 |
| Ethernet: | 1 |
| Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC): | 1 |
| Weight and Dimensions | |
| Dimensions (WxHxD): | 16.9 x 1.3 x 8.1 Inches |
| Weight: | 4.0 lbs. |
Samsung Disc Player Comparison Chart
[Back to Top]| Series | BD-E6500 | BD-ES6000 | BD-E5900 | BD-E5700 | BD-E5300 | DVD-E360 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Scan |  | |||||
| Native CP** | | |||||
| AllShare | | |||||
| AllShare Play | | | | |||
| Smart Hub | | | | | ||
| WiFi Built-In | | | | | ||
| Blu-ray | | | | | | |
| 3D Blu-ray | | | | |||
| Full Web Browser | | | | |||
| BD Wise Web | | | |
**Native CP includes the ability to access five content providers: Netflix, CinemaNow, Youtube, Vudu, and Pandora.
Product Description
Samsung BD-E6500 3D WiFi Blu-ray Disc Player (Black)
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147 of 165 people found the following review helpful
By gamermwm
Amazon Verified Purchase
On the same day I received this bluray player, I was informed by Samsung that neither this BD-player nor any of this year's bluray players (announced so far) will support 2D to 3D conversion. I was really let down by this, as my previous bluray player (the 2011 BD-D6700) was a sleeper hit as one of the BEST 2D-3D converters out there! Some have even said the 2011 Samsung 3D BD players were as good, or better than a 3D Bee stand-alone converter
One comparison that showed how good it was, is that I could pop in a 2D bluray and take turns converting it on both my 2011 D8000 Samsung 3DTV, and on my 2011 bluray player. The bluray player would always win hands down and the 2D to 3D conversion process was done 10x better by the D6700 than by the TV. If the result on both were supposed to be "near 3D results" I'd say the conversion on the TV was almost 2.5D while the BD player converted to a stunning 2.9D
So Samsung confirmed my fears that this player (the BD-E6500) would not convert 2D material, and I later found that this is also stated somewhere within the first few pages of the manual. I was very, very much looking forward to seeing how Samsung could have further refined the 2D-3D conversion process, and now I find out that my most beloved feature got the ax! If you're not a 3D junkie, you may not care, but why spend 200+ on a 3D! blu ray player unless you actually care about the 3D features! Apparently Samsung never considered that!
So here's what you do get with the E6500:
You are getting 1 gb of memory on board (pretty standard these days)
More way to connect with your other devices (Soft AP etc)
Disc to Digital feature (supposed to be the big feature $this year$)
2 HDMI INPUTS and 1 out (instead of 2 HDMI OUT as I loved having last year)
Functional Web Browser
3D playback from a 3D bluray
Up to 7.1 HD Audio
So when I first opened the box, I noticed that the BD player's black/grey design was nice as expected. But unfortunately the remote looks small and cheap now. They changed it and made it a lot more compact, but even my wife thought it just looked cheaper
Ok, so here are some notes I made when I first got it, and added to later on. They cover pretty much everything you would like to know:
Product updates upon setup
Smart Hub updates upon setup
Several/almost all Apps update upon selection of an app (when you first use that app)
Feels like a step down from last year's models, for being the highest model released this year
The BD player's menu is a little faster/smoother to navigate than last year
The menu system has been overhauled and is now identical to last year's Samsung HDTV's menus
I was not impressed by the Web Browser. In fact I couldnt' stand it after about 1 minute of use with the directional pad of the remote as my "mouse". There is an option to use a wireless keyboard or mouse with this player and I did and went back and found the browser quite usable. It even lets you move the mouse around within the Smart Hub itself which is nice. I'd say the browser speed and functionality are comparable to the browser's on last year's higher end Samsung Tv's. Browser could be and should be faster for the price point. If they added a dual core processor to these bluray players (like they are doing with the 2012 high end TV's and like even most smart phone's these days include) it might make their web browsers worth using everyday. As is, it's not
The Youtube function seemed to work well enough
When entereing text with the remote, an onscreen keyboard pops up instead of the horrendous numerical pad of pre2012
The Family Story and other "BIG" primary features seem lost in translation. Give this thing some more processor power and speed and maybe then your whole family might consider making it the "hub" of their network
I see a lot of people getting excited about the Disc to Digital feature. I'm not and never have been impressed. Could it be handy to have digital copies available on the go? Yes. But isn't that why most blu ray combo packs already come with "digital copies?" If you already have those, why the need to pay around $1 for each movie that you want to use the disc to digital feature for? It's no coincidence that it's not free, and that it's this year's big feature
2 HDMI in. Why? For those who don't have a sound receiver? Why would you want to spend $200 or more on a blu ray player that puts out 7.1 sound if you don't even have a sound receiver as your "hub" with hdmi inputs anyway? Dual HDMI OUT would have been more useful, both for those whose receivers aren't 3D capable and for those who just want to send a separate hdmi out for their video - pristine and untouched directly to the TV
I could not find an HBO Go app (but it is an available app on my Samsung tv for some reason)
There is still no Amazon video app (Come on already!)
So there it is. I hope this helps you make a better informed decision than I did. I had no reviews to help me decide, and there was very little detail on the features of this player. But so goes the fate of the early adopter
In conclustion let me say this: This is a good 3D blu ray disc player. The areas where it fails, are where a lot of bluray players fail. But I shouldn't expect to get the processor speed and features of a PS3 at this price point...or should I? (bit of sarcasm there) This newly released bluray player and me just don't get along because I know that it is a step down (even with the new features) from my 2011 Samsung bluray player and at times it just seems cheap (the remote for instance)
Why couldn't they have kept ALL of the previous features AND added the new features on top of that. That's all I was asking of Samsung. That's all I AM asking. Of the announced list of Samsung BD Players, this one (E6500) is top of the line. There has been no mention as of yet of a E6700, E7000, or E7500 to match those higher end models of last year, and there may never be. I'm hoping they will be announced and address some of these issues mentioned and create the PERFECT blu ray player (It may not be perfect but it would be pretty close :) Until then, I'll keep on dreaming that next time they won't take two steps forward and three steps back
One comparison that showed how good it was, is that I could pop in a 2D bluray and take turns converting it on both my 2011 D8000 Samsung 3DTV, and on my 2011 bluray player. The bluray player would always win hands down and the 2D to 3D conversion process was done 10x better by the D6700 than by the TV. If the result on both were supposed to be "near 3D results" I'd say the conversion on the TV was almost 2.5D while the BD player converted to a stunning 2.9D
So Samsung confirmed my fears that this player (the BD-E6500) would not convert 2D material, and I later found that this is also stated somewhere within the first few pages of the manual. I was very, very much looking forward to seeing how Samsung could have further refined the 2D-3D conversion process, and now I find out that my most beloved feature got the ax! If you're not a 3D junkie, you may not care, but why spend 200+ on a 3D! blu ray player unless you actually care about the 3D features! Apparently Samsung never considered that!
So here's what you do get with the E6500:
You are getting 1 gb of memory on board (pretty standard these days)
More way to connect with your other devices (Soft AP etc)
Disc to Digital feature (supposed to be the big feature $this year$)
2 HDMI INPUTS and 1 out (instead of 2 HDMI OUT as I loved having last year)
Functional Web Browser
3D playback from a 3D bluray
Up to 7.1 HD Audio
So when I first opened the box, I noticed that the BD player's black/grey design was nice as expected. But unfortunately the remote looks small and cheap now. They changed it and made it a lot more compact, but even my wife thought it just looked cheaper
Ok, so here are some notes I made when I first got it, and added to later on. They cover pretty much everything you would like to know:
Product updates upon setup
Smart Hub updates upon setup
Several/almost all Apps update upon selection of an app (when you first use that app)
Feels like a step down from last year's models, for being the highest model released this year
The BD player's menu is a little faster/smoother to navigate than last year
The menu system has been overhauled and is now identical to last year's Samsung HDTV's menus
I was not impressed by the Web Browser. In fact I couldnt' stand it after about 1 minute of use with the directional pad of the remote as my "mouse". There is an option to use a wireless keyboard or mouse with this player and I did and went back and found the browser quite usable. It even lets you move the mouse around within the Smart Hub itself which is nice. I'd say the browser speed and functionality are comparable to the browser's on last year's higher end Samsung Tv's. Browser could be and should be faster for the price point. If they added a dual core processor to these bluray players (like they are doing with the 2012 high end TV's and like even most smart phone's these days include) it might make their web browsers worth using everyday. As is, it's not
The Youtube function seemed to work well enough
When entereing text with the remote, an onscreen keyboard pops up instead of the horrendous numerical pad of pre2012
The Family Story and other "BIG" primary features seem lost in translation. Give this thing some more processor power and speed and maybe then your whole family might consider making it the "hub" of their network
I see a lot of people getting excited about the Disc to Digital feature. I'm not and never have been impressed. Could it be handy to have digital copies available on the go? Yes. But isn't that why most blu ray combo packs already come with "digital copies?" If you already have those, why the need to pay around $1 for each movie that you want to use the disc to digital feature for? It's no coincidence that it's not free, and that it's this year's big feature
2 HDMI in. Why? For those who don't have a sound receiver? Why would you want to spend $200 or more on a blu ray player that puts out 7.1 sound if you don't even have a sound receiver as your "hub" with hdmi inputs anyway? Dual HDMI OUT would have been more useful, both for those whose receivers aren't 3D capable and for those who just want to send a separate hdmi out for their video - pristine and untouched directly to the TV
I could not find an HBO Go app (but it is an available app on my Samsung tv for some reason)
There is still no Amazon video app (Come on already!)
So there it is. I hope this helps you make a better informed decision than I did. I had no reviews to help me decide, and there was very little detail on the features of this player. But so goes the fate of the early adopter
In conclustion let me say this: This is a good 3D blu ray disc player. The areas where it fails, are where a lot of bluray players fail. But I shouldn't expect to get the processor speed and features of a PS3 at this price point...or should I? (bit of sarcasm there) This newly released bluray player and me just don't get along because I know that it is a step down (even with the new features) from my 2011 Samsung bluray player and at times it just seems cheap (the remote for instance)
Why couldn't they have kept ALL of the previous features AND added the new features on top of that. That's all I was asking of Samsung. That's all I AM asking. Of the announced list of Samsung BD Players, this one (E6500) is top of the line. There has been no mention as of yet of a E6700, E7000, or E7500 to match those higher end models of last year, and there may never be. I'm hoping they will be announced and address some of these issues mentioned and create the PERFECT blu ray player (It may not be perfect but it would be pretty close :) Until then, I'll keep on dreaming that next time they won't take two steps forward and three steps back
90 of 105 people found the following review helpful
WARNING!!! If you buy this product or ANY Samsung Blu-Ray player and make the mistake of selecting "yes" when it asks you if you want to update the software, there is a GREAT chance you will be left with a completely worthless piece of JUNK. Do a quick google search for "SAMSUNG BLU RAY STUCK ON LOAD" if you don't believe me. Once you're stuck on LOAD, there is NO factory reset. They say unplug it, hold the FF key, hold power. I finally got got a hold of a tech support guy who said there's nothing you can do once you're stuck there. You can send it in and pay for shipping and repair, or throw it away I guess. I'm electing to just throw it away.
Samsung takes zero responsibility for this. It is THEIR patch, THEIR defect and it DESTROYS your player. I just want to know WHY they have been letting this go on since 2011. Why aren't they fixing this? I honestly would rather have flushed $200 down the toilet. Then I would just have myself to blame.
Please save yourself the time, the money and the headache and buy a different Blu-Ray player.
Samsung takes zero responsibility for this. It is THEIR patch, THEIR defect and it DESTROYS your player. I just want to know WHY they have been letting this go on since 2011. Why aren't they fixing this? I honestly would rather have flushed $200 down the toilet. Then I would just have myself to blame.
Please save yourself the time, the money and the headache and buy a different Blu-Ray player.
41 of 46 people found the following review helpful
By rich584
Amazon Verified Purchase
I just bought this Samsung e6500 and I gotta say it is far and away the best Sammy BD player I've had, so far. I bought this unit with great trepidation having tried two Sammy d6500s and being unable to connect to the Net. This one took a brief time to set up and has performed every task admirably.
I read all the reviews of this BD player on Amazon and I can't think of one thing I don't like about it. The person who wrote the review that stated it only puts out 720P when either upscaling a DVD or watching streaming content from NetFlix (can't remember which it was) is wrong. My Panasonic plasmas all tell me they are receiving 1080p (1080p/60 of course) when upscaling standard DVDs or streaming NetFlix. I have three Sammy BD c5500s and I was able to set up the new e6500 without even opening the manual.
So far, I'm very pleased with the e6500, if something happens to change my mind I won't hesitate to come back and put in another review.
I've tried Panasonic and Sony BD players and, while they do work well, neither upscales NetFlix streaming content as well as the e6500, or my c5500s.
Rich
I read all the reviews of this BD player on Amazon and I can't think of one thing I don't like about it. The person who wrote the review that stated it only puts out 720P when either upscaling a DVD or watching streaming content from NetFlix (can't remember which it was) is wrong. My Panasonic plasmas all tell me they are receiving 1080p (1080p/60 of course) when upscaling standard DVDs or streaming NetFlix. I have three Sammy BD c5500s and I was able to set up the new e6500 without even opening the manual.
So far, I'm very pleased with the e6500, if something happens to change my mind I won't hesitate to come back and put in another review.
I've tried Panasonic and Sony BD players and, while they do work well, neither upscales NetFlix streaming content as well as the e6500, or my c5500s.
Rich
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