It is simply the quickest machine I've seen in the CNET labs, with or without the Quick Start function enabled. Speed is the name of the game for this player.
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This would then enable the H6500 to upgrade any hi-fi to Shape on the cheap (the existing Link Mate is a semi-prohibitive $299). However, I think it would be much more useful if it could also become a client, so it can actually stream music from other sources. The H6500 is able to perform as a Shape source for movies or CDs,which means you can listen to the H6500 throughout the house if you want. The Samsung player can decode all forms of both DTS and Dolby Digital soundtracks, and helpfully can also transcode DTS soundtracks into Dolby if you have a system that can't do DTS, such as the otherwise excellent Pioneer SB03 and most other sound bars. (The H6500 is also available in the UK for £120 and in Australia for AU$170.) But whether you want this or even need it is another matter: all 4K TVs include some form of upscaling, and mostly of a better quality. At $130, it's a given that the BD-H6500 will upscale Blu-rays and other sources to 4K resolution. Most Blu-ray players these days are at the sub-$100 mark, with the few that do pop above charging for the privilege of 4K upscaling. Additionally if you have Samsung's Shape multiroom system the BD-H6500 can act as a source, which might be cool if you have a concert Blu-ray or DVD you want to stream around the house. While few will use the Samsung's 4K upscaler - 4K TVs have perfectly good ones for the most part - the ability to almost instantly switch between playing a Blu-ray and Netflix is eminently useful. The Sony BDP-S6200 is also a speedy player and can beat the Samsung in some tests, but can't match the Samsung for usability or disk loading from "Off".
The BD-H6500 is the quickest player we've ever seen - with some caveats - and also one of the most feature-laden for the money. While disk playback quality has stayed consistent across different players regardless of price for several years, the focus is now on features and interface speed. If you already have a player there is little reason to upgrade, but Samsung and its BD-H6500 provide one compelling improvement. If Apple sold Blu-ray players it would have said the same thing about the disk spinners a few years ago.
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