Samsung SEK-3500U/ZG UHD Evolution Kit

Samsung SEK-3500U/ZG UHD Evolution Kit


Question about Samsung SEK-3500U/ZG UHD Evolution Kit

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Krecar

8 years ago

Will this kit fit my UE55F9080? Or would you recommend a new TV straight away? I think that 400.- is quite overpriced. The point is to be able to play the PS4 Pro in UHD.

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olgu_gunal

8 years ago

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Hello
I'm using the kit with a UE65F9080 and a PS4 Pro, here's what I can report after a few days of use:

- The picture (basically) is significantly better than with the box originally supplied. Netflix and YouTube also support 4K on the PS4 Pro. I'm really amazed at how much improvement was possible.

- PS4 Pro now runs stably on it, only when I activate Game Mode, a black screen greets me as soon as I wake up the PS4 from Rest Mode or restart it. It still seems to be an HDCP-dependent problem on the part of the PS4 Pro. Therefore, it is best to set the connection type of the HDMI port to "Game", but do not activate the Game Mode in the system settings for the time being. Other TVs also have this problem, so we can hope for an update from Sony.

- Input lag is not noticeably different than before, although I have not activated Game Mode. But it also depends on personal preference how much it bothers me.

- In the picture settings, "UHD Color" (or something similar) can be activated in one of the submenus. After a restart, the PS4 Pro addresses the TV with RGB colour space and even allows HDR (as far as possible with the 8bit/10bit panel of the F9000 series).

- The picture in the games (tested Uncharted 4, Dishonored 2, Battlefield 1, Ratchet & Clank, CoD Infinite Warfare) is also significantly better (i.e. very very good). There is still a lot to be done here in the future, as the implementation of checkerboard renderings is not yet the case everywhere.

Conclusion: I was faced with the same question: invest 400CHF or wait and invest the sum later in a new TV? but I am very satisfied with the result, also because 1080p material from Blurays, YouTube and Netflix clearly benefit from the new kit.

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adi.vt

8 years ago

Hi Krecar
Yes, fits... I have the same TV with this EvoKit in use...
But I'm not entirely convinced. But the problem is more the TV. I wouldn't recommend investing another 400 in this TV.
With the SwisscomTV UHD box I never got a smooth moving picture (extremely disturbing with football and fast movements), had to "downgrade" to the HD box again... some kind of compatibility problem between TV and SwisscomTV box... but I don't know how it is with the PS4 Pro...