Samsung BD-H8500 Smart 3D Blu-ray/DVD/HDD 500GB Freeview HD Recorder

The Samsung BD-H8500 Smart Blu-ray recorder lets you connect to the Internet and enjoy a world of online content. You can also enjoy entertainment in breathtaking Full HD 3D, with incredible detail and realism. As well as catch-up services, this player also features a Freeview HD tuner and a 500GB hard drive for hours of recording.

Catch-up TV
Now you never have to miss any of your favourite programmes again. You can watch all the must-see TV shows at your convenience with Catch-up TV services including ITV Player, BBC iPlayer, the 4oD service from Channel 4, and Demand 5 from Channel 5. They give you access to a world of new comedy, drama, news, documentaries and more. With Samsung Smart Content, you set the TV schedule. It’s never been easier to stay up-to-date with the latest entertainment.

Full HD 3D
Bring home a more immersive and spectacular 3D experience. With Full HD 3D, your 3D home entertainment will be more exciting and vivid than you had imagined. Thanks to 3D Auto Contrast, you’ll have a crisper image with sharper and more dramatic contrast.

Play anything
Support for the largest number of codec and file formats means you can access and enjoy a wider range of video, image and audio content than ever before. Many popular video formats such as Flash and QuickTime are supported, as well as VOB files from DVDs. In addition to MP3 audio, you can listen to lossless FLAC files as well as .WMA, .OGG, .WAV and more. Pictures can be viewed in the popular JPEG picture format, as well as PNG files, GIF files and more.

USB connect
Access all your multimedia with great connectivity. Sync and enjoy movies, photos and music on from your USB memory drive or external hard drive. External HDD Connectivity allows you to connect your external storage directly to your Blu-ray player via USB and quickly access video, audio or images.

Please note: A Smart Blu-Ray Player is a platform that can run 3rd party Apps. 3rd party content providers may remove Apps from the Smart TV platform or stop supporting them at any time, and we cannot guarantee an App’s availability. When new Smart Blu-Ray Player products are launched, there may be also be a delay before certain Apps become available. Availability of Apps is not included within the terms of the manufacturer’s warranty, or the John Lewis 2-year Guarantee for audio visual products, or the 5-year Guarantee for TVs.