Electronics SEK-3500U/ZA Evolution Kit

Connected to a 2013 UN65F9000. Upgrades: •Tizen Operating System •Overall noticeable picture quality improvement on all sources •Near 4K quality w/ Blu-Ray •Near 4K quality w/ DirecTV •YouTube 4K Nearly all positives regarding the 2015 Evolution Kit upgrade. All video sources display a noticeably cleaner, higher quality picture. Kit was easy to install. Only negative: TV settings weren't saved despite utilizing UHD Evolution Kit Backup feature as instructed. •YouTube - App now displays in 4K. Spectacular quality from true 4K sources! •DirecTV - Its upconverted 1080i/1080p picture has never looked purer - nearly free of any minor pixelation or artifacts. NFL Football has never looked more detailed. Outstanding! Limited 4K UHD content looks spectacular, especially demos! •Samsung UHD Video Pack - 4K content is top notch! Downloaded M-GO UHD HDR movies looked pristine, especially Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. •Blu-Ray discs - Playback quality is even more enhanced, near 4K quality. •4K camcorder videos- I own a 4K camcorder. Videos played via USB look richer, deeper, more detailed than ever. Must have apps w/ 4K content: •YouTube 4K - Free 4K content galore! Nature, concerts, demos, long running videos, etc. •UltraFlix - Largest selection of 4K rentals; movies, documentaries, sports, concerts, etc. •M-GO - 4K UHD movies for rent and purchase w/ VIDITY download (via Samsung UHD Video Pack). •Netflix - 4K original series, movies and nature features. •Amazon Video - 4K original series and 4K movies and nature features. •DirecTV 4K UHD - A limited number of content for rent, plus a few free demos. A 4K UHDTV is a sizable investment. In order to maintain the best possible picture quality and latest technology, $399 for a SEK-3500U Evolution Kit with visually noticeable improvements is a worthwhile upgrade. No disappointments at all, just better overall quality and peak performance!

I'm not exactly sure why the negative reviews, installing was easy, and now my picture looks amazing and is showing lots of improvements. It will not remember anything prior other than network information because it needs that to update and install. So that means prior calibration, and streaming services will need to be done again. That's because it's almost like getting a new TV, which is essentially the point of an evolution kit. So from the start I noticed the color accuracy has improved, as well as detail. It didn't blow my socks off, but I knew instantly there was a difference. What did blow my socks off was the 3D, and it dramatically improved it, because 2D to 3D just wasn't showing depth, and just wasn't flying off the screen like I would like. After the update, it looks really good. This is really worth the buy, especially since Samsung announced that this will be the last evolution kit they produce for the time being. That's because they've reached a point where they can't really upgrade anything else, with this update you have the newest HDMI, the new Tizen browser, new remote, 8 processors, upgraded picture and 3D and the biggest and the real reason you should get this is HDR support. 4K UHD Blu Rays will be in HDR, which means much brighter brights and darker black levels, expanded color, or as Samsung put it, it's better. If you really want to get the best out of your Samsung 2013-14 4K TV, then this update is a must have!

The concept of of "Upgrading" your expensive TV by replacing the bulk of the electronics in a single module is very appealing. Unfortunately, this device makes your TV unusable. First, the interface goes to a very basic one. All of the menus are impossible to find. This is in part caused by the new remote that works similar to a Nintendo Wii controller with a pointer that you move around the screen. And the old remote looses many of its functions if you want to continue to use it. Buttons like DVR are missing and replaced by an on-screen menu that is very hard to find. The kit does add 4K content support but every other interaction with the TV feels like a downgrade. Save your money on this one.

Yeesh, frustrating. Wish Samsung thought this out through their product line. Installation was awful, followed instructions, even watched a few Youtube vids on how to do it. Was hoping I could get the latest codecs and support, that's why I took the plunge. Followed instructions per the letter, when it came to load my saved settings, went through the proscribed process, then, the screen started to dim and dim and dim to the point where I couldn't see the progress of the update process. Was thinking I just needed to wait, after a good 30min, decided to call support. Chat support had me unplug the TV, wait and plug it back in. Picture came back, but NONE of my settings transferred over. Had to re-enter my wifi, even that took multiple tries, re-enter my netflix, vudu, amazon...etc... user info. Lost my bookmarks, will have to recreate those as well. So after going through all that, was it worth it? Well, I'm a stickler for blacks, when you have a rounded value range the picture looks great. And I have to admit, I do notice an improvement in color depth and in the blacks. Watched a 3-d movie to see improvement, and the broader value range did seem to make things pop out. Would I recommend this product? Well, be cautioned, your setup compared to mine may be quite different depending on the TV you have. Would I buy it again? Sort of undecided, I do notice improvement, but Samsung needs to get their **it together if they're going this route.

Noticeable improvement over the original kit the TV came with. I wish they would keep this up to date and release a new model.

Très bon produit ça marche très bien!

Easy to install, with a nice picture improvement. Adds HDR capability to my HU8550. Audio pass through is bitstream only instead of 6 (or 8) channel lpcm pass through. That's probably the only con this box has but otherwise a fantastic product.

Got it early and it works great

Très bon produit et oui, il optimise la performance du téléviseur. Je suis satisfait de mon achat.