Never, in the world of consumer electronics, have so few labored so mightily for so long to the benefit of so many as the founders of Kaleidescape.
As Napster was once the legal bad boy of Audio, Kaleidescape took on industry associations and the courts for ten years before reaching an agreement that allowed them to continue manufacturing products that people had been enjoying throughout the long battle.
What does it do? It is a home theater or even a multi-room server system that will store and play back video and audio content through players connected to video projectors, flatscreens and their associated audio systems. It's wonderfully simple to use though extremely sophistiicated in terms of design and manufacture in terms of both hardware and software. The first time you fire up your system -- look at your video display and select the cover art icon of the movie you want to watch, have it start instantly with no wait, no FBI warning, no advertisement for Blu-ray technology, and no coming attractions -- by contrast you'll think you'd been previously living in the Stone Age.
It's that good. For more about Kaleidescape Movie Servers, you're welcome to contact us to learn more.
What does it do? It is a home theater or even a multi-room server system that will store and play back video and audio content through players connected to video projectors, flatscreens and their associated audio systems. It's wonderfully simple to use though extremely sophistiicated in terms of design and manufacture in terms of both hardware and software. The first time you fire up your system -- look at your video display and select the cover art icon of the movie you want to watch, have it start instantly with no wait, no FBI warning, no advertisement for Blu-ray technology, and no coming attractions -- by contrast you'll think you'd been previously living in the Stone Age.
It's that good. For more about Kaleidescape Movie Servers, you're welcome to contact us to learn more.
The Kaleidescape Store
The Kaleidescape Store is an on-line store with movies, TV shows and concerts which are available for purchase or rental. The titles you purchase are stored in the cloud for you to download to your Kaleidescape System at any time on up to 5 systems. So if you have multiple homes that way you can share the same library with each of your homes. That way when you play a title which is locally stored the Kaleidescape way you are not subject to the vagaries of the internet in terms of quality playback of either video or audio. Another advantage is that if you delete a title from your Kaleidescape Server after you watch it you can download it again anytime. In fact you can delete and download as many times as you wish.
In your home, or in each home if you have up to 5, each Kaleidescape system can distribute up to 10 4K Ultra HD movies or up to 15 Blu-ray quality movies to different rooms simultaneously. All of your movies are protected by cloud backup so you never need be concerned about losing a title. The system is also very robust in another way in that if your internet service is ever down you can still watch movies on your Kaleidescape system due to the local storage design of the system.
As of October 2022 there are over 14,000 titles available for purchase and 9000 titles available for rental with more being added daily. Compare that to Netflix which typically has only 5000-6000 titles at any one time, and many of those titles are only available for a limited time. Whereas when you buy a title from the Kaleidescape Store it is in your on-line library permanently.
MUSIC
Of particular interest to us is that Kaleidescape has started to really expand their music offerings. You can see the various titles on offer here. For instance as of October 2022 there are over 400 Video Concerts available and that number continues to climb. In addition there are music documentaries, musicals, and opera available.
For rock and pop, Eagle Rock is well known for their concert videos. You can see a great selection of them in the Kaleidescape Store here.
Sony Music is another great source of concerts and you can their titles here.
Universal Music Group too has some big names which you can see here.
Stadium Media has more titles as well.
For even more MVD Entertainment has an interesting mix of titles here.
For classical, jazz, and dance there is a nice selection on EuroArts as you can see here.
For more classical there is Opus Arte and you can see the available titles here.
S T R A T O C + T E R R A
T E R R A M O V I E S E R V E R
Terra shown with two Strato C above
C O M P A C T T E R R A M O V I E S E R V E R
KALEIDESCAPE COMPACT TERRA MOVIE SERVER
Compact high performance core for a single or multi-zone Strato system
The compact Terra is designed for cinephiles eager to invest in the Kaleidescape experience as a step up from the prior Strato models, with substantially greater speed and scalability. With the power to download feature-length 4K movies in as little as 10 minutes, the compact Terra will provide the same experience as larger Terra servers plus allow the flexibility to add playback zones and grow movie collections over time by adding additional Terra servers.
The Terra 6, Terra 12 and Terra 22 are indeed quite compact. With a half-width form factor and 1U height it can be placed most anywhere even in the tightest of quarters. It can also be easily remoted into any other space in your home wherever an ethernet connection can be made available. In some installations it can even be placed directly behind a flatscreen. Plus it is powerful enough to serve up to five simultaneous 4K UHD playbacks.
For those who already own a Strato or Strato S and want to increase their current storage, download speed, and scalability, adding a compact Terra is a great option. In concert with a Strato C, a Terra also has the ability to play back and download movies simultaneously which is something Strato or Strato S alone cannot do.
A Terra with 6TB stores 90 to 180 movies with a typical mix of 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray quality and DVD quality titles. Or if you were going with all 4K content a Terra 12 can store up to 90 titles. In practice we have typically been seeing about 100 titles per 6TB though it depends on the file size for each title as they vary.
A Terra with 12TB stores 180 to 360 movies with a typical mix of 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray quality and DVD quality titles. Or if you were going with all 4K content a Terra 12 can store up to 180 titles and oftentimes more like 200 titles.
A Terra with 22TB stores over 350 4K titles.
A Compact Terra can be paired with either a Strato C or any of the prior Strato models. When paired with a Strato C, since both are half-width 1U units, with the optional faceplate that combines them, as shown above, they only occupy a single 1U rack space which means that toghether they are a mere 1.75" high and 19" wide.
Kaleidescape Strato/Terra Pricing
To configure a Kaleidescape system for your home cinema system you would mate one Strato C with the Terra of your choice.
Strato C - $3995
Compact Terra 6 TB - $4995
Compact Terra 22 TB - $9,995
Terra 48 TB - $15,995
Terra 88 TB - $24,995
Below are some Kaleidescape player/server configurations for your home cinema:
BUNDLES
Strato C w/Terra 6 TB - $7990
Strato C w/Terra 22 TB - $12,990
Strato C w/Terra 48 TB - $19,990
Strato C w/Terra 88 TB - $28,990
THE ULTIMATE 4K SYSTEM - $90,000
Every 4K movie, 4K Video Concert and 4K TV Show pre-loaded on to two Terra 88TB servers.
Those who are looking for the biggest and best can now receive every 4K movie available from the US Kaleidescape store (at the time of shipment) pre-loaded on to two Terra 88TB servers. The two servers are packaged with a Strato C movie player, thus allowing you to experience the ultimate in 4K right out of the box.
Multiple Terra Servers can be combined for more massive storage. For example:
Strato C w/Terra 88 x 2
Note: This setup would hold nearly 3000 4K titles
Strato C w/Terra 88 x 3
Note: This setup would hold nearly 4500 4K titles
Strato C w/Terra 72 x 4
Note: This setup would hold nearly 6000 4K titles
Here are the various types of video files available from the Kaleidescape Store:
UHD & HDR means the downloaded movie files are 4K Blu-ray video quality or better
HD means the downloaded movie files are Blu-ray video quality or better
SD means the downloaded movie files are DVD video quality or better
Note: One Terra can service multiple rooms by having a Strato C movie player per room for multi-room capability.
Please note that the above individual prices and package prices are current as of May 1, 2023 but obviously pricing and models are subject to change over time.
Kaleidescape Premiere System
Kaleidescape 1U+ Movie Server
KALEIDESCAPE 1U+ MOVIE SERVER
Stores and serves your favorite movies and concerts plus protects them with RAID-K
The 1U+ Movie Server stores movies imported from Blu-ray and DVD discs. It can also store movies downloaded from the Kaleidescape Movie Store. A single 1U+ 36TB Movie Server can store up to 970 Blu-ray movies, or 5400 DVD quality movies. Multiple servers can be grouped into a single system to store many thousands of Blu-ray movies. The Kaleidescape 1U+ Movie Server provides fail-safe storage for your collection of movies, video concerts and TV Shows using a proprietary disk storage technology called RAID-K. If a hard drive should ever fail, the Kaleidescape System will continue to operate and no content is lost. The failed drive can be replaced without turning off the server or disrupting playback. Movies and concerts stored on a 1U+ Movie Server can be played on any Kaleidescape Premiere player in the home or yacht. For playback of content imported from a Blu-ray disc, the physical disc must be present in either an M500 Player, or in a Kaleidescape Disc Vault.
• Serves Blu-ray movies to up to 15 zones simultaneously • Serves DVD movies to up to 50 zones simultaneously • Up to four movies can be imported simultaneously
• Serves Blu-ray movies to up to 15 zones simultaneously • Serves DVD movies to up to 50 zones simultaneously • Up to four movies can be imported simultaneously
Kaleidescape 1U+ Movie Server with faceplate removed
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Strato - Prior Models
STRATO & STRATO S MOVIE PLAYER4K Ultra HD & HDR (High Dynamic Range) Video with Lossless Audio
Kaleidescape Strato & Strato S combines all the color and crisp detail of true 4K UHD & HDR with stunning sound and the convenience of Internet delivery. Kaleidescape designed the Strato S movie player to provide an immersive home cinema experience, with better audio and video playback quality than most commercial theaters.
Strato & Strato S plays movies in 4K UHD at up to 100 Mbps and 60 frames per second, without any startup delay. Unlike streaming services, each movie is downloaded and stored on the internal hard drive. In addition Strato S can play downloaded HD (Blu-ray quality) and SD (DVD quality) movies in 4K using advanced upscaling algorithms.
Strato & Strato S supports lossless multichannel audio and plays HDR (high dynamic range) movies on flatscreens and projectors that can process open standard 10-bit HDMI 2.0a HDR. The Strato S onscreen user interface is displayed in full 4K Ultra HD at 60 frames per second, resulting in fluid animation and a stunning visual impact. The Strato came with either 6TB or 10TB of internal storage. Whereas the Strato S came with either 6TB or 12TB of storage so they they that can store 180 to 360 movies with a typical mix of 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray quality movies, and DVD quality titles.
The Strato & Strato S’s onscreen display provides access to the Kaleidescape movie store, the world’s only online source for movies with full-fidelity audio and video. The movie store offers a library of the finest content from Hollywood’s major movie studios, ranging from top new releases to iconic films spanning the past 100 years. The Kaleidescape movie store offers the best selection of 4K Ultra HD titles with high dynamic range support, and thousands of movies in full Blu-ray HD quality. These Blu-ray quality movies provide superb results when Strato scales them up to 4K. Both Blu-ray quality and 4K Ultra HD movies are available with lossless multichannel and object-based audio, including DTS:X and Atmos. For more storage and faster download speeds, a Terra can be added to either the Strato the Strato S.
Kaleidescape Strato & Strato S combines all the color and crisp detail of true 4K UHD & HDR with stunning sound and the convenience of Internet delivery. Kaleidescape designed the Strato S movie player to provide an immersive home cinema experience, with better audio and video playback quality than most commercial theaters.
Strato & Strato S plays movies in 4K UHD at up to 100 Mbps and 60 frames per second, without any startup delay. Unlike streaming services, each movie is downloaded and stored on the internal hard drive. In addition Strato S can play downloaded HD (Blu-ray quality) and SD (DVD quality) movies in 4K using advanced upscaling algorithms.
Strato & Strato S supports lossless multichannel audio and plays HDR (high dynamic range) movies on flatscreens and projectors that can process open standard 10-bit HDMI 2.0a HDR. The Strato S onscreen user interface is displayed in full 4K Ultra HD at 60 frames per second, resulting in fluid animation and a stunning visual impact. The Strato came with either 6TB or 10TB of internal storage. Whereas the Strato S came with either 6TB or 12TB of storage so they they that can store 180 to 360 movies with a typical mix of 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray quality movies, and DVD quality titles.
The Strato & Strato S’s onscreen display provides access to the Kaleidescape movie store, the world’s only online source for movies with full-fidelity audio and video. The movie store offers a library of the finest content from Hollywood’s major movie studios, ranging from top new releases to iconic films spanning the past 100 years. The Kaleidescape movie store offers the best selection of 4K Ultra HD titles with high dynamic range support, and thousands of movies in full Blu-ray HD quality. These Blu-ray quality movies provide superb results when Strato scales them up to 4K. Both Blu-ray quality and 4K Ultra HD movies are available with lossless multichannel and object-based audio, including DTS:X and Atmos. For more storage and faster download speeds, a Terra can be added to either the Strato the Strato S.