Podcast #1059: The Kaleidescape
This week we have a special guest host DJ Briggs of “The Bright Side of Home Theater” podcast filling in for Braden. We do the usual things like read your email and discuss the week’s news. But we also discuss how much DJ loves his Kaleidescape video server.
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Storage for approximately 300 (18TB), 200 (12TB), or 100 (6TB) 4K movies
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Downloads a 4K HDR movie in as little as 10 minutes, at up to 800 Mbps
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Ability to play back and download content at the same time
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Distributes up to 5 simultaneous playback streams in 4K HDR when connected to Strato C players
The compact size allows the server to be rack mounted side-by-side with the Strato C
Kaleidescape’s compact Terra movie server and Strato C movie players offer upgraded performance compared to Strato S, pulling key features from the top-level Terra sever into a smaller and less expensive package.
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Plays movies from Terra, compact Terra, and Strato S
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Compact and quiet for dense rack installations or local placement in a room
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New wall mount option lets you mount the Strato C behind a TV for local placement
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Ideal for additional viewing zones in residential and marine applications
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Custom 1RU rack shelf with faceplates for one or two players sold separately
Kaleidescape designed the Strato C movie player to provide an immersive home cinema experience, with better audio and video playback quality than most commercial theaters. Strato C is a premium 4K Ultra HD movie player that supports high dynamic range (HDR) and lossless multichannel audio including Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD, DTS:X, and DTS-HD Master Audio. Strato C plays movies from a Terra, a compact Terra, or a Strato S over a network, with bit rates up to 100 Mbps and frame rates up to 60 fps.
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