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Kaleidescape Strato 4K Ultra HD Movie Player Review Specs

Specs 6-terabyte hard drive (stores up to 100 UHD movies); integrated 802.11ac Wi-Fi; HDMI 2.0A/HDCP 2.2 handles UHD HDR content; Dolby Atmos/DTS:X audio support; 17 x 3.1 x 10 in (WxHxD); 13.7 lb
Connections: HDMI 2.0A/HDCP 2.2 (1), HDMI 1.4 (1, audio only), coaxial digital, Toslink optical digital, 3.5mm IR input, USB (1 for service, 1 for future use), Gigabit RJ45 Ethernet, 12-volt DC power
Price: $4,495

Company Info
Kaleidescape
(877) 352-5343
kaleidescape.com

COMPANY INFO
Kaleidescape
(877) 352-5343
kaleidescape.com
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Warrior24_7's picture
Submitted by Warrior24_7 on August 23, 2016 - 1:23pm

$4500-$8000 for a dead product. Even if it survived, who would spend that kind of money to watch downloaded movies? 24TB of HD space is less than a $1000 and iTunes is free. There are many ways that you go with too. I just do not see the benefits of this.

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Submitted by audioguy on August 24, 2016 - 3:25pm

This is not a "for everybody" product. But having recently purchased the BD version of this product, it is worth every penny I paid for it. The list of benefits s much larger than even this review provided. Up unit I actually owned this product, I was a major nonbeliever. Not any more -and I am hopeful someone will come to the rescue.

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Submitted by Warrior24_7 on August 24, 2016 - 7:41pm

6 terabytes of internal storage ($4,495), The non-storage version is $1,000 less and either streams from another Strato with internal storage or pairs with Kaleidescape’s Terra Movie Server, which is available in capacities of 12 TB ($5,995) and 24 TB ($7,995).

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Submitted by Warrior24_7 on August 24, 2016 - 8:03pm

My problem is price and bang for your buck. At $3500 for the "non storage" (then you have to buy the server) unit absolutely fails against it's competition. An OPPO 105 Blu-Ray player comes with storage and is thousands less. An Xbox One gaming console will get you 1-2 TB of storage, a Digital TV tuner, and remote for about $500 or maybe a little more! You're watching the same movies! Build or buy a NAS system that functions as a media server for your home. A 24TB unit starting around $1300, a refurb is about $400 bucks! Everyone now has access to the same content when it becomes available so there is nothing special here, maybe there is, don't know.

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Submitted by brenro on August 23, 2016 - 3:42pm

Add me to the perplexed list. You would have to have a pretty serious aversion to owning discs to choose this over one of the UHD blu ray players that cost a fraction as much. Plus there's 3d blu ray rental and hopefully eventually Netflix where you can rent UHD discs rather than shelling out $30 for movies you want to see but only once.

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Submitted by eugovector on August 24, 2016 - 2:59pm

It will also be interesting to see how much of the previously purchased content persists if the Kaleidescape store folds. Hopefully owners don't lose the right to download/view their previously purchased content and play it back on other devices. More reasons to keep your content in open formats, when possible.

Warrior24_7's picture
Submitted by Warrior24_7 on August 24, 2016 - 8:05pm

I learned this lesson the hard way when I downloaded a movie to a PS3! It's now part of that PS3. Never again.

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Submitted by jaketillerson on October 28, 2017 - 1:47pm

I'd love to know how the Encore (https://www.kaleidescape.com/products/encore/) compares to the Strato?

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