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@ghambino1
Ай бұрын
This is for the rich. I am happy with my plex, movies anywhere and my 4k dvd player. Thanks for the video
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
There are plenty of non-rich people that own Kaleidescape. I would venture to say there are likely more non-rich that on Kaleidescape than rich. We all choose how we spend our hard earned money and what we put priority in. I know friends that have over $1,000 / month in car payments. I have zero. But I’m perfectly ok driving a 2013 Ford Explorer with a leaking sunroof and 200,000 miles.
@robertpiil4032
28 күн бұрын
@@Youthman haha well answer youthman. I only wish I could use K/Scape in Australia. Would definitely sell my 2024 Mazda CX90 to have it. The wife may have something to say though. Haha.
@Youthman
28 күн бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@timbrady3090
28 күн бұрын
@@Youthman you are right about that, I have a 04 Buick Rainier with over 150,000 miles on it and I'm going to drive it as long as I can. If I really wanted this, I could buy it from Best Buy with 24 month no interest. I'm not rich by no means, but I haven't ruled out not getting it.
@7renewurmind
Ай бұрын
$4000... to hold 10 movies... 4k would get me approximately 114 movies 4K Blu-Ray average price of $35 a movie... I really love the idea of Kaleidescape but the cost IMO is way too high.
@jebo4jc
Ай бұрын
I could build a PC gaming/plex server with a RTX 4090 for half the price of this "affordable" player. K Scape is great for integrators like dreammedia who are selling complete home theater packages to end clients. For the DIY enthusiast, I just dont think theres much demand for this type of product anywhere near this price point. If K scape wants to make tractjon in the enthusiast market, they need to rethink their pricing model.
@Zachary_Setzer
Ай бұрын
Not sure they would ever target the DIY enthusiast market. To my understanding, they only make money on hardware sales. The only way this ever goes mainstream is if the studios change the business model and share a cut of the content sales. That only seems likely to happen if/when they stop selling physical media.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Zachary is correct, their target audience is not the DIYer. It’s for those that either don’t have the time, or do not want to spend the time it takes to build a server, to build a PC, to learn how to set up Plex, and deal with the frustrations that Plex has. Plex is not a great experience.
@janthomassrensen1065
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman I agree that the target audience for K scape is not DIYérs like myself. The price alone knocks all the common folks out of the ballpark. I do disagree with your statement that Plex is not a great experience. I´ve used Plex for the past 2-3 years playing movies from my Nas, and it works 99% flawlessly. It does Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos without a hickup. If you compare the prices Plex is the clear winner in my world. The money saved can be used buying a better processor or better speakers.
@roywarnerfilms
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman Plex can be a great experience but Kodi can be even better (and you can use Plex within Kodi). I've finally made my way down the path and am kicking myself for taking so long.
@StephenMcGregor1986
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman Jellyfin works fine
@skepticman70
Ай бұрын
I think is something amazing as I have no issues downloading movie again.
@brianhorrorfan
15 күн бұрын
I bought one of these and have had it for a few weeks now and I love it. The audio on some of the things I purchased is actually better than the disc versions. Downloads are super quick even with the lack of a 2.5gb port. I can pull a full 4k Dolby vision movie in about 10 minutes. I did the entire GOTG set in just over 30 minutes. Some very small issues but I mean VERY small.
@danhorton6182
Ай бұрын
I’m so glad they’re starting to make more reasonably priced players, but at $4k this is still far out of reach for most people. And when I say most people I mean most people that are hardcore home theater enthusiasts with healthy budgets. Not the average population. This is for the person that has no problem dropping $15k-$20k on a projector, another $3k on a screen. You’re buying a streamer for which you still have to pay a premium price ($24.99 in most cases, some as high as $39.99) for each movie. I don’t see why it has to be more expensive than one of OPPOs players like the BDP-105. Once they get the price to $2k I’ll start serieouly looking. I have a wealthy friend with one of their players and he even admits it’s purely convenience. With what little difference there is in picture quality I’ll stick with my 4k Blu-ray collection and player. The convenience would definitely be nice though! I will be 100% getting one of they can get the cost down a bit more. If not, oh well I guess unless things change for me monetarily.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Then you’re not missing out by using physical media it’s going to be essentially the same visually and audibly. But what your friend shares is absolutely correct. It offers convenience and ease of use for the entire family. You ask why Kaleidescape is so much more expensive than an OPPO player. Because an OPPO player cannot do what Kaleidescape does. It plays physical disks.
@NuttyElf
Ай бұрын
To me this one isn't even very convenient with only space for 10 movies, unless you have a full 1gig fiber connection. I'm not sure why they feel like they can get away with charging so much for simple high quality hdd storage. the price has gone down incredibly in the past few years yet they charge an extra 5k for additional storage levels.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
I’m curious, how many movies do you watch at one time? How many movies do you watch a single day? If it’s over 10, then this definitely is not the product for you. 😀
@dragosdobre9479
Ай бұрын
@danhorton6182, I understand your reasoning, but I think you are missing an important point (at least for me). If my understanding is correct, with Kaleidescape you will have access to the movies very soon after their cinema release, and you won't have to wait until they are available on Blu-Rays. My biggest gripe until recently was that it didn't have Dolby Vision, but it looks like this new player offers Dolby Vision as well. If it was available in Romania and if it would have Romanian subtitles, I would make an effort and buy it. If it was just me, I could watch movies in English, no problem, but for this price I want to be able to watch them with friends and family as well. I consider myself a home theater enthusiast, but I don't have a huge budget. The (almost) final form of my setup was achieved after many years (LG 83C2, Denon X3800H, MCA525, Shield TV Pro, 9x 1961 Arendal speakers and 4x SVS SB2000), and I have it installed in my apartment small living room. I mentioned my equipment just to clarify that my setup would be considered very modest by "hardcore HT enthusiasts with healthy budgets" like you said. However, I would for sure buy this thing if it was offered in my country. I know it's still a bit overpriced at 4k, but it ticks a lot of boxes that matter to me, and it would make sense for my usage. I am paying for all the streaming services and using PLEX as well, but I would love the convenience of having the movies ready to download anytime early after launch, combined with the very high video and audio quality they're supposed to have. Granted, there is the risk of the company failing, and you don't know what happens to your existing movies. Also, about why it's more expensive than a standard player - Kaleidescape pays for the license of the movies and they curate them, while a standard player only plays physical disks. The maker of the player doesn't have other costs, and it doesn't offer a service. I do agree that their storage servers are waaay overpriced, but the player alone makes sense to be more expensive than a standard player.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
I agree I wish it was available in more countries. I can only assume that’s due to licensing but that’s out of my realm of expertise. You have an awesome home theater system!
@user-dl1ed1bg6r
Ай бұрын
They leave me no choice I have to buy one now
@michaelb6293
Ай бұрын
This is great news. Finally getting Dolby Vision. Don’t need to buy an extra server unless you want the extra storage.
@michaelmart5825
Ай бұрын
One nice thing about this player, if you already have a Terra server and player, you can take this smaller one on travel and trips to access your library on the go
@SeekoGT
Ай бұрын
3:07 4k movies in ~10 minutes on a 1GB connection has never been my experience on Kaleidescape. It usually takes me ~30-45 minutes to download from their servers on a 1GB connection. Am I the only one? Something wrong with my network?
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
I have a one gig connection and I believe it took me around eight minutes to download the guardians of the Galaxy the other night.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Have you run a speed test from that Ethernet cable that it’s connected to? www.speedtest.net/
@SeekoGT
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman I have a 1GB network throughout my home. Services like Steam, and other game clients can max out, but never Kaleidescape. It’s directly connected to my switch. I’ll give it another test today to see if anything changed on their end. I know this particularly because anytime the family wants to watch a new release, we always opt for Vudu/Fandango in spur of the moment decisions because nobody wants to wait an hour to watch, as we’ve experienced before.
@SeekoGT
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman Yes, I have a 1GB wired network throughout my home and the Strato S is wired directly to the router. I usually avoid it whenever my family decides to watch a movie in the spur of the moment because the last couple of times we tried, we had to wait 45mins to an hour for it to download and it kinda killed movie time, so we just buy on Vudu/Fandango instead for the instant stream... Btw, I left this comment earlier and it disappeared? I'm going to test out the download speed on a $4.95 digital offer on Kaleidescape...
@SeekoGT
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman I have an entire list of downloads on my Kaleidescape history page that show nothing less than 30 minutes to download movies. Can you post your screen? How are you getting such speeds?
@alford35
Ай бұрын
I’ve been on the fence for bout 5 years now and will NOW purchase because of this unit.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
We are authorized dealers of Kaleidescape. Feel free to shoot me an email at youthman@obsessedhometheater.com. We would love the opportunity to earn your business.
@kaelmedia8693
Ай бұрын
Great that they’re moving in this direction. But I think it’s a miss as the price is so high that probably the ones that can afford it would already have more of their products already in place. And that 1TB, sorry but it’s a joke.. might as well have added 500 to the price to something a bit bigger so you won’t be deleting and downloading on a weekly basis. Just my thoughts.. either way hope for all success for Kaleidescape as they definitely bring something unique and premium to the table of home theater fans.
@nerdhater74
Ай бұрын
I’m currently building a home and have a home theater room dedicated in the build. I can already tell our home theater builder will recommend Kaleidescape, which is fine, cost isn’t important, but I have some questions. Genuinely asking, but I feel like in the next 1-3 years Apple TV will provide a lot of what Kaleidoscope provides. Already hearing of them adding support for 21:9, and with internet speeds exploding from what was 30-100mbps just a few years ago is now hitting 1GB minimum to 9GB (Google Fiber), I think the next Apple TV will at least be inclined to introduce these features. If the next Apple TV introduced full bitrate, added storage space, what would the point of Kaleidescape be? I’m only asking because Apple TV seems like the most future proof of streaming/watching movies, at least for buying. There’s no sign of them falling apart and they do care about the movie experience. I’ve built up my library over 10+ years and it’s nice to see them free upgrade 4K along with adding more features (like the 21:9 for projectors coming up in the fall). Understandable on the what-ifs and Kaleidescape still being top dog, but would love to play with the idea that Apple could do this by at least 2026 and what Kaleidescape’s leverage would be after that
@robertpiil4032
28 күн бұрын
@@nerdhater74 excuse my ignorance, what does 21:9 mean. I agree on your comments regarding the Apple TV
@Youthman
28 күн бұрын
@robertpiil4032 it’s an ultra wide aspect ratio (CinemaScope)
@AlexHussman-wj7lw
Ай бұрын
This is much more reachable! I’m really glad they made an all in one product opposed to purchasing multiple things. This is game changing
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
I definitely think it’s a win for consumers. Anytime we have more options. That’s a great thing.
@SoCalVipers
Ай бұрын
If it's successful, then they might make one with a more sensible hard drive. Surely a 4TB SSD is nothing in a $4000 media player. Better yet, they could allow you to add your own storage. Is there is money in movies sales, or only hardware sales? I would love to have a Kaleidescape, but at those prices, it's still a bad way for me to spend money. I like to stream normal movies, and I buy special movies on Blu-ray.
@oliphauntsneverlie6227
3 күн бұрын
Getting there. Maybe one or two more generations of soaking this price point and they'll be priced where they should have started at.
@Youthman
3 күн бұрын
What price do you feel they should have started at?
@brucecarter6205
Ай бұрын
This is finally a viable alternative to 4K UHD. It’s about time!
@jadan2000
Ай бұрын
that definitely a better way to get into the ecosystem. if they just fix the UI to show all movies in your account, this would really be a winner.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
I’m sure they have heard this feedback before, but I will gladly share it with them again.
@Justin-yk3ox
Ай бұрын
Precisely. I will buy one tomorrow if they were to do this. As it stands, the UI won't even show the entire Fast and The Furious collection on this turd.
@L3x4Pr0ne
Ай бұрын
How does that work with capacity for only 10 movies? You can own more but they just get deleted and redownloaded from your account as needed, or are you essentially forced to get the Terra server anyway?
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
You’re exactly correct. Even if you had say an 8 TB server there’s still only a limited amount of space on those drives. So to free up space you would have to delete the server, but you always have access to re-download them from your account. The same with the Strato V. You can just only store 10 movies at a time. I don’t know anyone that’s going to watch more than 10 movies than one day so to me it’s a great alternative to save money.
@L3x4Pr0ne
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman right. The downloading isn’t too inconvenient for most with good internet speeds. Glad they’re moving in the right direction and are listening to feedback. I know they’re not catering to the budget guy or DIY guy, but many of us have spent much more than this on other parts of our system. I appreciate what they’re trying to do here.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Even if it took 30 minutes to download, it takes me that long to drive to the local movie theater. 😀
@Apollos_Triumph
Ай бұрын
Will this work on Sony Bravia OLED.
@larsv6144
Ай бұрын
How does it compare to the R_volution playerone 8k authentic cinema signature edition? Add their NAS and you have storage for up to 3200 4K Blu ray movies and still pay much less than Kaleidoscape and the smallest Terra Prime storage.
@bluewombat
Ай бұрын
Would love to see a hesd to head. From what I m ow of it is that R_Volution is Android based, for better or worse, and they don't have a store and you have to rely on importing discs one at a time, or getting your rips from somewhere else. You could probably ease the import process with a Nimbie hooked up to a computer and AnyDVD HD and/or MakeMKV. But as far as video and sound fidelity, I can only speak for Kaleidescape, as that's what I have and haven't demoed R_volution products.
@sdubvt
Ай бұрын
Can you add your own reasonably priced external storage, or do you need to buy their overpriced option?
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
You need to use a Kaleidescape server
@scarxia8864
21 күн бұрын
Will kaleidscape work in India???
@Do0o0oM
Ай бұрын
if I can add subtitles, i will buy one
@Foxhound11
Ай бұрын
@Youthman, are you able to delete a movie and download a new one remotely from a phone app, like when you are away from your home, it will be ready to watch on your kaleidescape just to save time when you get home
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Absolutely. He could be at the grocery store and download a new movie from the app and it will automatically delete one of your older movies to make space.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
If you decide to order one, feel free to reach out to me at youthman@obsessedhometheater.com. We are an authorized dealer for Kaleidescape.
@garyharper2943
Ай бұрын
Can believe it, they’re almost giving them away. Must cost about $200 to make.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
OSD Audio has always been about providing value.
@wxman2003
Ай бұрын
Some company needs to copy what Sony is doing with their Bravia Core streaming. Up to 80 Mbps. UHD disc quality video and audio. No need to buy expensive hardware. You can rent or buy the movies you want. Right now it's limited to the Sony ecosystem, but if some big company such as Apple or Amazon decided to follow the Sony model, Kaleidescape would go belly up.
@unixsuperuser
Ай бұрын
I have been waiting for this!
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Whoohoo!
@JhunEnriquez-dx1mh
Ай бұрын
Youthman which amplifier would you recommend? Denon or Onkyo? for best result of Video and Music Audio.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
I prefer Denon AVR’s. They are rock solid and with the newer models, you can purchase a Dirac or Audyssey MultEQ-X license if you want more control.
@vinny9875
Ай бұрын
it’s 4 thousand dollars and stores 10 movies? lmao
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Honest question Vinny, how many movies do you watch in a day? One? Two? Maybe three at most. Wouldn’t 10 be more than sufficient? You can re-download the movies that you have purchased as much as you want.
@Sienar7
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman Good point. But a top end 1 terabyte enterprise NVME drive is worth $250 (top, at retail prices). $350 for 2TB. Top end. It would take a lot to increase it. Where I live, high speed 300mbps to 1gbps internet is becoming pretty readily available. Have to wonder where the money is going. Furthermore, even ven a 150mbps would theoretically be more than enough to just stream off the internet. Can't help but feel like the need for a local server in modern homes is becoming unnecessary to play even lossless audio and video. I think Kaleidescape is on borrowed time until someone creates a high speed fibre based lossless streaming solution. Maybe Apple TV Movies. Seems like it's just a matter of time as the internet is already ready.
@charlesking678
Ай бұрын
@@Sienar7 couldn't agree more. Kscape is on borrowed time.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
@charlesking678 seems to be going strong since 2001.
@vinny9875
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman I curate my collection, and I’m not gonna rely on my internet connection for the films I spend money on. You can buy terabytes of storage and rip a hundred 4K Blu-rays for a quarter of the price of this thing. Watch a few a KZitem videos and you can DIY it for even less. $4,000 US Dollars is not “affordable” - this is a glorified NAS for incurious rich people
@cruzgallegos5071
Ай бұрын
Definitely the step in the right direction, however, there are many movie titles with extended cut, director cut, alternate endings, import versions that will never be on the Kaleidescape movie server. One such example is Blade Runner from 1982: Kaleidescape only gives the end user the Final Cut version, I have 5 different versions on my blu ray edition. There is room for Kaleidescape to improve, but I don't think it's the direction Kaleidescape will ever consider.
@stephenmcgauley
Ай бұрын
I think you are losing touch if you think that 4 thousand dollars is "affordable: for a player with a build of materials cost for that device cannot be more than a few hundred dollars. Modern Consumers know what computer components cost. And if Kaleidaecape wants to do a video with you to prove me wrong, I welcome it! I want to own kscape but I wont support them when we know they are gauging us for component costs when they already make money on every movie I will buy on the platform. If this box is 1500 or less, it would be expensive, but attractive. AT this price, its a hard pass. And its not cus I can't afford it, its becuase I refuse to pay the insane markup.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
I would encourage you to go back and re-watch the video. I specifically said this is not inexpensive. But if someone is looking at purchasing a Kaleidescape, and getting into the Kaleidescape ecosystem, this is absolutely a much more affordable solution. The next alternative is around $10,000. if you could purchase a car for a third of the price, would you say that’s a much more affordable solution? Or what about a house? Since 2001, Kaleidescape is the only brand that has attempted to do what they have done. The only company. Honest question, if it’s easy to make much more affordable solution that offers the same service, my question is why hasn’t one single company come along and provided that? At the end of the day, Kaleidescape is a luxury item. Each consumer has to decide for themselves if they feel it’s worth it. And that will be different for everyone. I’m just glad we have more options.
@stephenmcgauley
Ай бұрын
my point is that it has no reason being expensive in the first place! They could sell this for a lot cheaper and still profit off the hardware while selling a lot more movies but are choosing to keep it an elitist product.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Do you really know what their cost is for licensing? I don’t claim to.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Again, my argument is if it can be done for much much cheaper, why hasn’t one single company stepped up to the plate to do so? there’s got to be a valid reason. Cope has been in business since 2001. If it was easy to do, surely someone in 23 years could have produced a product.
@Prerich45
Ай бұрын
@@Youthmanhaving clear licensing, that's the real cost. There's a license attached to every download to ensure security (call it DRM if you will), but you know that Disney won't call the Feds on you.
@DIYtechie
Ай бұрын
Cool. Almost start to consider it. What countries will it work in?
@bluewombat
Ай бұрын
They only have stores for the US and UK.
@DIYtechie
Ай бұрын
@@bluewombat But is there any geo restrictions if I but it on a trip to the UK? Like Netflix rights and therefore content is different in different countries.
@bluewombat
Күн бұрын
@@DIYtechie yes, there are Geo restrictions. I'm sure some circumvent those, but if you do, don't tell anyone ;)
@anythingfast4U
Ай бұрын
That’s great news man! I kinda feel like I did the day Julia Robert’s married Lyle Lovett, hell I have a chance at that!
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 I love it
@edgarcabrera7230
Ай бұрын
I’ve read most of the comments, and I agree with most of them. Still too expensive for your typical DIY’er HT enthusiast like me. I do prefer hard disc blues-ray’s. I’ve been purchasing movies through “Fandango At Home”, but I’m rethinking that only because I like what hard disc gives you in like behind the scenes, deleted scenes and so on. I was excited when you mentioned that price on KS, but only limited space for that price and you have to get their server, oh well. Let’s see what the future brings.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
It's definitely a step in the right direction. More options for consumers is a win.
@Willy_Elres
Ай бұрын
Great stuff. I love a piece of A/V kit that finds itself being controversial! There are plenty of pieces of equipment in this game that I can't justify spending the money on, eg a Trinnov processor or a JVC NZ800. I'd love to have both though and, if I was wealthier, I'd happily pay the ticket price. There are other piece of kit, eg Kaleidescape, that if I was considerably wealthier I still wouldn't stump up the cash for. What it offers just doesn't appeal to me - even if it cost only a hundred dollars. Seriously. Nothing to do with envy of those wealthier than me, I just see it as very poor value for money for a product that I have no desire for in the first place. Enjoyed the video though.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
And that’s the great thing about this or any other hobby. We get to choose to spend our money on the things that are most important to us and what we each find valuable. Someone will say “why spend $6000 on Theater Seats when I can buy a used couch for $200?” There’s nothing wrong with either of those options. we just have to decide what works best for our needs and our budget.
@specialformula14
Ай бұрын
It’s cool this is out there for ppl. But a nvidia shield is all ya need with kodi installed
@edgarcabrera7230
Ай бұрын
What is Kodi and what does it do or offer?
@motogp3478
Ай бұрын
I've owned one for a few mths now. Most movies are expensive, not all titles are available (B/S) unless you're watching 4k atmos I don't think it's much difference from disk 🤔 Not enough discount on most movies u already own...
@Kevin-N
Ай бұрын
This is good, lower prices means taking up more of the market, which means cheaper devices may be on the horizon in the future. However, I don't think they will ever market themselves to the budget minded, because that will remove all association they have with the luxury market and buyers.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Their target audience isn’t the masses. But neither is Rolex, Ferrari etc.
@whiteandnerdytuba
Ай бұрын
Two issues, I’ve yet to see an unlimited data plan for homes so you can quickly hit your data cap for the month and be charged extra and I still can’t play my movies on my phone for example
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
You can’t watch Kaleidescape from your phone so no worries about using your data. It uses your internet connection, not your cell carrier’s data.
@whiteandnerdytuba
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman you didn't read the comment, again. I'll repeat, houses don't have unlimited data plans
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
I can assure you some houses do have unlimited internet plans. Mine does.
@bigpappi9342
Ай бұрын
Your version of affordable and mine are completely different 😆
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Again watch the video, affordable is in the context of someone that is already considering purchasing Kaleidescape for $9000 or more for the entry level system. Or maybe for the person that can’t afford that but they could afford $4000. For most people, $4000 is still a lot of money, but it certainly attainable. I have many friends that spend over $1000 a month on one or more vehicles. Thats a choice.
@MemerMan
Ай бұрын
Calling this affordable is just dishonest
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Watch the video
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
In case you don’t watch the video, I’ll give you the cliff notes version of the five minute video. Specifically, this is not inexpensive. But for someone that is considering purchasing a Kaleidescape system that begins at around $9000 to get into their ecosystem, a $4000 all in one solution is incredibly affordable. That’s less than half the cost of the next tier of Kaleidescape products. I never said it’s affordable to everyone. The reality is $100 isn’t affordable to everyone $50 isn’t affordable to everyone. At one time in my life I had $12 in my checking account.
@eriklindahl7376
Ай бұрын
Really have to emphasize this. Extremely out of touch calling this affordable.
@DustinFrancis
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman Well said Michael! I'm a perfect example of the cost being out of reach with what they previously offered and for me the Strato V was the product that puts it within reach and I quickly ordered it!
@Prerich45
Ай бұрын
@Memerman Not necessarily, receivers are generally over a grand, top of the line...about $4k and up. Speakers...MoFi 888 is about $5k just like the new SVS. The price of admission has gone up in this hobby. The price of the player, + license clearance is what I would expect.
@rexthewarhorse7110
Ай бұрын
It would be fun to have but still quite a lot of money. And I prefer having the movies ready to go so will need a bunch of storage. And I do like my physical collection that never goes anywhere. Doesn't matter if the company that made them shut down for good, they still work and look good on my Panasonic UB9000EG1 player
@matta9316
Ай бұрын
I like it, but wish they included a larger drive size in this unit. I get that it would cannibalize the premium model but that would be a lot more attractive. Guess it depends how fast the downloads go in reality
@Justin-yk3ox
Ай бұрын
They don't even need to do that. all they need to do is show all the movies on the UI.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
I have a feeling we will see that in the near future don’t know how soon, but they have received many request for that feature, and it makes sense to me
@Justin-yk3ox
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman Premium service for advanced UI which shows all titles in the cloud for a nominal fee. 300-500 a year and includes extra warranty/support plus discounts on titles in the store. They can even have a "Prime Day". A Strato V with the above model would be very reasonable, and would be big revenue stream for KScape.
@unixsuperuser
Ай бұрын
And it has DOLBY VISION!!!!!!?? I am buying this!
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Awesome. Let me know how you like it. If you do end up purchasing it, I would be grateful if you use my affiliate code. You'll receive $100 in store credit and so will I.
@D1Calderon
Ай бұрын
Just wait until Apple TV streams lossless audio at a fraction of this price. It’s a hard pass for me. I’ll use my 4K Blu-ray player and Apple TV 4K.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
We've been waiting. I have a feeling we'll be waiting a lot longer.
@samo8204
Ай бұрын
I'm guess I'm "Old school". I like having "Physical" media.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Absolutely nothing wrong with that. This is just another option for consumers.
@groto27
Ай бұрын
Once they allow me to connect my own external hard drive to the player, then I will buy it
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
I don’t see that ever happening due to security and license agreements with the studios.
@groto27
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman they can still lock it down security wise. Just hard to swallow spending 1000s for what’s basically an external hard drive
@GAVhometheatreguide8226
Ай бұрын
Is this available in India ??
@fridaynightgamefilm
27 күн бұрын
No. US, Canada, UK and Marine
@jeffgraham8197
Ай бұрын
Glad to see it can be added to other servers. Still high but at least in the realm of possibility.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Definitely much more attainable than a $9000 point of entry.
@Coconut9048
27 күн бұрын
Who is going to be the first to hack this? Upgrade the onboard SSD to multi-TB to increase the storage. 😁
@percybedford6266
Ай бұрын
I am thinking that we may be getting closer to higher bit stream rates from stream providers. I may buy one of these, but I need to get the house painted. Thanks for the vid bro, much appreciated.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Thank you, Percy. Honestly, I don’t see streaming offering full lossless audio and video ANYTIME soon. Like within the next 10 years. The vast majority of consumers don’t care and don’t have the equipment to take advantage of it. so it doesn’t make sense for companies like Netflix and Hulu to invest huge amounts of money, for a very small section of their customer base
@percybedford6266
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman that's a good point. I know Sony has their service maybe they can help bring that change? Either way this is good news from Kaleidescape.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
I’m all for options for consumers. If we have more affordable options, especially with this crazy economy, where everything stupid expensive, it’s nice when a company is offering a more affordable solution to consumers. to me, that’s a huge win!
@percybedford6266
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman yeah totally agree. The economy as far a jobs is actually good what is hurting people is the cost of living keeps going up and the wages hasn't caught up and then you factor inflation. Everyone is feeling it.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
100% agree. Everything in my life is significantly more expensive than it was just three or four years ago. You’re paying much more and getting much less. That unfortunately is the life we live.
@gerardisraelel
Ай бұрын
I believe it would be more effective to showcase the product in a practical home or family setting in order to demonstrate its usability and various use cases. Most people may find it difficult to see the purpose of a high-end item like this, so it would be helpful to illustrate its functionality with real-life examples. Seeing the hardware and software in action would make it easier to imagine potential use cases and understand the value of the product.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
I agree. I’m open to reviewing it.
@Antimonkat
Ай бұрын
It's a strong step in the right direction, good on them for listening and expanding the available options for people, still not for me though. Think I'll still do things the ahrd way, I just bought a 16bay NAS from QNAP today for Prime day for $1100, I'll be looking forward to building it out here in the next few weeks.
@JoeLechnar
Ай бұрын
Much better pricing, still just a touch out of reach but much better. Will this still have all the scaling and demo features? Is the only difference is the 10 downloaded movies vs the whole library?
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
From their website, it does say they offer upscaling. Let me check on the demo features and if you can set up scripts
@JoeLechnar
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman thx. Of course this comes up as I’m getting a whole house back up generator setup figured out. After the hurricane last week and power outages it’s taking priority which is about the same price. Can’t watch movies without power!
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
@JoeLechnar gotta take care of basic needs first
@AlexHussman-wj7lw
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman I’m really curious about this too, I hope they can send one out for you to test for us in the near future. I’m hoping the storage was its only limitation and everything else Kaleidascape offered on the other media players are the same.
@user-qi3ys5zf6s
Ай бұрын
I am so glad they finally announced this. After all the chatter at MWAVE.....good to see this being official. :)
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
It’s official!
@ef9hatchy
Ай бұрын
Great break down interested to see what other capabilities it has when they launch it
@colbywoodbery8648
Ай бұрын
Take my money now Kaleidoscape 😭!!!
@eEvangeliste
Ай бұрын
Ha ha I had that secret “scoop” at MWAVE… Hope they give more discounts. It will be great to lineup demo materials …
@BoyGenius-1
Ай бұрын
I believe KScapes new price is a reflection of its scalability. The scalability I speak of is there ability to service a larger number of customers using there existing server network. Sure future upgrades in there infrastructure will enable them to handle the load, but for now the price reflects and steers the number of new customers KScapes believe it can handle….IMO The price will decrease in the future once this new batch of customers pans out and proves they can scale effectively. …..IMO 😊
@nooneusesthisname
Ай бұрын
I rip UHDs to my SAN and play them back with full lossless audio and Dolby Vision via plex and Nvidia shield. Can someone help me justify the $3000 (cost of SAN plus Shield is ~$1000) price increase to get Kalediscape?
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
There’s nothing wrong with ripping your own disks and learning Plex and dealing with its frustrations. But that’s not what everyone wants.
@fridaynightgamefilm
Ай бұрын
Most of the 4K movies in Kaleidescape's store are not available on 4K Blu-ray. No movie is available in your home in 4K Blu-ray when the clock strikes midnight on the day of digital release, but they are with Kaleidescape.
@derekharrell9116
Ай бұрын
That’s also technically not legal. For those that want a fully legal system, there isn’t a comparable option. I’m assuming that’s where the vast majority of cost comes from for KScape. I’m sure they have to pay some pretty significant licensing costs to the studios.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
That is correct technically if you bypass DRM, at least in the US it’s not legal.
@nooneusesthisname
Ай бұрын
@@fridaynightgamefilmwell ok, buying access to the ecosystem is the value proposition then. I might not agree but at least I understand, thank you.
@FadriqueFM
Ай бұрын
There’s definitely still a gap in the price between this and what we can purchase to have a fairly similar experience without much hassle, talk about a Zidoo player or Vero ($300/$200 devices) where we can rip our movies or even easier and faster, get remuxes of the ones we own (and keep a clean conscience). I keep my rips in a TerraMaster 4 disk enclosure that costs $160. With a $1K budget you’re set for years. But when the Stratos get closer to that, say $1500, it’ll totally tilt the balance in their favor and they’ll be an essential in every HT enthusiast’s room, I have no doubt about it.
@gjhunter9326
Ай бұрын
Finally. I was hoping for an upgraded Strato S with Solid state memory and 2.5gb LAN at a "reasonable" price point. I wasn't holding my breath for Dolby Vision/HDR but am glad for it. This almost checks every box on my wish list to get me to jump into the ecosystem today. The 1gb LAN is a big miss though. Remaining unknowns are the new UI and disk to digital capability???? Hopefully they will consider upgrading the LAN capabilities for those that have fast internet. There actually have been many users who have complained that even with multi gigabit internet services, downloads are well over the 10 minutes Kscape quotes, often 30-60 minutes. (Glad your downloads are faster Michael.) Anyway, maybe a future upgrade will bump to the 2.5gb ethernet spec. If so, it would be nearly perfect! Thanks Michael
@gjhunter9326
Ай бұрын
Watching Jiles McCoy's livestream with Tayloe last night, it answers some big question. First, it will support disc to digital. Fantastic. With it's solid state storage vs the old spinning drive in the Strato S, it will provide much improved download times, even with only a 1gb ethernet port, so perhaps it will download quickly for its purpose. Finally, they understand that users are interested in browsing their entire K Scape library through the player without having to browse through the app, so they are considering making some changes to the UI allow it in the future, which would be great. If you have Terra servers then you get the full UI. So, it seems they have hit the major home run with this product for those of us who want the quality and convenience of the KScape ecosystem but can''t or don't want to pay for a server.
@Sienar7
Ай бұрын
I've gotta know what's in this that's more powerful than 2 top end gaming PCs with RTX 4090 graphics cards. Whatever it is, you'll have a hard time convincing me it' cost more than £1000 in parts and manufacturering. The Dolby Vision is a massive boom though for Kaleidescape. If you have a high speed fttp, do you even need a server anymore? Say if you had 300 - 500Mbps?
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
The power is the fact that the consumer doesn’t have to build it. It just works out of the box.
@fridaynightgamefilm
Ай бұрын
Kaleidescape's hardware is the price of entry to their movie service. None of the hardware you are comparing to Kaleidescape gives you access to a huge library of theater-grade movies and TV shows, with lossless Dolby Atmos or DTS spatial audio, and visually-lossless super high bit-rate video. If you've invested in a really nice home theater setup, there is no better source device / movie service to give you the content you want, when you want it, in the best possible quality. This new player cuts the cost of entry significantly.
@mikewright9547
Ай бұрын
Thanks Youthman to me this is ground breaking. Understand I live in Canada, prior to this I was looking at almost $14,000 Canadian to get into their system. Now it’s 6K Canadian, to be that’s now a reachable goal for me. I’m not to worried about storing more than 10 movies, I can only watch one at a time. As for the different user interface I will see, but won’t miss what I don’t have. I’m sure it will be a step up from most. Consider I paid 5,000 for my Anthem MRX 1140, this for me is what I have been hoping for. Great Video.
@thomasc1753
Ай бұрын
This is a great move by them. I am curious about the download to playable times.
@ChadAV69
Ай бұрын
It's a cool product, but I'd rather keep buying physical media. I don't want K Scape to be in control of what I can and can't watch. There's security and pride in ownership.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. We all had to figure out what works best for us. I’m just grateful we have more options. That’s a win for consumers.
@StephenMcGregor1986
Ай бұрын
A recent report indicated that Sony plans to cut up to 250 jobs at its optical media plant, offering workers early retirement in preparation for phasing out its recordable disc production. The company has now confirmed this when it said in an interview with AV Watch that it would cease the development and production of recordable optical media discs, including Blu-ray. Furthermore, the Sony representative said, "We are not considering moving overseas," signaling the beginning of the end of recordable Blu-ray discs for consumers. If you use Blu-ray to archive your data, you need to start purchasing recordable BD while supplies last. However, business clients and cinema buffs need not panic yet. "We will continue to sell B2B products by making them in advance, and for consumer products, we will decide on the specific end date in the future through discussions with distribution partners such as mass retailers, but we will continue to sell them for the time being." The end of recordable Blu-ray production will reduce the number of options users have for reliable long-term storage of their data. Hard drives and SSDs last an average of five years, while Blu-ray discs could last decades, with some newer optical discs capable of lasting a hundred years. Despite their longevity, Blu-ray discs are limited by capacity, with the largest limited to 125GB. While some Chinese researchers were able to create an optical disc format that can store up to 125TB of data, it's still in the research phase and not yet available commercially. This limitation is probably why consumers prefer the convenience of cloud storage for backups. "The growth of the cold storage market has not reached our expectations, and the performance of the storage media business as a whole continues to be in the red," a Sony Group spokesperson said. "And we have determined that it is necessary to review the business structure to improve profitability." Even though Sony still retains Blu-ray production for corporate customers and the film industry, the future of optical media is bleak, at least for Sony. The spokesperson added, "We aim to continue our business at an appropriate scale in line with the market environment and return to profitability through three measures: (1) the gradual termination of development and production and the reduction of the size of our workforce in the recordable optical disc media business, (2) the reduction of the size of our personnel in the tape media business, and (3) the transition to a single-company structure from April 2025 and the change to efficient operations in line with the scale of our business."
@rudedog6868
Ай бұрын
Nice video Youthman. The beauty of this product and every luxury product is you don’t have to buy it whether you have the money or not. I have used Plex and other players and they all have issues a high end consumer doesn’t want to deal with or learn. I see the appeal if you can swing it. I’m with you, I’m still waiting for Ferrari to make an affordable sports car 😉
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Thank you and I agree.
@infinite999ammo
Ай бұрын
almost nobody is buying this
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Some people will complain no matter what they announce 🤷♂️ Keep in mind there are plenty of customers that are willing to pay $10,000 or more for a Kaleidescape system. This now opens up to a new target audience. I think they are going to sell a ton of these.
@infinite999ammo
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman I appreciate this video and your content. I am sad I can't afford it. I'm curious to see how many units sell compared to 4k blue ray players, current gen game consoles, and robust gaming pc's. All which cost a fraction of the price. I know retailers are phasing out physical media, but will physical 4k media become extinct?
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
I totally get it. Keep in mind, just because you cannot afford it now doesn’t mean that you will never be able to afford it. I never dreamed I would have a dedicated Theater Room, yet here I am. Only took me 18 years but I did it. If you need some motivation, check out my journey kzitem.info/news/bejne/rKKml6N-hWh-rXosi=vE9zlQSqR2K4GjHV Kaleidescape isn’t trying to compete with physical media or gaming consoles.
@MarcusMaximus909
Ай бұрын
I would use the word " affordable " loosely $4000 dollars is still very expensive!!!
@tharrigan5661
Ай бұрын
Love my Kscape in my theater. I have an older entry level Strato S. Takes a lot longer to download a movie vs the Strato C or Strato V. Seems like a great introduction to the Kscape experience.
@charlesking678
Ай бұрын
Judging by the comments the overwhelming majority feel the new $4k price might as well be $10k, and I feel the same way. I can't see this moving the needle much for K-scape. This is a very pricey way to watch a movie.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Sales numbers will tell if it’s the right move for them. If it doesn’t move the needle and open up to a new audience, they can always go back to selling just their higher end models.
@MasterMark5
Ай бұрын
Im glad they have a lower priced option but the real problem is its still too expensive, for $4,000 i could buy 200 4k discs at an average price of 20 dollars. Again the only people considering kaleidescape already have a system above $20-40k+ and want to upgrade in the near future to a bigger system. I would be curious to see a poll on how much the average person spends on theor theater because my guess would be somewhere between 1k-10k. For people who cant afford to jump up to kaleidescape i recommend a panasonic 420/820 player and to buy 4k discs, thats what i use at home and its just as good picture and sound quality wise as kaleidescape. Maybe a few movies here and there you get a 5% boost in quality versus the disc but its pretty much 1:1. The movie files they display at commercial theaters are getting heavily encrypted hard drives averaging around ~600gb+ per movie. Discs top out near 80-100 GB with double or triple layer blu rays and the biggest movie on kaleidescape i saw was avatar 2 at like 130-150GB. Not even half of what the commercial theaters get
@FatFolksProductions
Ай бұрын
First off, I'm glad to see you doing reviews again. Yay we got the old Youthman back!! 😁😁 As far as this device, 4k is still a bit out of my reach, but so is a Porsche. Never say never though. Hopefully Kscape will become more affordable for folks that want to get into thier ecosystem. Until then, the wife and I are sticking with our Panny UB820. Blessing to you and the fam YM!
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Me too! I really missed them as well. LOTS more reviews in the works over the next month!
@byron19800
Ай бұрын
I don't wanna be mean to those guys at Kaleidescape, but proudly announcing such a player in 2024, at this "affordable" price, is kind of ridiculous. Can you even imagine such a great, majestic player, being capable of decoding Dolby Vision and, hold your horses...lossless audio? I'm sorry, but this is quite funny, guys. Most of the mid-tier blu-ray/4k players are capable of doing that, for at least 10 years now. You can get the Panasonic UB820 for what, 350-400 USD? It's Dolby Vision capable and decodes all the lossless audio formats. Even the high-end UB9000 is a real bargain, compared to this wonder of the AV world. So, for what exactly are you paying thousands and thousands of dollars? For the so-called convenience? Well, convenience seems to be quite expensive these days. And, by the way, I wonder which is more convenient: waiting for at least 10 minutes to download a movie or just putting a disc in a "classic" player, in a matter of seconds?
@guly3584
Ай бұрын
It is still way too expensive just for entry into this ecosystem. A Kaleidescape, at this point, is just a flex for someone with money who doesnt want to have 4k discs. I'd be interested in seeing a side by side bit rate test of their digital movies and a 4K disc. For now, Plex is still better with a Shield Pro. You can build it for less than $1k and have rips that are just as good of quality.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
I don't see it as a flex at all. Some people spend their money on car payments. Others on hunting, fishing, or whatever other hobby they have. PLEX is buggy and at times a royal pain in the butt. Everyone knows that. You simply don't have those issues with Kaledescape. And for some, that matters. DIY'ers are willing to endure the frustrations to save money and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.
@thomaslombardi8520
Ай бұрын
@@Youthmanone thing people fail to realize when they mention DIY solutions. You can’t back up a disk that doesn’t exist. I recently watched Die Hard 3 and 4 on Kscape in 4K. Those don’t exist on disc.
@AGILISFPV
Ай бұрын
Happy they are trying to bring their prices down, and Dolby vision support is an absolute must ❤ But I can't find any dolby vision content in their store, all their movies say SDR? Unfortunately it's a deal breaker that I have to pay for their overpriced servers, instead of connecting my own external storage.
@shanen.6210
Ай бұрын
This is not affordable by any stretch. 4 grand for a player that can only hold 10 4k movies? What? What planet are we living on? The hardware they are using in that player can be had in a mini pc for $150 tops. The hard drive can be had for $50. You can use kodi and your done. You own your movies and don't have to buy into a proprietary system that can go out of business any second and you lose all your movies. If they can't figure out that normal people are not going to settle for this kind of ridiculous pricing then they don't deserve to be in business.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Honest question, how many movies would you be able to watch in a given day? One? Two? Maybe Three at the most? The Strato V holds 10 movies at a time and only takes 10 min or less to download a movie from your purchased library to the player. Another honest question. Which takes longer. To drive to your local cinema or to download a movie to the Kaleidescape. Affordable is relative to what you are comparing it to. When compared to the lowest tier Kaleidescape system, $4,000 vs $9,000 is affordable.
@shanen.6210
Ай бұрын
Time and money is relative. I don't watch that many movies in a day but thats not the point. The company is absolutely overcharging for their product. For what you are buying and what you get it just doesn't add up. Sure there are people that will buy it but there are people that will buy million dollar homes and cars too. If people feel there is value in it then that's fine too. All in saying is there are many options out there for people not doesn't involve paying thousands of dollars for not a lot. I personally don't like any system that is locked down. I fear that buying a bunch of movies from a company that is this niche is a recipe for disaster. I would like to know what happens too my movies that I spent a lot of money for if the company no longer exists? Does anyone know this. I would venture to guess you no longer own those movies. Why do they charge thousands of dollars for hard drive space? This is not logical. Sure charge more for the player if your going to use the studio card to justify the price but don't upcharge for the hard drive space as well.
@dannyroldan_av
Ай бұрын
Finally!!!!!! Thx youthman!
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the video Danny
@motogp3478
Ай бұрын
The original price of the player was not bad, it's the prices of the HDD that are insane and hard for them to justify the cost they are selling them at.
@Krbasshead
Ай бұрын
I still don’t see this as affordable but hopefully many will like this price.
@chuckhenson6896
Ай бұрын
Lets all take a step back and look at this the movie's on this media player it is the same as your DvD or Blu-ray or even 4k movies that you buy the movies mite be a little sharper that's all if it's a bad movie it's still going to be bad on this player and i all so heard if the company goes broke you all so lose the movies you bought this company is living in a dream world i got a Zidoo with my Blu-ray's rip on it and a 4k tv they look Fantastic
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
If you’re able to rip your 4K discs as a one-to-one copy, they look almost identical to Kaleidescape. Kaleidescape provides convenience and ease of use for the entire family without the time and knowledge required to build a server, obtain the software needed to rip your movies etc. some people are willing to pay a premium for the convenience and features Kscape provides.
@ObsessedGarage
Ай бұрын
So cool!
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
I agree Matt. They are listening to consumer feedback and have provided a much more affordable option.
@yourpalfranc
Ай бұрын
Still about $3k more that it's worth to me.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
And there’s nothing wrong with that. But I don’t think you’ll ever see Kaleidescape for $1000.
@SteveMuller1976
Ай бұрын
Are you able to add your own 4K Blu-ray rips (MKV) to this system?
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
No. You would need a media player like R_volution or Zidoo.
@SteveMuller1976
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman thanks for confirming. I will keep my NVIDIA Shield Pro for now
@ThePayneMaster
Ай бұрын
I got a Nas with all my media on it. What would be the difference between a Kaleidescape Strato V. And a R_volution player
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
If you have the knowledge and hardware to build a NAS and rip your media, the R_volution is a great solution. The Strato V will not work with other media outside the Kaleidescape platform.
@larsv6144
Ай бұрын
@@Youthmanyou can buy a NAS from R_volition with drive and rip software all installed and included. Just put your 4K disk in and it will rip it and put it in your library etc. For $250 you can even add a second external drive and rip 2 movies at the same time.
@ThePayneMaster
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman I gotta say. The Kaleidescape Strato V looks promising. It ain't cheap. And on top of that. U need to pay for movies. And to my understanding. U can't play movies otherwise. And even that. I am curious about the licensing owning digital movies. Think I am better off with the R_Volution
@shinvergil
Ай бұрын
Always nice to get good products. I prefer ripping my Blu rays, and using a dedictaed pc. As i have been bitten by third parties before, i want to be as independent as possible when enjoying my media, and do that Offline.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Absolutely nothing wrong with that.
@marc2055
Ай бұрын
In my case, I have a collection of more than 4500 titles (DVD, Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray and UHD Blu-ray). I have real physical media and titles that will probably never be on their movie list. So paying for this device is a no-brainer. The price of a 4K Blu-ray is roughly the same as buying their format. Of course it takes up space, but paying for the physical media or the download, my choice is made.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
There’s absolutely nothing wrong with enjoying physical media.
@nedkulic2164
Ай бұрын
Nice equipment, serves a good purpose. Still way WAY out of my price Range! 😢
@emt999
Ай бұрын
Two things I would like to see! 1. This player become available worldwide ability to use external storage like NAS with it..
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
My guess is worldwide availability comes down to licensing so sometimes that’s beyond their control. I don’t ever see them, allowing external storage. Without strict control, they run the risk of the unit getting hacked and purchased media getting illegally distributed. If that happens, every studio would back out and they cannot risk that.
@emt999
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman that's right!
@flynncrawford1960
Ай бұрын
my Sony 4K Ultra Bluray player has Dolby Vision and I bet it has a better picture than this thing. When I saw the price, I thought it must have a huge library of movies on it. It has none. I can buy a lot of movies for that price,
@muddasirsultan6256
Ай бұрын
My only hesitation on buying this version or any kscape version is when their models will become HDMI 2.1 compatible. Will that even matter in regard to the current restrictions of studios? Someone who’s more knowledgeable, please opine…
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
There isn’t any 8K content so 2.1 isn’t needed for Kaleidescape.
@muddasirsultan6256
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman apologies, it looks like the strato v is using an hdmi 2.1 port.
@robertmason9465
Ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. I will see if in a few years or less they have a one at around $1.200 dollars Canadian price, we all saw the prices for 4K TVs was high when they came out. I have my LG 4K Television with Dolby Vision and HDR10 on my 55 inch and it cost me $1,400 dollars plus Tax Canadian as the prices came way down. I have to say that is the target costumers these are the ones like my left that drive the market, My Two Mission 10 inch subwoofers I purchased brand new for $450.00 each plus Tax Canadian , My two last purchases was my Panasonic UB20 4K Bluray player I got for $499.99 plus taxes and my Onkyo TX-RZ 840 for $999.99 Plus tax on sale during Covid back when i worked as a Audio Video sales rep. more expensive things we sold like Ronco Projectors was like one or two a year in our Store home theater. we catered to High end costumers and more affordable great sounding systems. We shall see if Kaleidescape hits that price point. I know in my heart this will happen sooner in 2026.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
I’m not sure we will see Kaleidescape ever offering a $1200 player but who knows. It’s kind of like saying I hope Ferrari makes an option that’s $75,000. Wishful thinking.
@heftyfunseeker9987
Ай бұрын
Dolby Vision! 🎉
@qbanb8582
Ай бұрын
More affordable? Yes. Affordable for me to get into the ecosystem? No. But I do like that they're trying to get options at lower price points.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
I agree. I think it’s a win for consumers. Anytime we have more options. That’s a good thing.
@JaredMcComb
Ай бұрын
$4000.00 is not affordable for most people. Kaleidescape is the Rolex of media players. People want it because it's exclusive. Youthman, do you truly believe this product is "super affordable?" Do you know how many 4k Blu-ray discs you can buy for $4000.00?!
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
If someone is considering purchasing Kaleidescape, yes, it’s absolutely affordable. As I mentioned in the video, it’s not inexpensive by any means. And this is not going to be a product for everyone. Just like Ferrari isn’t going to be for everyone. Your right Kaleidescape is a luxury item. But people don’t want it because it’s exclusive, they want it because it’s a fantastic solution, it’s easy to use for the entire family, and it just works. You don’t have to build a server, you don’t have to learn the software required to rip your 4K movies, you don’t have to deal with the frustrations of Plex. And it certainly is not a replacement for those that want to use physical media.
@SeekoGT
Ай бұрын
After he's like "They've finally done it!!" and showed the price tag, I was *SURE* this was satire 😂
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
Can you name an automobile manufacturer that created a product line that is 1/3 the cost of their typical offerings? I can’t. I’m grateful more people can now have access to the Kaleidescape ecosystem.
@JaredMcComb
Ай бұрын
@@Youthman I honestly think this is a solution to a non-existent problem. Putting a disc in a tray is easy. Most TV/media players are easy to navigate. Is the problem having too much physical media? Is the problem having content in multiple locations? If you can afford a Kaleidescape you probably don't have these problems to begin with. I suspect most people who can drop $4k on a media player also wouldn't think twice about searching up any media and paying for it on their current media player or renting it. Is it a cool product, yes. But it's not worth the money to most people.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
The main issue has always been Price. Consumers love the product but it’s too expensive. Kaleidescape has provided a solution that addresses the main objection to Kaleidescape.
@TheMeefive
Ай бұрын
Affordable? Maybe if I sell my car. Wait, I don't have a car.
@nachowifi2181
Ай бұрын
Its a no for me.
@bassage13
Ай бұрын
I just don't understand why people think it's so hard to put a disc in a player. I don't get it.
@Youthman
Ай бұрын
There’s nothing difficult about putting in a physical disk. But you have to realize, not everybody wants to do that. There are those in this world that would rather hire a driver, a lawn care guy or a housekeeper. It all comes down to convenience. I can guarantee you if I had 1000 physical discs, my family would not be able to find a movie they were looking for. But they can easily do that with the Kaleidescape.
@thirumaleshthimma2601
Ай бұрын
Awesome and excellent 🎉🎉🎉
@Loco_2002
Ай бұрын
Does anyone know once you create a script and you delete a movie from that script, do you have to make the script again? And can you store scenes if the movie is not on the player?
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