Kaleidescape media server goes ‘mini’

by Dean Evans at Tuesday 14th April, 2009 at 3:17 pm [0 comments]

If my new baby daughter hadn’t turned up nine days early, I would have gone to the launch of the new Kaleidescape Mini System, a wallet-busting multi-zone entertainment server.

Priced at £6,695, the Mini System can import and store up to 75 DVDs or 825 CDs on a 500GB cartridge.

Need more space? Kaleidescape has designed the Mini System to scale. The storage capacity can be bloated to 1.5 terabytes with extra 500GB cartridges. That’s enough to hoard a whopping 225 DVDs or 2,500 CDs.

And if you’ve got money to burn… The Kaleidescape Mini System can also be expanded by adding extra players, so you can network your DVD and music collection to create a swanky multi-room set-up.

Serious home entertainment technology

Make no bones about it, this is the Rolls Royce of smart home digital media server technology, a one-box Mini System that’s easy to install and looks like a DVD player designed by NASA.

Import your favourite DVDs and CDs and the Kaleidescape software automatically sorts your entertainment collection with a visual nod to iTunes, tagging them with high-res cover art.

As for quality, Kaleidescape claims that the Mini System’s onboard video processing delivers an upscaled 1080p viewing experience “that rivals Blu-ray”. Considering the £6,695 price tag, you’d expect nothing less.

The ultimate media server?

“The Kaleidescape Experience makes choosing a movie, television show, or album interesting and fun for the entire family,” said Michael Malcolm, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Kaleidescape, Inc.

“The frustration of rummaging through discs and mediating between siblings is replaced by leaning back and enjoying your entire entertainment collection with your family. Our customers spend more time being entertained, and ultimately derive more value from the DVDs and CDs they already own.”

Kaleidescape’s products are traditionally pricey, high-end systems favoured by custom install specialists. Its 3U server, for example, can store 1,800 DVDs or 20,000 CDs and costs in excess of £10,000. The new Mini System is relatively cheap in comparison.

For more information about the Kaleidescape Mini System and related products, visit the Kaleidescape website.

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