![]() ![]() DVDs are, however, much quicker and you can watch previously imported media while the task proceeds. With my demo system plumbed in, importing a recent Blu-ray ( Toy Story 3) took just under an hour. The forthcoming Integrated Disc Vault will import DVDs and CDs too. Having said that, the current vault can also be used to import Blu-rays en masse. Under normal circumstances, after all, little data traffic is involved. Fair enough, but this does mean that you're wasting a player! As far as I'm concerned, it's a pity that Kaleidescape didn't consider a rack-mounted vault that interfaces with the rest of the system via Ethernet. Kaleidescape suggests installing one Integrated Disc Vault in the equipment room alongside the servers. That may cause problems for those upgrading older systems based around the KPLAYER-6000, especially if custom cabinets are involved. This 'Integrated Disc Vault' will be a whopping 5U high. ![]() Work is also underway on a combined M300-class player and 320-disc carousel, which could be on sale later this year. Kaleidescape acknowledges this, explaining that the vault was essentially a bought-in solution intended to speed up the readying of its systems for Blu-ray. It needs to be tucked away out of sight, for it is almost guaranteed to clash with the plush furnishings of the room in which this sort of system will be installed. Stylewise, the vault couldn't be more at odds with the sleek-looking Kaleidescape player if it tried. Unfortunately, the vault is rather ugly sporting a black trunk with a blue LED display. And it's perhaps just as well that it's so quiet.Īs the vault is connected to one of the players – rather than the server – it will, by definition, be located in one of the rooms where movies and CDs are required. Mercifully, there's no clunking from the vault when a Blu-ray is selected for playback indeed, the only time there's any vault activity is when the disc is loaded (or being imported). Kaleidescape kplayer 6000 movie#You cannot play a previously imported Blu-ray if the physical disc is not present – its entry in the various movie lists is greyed out. Kaleidescape products are worth every penny, i wish they had a starting place for blu-ray that was fewer pennies than they currently are, but never the less worth it.Any Blu-ray disc that has been imported onto the server has to subsequently be loaded into this vault, which is connected to one of the players via a USB. Kaleidescape is the same way: pull it out of the box, populate the drives, migrate the content from the other server, and boom! working.period.ĭisclosure: I too, sell Kaleidescape- which is why I know the dealer is giving you a discount, and why I can see things from their perspective as well. People purchase apple products paying 2-3x what they would for a PC, and in doing so expect more (or in this case, less- problems). Just because computers have become commoditized, doesn't mean that all are a commodity apple for instance- high price, high service, high performance expectations. There are many imitators to this system, but none can match the support and thoroughness of Kaleidescape. You're receiving a discount at the price you quoted, and honestly, Kaleidescape is one of those rare companies where MSRP is worth it. Your dealer will see when you're running out of hard drive space to let you know to expand, etc. ![]() The behind-the-scenes support from this company is unreal- the dealer sees the operational temps of your server and drives, and knows when there's an issue impending (usually drive temps spike before a problem). ![]() The drives are hand-picked for reliability, they are not off the shelf drives. Kaleidescape has more value built-in to their devices than I've seen from any manufacturer save for Runco (from days past). ![]()
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