EDITORIAL 🎵 It was 20 years ago today... 🎵 🎂 🥳

gadgetman said:

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Finally, special thanks to @MikeKobb and @J.Green for their contributions beyond the call of duty.

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andy said:

Thanks for starting the forum all those years ago, @josh, and thanks @cinelife for all your contributions along the way!

I still remember creating my account back in 2009 and thinking how cool it was that there was a dedicated forum for all things Kaleidescape. Back then, there might have been one or two new posts a day. Now it feels like if I don’t check in for a few days, I can barely keep up with everything I’ve missed.

I may not contribute as much as you both, but I’ve always appreciated the time and effort you’ve put into making this community what it is. Congratulations on 20 years, and thanks for keeping it going!

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Roderick Spode said:

I love this forum as it always remains helpful and supportive with respectful disagreements (most of the time). I appreciate all who contribute to this environment, which is so rare to find online these days, esp Josh and Jim.

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andy said:

Thanks for starting the forum all those years ago, @josh, and thanks @cinelife for all your contributions along the way!

I still remember creating my account back in 2009 and thinking how cool it was that there was a dedicated forum for all things Kaleidescape. Back then, there might have been one or two new posts a day. Now it feels like if I don’t check in for a few days, I can barely keep up with everything I’ve missed.

I may not contribute as much as you both, but I’ve always appreciated the time and effort you’ve put into making this community what it is. Congratulations on 20 years, and thanks for keeping it going!

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Edgar said:

As the president of the dual Premium and Patron club, allow me to extend to you our heartiest congratulations on this extraordinary achievement in longevity in a very transitory medium. Huzzah!

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deyorew said:

Congrats, definitely a big accomplishment. I am a new member as of 2025 but have enjoyed checking in daily here since. Wish I would have invested in KS years ago but I guess the Strato V and strong forums here gave me the confidence to join the KS family.

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josh said:

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Hard for even me to believe this, but the forum today has hit a significant milestone: we've been operating, essentially without interruption for 20 years. While we're still a pretty small community as internet forums go, I'd say not many continue to exist for this long and stay active, relevant, and well supported by the community.

It actually was conceived on April 16, 2006 over on AVS Forums with a post I made asking if there were enough Kaleidescape users back then to support building a forum to share thoughts and info on the equipment and service.

Kaleidescape Owners

I'm trying to figure out how many other Kaleidescape owners are here and if there's enough of us, and if interest is there, I may look to find someone to host an owners/users discussion board somewhere. The advantage of our own board would be topic areas such as hardware/setup issues, music...

www.avsforum.com

A handful of owners said to give it a shot, and despite a couple of others telling me it will not work, I decided to try setting it up.

In my mind, I really envisioned it as a place to primarily share favorite-scene files and scripts, as I was finding those to be a big boost to my own enjoyment of my Kaleidescape, and while the system permitted sharing those file, there wasn't really a place for users to do that. Secondarily, I thought maybe there'd be some sporadic news about the company and maybe some posts about movies themselves.

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cinelife said:

Thanks @josh, I look back at that post and smile. It was fun to put a system in my home and join the members already a part of this, at the time, young community. My first system was actually purchased years earlier under a different account and location, spent crazy money to store about 370 DVD's! Interesting that in these last 20+ years, and our many, many emails, texts, and phone calls, and your professional guidance for one of my tech companies, we've actually only met face-to-face one time, and that was while taking an elevator ride at CES!! My wife was with me at the time, and after we separated to visit various booths, she asked who you were, and I explained your background and the owner's forum connection. She then asked "given the cost of these systems, how many members can you possibly have on an owners forum.?" That number sure has changed over the years! Fun times!

In honor of our 20 years of friendship as owners, let's have another drawing for K Movie Store credits!!

Let's do, , $2,000! ($100 x 20 years!!)

I'm thinking :

1 x $500
1 x $400
1 x $300
1 x $200
6 x $100
Josh and I will discuss who is eligible to be in the drawing (limited space on the "Wheel"). Drawing date to be determined!

Jim

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111-JEDI said:

This is a great forum, Josh! Very thankful for you and your great vision and steady guidance over the years for all of the Kaleidescapers out here. You've been a huge help to all of us and an incredible asset for Kaleidescape. 20 YEARS!!! WAY TO GO!!!

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josh said:

thanks @111-JEDI! You've been here 4 years now and a very generous *Patron* financial sponsor... so thanks for all your support!

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matth22 said:

@josh thanks for your foresight on seeing the value in this forum. I researched it exhaustively before purchasing my first system. It was and is invaluable for all things K.

@cinelife thanks for all your continued support and generous giving and I will second his dedicated work with private messages. He's answered numerous questions of mine with grace and without hesitation.

I'd also like to thank all the top contributors here. I don't post often but I read quite a bit and it's amazing how much knowledge is in here.

Here's to another 20 years!

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