Good evening all! Thanks for allowing me to join your forums.
I am in the initial research phase and am trying to determine if this system could meet my needs. Some of my questions may seem a bit odd, and most likely have been answered previously.
First off, how "portable" is the equipment? I am not looking for something to just toss in a bag and carry around every day. I run a non-profit to assist combat Veterans and significantly disabled Veterans through entertainment. Many have significant anxiety in large crowds like in stadiums, arenas and even movie theaters. My thought is, if I could get this equipment, I could load up all of my dvds and blurays onto the server and take them to various places with a semi-portable projector and have a movie night for my Veterans. Part of our plan is to lease a suite at an arena that would give us daily access to the facility. I would like to keep it set up there but on occasion maybe load it up and take it to a Legion hall or something to show some movies.
If I can disconnect rather easily, is there anything special I need to hook it up? It appears to be mostly "plug and play" if you will.
My hope is that I can disconnect it, carry the servers, the disc vault and/or player, and just reconnect them to a different projector. Any thoughts?
I have tried to create a server type system at my house for years and finally gave up. Using a pc based server with a media player like my Dune or WD Live just doesn't seem as straight forward as the Kaleidescape. I just don't want to carry 500 DVDs with me whenever I go out to visit different groups. Plus the interface is critical to allow my clients to easily sort through the movies and select a show.
Now, I still have to get my accountant to approve the significant expenditure once we have raised the needed funds but if I can be fairly confident that this will suit our needs, I feel the purchase would be justified. Of course, I will also try a few "local" dealers to see if they have older floor models to donate.
Anyway, that is my story. As I do more research I may have more questions. I appreciate your thoughts and suggestions.
Sincerely,
Jason Correll
President
Veterans Entertainment for Trauma Survivors, Inc. (VETS, Inc.)
www.vetsinc.net
I am in the initial research phase and am trying to determine if this system could meet my needs. Some of my questions may seem a bit odd, and most likely have been answered previously.
First off, how "portable" is the equipment? I am not looking for something to just toss in a bag and carry around every day. I run a non-profit to assist combat Veterans and significantly disabled Veterans through entertainment. Many have significant anxiety in large crowds like in stadiums, arenas and even movie theaters. My thought is, if I could get this equipment, I could load up all of my dvds and blurays onto the server and take them to various places with a semi-portable projector and have a movie night for my Veterans. Part of our plan is to lease a suite at an arena that would give us daily access to the facility. I would like to keep it set up there but on occasion maybe load it up and take it to a Legion hall or something to show some movies.
If I can disconnect rather easily, is there anything special I need to hook it up? It appears to be mostly "plug and play" if you will.
My hope is that I can disconnect it, carry the servers, the disc vault and/or player, and just reconnect them to a different projector. Any thoughts?
I have tried to create a server type system at my house for years and finally gave up. Using a pc based server with a media player like my Dune or WD Live just doesn't seem as straight forward as the Kaleidescape. I just don't want to carry 500 DVDs with me whenever I go out to visit different groups. Plus the interface is critical to allow my clients to easily sort through the movies and select a show.
Now, I still have to get my accountant to approve the significant expenditure once we have raised the needed funds but if I can be fairly confident that this will suit our needs, I feel the purchase would be justified. Of course, I will also try a few "local" dealers to see if they have older floor models to donate.
Anyway, that is my story. As I do more research I may have more questions. I appreciate your thoughts and suggestions.
Sincerely,
Jason Correll
President
Veterans Entertainment for Trauma Survivors, Inc. (VETS, Inc.)
www.vetsinc.net