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NEWS: Kaleidescape's New iPad App!

Actually it's very easy. Composite A/V out from the player to an Axis 241Q/2191 encoder and you can view Kaleidescape (or any other composite video source) at 576i/25 on an iPad. It works for me....
 
I'm forgetting - does the M class K player output a composite video out even when watching a blu-ray?
 
Yes, M-Class outputs 480/576i on the composite output for BR content. This can be a very handy "fail safe" feature. If your HDMI link goes all whacky for some reason you can always see what the M-Class player is doing by plugging it into a composite monitor.
 
...there are a number of ways you can watch it on iPad. Web browser works, just point it at the IP of the encoder.
 
Also worthy of mention. I can also check in real time what the kids are watching on the Kaleidescape system at home from anywhere in the world (I've set up port forwarding rules for the encoder in the router). Not only that, I have the capability to operate the Kalediescape system remotely as well (this is easy to do, with my Wiser home automation controller, only I haven't set it up yet). So I'd be able to watch any movie from my Kaleidescape system on my iPad anywhere in the world that I have an internet connection.
 
Anyways, my original point still stands. It would be nice if this functionality were integrated into the kaleidescape iPad app.
 
ptrubey said:
Anyways, my original point still stands. It would be nice if this functionality were integrated into the kaleidescape iPad app.
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Agreed,
And I also have my kaleidescape output to AXIS encoders. I have all of the sources including video cameras sent to the encoders as well. I can view all of these on the ipad. The only issue here is there is no sound and the video is not fluid by any means. Its good enough to browse and select movies but thats about it.
 
I have my K player streaming component video to my ipad via a Monsoon Vulkano on an app provided for that.. Hi def content streams around 4mps which is hectic, and in order to control you have to switch between the Vulkano app and the KS app.. it would be so nice if the KS app could stream direct from the K server, and i've no doubt its possible.. there must be some reason why they don't do this?
 
talitha said:
.. it would be so nice if the KS app could stream direct from the K server, and i've no doubt its possible.. there must be some reason why they don't do this?
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Pure speculation, but maybe they haven't done it yet because nobody has asked for it? I too would like to be able to stream content from the server to the iPad, particularly to the WAN side. But my internet maxes out at 0.4Mbps upload so that will probably be a limiting factor here. But from the LAN side my wireless can do 300 Mbps which is more than enough bandwidth for streaming several BR movies simultaneously.

Tom Barnett follows the forum discussion from time-to-time. Maybe he can comment whether it's on their radar as a new feature...I'd certainly like to see it happen.
 
talitha said:
I have my K player streaming component video to my ipad via a Monsoon Vulkano on an app provided for that.. Hi def content streams around 4mps which is hectic, and in order to control you have to switch between the Vulkano app and the KS app.. it would be so nice if the KS app could stream direct from the K server, and i've no doubt its possible.. there must be some reason why they don't do this?
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I don't have a Volkano, but it has an IR blaster and in theory should have codes for one of the DVD players that the Kscape client will emulate. So why can't you setup the blaster so that the Volkano app will control the Kscape player directly instead of having to switch apps?


--Donnie
 
talitha said:
I have my K player streaming component video to my ipad via a Monsoon Vulkano on an app provided for that..
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Never heard of Monsoon Multimedia before so just checked out their website and bought a Vulkano Lava. Regular $199, on sale today only $139. And the shipping rate to Australia was a pretty good deal as well :)
 
brodricj said:
Never heard of Monsoon Multimedia before so just checked out their website and bought a Vulkano Lava. Regular $199, on sale today only $139. And the shipping rate to Australia was a pretty good deal as well :)
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I'm curious what people here think of them. They don't seem to get great reviews...not horrible, mind you, but not great. Sounds like the codecs might just be okay and the setup not terribly refined...


--Donnie
 
talitha said:
it would be so nice if the KS app could stream direct from the K server, and i've no doubt its possible.. there must be some reason why they don't do this?
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That would move content outside their black-box, while still in a pure/digital-form, wouldn't it? My guess would be that's where the hiccup falls.
 
The update is now on the Apple App Store. There is also an icon link to the the new Store.
 
Ptrubey's ipad streaming request moved here
 
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