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Portkins

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Hi
I have wanted Kalaidescape for years but it was out of reach financially when they first came out.
I stumbled across this forum and was excited to see units for sale. With the changes made over the years in equipment, I think I will jump in but am not sure what I need. I want to be able to watch DVD and Bluray (I understand the Bluray needs to be loaded even to play from the HD).
Anyway can anyone help guide me in terms of what is the minimum I can purchase to accomplish that?

I sent a PM to 2 people and never heard back so I may be asking the wrong questions.

Thanks for any help.
 
1. To store your content you need a server, most owners here either have one (or more) 1U or 3U server. The 1U server needs a minimum of 2 disc cartridges, the 3U server needs a minimum of 3. The current spec disc cartridge is the 2TB capacity, other sizes are 750GB and 1TB.
2. To playback your content you need a player, and to play back BR you need an M-Class player. The player connects to the server via a network switch.
3. To get your content onto the server any player can do that, except the M-300 also needs a KVAULT-10 attached to it, and only then it will import BR (but not DVD or CD).
4. Once DVD's are imported to the server that's it, no further requirement after that. To playback a BR the physical disc needs to be stored in a device (KVAULT-10 or M-700) on the network.
That's basically it in a nutshell.
 
The cheapest way to get into this is with the Cineama One. It now has 4 - 1TB drives that will hold 450 DVDs. It also has a built in player that will play both DVDs and CD's but not blu-rays. It also supports two other music zones.

I went this way and have now added an M700 vault for blu-rays. Of course, now I am running out of space and will be looking to upgrade to a larger server.

John
 
brodricj said:
1. To store your content you need a server, most owners here either have one (or more) 1U or 3U server. The 1U server needs a minimum of 2 disc cartridges, the 3U server needs a minimum of 3. The current spec disc cartridge is the 2TB capacity, other sizes are 750GB and 1TB.
2. To playback your content you need a player, and to play back BR you need an M-Class player. The player connects to the server via a network switch.
3. To get your content onto the server any player can do that, except the M-300 also needs a KVAULT-10 attached to it, and only then it will import BR (but not DVD or CD).
4. Once DVD's are imported to the server that's it, no further requirement after that. To playback a BR the physical disc needs to be stored in a device (KVAULT-10 or M-700) on the network.
That's basically it in a nutshell.
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Good post. Also worth mentioning is that you can no longer specify the Qty of hard drives in the servers when purchasing new. The smaller 1U comes in one flavor and that is maxed out for 150 BR Discs (900 DVD's). The 3U is available in 2-- 300/600 BR Discs (1800/3600 DVD's).
 
Portkins said:
Hi
I have wanted Kalaidescape for years but it was out of reach financially when they first came out.
I stumbled across this forum and was excited to see units for sale. With the changes made over the years in equipment, I think I will jump in but am not sure what I need. I want to be able to watch DVD and Bluray (I understand the Bluray needs to be loaded even to play from the HD).
Anyway can anyone help guide me in terms of what is the minimum I can purchase to accomplish that?

I sent a PM to 2 people and never heard back so I may be asking the wrong questions.

Thanks for any help.
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Here is the answer to your specific question:

1 KSERVER 1500 with at least (2) 750 KDISK
1 KPLAYER 5000

They popup on here and ebay all the time. If you are new to KSCAPE, I would NOT buy new as it does break the bank for a technology that has been around awhile, but is so highly protected that the price remains artificially inflated. They are great products, don't get me wrong, but start with a used system from the Marketplace here or off eBay.
 
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I started my system via e-bay, added to it through the forum marketplace and bought some new items via my local dealer. Once you have a KSCAPE system you will wonder how you lived without one.
 
Mark H said:
I started my system via e-bay, added to it through the forum marketplace and bought some new items via my local dealer. Once you have a KSCAPE system you will wonder how you lived without one.
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That's exactly what I did as well!
 
andrej770 said:
Here is the answer to your specific question:

1 KSERVER 1500 with at least (2) 750 KDISK
1 KPLAYER 5000
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To be clear, the KPLAYER 5000 does *NOT* play Blu-ray discs. You will need an M500 Player in order to be able to play Blu-ray.
 
Croptop said:
To be clear, the KPLAYER 5000 does *NOT* play Blu-ray discs. You will need an M500 Player in order to be able to play Blu-ray.
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Yes and in addition you need a vault. Either the kvault that holds 100 bluray or the m700 that holds 320 and if you go with the m700 you don't need a player since that is also a m player.
 
...and he'll need a fully loaded 1U server and not just one with 2 or 3 discs if intending to import BR
 
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