Thanks guys, so at the moment, I need to either wait for the software support, or buy a 1U and the M700 to use my existing bluray collection?
Thanks guys, so at the moment, I need to either wait for the software support, or buy a 1U and the M700 to use my existing bluray collection?
If you have an Alto, you can link a vault (DV700 or M700) to it and use the Alto to play Blu-ray discs from the vault. You just can't use the M700's internal player to play content when it is linked to and Alto.
If you have nothing but Stratos at the moment, there are two ways you could go:
1. Buy an Alto and a DV700 (or M700) vault. The vault holds the discs and the Alto is the player -- both for discs in the vault and via the Alto's own optical drive. As an added bonus, you can group the Alto with your Strato which would allow the Alto to play any DVD quality or Blu-ray quality downloads that are currently residing on the Strato (and vice versa: the Strato could play any DVD quality or Blu-ray quality downloads that are on the Alto).
2. Buy a 1U Server and an M700. The vault both houses the discs and acts as the player. This system remains separate and distinct from your Strato system until the Premiere/Encore merging feature is released by Kaleidescape.