Steve Bruzonsky
Well-known member
I am STILL considering whether to get, to go along with my Terra Server 40TB and Strato C 4k player, an Alto blu ray player (benefit of if the movie/concert/tv show is in the KStore, paying the price to get the KStore digital HD or upgrade price to 4k if available version; as well as to play any blu rays I have not in my K system via Alto without going through all the previews, etc) and perhaps a DV-700 disc vault (so blu rays which I have, not in the Kstore, or which I won't want to pay anymore more $$ for, can be played from the vault via the Alto). (The vault would be nice particularly as I have a lot of blu ray and some DVD concert discs, most of which are NOT in the Kstore - but if I don't get a vault, heck, I can still play them on my Pioneer UDP-LX500 4k universal player.)
Particularly for the DV-700, I am reconsidering, perhaps just get the Alto. My concern is the disc vault's disc drive breaking down. If I buy a used one, still a lot of $$. If I buy a new one, way more money, but you get a warranty - but new one too much $$, out of the question. My understanding is the Kaleidescape has bought up what they consider to be sufficient spare parts and drives to cover their outstanding warranty on the disc vaults and players. But what if your disc vault is out of warranty - will KScape fix at reasonable charge of course the vault, or are you simply out of luck because KScape is reserving the parts for in warranty service? My gut tells me the latter may well be the case, especially as the year(s) of any remaining warranties go by. Some years ago I had a Pioneer LD-97 player that simply couldn't not be repaired, no new or used drive available.
I should add the the WARNING on the Kscape Owners forum on buying used KScape products is so appropriate. Last week, there was a DV-700 advertised on ebay. I emailed with the seller. He told me some good stories, gave me a serial number, turned out a week ago Monday I checked with KScape and it was an invalid serial #. I had told the seller I was checking with KScape the day before. Well, within 12 hours of my telling this to the seller, on the day KScape told me it was not a valid serial number and didn't even start with the right letters/numbers for a serial number, the add was pulled from Ebay.
Which begs the question, folks with Kscape disc vaults, which vault(s) do you have, how long have you had the vault(s), how much have you used the vault(s), and to what extent have you had issues with the vault(s) requiring sending to KScape for repair?
Thanks.
Particularly for the DV-700, I am reconsidering, perhaps just get the Alto. My concern is the disc vault's disc drive breaking down. If I buy a used one, still a lot of $$. If I buy a new one, way more money, but you get a warranty - but new one too much $$, out of the question. My understanding is the Kaleidescape has bought up what they consider to be sufficient spare parts and drives to cover their outstanding warranty on the disc vaults and players. But what if your disc vault is out of warranty - will KScape fix at reasonable charge of course the vault, or are you simply out of luck because KScape is reserving the parts for in warranty service? My gut tells me the latter may well be the case, especially as the year(s) of any remaining warranties go by. Some years ago I had a Pioneer LD-97 player that simply couldn't not be repaired, no new or used drive available.
I should add the the WARNING on the Kscape Owners forum on buying used KScape products is so appropriate. Last week, there was a DV-700 advertised on ebay. I emailed with the seller. He told me some good stories, gave me a serial number, turned out a week ago Monday I checked with KScape and it was an invalid serial #. I had told the seller I was checking with KScape the day before. Well, within 12 hours of my telling this to the seller, on the day KScape told me it was not a valid serial number and didn't even start with the right letters/numbers for a serial number, the add was pulled from Ebay.
Which begs the question, folks with Kscape disc vaults, which vault(s) do you have, how long have you had the vault(s), how much have you used the vault(s), and to what extent have you had issues with the vault(s) requiring sending to KScape for repair?
Thanks.