Kaleidescape Supports Filmmaker Mode

  • On January 16, 2020
Kaleidescape has joined the UHD Alliance (UHDA), an organization whose goal is to provide consumers with the best possible 4K UHD with HDR experience. In August of 2019, the UHDA announced its plan to develop Filmmaker Mode, a TV setting that would disable post-processing effects added to content playback by the device (e.g. motion smoothing, […]
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Get the Updated Kaleidescape Mobile App

  • On October 14, 2019
IT’S MOVIE MAGIC—AT YOUR FINGERTIPS The Kaleidescape mobile app makes browsing for movies easier than ever. Our mobile app provides rich detail about each movie, including cast, extras, video resolution, and more. We also provide integrated Rotten Tomatoes ratings, Common Sense Media reviews, and in-app movie trailer playback so you can make an informed purchase […]
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Experience Kaleidescape at CEDIA 2019

  • On September 4, 2019
DISCOVER THE HEART OF HOME CINEMA The lights dim. Pictures flash across the screen. The sound envelops you. A truly cinematic experience is one that pulls you into the movie. The world around you falls away as you become immersed in the story—the way the director intended. Creating this kind of experience requires that all […]
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Kaleidescape at CEDIA

  • On August 29, 2019
EXPERIENCE OUR THEATER Seeing is believing. Pristine picture, incredible sound, automated lighting and screen masking. No words can evoke the feeling you get from a stellar reproduction of the cinematic experience provided by Kaleidescape. You’ll know it when you feel it. Come and experience the world’s premier movie solution in our custom theater at CEDIA […]
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Using the New Audio Output Capabilities Tool

  • On August 5, 2019
Troubleshooting audio problems can be difficult even with relatively simple installations. Kaleidescape Alto and Strato players support a myriad of different audio codecs, each with their unique characteristics. While HDMI provides a robust EDID feature for reporting capabilities of devices connected in the HDMI chain, devices can misreport upstream capabilities leading to a playback experience […]
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Dealer Interview—David Daniels

  • On November 14, 2018
Ever wonder how other dealers are successful at selling and installing luxury cinemas and integrating Kaleidescape into their projects? We’re interviewing dealers across the country, finding out about their markets, their projects, and how Kaleidescape plays a role in their success. This month, we spoke with David Daniels of Xssentials. Daniels came to the custom integration […]
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BGR Calls the Strato S “The World’s Best Media Player”

  • On November 14, 2018
In an October 2018 review for the BGR (Boy Genius Review) website, writer Andy Meek put Kaleidescape and the Strato S in perspective for a younger, affluent demographic that likely was being exposed to the company and player for the first time. Saying that the Strato S is “a premium device offering premium video, meant […]
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How to Use Kaleidescape’s HDMI Capabilities Tool

  • On October 10, 2018
Over the past decade and a half, HDMI has both simplified and complicated home cinema AV connectivity like no other standard. Simplified, because we can now pass high-bandwidth audio and video—along with control commands—over a single cable, replacing the tangle of connections that formerly passed between source component and endpoint. Complicated, because no interface before […]
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Dealer Basics No. 1: Kaleidescape’s Video Calibration Tools

  • On October 10, 2018
This is the first in a series of articles covering the basic information that every Kaleidescape dealer should know. Creating a luxury home cinema experience takes many ingredients, of which a Kaleidescape movie player is one. And for that player to deliver a cinematic image true to the filmmakers’ intentions, the video display—whether a large […]
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Why Kaleidescape Isn’t Just for Movie Collectors

  • On October 10, 2018
When Kaleidescape launched its initial products in fall 2003, it very much appealed to owners of luxury dedicated theaters who had large, disc-based movie collections and were searching for a more elegant solution for managing hundreds or even thousands of titles. While Kaleidescape systems are still the premium solution for anyone with that kind of […]
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