| Strato / Strato S | Strato V (Stand-alone) | Strato E (Stand-alone) |
Strato M (Stand- | Strato C (w/Terra Prime) | Strato V (w/Terra Prime) | Strato E (w/Terra Prime) | Strato M (w/Terra Prime) | |
| Launch Date | Jan 2016 | Jul 2024 | May 2025 | Apr 2025 | Dec 2016 | Jul 2024 | May 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Chassis | 2U/1U silver aluminum | Compact black anodized aluminum | Compact black perforated steel | Compact black perforated steel | Compact silver aluminum | Compact black anodized aluminum | Compact black perforated steel | Compact black perforated steel |
| Status | End of life | Current | New | New | Current | Current | New | New |
| Capabilities | ||||||||
| Movie storage | 6, 10, or 12TB | 960GB | 480GB | 480GB | Server dependent | Server dependent | Server dependent | Server dependent |
| Maximum player components in system | 4 (Strato S) | 1 (itself) | 1 (itself) | 1 (itself) | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Download time (2-hour, 4K movie) | ~45 mins | < 10 min (4x faster than Strato S) | < 10 min (4x faster than Strato S) | < 10 min (4x faster than Strato S) | 4-8 min (to Terra Prime) | 4-8 min (to Terra Prime) | 4-8 min (to Terra Prime) | 4-8 min (to Terra Prime) |
| Plays store 4K Dolby Vision content | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (output at 2K 4:2:2) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (output at 2K 4:2:2) |
| Plays store 4K HDR10 & store 4K SDR content | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (output at 2K 4:2:2) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (output at 2K 4:2:2) |
| Plays store HD content | Yes | Yes1 | Yes1 | Yes1 | Yes | Yes1 | Yes1 | Yes1 |
| Plays store SD content | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby TrueHD / Atmos (7.1.4) bitstream | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby MAT 2.0 / Atmos (7.1.4) bitstream | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lossless decoding of DTS:X / HD and Dolby TrueHD to PCM | No, lossy (up to 5.1) | Yes (up to 7.1, 96kHz) | Yes (up to 7.1, 96kHz) | Yes (up to 7.1, 96kHz) | No, lossy (up to 5.1) | Yes (up to 7.1, 96kHz) | Yes (up to 7.1, 96kHz) | Yes (up to 7.1, 96kHz) |
| HDMI | 2.0b | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0b | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| HDMI CEC | No | Yes, not at launch | Yes, not at launch | Yes, not at launch | No | Yes, not at launch | Yes, not at launch | Yes, not at launch |
| Onscreen user interface | 4K | 2k upscaled to 4K | 2k upscaled to 4K | 2k | 4K | 2k upscaled to 4K | 2k upscaled to 4K | 2K |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Ethernet | Gigabit | Gigabit | Gigabit | Gigabit | Gigabit | Gigabit | Gigabit | Gigabit |
| Audio outputs | HDMI (main) HDMI (audio-only) S/PDIF Coax S/PDIF TOSLINK | HDMI (multi-channel) S/PDIF Coax TOSLINK (PCM 2.0) | HDMI (multi-channel) | HDMI (multi-channel) | HDMI (main) HDMI (audio-only) S/PDIF Coax S/PDIF TOSLINK | HDMI (multi-channel) S/PDIF Coax TOSLINK (PCM 2.0) | HDMI (multi-channel) | HDMI (multi-channel) |
| Optical disc playback support | Direct playback of DVD from Disc Server | No | No | No | Direct playback of DVD from Disc Server | No | No | No |
| Disc-to-Digital | Via Disc Server or external USB Blu-ray drive | Via external USB Blu-ray drive | Via external USB Blu-ray drive | Via external USB Blu-ray drive | Via Disc Server or external USB Blu-ray drive | Via external USB Blu-ray drive | Via external USB Blu-ray drive | Via external USB Blu-ray drive |
| Co-star support | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes2 | No | No |
| Software Features | ||||||||
| Storage management | End-user controlled | Automatic and user controlled | Automatic and user controlled | Automatic and user controlled | End-user controlled | End-user controlled | End-user controlled | End-user controlled |
| Pause movies and resume where you left off | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Purchase, watch, redownload, and rewatch movies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rent movies to watch | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kaleidescape curated scenes and songs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Control systems and lighting integration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User interface | Full | Simplified | Simplified | Simplified | Full | Full | Full | Full |
| Collections view | Text | Cover images | Cover images | Cover images | Text | Cover images | Cover images | Cover images |
| User scenes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User collections | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Onscreen movie store | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Parental controls | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Child remote support | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Partner Features | ||||||||
| Scripts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dealer demo content | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
1Strato V, Strato E, and Strato M players play a different HD movie format than earlier Kaleidescape players. Most but not all HD content in the store has been transcoded to be playable on these players.
2A Strato V in standalone mode does not support Co-Star pairing. Strato V supports Co-Staro pairing only when grouped with a Terra or Terra Prime server. Only system-level pairing with an M-Class Premiere player is supported. Player-pairing with an Alto is not supported.
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