Kaleidescape intros "whole-home" Mini System, cuts prices on other systems
Our hearts were aflutter at the sight of a new Kaleidescape product today, but alas, it wasn't the fabled Blu-ray player we were hoping for. Instead, we're getting the cutely named Mini System, which bills itself as a complete multi-zone entertainment server for those with oodles of cash and a thing for ease-of-use. The device is the company's first to combine the player and server functionality into one unit, and it's also the firm's first product to ship with a remote control. With installation "as ease as an ordinary DVD player," the system contains space for DVD and CD storage as well as a main "Player" zone and two music zones; those wishing to expand things can tack on more Mini Systems or additional Players / Servers. Said system is available as we speak for a somewhat reasonable (by Kaleidescape standards) $7,995, and the 1080p Player, 1080p Mini Player and Disk Cartridges for the 1U, 3U and 5U Servers will all fall to $2,995, $1,995 and $995 (respectively) on March 16th in the United States.
























Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
iansilv @ Mar 3rd 2009 11:27PM
ARGHHHHH!!!
I'm such a fan of Kaliedescape- but it just does not make sense anymore with Bluray and the ability to rip with Anydvdhd and MyMovies. If Mymovies can put out a decent vista native interface, it will be killer.
Man I was hoping to hear that they were allowing ripped blurays...
dave @ Mar 3rd 2009 10:16PM
This is gay. Just build yourself a homesever add a ps3 or xbox360 and you have $5,000 plus leftover to spend elsewhere!
Brian from Texas @ Mar 5th 2009 10:31AM
cough cough [chokes on own spit]