Kaleidescape Serves Up Multizone Mini System
Single component system is about the size of a DVD player.
Kaleidescape's new Mini System is a single-component system that combines storage, Kaleidescape's vaunted user interface, multizone music capability, and remote control -- in a box the size of your standard DVD player.
At $7,995, it's also about 40 percent less than the current Kaleidescape system; and you can expand it by adding Kaleidescape players and/or servers to increase capacity or bring other rooms into the mix.
You get the usual Kaleidescape browsing bells and whistles of push-button access to your movie or music collection sorted about any way you can think of -- by actor, title, artist, director, genre, year-of-release or run time. The company's Movie and Music Guide Services brings in cross-referencing to help you discover, or rediscover, old faves, and the high-res cover art makes it easy to pick out exactly what you're looking for.
Other features include:
At $7,995, it's also about 40 percent less than the current Kaleidescape system; and you can expand it by adding Kaleidescape players and/or servers to increase capacity or bring other rooms into the mix.
You get the usual Kaleidescape browsing bells and whistles of push-button access to your movie or music collection sorted about any way you can think of -- by actor, title, artist, director, genre, year-of-release or run time. The company's Movie and Music Guide Services brings in cross-referencing to help you discover, or rediscover, old faves, and the high-res cover art makes it easy to pick out exactly what you're looking for.
Other features include:
- 1080p video output upscaled from DVDs
- Storage of up to 75 DVDs or 825 CDs, expandable by adding disk cartridges
- Two independent music zones, so you can view a movie in one room but listen to music in another from the same component
- Direct playback of DVDs and CDs from the disc
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