Kaleidescape Strato V Flagship 4K Movie Player

Kaleidescape Strato V Flagship 4K Movie Player

The Strato V is the flagship 4K movie player from Kaleidescape. Providing lossless audio and reference-quality 4K video output, the Strato V works on its own or as part of a larger Kaleidescape system.

Strato V’s compact form factor makes it easy to take a handful of your favourite movies wherever you go. Enjoy your Kaleidescape movies at home, on holiday, or bring movie night to your friends and family. Unlike streaming, once your movies are downloaded, you don’t need an internet connection to enjoy pristine playback.

Key Features:

• Reference video for every 4K display
• Ultimate performance - new electronics and grounding topology for audiophiles
• Supports SDR, HDR10, and Dolby Vision formats
• Lossless spatial audio for clear dialogue and immersive sound effects
• Includes 960GB solid-state storage built-in
• Scalable: Add a server for more movies on demand and more players for whole-house entertainment

Strato V Quick Start Guide

Strato V Installation Guide

THE NEXT GENERATION OF MOVIE PLAYER TECHNOLOGY

Uncompromising Picture Quality

The Kaleidescape Strato V plays 4K movies in standard dynamic range, HDR10, and Dolby Vision with superb upscaling of HD and SD quality content to 4K resolution.

Lossless Audio

Strato movie players provide lossless audio, maximising sound quality with a range of downstream components. Strato supports multichannel and spatial audio codecs including Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD, DTS:X, and DTS-HD Master Audio.

Kaleidescape's lossless audio makes your processor, amplifiers, and speakers sound the way the director intended. The dialogue is clearer, and every subtle sound and rumble draws you deeper into the story.

Downloaded, Not Streamed

Movie bitrates up to 100 Mbps. Kaleidescape movies are high bitrate and downloaded to local storage for uninterrupted, flawless playback. There is never buffering or degradation, unlike streaming services that are limited by internet infrastructure. Kaleidescape movies are also unconstrained by file size limits, enabling the Kaleidescape content team to maximise the video quality transcoded from studio mezzanine files, unlike Blu-ray discs that have a maximum file size limit.

Leading streaming services encode 4K video at an average of around 8 megabits per second. Kaleidescape’s 4K movies are encoded at an average of 65 megabits per second. While streaming platforms provide content that’s highly compressed and can vary depending on internet bandwidth, Kaleidescape movies are downloaded to a local hard drive so they play perfectly every time. The streaming video suffers from severe compression artifacts, including loss of detail and colour accuracy, and a lot of added noise.

Not only do Kaleidescape movies carry more video information, but audio reproduction is bit-for-bit lossless quality. Compared to streaming services, Kaleidescape’s higher audio bitrate ensures you will hear everything from the softest whispers to room-rattling explosions.

 

 

Standalone

When standalone, the Strato V stores approximately 10 reference 4K movies on the internal solid-state drive. Featuring a new streamlined interface, Strato V is optimised for navigating a small movie library.

Strato V can download a Kaleidescape 4K movie in as little as 10 minutes over gigabit Ethernet. Downloads become a candidate for automatic deletion 48 hours after playback, making room for more movies. Purchased movies can be re-downloaded at any time.

Scalable

A Kaleidescape movie player is an investment that grows with you. Want room for more movies or players in additional rooms? Unlock the full Kaleidescape experience by grouping Strato V with Terra Prime movie servers. Any number of Strato movie players can be grouped into a system, with up to four servers per system.

Grouping with a server activates the iconic Kaleidescape covers view and list menus for navigating large movie libraries. It also unlocks Kaleidescape’s parental control settings and proprietary child remote, for a customisable family-friendly experience.

State of the Art

• Silent in most installs (backup blower fan for in-wall installation and hot utility rooms).

• High-strength 3mm thick glass front panel, plus 3+mm thick black anodised aluminum chassis.

• Highly reliable enterprise-grade solid-state storage (960GB SSD).

• Powerful system on a chip (SOC) for playing Dolby Vision and lossless audio while delivering fast downloads via gigabit Ethernet.

• Premium connectors: Gold-plated HDMI contacts, Gold-plated six-contact RCA connector, plus silver-plated, copper alloy, six-contact DC plug.

Movie Store Access

Strato is your ticket to the Kaleidescape movie store, the world’s highest-fidelity movie library.

Thousands of movies, TV series, and concerts are available for purchase or rent* through the Kaleidescape mobile app on iOS and Android, or any popular browser.

Browse movies.

Early Release* and Premium Rental* while still in theatres.

*Subject to availability. Studio dependent.

Control System Integration

Our intuitive mobile app, IR remote, or your home automation system (e.g. Josh.ai, Crestron, Control4, Savant) easily navigate the onscreen interface.

Strato integrates with your home automation to dim lights, close shades, and adjust screen masking to match the ratio of each film. Just press play and let your virtual projectionist do the rest.

Installation Made Easy

Strato V can easily be tucked behind a TV or placed on a shelf. For a more customised installation, official Kaleidescape rack shelves and wall mount solutions are optionally available as a separate purchase.