AV Forums Awards Kaleidescape Strato V 10/10
The highly respected consumer review site AV Forums gave a glowing endorsement to the Strato V by awarding it a perfect score of 10/10.
Simon Gibbs, Head of Sales at Invision and Pulse Cinemas, says:
“If I were handing out awards for standout products and companies I’ve had the pleasure of working with, Kaleidescape and the Strato V would undoubtedly be high on the list. If you are in the business of showcasing high-quality AV equipment and haven’t yet experienced Kaleidescape’s entry-level offering, do get in touch. I’ll be happy to connect you with the team so you can explore what’s widely regarded as one of the finest products available to deliver the best visual performance around.”
Mike adds, “We have been saying from the launch of this new concept that it is a game changer for Kaleidescape and the home cinema sector as a whole, and it’s great to have that opinion endorsed by such a respected and knowledgeable review site as AV Forums.”
In case you haven’t come across the details of the Strato V just yet, the Kaleidescape Strato V Movie Player delivers 4K Dolby Vision playback with lossless audio, offering the same performance and quality at a significantly lower cost of entry than other Kaleidescape offerings.
Designed to provide an entry point into the world of high-performance home cinema, it also offers a solution for many sites across a whole home project. Used on its own, Strato V is a single playback zone player and stores around 10 4K movies on its internal solid-state drive. Strato V features a streamlined interface designed specifically for navigating a small movie library.
Strato V can download a Kaleidescape 4K movie in as little as 10 minutes over Gigabit Ethernet during movie playback, all without sacrificing performance. Downloads become candidates for automatic deletion 48 hours after playback, making room for more content. Favourite movies can be ‘saved’ and protected from the automatic delete cycle. Storage can be added to Strato V by grouping it with Terra Prime movie servers.
In this configuration, the Strato V’s interface returns to the full Kaleidescape experience. Any number of Strato V movie players can be grouped with one or more new or existing Terra movie servers, scaling to meet the needs of each project.
So, why did AV Forums rate the player so highly, awarding it a perfect score of 10/10? Readers can check out the full review here, but some of the key points raised by experienced reviewer Martin Dew included:
- Superb, blemish-free video and audio performance
- Standalone device with scalability baked in
- Class-leading ease of setup and app control
Martin also highlighted the product’s ability to appeal to a much wider audience of potential customers. The inclusion of Dolby Vision was also praised. Look out for more coverage and potentially a trade-focused review coming your way from Essential Install in the coming weeks!