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Kaleidescape Cinema One - Review

By Rodolfo La Maestra • Feb 4 2014, 4:30am

Beyond the functionality and practical capabilities appreciated by most press reviewers, the primary reason of this article was to test and evaluate the storing and play back quality of Blu-ray audio/video using the Cinema One as a central/only server of content.

Kaleidescape targets the Cinema One to enthusiasts of high quality home-theaters looking to replace their existing players of physical media (CD, DVD, Blu-ray) with a product that claims to enhance the user experience by organizing and facilitating the access to a library that unifies their music and movie content.

At the end of this article I also provide a cost view for the consumer, depending on his/her style of collecting content, being physical disc, electronic, or both. In my opinion this type of investment should be evaluated not only by its upfront expenditure as a system, but also as a per-movie-cost-of-ownership when all is installed and all the movies are loaded.

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Blu-ray • HTPCs & Laptops

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast - Podcast #614: Ultimate Home Theater in a Box

By The HT Guys • Dec 20 2013, 6:02am

There are so many Home Theater in a Box systems out there many of which cost less than $400. But seriously, what can you get for $400. A good center channel typically costs more than most HTIB systems on the market today. Each year we try to assemble a Home Theater in many boxes that we would be proud to show off in our homes. Our system will have at a minimum a HDTV, Blu-ray Player, Receiver, and 5.1 speakers.

Blu-ray • Plasma • Plasma HDTVs • Deals & Discounts

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast - Podcast #609: Black Friday Preview 2013

By The HT Guys • Nov 15 2013, 9:08am

As the years come and go, one thing remains the same, Black Friday has some killer good deals for the home theater enthusiast. In 2008 the cheapest Blu-ray player was $128 and a 50-inch 720p plasma was going for $900. In 2009 the Blu-ray player price dropped to $78 and you could get a 50-inch 1080p plasma with a Blu-ray player for $1000. In 2013, it seems like you can get all of that, and more, for less than $1000.

Blu-ray • HD DVD

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast - Podcast #605: Is Virtual Reality the Next Big Thing in Home Theater?

By The HT Guys • Oct 18 2013, 5:04am

Many of us are constantly on the lookout for the next big thing in Home Theater. When the HDTV revolution hit, we couldnâ��t get enough. Then there was HD-DVD and Blu-ray, followed by a flop or two, like 3D. Right now it looks like it might be 4K HD. But what if 3D was just the precursor to the real next big thing, Virtual Reality.

Blu-ray • High Definition Production • HD DVD

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast - Podcast #593: Blu-ray: Here to stay?

By The HT Guys • Jul 26 2013, 7:35am

In our last episode we spelled out the reasons the Blu-ray disk, and the DVD for that matter, may not be around for much longer. That sparked some healthy debate at the watercooler and in our email. As you can imagine, pristine, high quality audio and video arenâ��t the only reasons to hang on to the disk format. In the interest of point-counterpoint, â��we report, you decide,â�� this week weâ��ll cover the reasons why Blu-ray could hang around for a while.