Strato E is Kaleidescape's entry level 4K movie player. Providing lossless audio and reference quality 4K video output, Strato E works on it's own or as part of a Kaleidescape system. Kaleidescape content is downloaded not streamed to eliminate and compression artifacts or buffering. When storage is full, watched content will be offloaded to make room for new purchases. You can re-download at any time. You can add Kaleidescape Terra Prime servers to increase storage capacity.
A: The quality is just as good but at a premium price.Its big advantage is its convenience. No discs to store mostly used in high end systems with a dedicated theater

Strato E is Kaleidescape's entry level 4K movie player. Providing lossless audio and reference quality 4K video output, Strato E works on it's own or as part of a Kaleidescape system. Kaleidescape content is downloaded not streamed to eliminate and compression artifacts or buffering. When storage is full, watched content will be offloaded to make room for new purchases. You can re-download at any time. You can add Kaleidescape Terra Prime servers to increase storage capacity.

Strato V is Kaleidescape's next-generation movie player. Providing 4K Dolby Vision playback with lossless audio decode. Strato V works as a standalone or as part of a larger Kaleidescape system.

Mini Terra Prime is Kaleidescape’s miniature, silent solid-state server. As part of the Terra Prime server line, Mini Terra Prime delivers fast downloads, high-performance playback, and ample storage. Terra Prime stores movies, TV series, and concerts on internal hard drives. Kaleidescape Strato movie player is required for playback.

This 1RU rack mount kit allows for Strato E or Strato M movie players to be rack mounted. Comes with two face plates that allow for a single component mount or two players mounted side by side.
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Finally an excellent value! Quality is as expected and storage capacity (4 4K movies) is totally fine as long as you have 1Gbps internet service (~10min download time). Activation process could be a bit easier/simpler though. But not a big deal. I guess my only con really is the lack of a remote control in the box. The phone app works fine, but just feels like totally unnecessary “cost saving”. I do appreciate both cat-6a and THX hdmi cables being included though. I would definitely recommend this purchase to anybody looking for an top tier streaming solution for any dedicated Home Theatre.
Posted by errodrigues
Have really been impressed with this product. I rent movies so the strato e's 3 movie hard drive has not been a problem for me. The product is impressive and if you plan to rent vs own a large collection the E can bring you into the Kaleidescape space for a fraction of the price.
Posted by HOLDENS
It’s definitely a luxury item, but I’m enjoying it immensely
Posted by Redsox45