What is Kaleidescape? | How Does Kaleidescape Work? | Is It Worth Buying Blurays in 2022?

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In this video I sit down with @kaleidescape and @sonyelectronics talk about how Kaleidescape works and why it is THE best way to watch movies at home.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:24 ExpressVPN ad
2:18 Kaleidescape file sizes
3:25 Changes at Kaleidescape
4:38 Kaleidescape file quality
6:09 Kaleidescape compared to Plex
7:30 Company growth during Covid-19
9:26 Kaleidescape parternships with other companies such as Sony
10:56 How to get a Kaleidescape system for your home

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[PSYCHOVNM]

Physical 4K Blu-ray discs for LIFE! 😎👍

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I like how the guy completely avoided and didn't answer this question "What separates Kaleidescape from another system like Plex?" Timestamp-06:08

[LEGOCAMARO]

So say in 20 years and the servers go down. You will be left with just what you were able to download into the hard drive? Can you export them to an external hard drive?

[garystinten]

I want Linus Tech tips to do a review of this system and how to build a "we have kaliedescape at home" system

[yoked]

Bro if I’m spending over 30k on a home theatre system like that and I call for support you better pick up the phone immediately. “We’ll get back to them the next day” is unacceptable 😂

[fuzzylobster]

Can someone please explain how they claim to get higher bit rate video streams than 4k blu rays? Are they working with movie studios to get different versions or are their claims BS?

[wendellwendellb]

At damn near $9k, I’ll stick with the 4k UHD disc. I can’t justify paying that much for that system. Can you get DTS:X, Neural X, Auro 3D, IMAX Enhanced? I didn’t see anything about that!

[JKSmith-qsii]

Do I own the files? Do I get to copy them from their equipment to another device and play them any way I like, can I back them up? I don't like not owning a product I pay money for. For example, I can rip 4k Blu-rays choose audio and video tracks I want in a remux etc...

[madfinntech]

You can buy a nice stack of Blu-rays, even 4k ones with that Kaleidescape money before you even own any titles there. Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot to mention you have the resell value on your discs on top of that.

[YoungBlaze]

So what is the price to actually download one of these movies because I'm almost certain it sounds like your downloading almost the raw aspect of the film so that's got to be a huge file let alone price

[NickkaDUB]

The part where Plex comes in annoyed me a little. The tv and speakers aren’t centered.

[thecinematicguy]

Cool concept. I’d love to buy the video files from Kaleidoscope but I don’t want to be tied to their hardware or customer support program(s) because I’m tech savvy and don’t need any hand holding for configuration or implementation. I already digitize my physical media that I legally own and handle server configuration etc my self. Sorry.

[viktorderka]

Did I get right that Kaleidescape movies differ from 4k UHD and bluray versions of the same movie? Are Kaleidescape movies greater in size than their physical counterparts? Where can I check and compare those? Also would be nice to see a comparison video of the same movie title like Kaleidescape vs 4k UHD disc. Are all subtitle languages also available for the Kaleidescape movies, or that is limited? Sorry for too many questions, but currently I have 1237 titles in bluray and 200 in 4k UHD at home in physical media and using Oppo 203 UHD player. As I see physical media is far more superior to any streaming service at this point. I saw quite pricey tags for a single movie in Kaleidescape realm, not sure if that is worth the price to have it upgraded. Also, if I have these movies on physical media, am I able to have those on Kaleidescape version or thats a different product of the same movie and hence a different story. Thank you for your answers!

[sbondi]

Hmm, it seems to me that despite having greater bandwidth than 4K UHD for major movies, it is unlikely that Kaleidescape (which does not support the ultimate HDR standard: Dolby Vision) would look better than the corresponding 4K UHD with Dolby Vision - especially on a high-end TV :-(

[jasonleetaiwan]

This seems more complicated than getting discs. There's no physical aspect to this. Just an improved version of streaming.

I would be open to an improved version of 4k discs but I still want a physical object that goes on my shelf like a book.

[bonoki]

iam happy for those who are lucky to have this set-up. iam happy for those who enjoy streaming. iam quite happy with physical media especially when audio commentaries are included.

[matt]

I doubt your average streamer is gonna drop $10k to watch a movie at home. Most, if not all will be happy with Blue Ray or Netflix quality.

[maduherbal]

Are kaleidescape have indonesian subtitle for all movie ?

And 2 strato player can acces 1 server kaleidespape ?

[Lior]

There is no Audio compression in UHD BD or HD BD. The audio is lossles = identical to the master version on both the UHD and the HD BD.
In some casses the audio format is diffrent but in general what you have on the disc is identical to the studio master and should be the same on KDS.

[becooldontfreez]

It's like buying a $20k car seat... for a car that's worth $20k... It's way too expensive... you have to spend that much money up-front and then pay to build your library.... why not use that upfront cost and buy 100s of 4K discs and have a dream collection without spendinganymore money... and tomorrow, when this Kaliedscape service no longer exists, you are left with nothing. All your investment is useless.