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I always use scripts for my reviews and to do 200 hrs of break in!

@Youthman

3 ай бұрын

The pros do 400hrs but whatevah

anyone know of a similar feature with plex server hosted content (on a nas share)? would love to put together a demo track that just plays bits of original files

@khayfer

3 ай бұрын

Or Jellyfin

@DREYDAYMAN

2 ай бұрын

I was just gonna ask the same question.

I would buy one if I had the money. I do prefer some things my Zappiti with the R-Volution software does. I think the animated movie info page is better than the Kalidescape. I’m surprised that Kalidescape hasn’t revamped how it looks and it’s a bit dated now especially considering the cost. The script feature is fantastic though. Great work Michael.

This is exactly what I needed. Do you know if you have to have the movie download to create a script or would it it download just the script?

This is definitely one of my favorite features. I love to make demo scripts for friends when they come over. I have one very long one, and a few specific scripts. I do also have some gripes and suggestions with the scripts system, but one thing is for sure, Kaleidescape does not have a good track record of listening to their customers.

I just wish kalidescape would have either one of the premium HDR formats like Dolby Vision or HDR10+ since they are paying the licenses to utilize Dolby Atmos and playing up to Loseless 4k HDR. Since these devices are pretty expensive to buy and get into. It would just cool if they added that for their consumers who have the chance of buying one.

@Haydos

Ай бұрын

It's really made for projectors and they don't normally use Dolby vision or hdr10+. They might do it if more projectors use it.

@corbinarmstrong7419

Ай бұрын

@Haydos oh I know, luckily there's been a rollout on new projectors that support either HDR10+ or Dolby Vision (mainly it's been the the latter cause it carries more recognition.) But it has been slow though. It could speed up throughout time!

@Haydos

Ай бұрын

@@corbinarmstrong7419 hmm yes that's a great sign

@thejumbo

20 күн бұрын

They released the Stratos V today, actually - Dolby Vision, HDR, HDR10+ - all in there, as well as on board storage.

@corbinarmstrong7419

20 күн бұрын

@@thejumbo what is the Stratos v? Is it from kalidescape?

Hi everyone....i just luv the home cinema thing....just about to up grade to a 4k projector.....but have u noticed there aint been that many good films these days well after the pandemic...or is it just me?

@fogstorm5531

3 ай бұрын

Hollywood is a wasteland and they’re out of ideas.

Hey YM. I'VE known about KS for many, many, many, years. From what I've read and seen. It's a AWESOME platform. Keep up the exceptional teaching of Home Theater Technology.

@Youthman

3 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly

Can you please review the budget subwoofer king ToneWinner SW-D6000? I would love to know a comparison between the pb3000 and this even though the major price difference.

My thing with Kalidascape is that what if they go outta business in a few years? You'd be stuck with a brick

@Youthman

3 ай бұрын

They've been in business since 2002. So far, so good.

@adamjj85

3 ай бұрын

That's my main issue too. Or all it takes is a streaming service to offer lossless options without 10k hardware.

@Youthman

3 ай бұрын

We would all love to see streaming lossless. I just don’t ever see it becoming a reality simply because the average consumer doesn’t care.

@we8463

3 ай бұрын

That’s your opinion

@markie4tv

2 ай бұрын

The problem is bandwidth , would you be able to stream uncompressed video and audio through an apple tv or an nvidia shield? at least with KS you download the disk!!! and WOW!!!

Thanks!

@Youthman

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the super thanks!

Hey Youthman, great video. It did looked like you selected the blu ray disc that you catalogued and not the actual Kscape file for a few. It is easy to mess that up for sure.

@Youthman

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Thomas. I still have a lot to learn about Kaleidescape. When creating the script, under the "Select a Movie" for Art of Flight, I have [Bluray Disk] and [Bluray Quality]. I assumed you could choose either one. Can you explain that a bit more on what Kscape is doing when I catalogued the Art of Flight disk? You would think there would only be one file.

@thomaslombardi8520

3 ай бұрын

@@Youthman Yeah it is confusing. The blu ray disc is the actual disc you catalogued with your external drive. Playback is only supported on disc based Kscape products. The blu ray quality is the actual Kscape file you have on your Terra. Pick that one.

@Youthman

3 ай бұрын

Ah thanks! Thats good info to know. Seems a bit wonky lol

Such a great commercial for Kaleidescape! To bad it’s so super expensive for solid state storage!

@Youthman

3 ай бұрын

We all wish it was cheaper.

This is out my budget..lol..but michael could you tell me what video you posted on ripping your own movies and what hardware and the nas??..thanks

@Youthman

3 ай бұрын

Hi Brian, I haven’t made a video showing how to rip. Many use Make MKV. Just make sure you are ripping an exact 1:1 copy so you don’t lose resolution in audio or video.

@briansigsworth7688

3 ай бұрын

@@Youthman thank you

Do you think on the new Strato V you'll be able to store just the scenes without having to download the whole movie?

@Youthman

13 күн бұрын

I wouldn’t think so because the scenes are just in and out points on the movie that’s on the server. Kind of like a bookmark.

@barbouradam

13 күн бұрын

@@Youthman thinking the same thing, would be great to have the ability to do scenes with the limited storage, otherwise you are keeping 5 demo's downloaded and then the rest of the storage is for rentals.

How much did you pay for your Kaleidescape? I’m guessing you got a youthman deal.

@Youthman

3 ай бұрын

Kaleidescape sent it to me on a long term loan. I do not own it.

I mainly clicked on this to see the mad comments if I'm honest , for your next video you should combine Kaleidescape with madVR for maximum wind up effect 😅

@Youthman

3 ай бұрын

As you can see, there aren’t as many mad comments as you thought. Same with the first video I shared about my experience with Kaleidescape.

@northeastcorals

3 ай бұрын

@@Youthman Theres always a few who get bent out of shape at the mere mention 😋

@Youthman

3 ай бұрын

Some people just want to watch the world burn.

@markie4tv

2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

So, Michael, for those of us who physical media, if a person bought a Kaleidoscape, would they have to buy movies (that they already have) all over again? If that is the case, it would be a deal breaker!!

@emillika

3 ай бұрын

Yes BUT many studios offer substantial discounts to repurchase on the platform. There is a process to load via a dvd player each disc you own and then you will quickly get offers from studios to buy on Kscape. This is cool and you could buy cheap movies in various places and then upgrade to higher quality versions on Kscape for typically $4.95, $9.95 or sometimes more.

@thomaslombardi8520

3 ай бұрын

With the new Kscape products, yes. However, they have a really good disc to digital program. You can re-buy your movies for as low as 3 bucks. Another awesome with disc to digital, you can get the new 4K releases of the Departed and Oceans for 5 bucks as long as you have the blu rays.

@Youthman

3 ай бұрын

Wendell, jump to 8:30 in this video where I talk about the Disk to Digital Program - kzread.info/dash/bejne/gH-ZsKide7DIqbw.html

@wendellwendellb339

3 ай бұрын

@@Youthman I did that, but, it was also mentioned, that unfortunately you would have to rebuild your library through the Kscape store. In the video, you mentioned connecting an external Blu-ray player and using Blu-ray Discs. I have 4k players and 4k discs (I have a few blu ray discs). I could sit down and take a thorough look at Kscape, weigh all the pros and cons of it, and make a conscious decision as to whether I would or wouldn’t buy it. I’m just watching and listening to the videos posted about it.

@Gene_Splicer

3 ай бұрын

I run both - 28TB of media on my NAS I use Zidoo to play - but then went Scape and started migrating to it with the new media coming out. You often get a $5 deal of you catalog that particular movie - but I simply go to my Zidoo and play it vs spending $5 to get it on Scape

Man some of the comments in here are rough. The guy is literally just showing how to do some cool features if you have a Kaleidiscape. If you feel that strongly then just skip the YT post.

Ummm, I want a Perlisten Polo!

@Youthman

3 ай бұрын

It's nice. I'm not sure if you can order them. I had them on a podcast and Erik was wearing one. I asked if he could send me one and he said yes.

I own a Kaleidescape but even after you buy it everything else with it is still expensive 😮‍💨

@Youthman

3 ай бұрын

As is with most other luxury items.

Cool is that you can share these scripts on the kscape owners forum!

@Youthman

3 ай бұрын

I didn't know that! That's slick. I think I recall seeing the Export feature on the script. What happens during the script playback when someone doesn't own that content? Does it just skip over that clip?

@emillika

3 ай бұрын

@@Youthman It looks to see what you have and skips what you don't!

@Youthman

3 ай бұрын

@emillika that’s what I thought. Appreciate the insight.

you are so awesome. i love my Kaleidescape even more now!!!

If Kaleidescape (or anyone, really) would let me buy and download online, and then own the content on my existing NAS, I'd be a customer. Right now it seems like the choice is manual ripping and storage and management, or hand-held walled garden. I do object to the feudal nature of vendor lock-in, but I also understand why a niche product like this chooses that path. That doesn't make me happy about it, but I don't feel the need to throw any shade. What's honestly horrifying is not the Kaleidescapes of the world, it's the Disneys of the world that don't feel like they make enough billions and wouldn't let a "download to a NAS" product ship ... ever. Because "piracy." The bogeyman of every stupid executive since at least the 80s when all manner of ridiculous forms of copy protection existed for games (plug this dongle into your parallel port to play the game....jesus). You want to know why it's expensive in either time or money -- Disney, Warner Bros, Universal (Comcast), Sony, Paramount. They paradoxically make it difficult for the people who love their content.

@we8463

3 ай бұрын

From one day to the next they can decide that they don’t want to offer any movies anymore and you just lost thousands of dollars! I will stay with 4K UHD Blu Ray movies!

@Youthman

3 ай бұрын

From one day to the next they could decide not to sell Blu-ray and 4K disks. Nothing in life is forever.

@DavidCNavas

3 ай бұрын

@@Youthman I'm frankly expecting that to happen.

@Youthman

3 ай бұрын

Whether we like it or not, physical will likely go away. Digital media is much more profitable and easier to distribute.

@DavidCNavas

3 ай бұрын

@@Youthman Yep. This is the risk to the broader enthusiast market -- some will choose to just walk away, though perhaps fewer than I would fear considering how used to "paying rent" we've all become. Remember when TV was free? Remember when you could buy Adobe's products? [cue grumpy grandpa]

Dang - is like you were wearing a MAGA hat - people getting triggered when you mention Kaliedescape 😆 I love both my Zidoo and Scape - and if you can't afford Scape, be happy with your NAS and media ripping 🤷

Kscape is for people with more money than sense. You are paying literally 8000x more per gigabyte than running your own nas, on top of that you get a tiny amount of storage, AND you need a 3000$ player for each source lmao. AND still pay for each movie. It’s a great idea, but terrible execution. Sad to see you promoting nonsense

@Youthman

3 ай бұрын

What's sad to see is your negative attitude. I know plenty of people that own Kaleidescape, most of which are extremely intelligent, professionals or business owners. Some are CEO's of companies. Have you ever heard the phrase, "Time is money?". I pay someone to maintain my lawn. Am I lazy? Nope. I'm a VERY hard worker. But I also have 3 businesses and starting up a 4th so I would rather pay someone to do what I do not want to spend my time doing so that I can focus on other things that are more important. The same can be said of Kaleidescape. For some, they are more than happy to pay the premium for a luxury product that they can easily find a movie they want to purchase or rent, click a button and that's all that is needed. Do whatever works best for you. But to criticize how someone else spends their hard earned money just comes across as jealousy and judgmental.

@Gggddduuuvvv

3 ай бұрын

Tbh Youthman, you have great content, I watch your videos, all the time, but your channel is sponsored by Arendal, a semi affordable brand, great quality, at a good price point, and you are kind of saying that your content is for CEO's and.business people, not blue collar's like myself, come on dude

@emillika

3 ай бұрын

Ya I wish I had more Money than sense but this is the way the good lord made me. Bless my heart.. lol

@Youthman

2 ай бұрын

A channel sponsor allows me to share more about their brand and products to my audience. More videos, ads, social posts and inclusion in my newsletter. My content is for everyone. The 960 videos on my channel include budget friendly products (KLH, Klipsch, Monoprice, Hisense, Polk Audio etc), mid-tier products (Arendal, MartinLogan, JTR, Epson, etc) and high end products (Kaleidescape, madVR, Wisdom Audio etc). Why is it the only flac I get is when I share a high end product? In the 6 years I have been sharing my passion for Home Theater on KZread, I do not recall one comment where someone was disappointed that I made a video talking about a budget friendly product. Not one. Should someone that can afford Wisdom Audio, madVR and Kaleidescape be frustrated because I make a video review a pair of $300 speakers? No that's silly. They simply don't watch the video if they are not interested in the product. Or if they do watch the video, they simply say that's not what I'm interested in for my setup. I do find it interesting how many people get offended or disappointed in me when I speak about a product that doesn't fit within their budget. Help me to understand.

Tbh, I think your content is really good, but the Kalidiscape is for people with ridiculous amounts of money, it's a shame to see you promoting something, that is out of reach for most home theater enthusiast's, I would like to see you review a Zidoo player, as this is definitely more in line with what the general public can afford, I have a Zidoo player, and it's flawless, it's also only a fraction of the price of a kalidiscape, I really wish you could come back to reality, and review a solution for the mere grunts.

@almac2323

3 ай бұрын

Just because you can’t afford a K-Scape he shouldn’t review It!😂 That’s the stupidest comment I’ve seen posted!

@13MarkFox

3 ай бұрын

So it doesn't meet your needs for various reasons, so it shouldn't be talked about at all? Perhaps you could put together a video to show how you got Zidoo flawless...I have no doubt that would be well received. But I am confused why you would need a review from Michael.....you already have it figured out. If nothing else, Michael is inclusive, not exclusive. I have a Kaleidescape, and I am part of this community, so I appreciate what he did in this video.

@Kevin-N

3 ай бұрын

Can you buy movies on Zidoo too?

@emillika

3 ай бұрын

@@13MarkFox True. I have both a Zapitti Signaure and Kcape 21tb with players. Time and place for everything according to what I feel like. Kscape, it just works. Zapitti needs tons of time to purchase ip\wonder.

@Youthman

3 ай бұрын

liam, I really wish you would watch my other videos before making a judgement about me. I have (4) videos on Zidoo and R_volution. R_volution is sending me the new 8K model. Why would it be a shame for me to share products from all different price points? Some might say how dare I share a $3,000 media player because it's not affordable to them. That's silly bro. As I have shared in my videos on Kaleidescape, it's absolutely a luxury item. It's not marketed towards the masses. I have also shared if you don't mind putting in the work to buy the hardware and learn how to rip your movies in a 1:1 copy and setup a NAS server, go for it! Again, that is not the market that Kaleidescape is targeting. Kscape markets towards those who have the financial means who want a simple, easy to use, reliable product that anyone can use to purchase or playback content. If that doesn't fit your needs, there are plenty of other products that do. I wish you would come back to reality and realize there are more than just you that I am making content for. With 130,000 subscribers, there are people with varying amounts of disposable income. I will continue to review super budget friendly products, all the way up to high end products. Thanks for understanding.