Up Close: Kaleidescape's high-end media servers
Kaleidescape is a name few consumers have heard, and probably for good reason: its home media servers start at $5,000 and reach upwards of $100,000. But the company had its wares on display at CES and we took a gander at the hardware and its user interface.
The Kaleidescape system works well; the UI is fast and it's surprisingly easy to navigate and load up a full library of content, whether audio, video or other. In addition, only one server is required per home, while movie and music players simply relay content to other rooms. But is it worth 20 times (or more) the cost of a TiVo or DivX Connected device? Only for a very select few.
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