Movie server specialist Kaleidescape has used the Home Technology Event, stand E10, to launch its new M500 and M300 players.
Built on the company’s proprietary M-Class architecture, this next generation of players delivers a new and improved onscreen-user interface and Blu-ray support. The M500 player copies Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, and CDs onto a server. The imported content can then be played back instantly by M500 and M300 players, creating what is said to be the world’s first multi-zone movie server for Blu-ray.
Because the disc is required to be present when playing Blu-ray content from the server, the Blu-ray disc must be in the tray of an M500 player. To enable the full Kaleidescape experience for Blu-ray, the company is developing a disc loader which will keep a large number of discs present within the Kaleidescape system. It will also provide bulk import, and make it easy to find and retrieve a disc.
“We have invested a great amount of time and resources in developing the M-Class architecture, which is our platform for future innovation,” said Michael Malcolm, Kaleidescape’s founder, chairman and CEO. “We now have the tools to improve our world- renowned user experience and offer an even greater variety of content.”
The company's award-winning onscreen user interface has been substantially improved with M-Class players. The Kaleidescape Movie Guide, the largest and most comprehensive of its type with over 135,000 titles, has been expanded to include over 3,300 Blu-ray titles.
Kaleidescape is accepting orders for M500 and M300 players, and shipments began on 18 May at £2,995 for the M500 player and £1,995 for the M300 player. Both players are compatible with existing Kaleidescape products. The disc loader is expected to be available in the first half of next year.
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