Call it a Kaleidescape-for-All as Kaleidescape launches Cinema One, an out-of-the-box DVD movie server that provides instant viewing and management of your customer's movie collection.
This is the company's first system priced below £4200 MSRP, as Cinema One hopes to bring the Kaleidescape experience to a broader set of customers.
Cinema One is a single component movie server capable of storing 225 DVDS or 2500 CDs - but installs as easily as an ordinary DVD player. Linus Wong, Director, Product Marketing at Kaleidescape tells us Cinema One is based on and replaces the Kaleidescape Mini System.
It's ideal for the retail market, in his opinion, because it eliminates the need for storage configuration.
But there's more to this story than widening the market and price point (although scaling technology down to a 40-50% reduction is impressive).
Cinema One creates a new market by meeting the needs of parents with young children by automatically switching to a simplified user interface when the Child Remote is used.
"We have found that families tend to have the largest collections of DVDs, since most children’s content is in that format," says Kevin Dawson, MD of Dawsons Group, a leading high-end custom audio and video retailer in UK for residential and marine projects for over 30 years. "Cinema One is an excellent fit for this market since it enables even toddlers to select and start their own movies – without the delays and complexity caused by menus, trailers, and advertisements."
Wong tells us the interface is so well-done for kids that 2- and 3-year olds can navigate their favorite films. While toddlers can find and play their own movies, parents have complete control over available content and access.