Kaleidescape Strato E Movie Player

About The Kaleidescape Strato E Movie Player

This is Kaleidescape’s entry-level 4K movie player for residential, marine, and commercial theatre systems. Strato E supports reference 4K video output with SDR, HDR10, and Dolby Vision. Like all Kaleidescape movie players, Strato E supports lossless multi-channel and spatial object-based audio, including Dolby Atmos and DTS:X.

Strato E enhances Kaleidescape’s movie player lineup, with Strato M as the reference 2K player, Strato E as the entry 4K player, and Strato V as the flagship 4K player. Strato C remains the best player for compatibility with Kaleidescape’s legacy products.

Strato E works on its own or as part of a larger Kaleidescape system. As a standalone system, Strato E provides a single playback zone that holds a half-dozen movies on an internal solid-state drive – downloading a movie in about ten minutes over gigabit Ethernet. The streamlined interface, optimized for navigating a small movie library, offers automatic offloading of watched movies 48 hours after playback to make room for more movies. Purchased movies can be re-downloaded at any time. All movie players can also be grouped with Terra Prime movie servers to increase movie storage.

Lossless Audio That Hits Hard: Strato E delivers pure, lossless audio - exactly how the director intended. You get full support for high-end codecs like Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD, DTS:X, and DTS-HD Master Audio, giving your processor, amps, and speakers everything they need to shine. Clearer dialogue. Deeper rumble. More emotion in every scene.

Reference-Level 4K Video: Strato E plays back 4K content in HDR10, Dolby Vision, and BT.2020 with 4:2:2 chroma, and outputs in glorious 4K resolution. What that means: sharper, more accurate colour reproduction that goes way beyond standard Blu-ray. Perfect for TV & Projector rooms alike.

Downloaded, Never Streamed: Forget buffering. Every Kaleidescape movie is downloaded - not streamed - at up to 100 Mbps to local SSD storage. That means no compression artifacts or bitrate drops. Unlike Blu-rays, there are no disc size limits here. The full fidelity of the studio's mezzanine file gets preserved and played back as intended.

Standalone, with Room to Grow: Out of the box, Strato E stores about 6 high-bitrate movies on its built-in 480GB solid-state drive. Downloads are fast over gigabit Ethernet and are eligible for auto-delete 48 hours after viewing to free up space. Every movie you buy is always re-downloadable.

When you're ready to scale up, Strato E integrates seamlessly with Terra Prime servers and other Kaleidescape players - turning a small system into a whole-home setup.

Scalable for Bigger Systems: Build your system how you want it. Group Strato E players together or pair them with a Terra server to access larger movie libraries instantly. Put a Strato E in your main theatre for 4K output and use a Strato M in the bedroom or living room.

Simple Installation: Tuck it behind your TV or mount it cleanly with official rack shelves or wall hardware. Either way, setup is easy.

Our Review

The Kaleidescape Strato E is a brilliant little marvel that brings proper cinema-grade performance into your home (or yacht, if you’re lucky) without making a song and dance about it. As the entry point to Kaleidescape’s 4K lineup, it might be the “starter” model, but there’s nothing remotely basic about what it delivers - razor-sharp reference-quality 4K video with HDR10, Dolby Vision, and sound that’s absolutely thunderous thanks to full support for Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. Unlike streaming, where you're at the mercy of your internet, this beauty downloads everything locally, so playback is always pristine and uninterrupted. It stores about half a dozen films on its SSD, automatically clearing space as you go, and you can re-download anything you’ve purchased at any time. Whether you're running it solo or as part of a full Kaleidescape system, the Strato E fits in effortlessly, scaling up when you’re ready. It’s streamlined, superbly engineered, and a cracking way to get started with one of the best movie ecosystems around.

Main Features & Specifications

• Design: Standalone 4K Movie Player with 480GB of Storage
• Standalone operation with 480GB SSD
• Lossless multichannel audio including Dolby Atmos and DTS:X
• Reference-quality 4K video output (Dolby Vision, HDR10, BT.2020)
• Scalable system - add players or servers as needed
• Downloaded playback up to 100 Mbps - no buffering, no degradation
• Storage
  • Standalone: Internal 480GB SSD (available storage for approximately 6 Kaleidescape high-bitrate movies)
  • Grouped: Strato E can also access content stored on a Terra when connected and grouped via local network
• Media Played
  • Kaleidescape Movie Store Downloads: 4K Dolby Vision, 4K HDR10, 4K SDR, HD, and SD quality
  • View recent HD additions for Strato E in the movie store
  • Current customers can also view their Strato E compatibility page in the movie store
• Control
  • Front-Panel IR Receiver
  • Kaleidescape Control Protocol over Ethernet (supported by Josh.ai, Crestron, AMX, Control4, Savant, the Kaleidescape apps, and other apps & control systems)
  • Lutron RA3 and HomeWorks control over Ethernet
• Fan Noise: Silent (no internal fan)
• Ventilation
  • Minimum 25mm space at the front
  • Minimum 50mm space at the rear
• Mounts (sold separately)
• Rack Shelf with Faceplates is available for mounting 1 or 2 (centred or side-by-side) Strato E players in a 19in rack, 1U space
• Wall Mount available for mounting behind TV displays
• Video Output
  • HDMI 2.1
  • HDCP 2.3 Copy Protection
• Video Display Formats
  • Resolutions: 2160p60/50/30/25/24, 1080p60/50/24, 1080i60/50, 720p60/50, 576i, 576p, 480i, 480p
  • Chroma: 4:4:4 8-bit up to 2160p60, 4:4:4 10/12-bit up to 2160p30, 4:2:2 12-bit up to 2160p60, 4:2:0 8/10/12-bit at 2160p50/60 only
  • Colour Spaces: BT.2020, BT.709, BT.601
  • Aspect Ratios: 1.78:1 and 2.35:1 (CinemaScape), automatic or user interface selectable
  • HDR: Dolby Vision (standard and low-latency) and HDR10 (SMPTE ST 2084, 2086)
  • Movie Playback up to 4K; UI in 2K
• Audio Outputs: HDMI 2.1 (combined with video)
• Audio Formats (HDMI Connector)
  • Dolby Atmos
  • DTS:X
  • Dolby TrueHD
  • DTS-HD Master Audio
  • Dolby Digital Plus
  • DTS-HD High Resolution Audio
  • Dolby Digital
  • DTS Digital Surround
  • Dolby MAT PCM
  • PCM (up to 7.1ch, 96kHz/24-bit)
• Power
  • Max Consumption: 13W
  • Typical: 4.3W
  • High Power Standby: 3.8W
  • Lower Power Standby: 0.5W
  • External Power Adapter with Detachable Cable: 100-240VAC to 12VDC @ 5A, 60W, isolated ground
• Network: Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Base-T)
• USB: (for disc cataloguing)
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 163 x 30 x 163mm
• Weight: 0.73 kg
• Manufacturer's Warranty: 1 Year

Note: Features & Specifications Subject To Change Without Notice. E&OE.