Kaleidescape Alto combines pristine playback quality with the legendary Kaleidescape experience. Alto will give you access to the 11,000 movies and 1,500 TV seasons that Kaleidescape has licensed for the Movie Store, most of which are available in bit-for-bit Blu-ray quality.
Alto also features an optical drive, so you can enjoy your favorite Blu-ray discs and DVDs. It is available with or without an internal 6TB hard drive that can store up to 200 Blu-ray quality movies, or 900 DVD quality movies. Alto equipped with internal movie storage can be used standalone or in a system with other Encore components. The Alto with or without internal storage plays back from its disc slot, a Kaleidescape Terra movie server, another Alto or Strato player with internal storage, or a Kaleidescape Disc Server.
AT A GLANCE:
• Playback from hard drive
delivers full Blu-ray quality
video, with bit rates up to
48 Mpbs and frame rates up
to 60 frames per second
• Alto with 6TB internal hard
drive stores up to 200
Blu-ray quality movies, or
900 DVD quality movies
downloaded from the
Kaleidescape Movie Store
• Alto with or without internal
storage can play back from
a Kaleidescape Terra movie
server, another Kaleidescape
Alto or Strato movie player,
the internal disc drive, or a
Kaleidescape Disc Server
• Lossless multichannel audio,
including Dolby Atmos,
Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD,
and DTS-HD Master Audio
Compatible with popular
control systems and universal
remotes
KALEIDESCAPE ALTO COMBINES THE PLAYBACK QUALITY OF
BLU-RAY DISCS WITH THE CONVENIENCE OF INTERNET DELIVERY,
FOR AN UNPARALLELED CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE AT HOME.
Kaleidescape designed the Alto movie player to provide an immersive home-cinema
experience, with audio and video playback quality very close to that of commercial theaters.
Unlike streaming services, each movie is downloaded and stored on a hard drive, either on
a Kaleidescape Terra movie server, or a Kaleidescape Alto or Strato movie player. Alto plays
downloaded movies in stunning Blu-ray quality, at up to 48 Mpbs and 60 frames per second,
without the startup delays, buffering messages, or quality drops that are so common with
streaming services.
Alto supports bitstream pass-through of Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD Master
Audio multichannel soundtracks. The Alto onscreen user interface is displayed in full 1080p
HD at up to 30 frames per second.
Alto can be purchased with or without an internal 6TB hard drive that can store up to 200
Blu-ray quality movies, or 900 DVD quality movies. Alto equipped with an internal hard drive
can be used standalone or in a system comprised of other Encore components. The Alto
without internal storage plays back from its disc slot, from a Kaleidescape Terra movie server,
from another Alto or Strato player with internal storage, or from a Kaleidescape Disc Server.
Alto lets users convert a physical disc into a digital download, so the movie can be
played instantly, without the need for the physical disc. Alto can also play directly from a
Blu-ray disc or DVD. Movies start immediately, without trailers or warnings, and you can
jump right to your favorite scenes and songs, without fast forwarding.
Kaleidescape is the world’s only movie retailer that caters to the discriminating
consumer with a massive library of content from Hollywood’s major motion-picture
studios. The Kaleidescape Movie Store offers thousands of movies in full Blu-ray quality
with multichannel lossless audio, including Dolby Atmos.
DIMENSIONS
• 17.0in × 2.8in × 10.0in (W × H × D)
(43.2cm × 7.1cm × 25.4cm)
WEIGHT
• 10.2lb (4.62kg)
POWER
• Max consumption: 60W
• Typical: 35W
• High power standby: 20W
• Low power standby: 0.35W
• External power adapter, 100-240VAC
to 12VDC @ 5A, 60W with detachable
line cord
NETWORK
• 100Base-TX/1000Base-T Ethernet
(RJ45 connector)
• 802.11n Wi-Fi USB adapter included
CONTROL
• Ethernet control from Crestron, AMX,
Control4, Savant, the Kaleidescape
App for iPad, and other apps and
control systems
• Kaleidescape Remote included
• Front-panel IR receiver window
• IR input (1/8in mini-plug)
ENVIRONMENT
• Operating temperature: 41 to 95°F
(5 to 35°C)
• Storage temperature: -4 to 140°F
(-20 to 60°C)
• Relative humidity: 20% to 80%
(operation) 5% to 90% (storage)
• Maximum operating altitude:
10,000ft (3,048m)
• Heat output: 136 BTU/hr (40W) max
• Airflow: 10 CFM (17 m3/hr) max
VENTILATION
• Minimum 1in (2.5cm) space at the front
• Minimum 2in (5cm) space at the rear
RACK MOUNT
• Middle Atlantic rack shelf is available
for mounting in a 19in rack, 2U space
VIDEO OUTPUT
• HDMI® 1.4
VIDEO DISPLAY FORMATS
• Resolutions: 1080p60/50/24, 1080i60/50,
720p60/50, 576i, 576p, 480i, 480p
• Chroma: 4:4:4 8-bit
• Color spaces: BT.709 and BT.601
• Aspect ratios: 1.78:1 and 2.35:1
(CinemaScape), automatic or user
interface selectable
AUDIO OUTPUTS
• HDMI 1.4 (combined with video)
• Digital coaxial (RCA connector)
• Analog stereo (RCA connectors)
AUDIO FORMATS
• Dolby Atmos
• Dolby TrueHD
• Dolby Digital
• DTS:X
• DTS-HD Master Audio
• DTS Digital Surround
• PCM
• MPEG audio
STORAGE
• Integrated storage for up to 200 Blu-ray
quality movies, or 900 DVD quality movies
MEDIA
• Kaleidescape Movie Store downloads
that precisely match the quality of movies
available on Blu-ray disc and DVD
• Blu-ray disc, BD-R, BD-RE
• DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R,
DVD+RW
BLU-RAY DISC FEATURES
• BD-Live
• Profile 2.0
REGIONAL PLAYBACK CONTROL
• The DVD region code of the
Kaleidescape Alto can be changed
up to four times
• The Blu-ray Disc region code of the
Kaleidescape Alto is set at time of
purchase and cannot be changed by
the customer
LIMITED WARRANTY
• 3 years (extendable)