How many independent zones of movies and music can be played simultaneously with the Kaleidescape System?
The number of simultaneous movie and music zones that can be played at the same time depends on the types of movies that are being played (e.g., HD vs. DVD), and on how many Servers and Disk Cartridges are reading the movies and music being played. For any practical purpose we know of (meaning even the largest palaces and yachts in the world), the Kaleidescape System can be configured easily to serve an adequate number of independent movie and music zones. (However, pulling the Ethernet cables can be a challenge in a palace!) Each Movie Player can deliver either a movie or music to one zone. Each Music Player can simultaneously serve up to four independent music zones. Kaleidescape has demonstrated that an individual 1U or 3U Server has the ability to simultaneously deliver DVD movies and music to 45 independent zones, even if all of the movies and music are coming off the same Disk Cartridge. Kaleidescape’s largest installation to date has 53 Movie Players and 2 Music Players. And one
