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The Pleasures of Kaleidescape

was very intrigued after reading a review of the Kaleidescape Strato S movie player in the October/November 2020 issue of magazine and ended up buying a unit. The Strato S can be installed without professional help, which saved me a lot of money. Even so, the player is not cheap. Here’s my problem: The Kaleidescape dashboard interface is stunning, especially when viewed on my LG 4K OLED TV (I also bought an LG Soundbar with Atmos, and of course surround sound speakers to complete the system). I’m so smitten that I find myself staring at it for far longer than is necessary. I’m also buying movies left and right just to see them appear on the dashboard. When I do get around to playing a movie, the picture looks amazing—definitely studio quality. Here’s my question: How can I curtail my movie-buying before my wife throws me out of the house? Oh, I forgot, one more thing: I’m addicted to the movie downloading process, which I can do on my iPhone. Just watching the yellow loading bar increase little by little makes me yearn for the old Napster days.