crazybuppie

Controller range on the Xboxes is terrible. I had mine on my matrix in my basement and had even though it was just through 1 floor, it almost never worked. You had to be on the left half of the couch for it to work. I do not recommend. I ended up running HDMI up to a cabinet in the room just for the xbox. Still runs thru the matrix but the device is in the room and all the issues went away.

CA1 and CA10 remain current models.

the red was awful. either make the theme user-selectable or stick with something neutral.

Just to clarify, if you simply asked for "Composer", they likely assume you are asking for Composer Pro, which is licensed to dealers only. The version mentioned above is Compose Home Edition, which has 90% of the same functionality and can be purchased by any customer. Any of the fine remote dealers on this forum can assist you with getting HE if you would like.

I was looking at an adjustable base from another company and wondering if a bond bridge would give me control of all the functions on the RF remote. i'd love to automate my bed lol....

If the Quest 1/2 didnt require FB integration iI'd own one. That should be optional and NOT required.

This is awesome. Please keep us posted!

The boxes i did this on were Arris/Motorola 3250HDs i believe. They were definitely newer than the SA8300s.

There are some older Arris boxes from Spectrum that i had the same IR issues with. Could never get the placement right and it seemed to just stop responding on their own. However i was able to make the direct IR port on the back work with C4 and they work perfectly now. Had to make a custom cable to get the IR in form the TS side to the TRS side of the box, and had to modify the IR driver a bit but after some tinkering it work and still works great. I dont know if they still use any boxes that have the IR input on the back but if it does, you might be able to make it work.

My house runs on an 800 running 3.2.1 with no issues.

HE will let you do some programming AFTER the initial setup by a dealer. HE will not allow you to setup a system from the ground-up.

I can tell you it works great on Starlink

Bluestacks and the app still only talk to the C4 processor running Director, which then in turn talks to the AMS. You still need a functional C4 system to use the AMS. Ive never seen a way to control one otherwise.

You should be working directly with your dealer of choice on your system design, not relying on random forum users' expertise. There is no 1 "right" way to do a C4 system. There are always many options, and experience is what will tell you which is better in your specific situation. I suggest, now that you apparently have interviewed a few dealers, is to pick one and sit down with them and hammer out a system design. Sounds like you want to be involved and that's great - but you will get a much better end product if you partner with your dealer, vs expecting them to work magic on equipment you sourced...somewhere...that they had no say in.