jreinardy

As stated before, the Roku units are streaming video sources, nothing more. They can't turn on your TV's, switch inputs or anything else as far as I know. Without the EA-1 there would be no C4 on screen display if you are using that. If your TV is IP controlled, then a different controller can possibly send the control commands to the TV. If it is IR controlled with a flasher, then you need to extend the flasher wires to a C4 controller to enable that function to continue. This all assumes that you are not using the EA-1 as an audio source for other equipment in those rooms as the Roku can't do that either. Eggzlot is correct, the EA-1 and Roku are different animals. If you had a Roku hooked to the TV and controlled by IP, the default behavior would be to have the TV come on to the Roku main menu. You also get a Roku Channels Watch option that has a submenu with all the services you have enabled so you can go directly to one of those without going through the menu. Many streaming services on Roku have minidrivers that can be added to your installation. These create Watch options on the main level for the chosen services. I can't speak to how Josh plays into any of this, but hopefully that provides some clarity for you.

I'm about to have ceiling boxes installed in 4 bedrooms so I can finally get fans. It appears to me that with this solution, I would not need to have wall switches wired, the power could go straight to the fans and always be on. Is that correct? My initial thought was to use C4 fan controllers, but this appears to be a cheaper solution. Can anybody compare the 2 solutions? Thanks, Jim

Hi, One of my 8 channel matrix amps has a developed a noise that sounds very much like a fan going bad. The unit is 5 years old, so well out of warranty. Is this a reasonable job to replace a fan in these units? If so, any ideas of a source for the fan? Thanks, Jim Reinardy Milwaukee, WI

Kohler DTV+ now has an optional Konnect module that allows control from a mobile app and has an Alexa skill as well. I am not aware of any Control4 integration there either though. Jim

All, I am intrigued by OS3, so I'm starting to think about moving away from the HC250's in my system. My main controller is an EA-3, but I have HC250's in 2 other rooms with connected AVR's and TV's. One is a pretty straightforward change to an EA-1, but the setup in our bedroom is a little trickier. That controller drives a Denon AVR, via HDMI, which is easy enough, but the analog ports drive a Kohler Bathroom Amp as part of our DTV+ setup in the master bathroom. That output is set up as a separate room in C4 currently. The amp only has wired analog in or Bluetooth. The solution works well, but it would seem that I either need to get a C4 controllable audio extractor and switch to control the Master Bath or put in an EA-3 instead of an EA-1 to get analog audio outputs. The EA-3 is otherwise overkill for this application so I am looking for suggestions on how best to handle it. Thanks, Jim

Thanks for the quick replies, I appreciate the information! Jim

I'm intrigued by the Z2IO, I was not aware of the product until now. If I have 2 garage doors, do I need a Z2IO on each, or is there a way to have a 2nd contact switch talk to a single Z2IO? Thanks, Jim

Can anyone tell me if the C4 Pandora driver supports Pandora Premium without dealer updates or changes? I am currently using it with Pandora Plus and getting a little bored with the limited library. I am trying Amazon Unlimited through my Sonos Connect and found it just OK, though it is not helped by the limitations of the new Sonos driver. Seems like Spotify Connect has some of the same limitations. I have not seen much conversation about Pandora Premium though. On the surface, it seems to have a library that rivals Spotify and I have always liked the ability of Pandora to create stations on the fly. If the C4 integration is like the other Pandora services it feels like it might be good choice. Any thoughts on this or Pandora Premium in general? Thanks, Jim