Paulknapp wrote:

Just one Sonos.  I spoke with programmer and he said all the bindings need to be redone because driver upgrade erases previous work?.?.

Not if done correctly.  If he is onsite he just adds the new driver then disables director for 10 seconds then reenables.  If he is offsite just add a new driver and then either tells the customer to reboot the director controller or goes through the network setup on the controller without making changes which reboots the director.  He could also ssh into the controller and reboot it that way.  Then after the reboot the old sonos driver will upgrade and he removes the new one he added.

panamagixxer wrote:

Thanks for the information - and LOL on the entire MSRP/Zektor thread that I pulled up on google.  Always makes me laugh when a company won't list MSRP.

which item would you like to know MSRP on?  I have a complete price list in front of me on all available product.

Speaking of thermostats...I have a Carrier Performance Boost 90 system.  Anyone know how to control this with c4? the c4 stat doesn't work with it...

Also if you need one let me know, I got a misquote from Atlona on one and they are going to honor it one time only  (if I can ever sell one).  At $20,000 MSRP with receivers I'm not sure why its so tough!  :)
SNAP'S 8x8 wont be until April so I assume any 16x16 would be Cedia or later.

I am one of the "few" who controls my HC300 via SlingBox.

I'm not sure if it figured into C4's decision, but I set it up this way so I could essentially access the C4 interface from any TV in the house (I already had SlingCatchers on all my TVs).  This was a much cheaper option than having buying c4 controllers for each of those locations and also much more flexible since I access other sources with the slingcatchers (including Windows Media Center).    So perhaps they wanted to close this "loophole" of people not buying additional controllers.

Granted, I don't use the C4 interface very often, but it is convenient to access the surveillance camera matrix when the kids are playing outside when we're not near the TV that is directly connected to the HC300.


That being said, if/when I do upgrade to one of the new controllers, I will keep my HC300, which should allow me to continue using it as I do now.   So for those using a slingbox in this way, your primary loss in upgrading is that you lose the ability to offset some of the cost of the upgrade with the sale of the old controller.


Am I on target in this analysis?

By the way, you don't have to wait for Control4 to remove the app from the 4Store to delete it from your own system:

1. go to http://4store.com/
2. log in with your 4Store account username and password
3. go to My Apps
4. find the app you want to delete and click the associated Delete link
5. click the Delete button to confirm
6. initiate an update through Navigator (Apps > 4Store > Update)

RyanE

Reggie wrote:

WTH. Honeywell sues Nest for patent infringement: http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/6/277519 … fringement

I don't know what the specifics are, but if Next infringed on Honeywell's IP they should sue them for that.

One item sold, one left.

I have one HC200B coming out of my personal system. Both units are less than 1 year old and come with a 2.x license. This controller is installed in an environmentally controlled rack. It is like new and will ship in it's original C4 packaging. This is the new HC200B controller with 33% more processing power than the original. It comes with a V2.x license.

All reasonable inquires are welcome.

Just an FYI - Honeywell Sues Nets Labs Over 7 Honeywell Patents

Thanks again RyanE, I appreciate you bringing that product to my attention!

On the other hand, the CardAccess unit isn't very retro-friendly, either, and a dimmer that could dissipate the dimmer loss for 2000W is *going* to have to have a huge heat sink, so you're not likely to find anyone's dimmer that can handle that big a load in a single-gang drop-in replacement.

RyanE

RyanE wrote:

Yeah, the big drawback is you really need a dedicated 20A circuit pulled just for that light, if it's really drawing 2000W.  No way around that.

If you had that, though, you certainly could retrofit this.  Just add a 2 gang box by the dimmer, and throw this puppy in.

Of course, you then have a 4x4 white square on the wall with no apparent function (behind the white plastic is a *huge* heatsink, for the dimmer)...

RyanE

Exactly.  If wired for that before hand that could easily be in the equipment room.

This noted for my upcoming install.

Yeah, the big drawback is you really need a dedicated 20A circuit pulled just for that light, if it's really drawing 2000W.  No way around that.

If you had that, though, you certainly could retrofit this.  Just add a 2 gang box by the dimmer, and throw this puppy in.

Of course, you then have a 4x4 white square on the wall with no apparent function (behind the white plastic is a *huge* heatsink, for the dimmer)...

RyanE

HookedOnC4 wrote:

I travel to Michigan and actually used the 7 day forecast on my C4 system. It quit working...

How do apps get supported or removed if they no longer are supported?

I'm sorry that app has stopped working for you.

The app developer agreement allows Control4 to take down broken apps, or any apps when a developer stops maintaining them.

I've notified the appropriate person.

Thanks.

RyanE

panamagixxer wrote:

As I read it, the Atlona also allows IR control, I am assuming this is over the same Cat5 that is used for the HDMI?  If this is the case, I have lost a little faith in my dealer because they sold my friend on C4 doesn't have a solution to run HDMI and IR on 1 cable?

Yeah, this uses HDBaseT, which is a very cool technology.  I'm sure the dealer didn't deliberately deceive your friend...this is fairly new and just starting to be adopted.  Google HDBaseT.  It passes all sorts of stuff over a single CAT cable, just like the Crestron system.

I still haven't made the HDMI jump, but am building a new house and will likely not bring my old component distribution with me.