arden.ballard Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Hi all, I'm the type to always look for a good deal, but I don't want to get burned. I'm building a new home and basically starting from scratch. What are some things I should look for if I were to buy used equipment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic30101 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Do you have any equipment? If you buy a HC250 or 800 and want to use it to run director make sure it has a -1 at the end of the model number so you dont have to worry about licensing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 imho, don't buy old controllers on ebay to be a master controller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggzlot Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 make sure your dealer will support programming on ebay gear. some will, some will not touch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMHarman Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 make sure your dealer will support programming on ebay gear. some will, some will not touch it. Others that will can find they need to bill you time to run firmware upgrades to get everything on the right version Sent from my E6603 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMHarman Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 imho, don't buy old controllers on ebay to be a master controller Most dealers are more accommodating if you are buying the master ea3/5 from them. Sent from my E6603 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blub Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Most dealers are more accommodating if you are buying the master ea3/5 from them. Sent from my E6603 using Tapatalk If u buy a HC in eBay check the following: Needs to have "-1" at the end of model number As for software version Ask your dealer if he will swap/install and update it four you and as for a price The overall price should be a lot less than for what he would sell you a new EA HC, otherwise going used with last Gen isn't worth it. I bought my HC800 on eBay like 3 years ago, all went fine. Install an update was like 150$ or so. At the time he didn't have a problem with used stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheaterExtreme Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 I buy control4 stuff on eBay ALL THE TIME! As a matter of fact, I'm building my buddies stuff right now! I've even opened my own hc800 and updated both the memory and the ram! Once got extra stuff just sitting around here, updated and all.... don't worry about it, just make sure it works and connect with the right people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic30101 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 did you notice a performance increase with the ram upgrade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I'm the type to always look for a good deal, but I don't want to get burned. I'm building a new home and basically starting from scratch. What are some things I should look for if I were to buy used equipment?
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