Gary Leeds UK Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 good afternoon, anyone come across ~ simple control https://www.simplecontrol.com/ Alexa set the link to my app while I was trying to get her to turn the TV on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 their comparision is incomplete and misleading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Leeds UK Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Looks like home automation with only one App. just being reading all info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 1 minute ago, Gary Leeds UK said: Looks like home automation with only one App. just being reading all info and it's pretty cloud dependent... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Leeds UK Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Most things are these days ~ they are aiming directly at Control4 https://www.simplecontrol.com/the-simple-comparison/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggzlot Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 40 minutes ago, Gary Leeds UK said: Most things are these days ~ they are aiming directly at Control4 https://www.simplecontrol.com/the-simple-comparison/ 100% misleading comparison page. Gary cant you sue for that in the UK? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Leeds UK Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 No it’s a America web site ~ however it is still interesting in what they saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Africa C4 user Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 1 hour ago, eggzlot said: 100% misleading comparison page. Gary cant you sue for that in the UK? Cheers Sue? Who is she? Seriously, surely none of us would ever think of suing C4??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Africa C4 user Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 More seriously, it does look impressive even if they are missing lots of ticks in the C4 column where C4 actually does this (or that). I guess the compliment is that they chose to compare to C4! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Leeds UK Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Just sent over to my nephew, so will get a full report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therockhr Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 3 hours ago, Gary Leeds UK said: good afternoon, anyone come across ~ simple control https://www.simplecontrol.com/ Alexa set the link to my app while I was trying to get her to turn the TV on I used it for about a year. It does an awesome job of controlling IP devices. Lots of good drivers. Biggest problem is that there is not a hard button remote and the developer is pretty adamant about not having one. That was the biggest negative for me and why I switched to Control4. Other thing was Control4, at the time things may have changed, does a better job of grouping audio zones. Last was integrating my alarm panel but that wasn’t enough alone to make me switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 *app-based*. Say goodbye to any scheduled events, motion / door / etc. events and programming, etc. *iOS only*. No Android app. Not a surprise, since it's app only. Either of those would be a killer for me, even if I wasn't a Control4 employee, as I'm an Android guy who has a lot of programmed events. It's *control*, not *automation*. RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanchow Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 16 minutes ago, RyanE said: *app-based*. Say goodbye to any scheduled events, motion / door / etc. events and programming, etc. *iOS only*. No Android app. Not a surprise, since it's app only. Either of those would be a killer for me, even if I wasn't a Control4 employee, as I'm an Android guy who has a lot of programmed events. It's *control*, not *automation*. RyanE I find it funny how many companies confuse app based universal remote controls with automation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatheed Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 lol, and there's 12,000 other devices that control4 can control that they can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Leeds UK Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 The interesting part for me, is that they have identified Control4 as the Market. Could this be the first of many ? Concerning HA and Control - The use of Hue and its App (and sensors) gives you a wide range of programming which would be classed as HA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminaldisclaimer Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 These guys have been around forever. They used to be called Roomie. They've also had that comparison up for more than a year. I've used the product. It is pretty good. It has more control of media devices than Control4, at least by default (e.g. not having to pay extra like Control4). But the bottom line is this--it doesn't have a hardbutton remote, despite claiming otherwise! That makes it worthless for a lot of people. Nobody can convince me that touchscreen is the future for TV control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatheed Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 10 hours ago, Gary Leeds UK said: Concerning HA and Control - The use of Hue and its App (and sensors) gives you a wide range of programming which would be classed as HA. 1 That might class Hue as HA, actually. A wide range of programming isn't the delineating factor for smart home vs connected home, though. Virtually anything can have a wide range of programming if it integrates with IFTTT. That doesn't mean it's a smart-home product, it just means it has external control. They're a connected-home platform, not a smart-home platform because a smart-home platform is more than a blinking command line interface. Do they have scenes, and zones, and agents, and a multitude of remote services? No, they don't, not anything like Control4. Oh, and Control4 can control vastly more devices, so if Control4 was JUST a connect-home platform, it's still better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 I've seen others that say they're competition to Control4, one even made their marketing materials nearly the same as Control4's. There is a *lot* of space for different niche products, but I still personally think Control4 has it figured out more than most. RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Africa C4 user Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 18 hours ago, RyanE said: I've seen others that say they're competition to Control4, one even made their marketing materials nearly the same as Control4's. There is a *lot* of space for different niche products, but I still personally think Control4 has it figured out more than most. RyanE Fully agreed... and maybe it will get even better in 2 weeks time?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 It is *always* getting better. RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shivam Paw Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 2 hours ago, RyanE said: It is *always* getting better. RyanE Confirmed!!! ios widgets siri integration ui redesign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Leeds UK Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 OK I assume the ios widgets will work like Mini Drivers for Apple TV ?? If so that's sorts out the possible issue with Amazon TV for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Africa C4 user Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 3 hours ago, Shivam Paw said: Confirmed!!! ios widgets siri integration ui redesign That sounds promisimg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukas.polivka Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 On 8/21/2018 at 8:36 PM, Gary Leeds UK said: Most things are these days ~ they are aiming directly at Control4 https://www.simplecontrol.com/the-simple-comparison/ Control4 has integration with Fibaro (3rd-party), Vera, Philips Hue, Apple TV IP control, Kodi (3rd-party), Kaleidescape (3rd-party), LG TV (3rd-party + Control4), Oppo Blu-ray players… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallom Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 7 hours ago, Shivam Paw said: Confirmed!!! ios widgets siri integration ui redesign Ui redesign would be interesting. Will we see that by Cedia 2018, 2019 or 2020? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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