thecodeman Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Details on the blog site. It's a replacement for the HC-1000v2. Comparable features, better cooling, nicer price...http://c4central.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFUG Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Very nicer price... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tebery Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 It's about time!! Can you get the $100 MC trade-in credit on the v3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodeman Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 It's about time!! Can you get the $100 MC trade-in credit on the v3?There have been no announced changes to the trade-in program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbrown Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Details on the blog site. It's a replacement for the HC-1000v2. Comparable features, better cooling, nicer price...http://c4central.com/Does anyone believe in coincidences ? Anyone want to venture a bet that any medium to large installation is going to require this with 2.x ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodeman Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 I wouldnt be surprised. Have you seen anything in regards to the features in 2.0? Flash navigator, App store, etc. etc.We put them on medium-large installations now with 1.7x and 1.8.x, and will continue to do them for 2.0. This price point allows more people to experience a significantly faster system.Welcome to the world of technology, where the software drives the hardware, or vice-versa, depending on the cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 It's not a coincidence, but more the fact that hardware evolves.Control4 continually wants to make pieces more affordable and powerful, and the opportunity came up to do just that with the HC-1000. Yes, a 2.0 system will run better with a 1000. A 1.7 or 1.8 system will also run better with a 1000.Control4 obviously wants to drive the 1000 into mid-sized systems, because it's a good deal all around.RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayk32 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Amazing price on the HC-1000. Has Control4 reduced pricing on other pieces in their line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Control4 has released different hardware that is less expensive, and/or more capabilities, but this is probably the biggest reduction / improvement.The HC-300 was introduced at the same price as the HTC, but quite a bit more capable (HD output, faster processor, co-processing DSP, new industrial design, other improvements).RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayk32 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Ryan,Thanks for the information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 I'll be picking one of these up. Man I'm glad I didn't pull the trigger on the V2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFUG Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 ^You and me both but my dealer never did agree that I needed one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tumult Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 terrific news. installing my second c4 system after the new year so its perfect timing for me.tum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgreenwell Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Wow. Anything else drop that drastic in price? Now I can afford to pay for my rack with the savings on the HC1000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henniae Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Wow. Anything else drop that drastic in price? Now I can afford to pay for my rack with the savings on the HC1000.C4 has not announced any other price reductions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingerbrown Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 One of the new specs is Ethernet 1000 BaseT support - it can connect to Gigabit Ethernet networks. What practical advantage will this provide? Faster and smoother controlling function? Is this only utilized in 2.0? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Not a huge advantage, but should help somewhat with the 1000 streaming audio from it's hard drive.It's just a side benefit of the v3 being based on a newer motherboard with Gigabit support.RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodeman Posted November 10, 2009 Author Share Posted November 10, 2009 And even then, GigE networks are limited by other factors like read/write speed of drives and encode/decode functions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingerbrown Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I hear the v.3 HC-1000 has the same connections as the v.2, but what are the connections? There is no pictures or data about it on the website. What number and type of connnections does it have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 It has two connections:* Power* EthernetSince it's ONLY purpose is to serve as the master controller and run Director and other related (back-end) processes, it has no I/O to speak of.RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodeman Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 I hear the v.3 HC-1000 has the same connections as the v.2, but what are the connections? There is no pictures or data about it on the website. What number and type of connnections does it have?Just a gigabit ethernet and power, really. There's nothing else to connect in the project since it doesn't do audio or on-screen GUI, no contacts/relays/ir, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 It would be nice if they put some contacts, relays, and IR outs on this thing.Oh well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 They do. It's called an I/O Extender. Or an HC300.RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 They do. It's called an I/O Extender. Or an HC300.RyanEYeah, because each of those is included with an HC1000, right?I have every single contact/relay on my old Media Controller used. If I were to get rid of that I would probably need two I/O Extenders to make up that functionality alone.The media controller has it's downfalls (slow processor and no HD GUI), but the CD tray on the front and the myriad of outputs sure makes it a nice unit to have hanging around in the rack still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Right, but if you were to get an HC1000, you could use the HC1000 as the master, and keep your Media Controller for it's I/O. Also, with the price reduction of the HC1000, you can better afford to get I/O extenders.I'm guessing (I'm not a product manager, nor do I wish to be) that the cost for Control4 to make I/O to fit a standard x86 motherboard would push the HC1000 to more than the cost of the 1000 plus the cost of an I/O extender.RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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