tebery Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 http://www.cepro.com/article/control4s_new_hc_300_faster_sexier_home_controller/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tumult Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 wow! great news indeed. Is the new hc 300 available now? I wonder what additional products are in beta testing. tum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Not available quite yet. In beta testing with select dealers.RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvs Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 will a new remote be an accompaniment, maybe with key backlighting? please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Willis Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Cool.Wonder what type of timeframe we are talking about on it?2-3 months3-4 months4+ months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 There is not a new remote with the HC-300, same v.2 remote.Timeframe is soon, but I don't know the exact date.RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJF Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Ryan, any word on if and when they will start using this new processor in the MC ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slemay Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Only rumors - nothing that C4 has confirmed... my guess would be CEDIA time frame... but we'll have to wait and see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 AJF,Obviously, we'll create many new controllers in the future, but until they're officially announced, I won't be discussing them, and I'd discourage dealers from speculating.RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamagixxer Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Speculation is all we have - don't discourage it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoGo Delicious Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 The HC-300 is on the C4 web site http://www.control4.com/cp/102-918CF738/index.htm Has this been released? Are dealers able to aquire this product yet?Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamagixxer Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 So for anyone testing this unit - how much faster is it? I still have some delay when cover art is pulled up or XM stations are loaded to select from the menu. Is this the home theater controllers or the media controller? Just curious on reasons for me to upgrade the HD is not reason enough at this time. Given I have 4 home theater controllers and 1 media controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamagixxer Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Also, why would they not announce a new media controller? I would assume they are looking at the same upgrade (processor, HD, maybe larger hard drive, etc.) for the media controller? It would make more sense to upgrade the entie line of controllers at one time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slemay Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 The official announcement was yesterday - yes it's much faster - yes it has more memory (so it cache's a lot more than it used to). Yes in every way - it's nicer! As far as new Media Controller - nothing on deck right now for that, that I'm aware of - it's not even in beta testing that I'm aware of. I know I've heard rumors of one - but if I had to guess - we're still 6 months off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamagixxer Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Not understanding how the media controller and home theater controllers work/communicate - given the mp3s are stored on the media controller as well as the Sony 777s hooked into the media controller - what is the advantage of upgrading a larger system withoug a media controller upgrade? Do the home theater controllers have enough storage to keep the database, covert art, etc. within there memory?Go ahead and kill me if this is a stupid question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tebery Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 i have the same question as panamagixxer. i am being told to go for the new HTC, but I am concerned about where cover art info will be stored (maybe network drive?) my second concern is the number of serial ports. i will need at least 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvs Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 plenty of room on HTC new and old for cover art, movie info, music cover art and info etcthere are USB ports to hook USB drive(s) to for for all your music. MP3 is the only CODEC that is supported. Old HTC only has 1 serial port, new one has 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tumult Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 so then, other than being able to rip cd's, is there any other functionality of the media controller over and above what the htc has? Or, better yet, will I lose any functions if I don't get a media controller and instead use htc's? I plan on having my mp3's on a seperate usb hard drive.thanks,tum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvs Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 so then, other than being able to rip cd's, is there any other functionality of the media controller over and above what the htc has? Or, better yet, will I lose any functions if I don't get a media controller and instead use htc's? I plan on having my mp3's on a seperate usb hard drive.thanks,tumMedia Controller basically just has more of everything. You won't loose functionality per se just the ability to control more, if that makes any sense. What you will gain is speed with the HC300 over the MC due to a more powerful processor. Here are some differences.MC has toslink digital inputs/outputsMC has 4 Composite Video Sense Inputs & 4 OutputsMC has 2 more serial portsMC has 5 more contacts and relaysMC has 4 IR inputsMC has 2 more IR outputs for a total of 8MC has 80GB harddrive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tumult Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 so if I'm just using htc's with my mp3's on a seperate usb hard drive, will I still be able to see all of the album cover art, songs, etc on a mts or the tv? tum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvs Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 so if I'm just using htc's with my mp3's on a seperate usb hard drive, will I still be able to see all of the album cover art, songs, etc on a mts or the tv? tumYes as long as it is hooked to the HTC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slemay Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 DEPENDS... on how large your MP3 library is... IT IS possible (very possible) to fill up the HTC's storage with too much clipart for media. I DO NOT know what the limitation is, but I "DO" know that I've been told for larger libraries (600 or more????) to use a MEDIA CONTROLLER - as you'll run out of space on the HTC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirill Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 First generation HTC limitation is 10000 media items (songs or channel icons)I am at 8000 and it working fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tumult Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 so the question is what is the limitation on the new htc? I was hoping to have a usb hard drive attached to the htc with about 300GB of music. I'm not sure how that translates into files, but I'm guessing its a lot:Ptumand thanks for all the replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbs Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 If I were to use an HTC-300 and a MC together in a setup (to get more control ports) could I still get the advantage of the high-def GUI from the HC-300? Or would the MC automatically have to be the master device? I'd probably prefer to keep my music on a USB drive rather than the MC drive if that makes any difference?Basically, if my setup is going to require a MC for the number of controlled devices it offers, do I still get any advantage by waiting for the HC-300? Or am I just as well off with the HTC?Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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