Icrush Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 We have had our Control-4 for about 8 months. Last month we purchased a Sony Blu Ray player with Google TV. We called the company that installed the system to schedule an appointment to have it programmed to switch the input to the Blu Ray player and they told us it would be $193 to have a technician come to my house to program the main Control-4 unit.Is this normal? Is there any reason or way that I can have access to the software that controls the setup of this dam thing?iCrush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qVAMPIREp Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Please proceed to the C4 Rant Page..... Did your dealer not disclose that your system was locked and that only a dealer can add hardware? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprinky216 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Inrush,If you can tell the dealer the model number of the player, which input you have it plugged into, which number IR you have the blu-ray plugged into on the 300, and you get the IR placed right, the dealer should be able to do it remotely. This all depends on how good you are, that should help keep the cost way down. Dealers am I right here. Welcome to the Control4 world, once you get over the fact that you need a dealer to add things to the project, you'll love it. Get the home edition, it allows you to do a lot of programming. Believe me, there is a lot you can screw up be adding things to your project and input switching and what not.Have fun,Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookedOnC4 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Inrush,If you can tell the dealer the model number of the player, which input you have it plugged into, which number IR you have the blu-ray plugged into on the 300, and you get the IR placed right, the dealer should be able to do it remotely. This all depends on how good you are, that should help keep the cost way down. Dealers am I right here. Welcome to the Control4 world, once you get over the fact that you need a dealer to add things to the project, you'll love it. Get the home edition, it allows you to do a lot of programming. Believe me, there is a lot you can screw up be adding things to your project and input switching and what not.Have fun,RyanI am not a dealer but this is correct. If you bought the C4 equipment from this dealer that price is ridiculous. If you bought your C4 equipment from eBay then it's up to the dealer. It still can be done remote and takes a minute. I would think you could work out a fair price if you have a good working relationship with your dealer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth_j Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 It would be nice to know what the price breakdown is... hourly rate, trip charge, and what other equipment they will provide etc... If you already have it installed I think that might be a bit much plus this could be done remotely like Ryan said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil12011 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 To "roll a truck" will always be expensive, period. However, when a customer adds a blu-ray player or component, if they feel comfortable doing it, I will remotely add it in for them as long as they can make the appropriate connections. For my customers that I have done work for in the past, the charge is usually minimal if they are even charged at all. Just my .02I will add that certain scenarios do require a service call, however, I personally would not feel comfortable charging almost the amount of a component, simply to install it, your experience may vary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icrush Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 Inrush,If you can tell the dealer the model number of the player, which input you have it plugged into, which number IR you have the blu-ray plugged into on the 300, and you get the IR placed right, the dealer should be able to do it remotely. This all depends on how good you are, that should help keep the cost way down. Dealers am I right here. Welcome to the Control4 world, once you get over the fact that you need a dealer to add things to the project, you'll love it. Get the home edition, it allows you to do a lot of programming. Believe me, there is a lot you can screw up be adding things to your project and input switching and what not.Have fun,RyanHere is the rub to this whole thing. The Blu Ray player I have has an RF remote, so there is no need to run an IR blaster. I just need the system to turn on my TV and set my stereo receiver to the correct DVD input. The rest is done via RF. Again, 200 bones??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekohn00 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 My dealer would gladly add the driver if I do all the physical work.I say do the physical and post looking for someone else to do the programing remotely. $200 is ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Inrush' date='If you can tell the dealer the model number of the player, which input you have it plugged into, which number IR you have the blu-ray plugged into on the 300, and you get the IR placed right, the dealer should be able to do it remotely. This all depends on how good you are, that should help keep the cost way down. Dealers am I right here. Welcome to the Control4 world, once you get over the fact that you need a dealer to add things to the project, you'll love it. Get the home edition, it allows you to do a lot of programming. Believe me, there is a lot you can screw up be adding things to your project and input switching and what not.Have fun,Ryan[/quote']Here is the rub to this whole thing. The Blu Ray player I have has an RF remote, so there is no need to run an IR blaster. I just need the system to turn on my TV and set my stereo receiver to the correct DVD input. The rest is done via RF. Again, 200 bones???????Wait a second. So the Bluray player you bought isn't going to be able to be controlled via C4? Why wouldn't you get a bluray player that you could fully integrate?If you want a suggestion on a good dealer that will work with you remotely at honest, good rates on things like this let me know. I've got a great dealer I can refer you to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derickson1472 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Switch to the Soho Shop. It would already be done remotely. You will love them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil12011 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 If you have a good relationship with your dealer, why not just ask them if you can hook it up and have them add it remotely. I don't think they would take offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayk32 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Switch to the Soho Shop. It would already be done remotely. You will love themThe Soho Shop is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hifiguy84 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Downgrade to 1.8.2 and do it yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Letran Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Here is the rub to this whole thing. The Blu Ray player I have has an RF remote, so there is no need to run an IR blaster. I just need the system to turn on my TV and set my stereo receiver to the correct DVD input. The rest is done via RF. Again, 200 bones???????Personally, I'd return that BD player and get something that will integrate easier. Your cost of integration on RF might outweigh the cost of most BD players out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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