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Shield TV Pro vs Roku Ultra - which is better?
ekohn00 replied to jfh's topic in General Control4 Discussion
The ability to play TrueHD/Atmos or DTS-HD MA/DTS:X (lossless audio codecs that support object based surround) from a locally managed media server that has ripped blu-rays. Shield tends to also have better sound and picture quality - this was the most important decision, otherwise I would just stay with appletv. the shield also seems trouble free with c4. -
Shield TV Pro vs Roku Ultra - which is better?
ekohn00 replied to jfh's topic in General Control4 Discussion
It's the environment. It works much much better at flipping around between apps as well as visual appeal. If all your doing is going between a bunch of apps or playing music, this is just more responsive and appealing. For specs...I got the shield. Definitely for those atoms HD movies via Plex. -
Shield TV Pro vs Roku Ultra - which is better?
ekohn00 replied to jfh's topic in General Control4 Discussion
If you have Plex, then go shield. If you don't have Plex, but want to be able to select the exact app from your remote, go shield. Otherwise I like AppleTV. For movie night off of Plex we almost always go Shield. Otherwise appletv 95% of the time. -
switch options Unifi Araknis Pakedge etc
ekohn00 replied to tonysss13's topic in General Control4 Discussion
love my unifi! personally if you're going to do it yourself and manage it yourself because you have the knowledge, I felt the unifi was the best bang for the $$. -
Araknis WAP signal strength super weak.
ekohn00 replied to tg_vegas's topic in Troubleshooting, Workarounds, & Bugs
Consider just 1 AP in the center of the house. More may not be better, corners are typically not beneficial. -
Unifi APs Dropping out of Controller but Staying "Blue"
ekohn00 replied to BY96's topic in Networking
Probably wouldn't be a problem with the unifis you meantion. And in your case, just give the garage its own SSID so those devices only connect to that AP. Just make sure in the management app the SSIDs are showing up per AP correctly. -
Unifi APs Dropping out of Controller but Staying "Blue"
ekohn00 replied to BY96's topic in Networking
if it doesn't, check for interference and make sure you have the latest SW. -
Unifi APs Dropping out of Controller but Staying "Blue"
ekohn00 replied to BY96's topic in Networking
You only need the Unifi Network (macbook or cloudkey) to configure and update the APs for how your configured. However, once it is set up, you can get stats on the AP from the macbook or cloudkey. So it's worth it to keep it up at all times. If you reset your laptop you may have lots of problems with access to the APs. As others hinted, your best bet is to ditch the Araknas Router and go Unifi.... one management platform, and it will to DHCP, DNS, and keep everything organized so you don't have other future problems. -
Just an update...looking up on this list, I posted yesterday. Made sure the drivers are fully updated and synced. Just came back tonight and looked at the driver. yep, need to do the pin again because i got the token refresh error. good thing when i go to change the temp, i go to the ecobee app first, because C4 is a waste of my time for this.
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Update the SSL certificate for a Pakedge RK-1 router?
ekohn00 replied to EricaK's topic in Control4 Hardware
there are no certs involved in the DHCP process, so this is not your problem -
Update the SSL certificate for a Pakedge RK-1 router?
ekohn00 replied to EricaK's topic in Control4 Hardware
Just to add to Mitch's post. it's not your RK-1 that is connecting to the thermostat. Certs would be between the two endpoints of a session unless you have a proxy, which the RK-1 probably doesn't do. -
Control4 Comparing integrated DAC types for HC800, EA3, Core3
ekohn00 replied to Lua's topic in c4Forums.com Site Discussions
not easily and osci measures voltage not sound. -
Control4 Comparing integrated DAC types for HC800, EA3, Core3
ekohn00 replied to Lua's topic in c4Forums.com Site Discussions
My point was simply, it doesn't work that way. even if not used, an equalizer will add noise. they are not pass-through devices. -
Control4 Comparing integrated DAC types for HC800, EA3, Core3
ekohn00 replied to Lua's topic in c4Forums.com Site Discussions
they are analog devices that can change volume, bass, and treble. that means they are far from a pass-through. I don't have the c4 matrix, but if it has similar characteristics to the 8-zone multi-channel amp, I had a noticeable difference. You can also look at the SNR & THD numbers and see if they are much lower than your existing audio equipment. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying they suck and should not be used.....we use them for our whole home audio. -
Control4 Comparing integrated DAC types for HC800, EA3, Core3
ekohn00 replied to Lua's topic in c4Forums.com Site Discussions
Your P6 is known to be a pretty good DAC. If you use C4 as the streaming source, you should consider DIGITAL out from C4 to P6 for better sound quality. -
Control4 Comparing integrated DAC types for HC800, EA3, Core3
ekohn00 replied to Lua's topic in c4Forums.com Site Discussions
Don't know if you meant me.... but take your pick it's either Sirius, Pandora, Tidal, Roon, and apple via airplay. -
Control4 Comparing integrated DAC types for HC800, EA3, Core3
ekohn00 replied to Lua's topic in c4Forums.com Site Discussions
I moved to blusound for our C4 music in place of the E5 we have, it is significantly better. -
varietas vs finite labs Apple homekit integration?
ekohn00 replied to chudel's topic in General Control4 Discussion
+1 It's worth checking out the DTI driver. easily works in a docker container too. -
@PaulAV9 don’t hate c4….. you actually have one of the most confusing things going. with Bluesound node and Roon there are 2 ways to play Roon. 1. Bluesound way. (I think you’re doing it). As you know Bluesound has c4 drivers. And mini drivers. The mini driver selects the stream (xm, tidal, Spotify, Roon, etc). If you select Roon either from the Bluesound main driver or mini, I believe you need to use either Roon itself or go into the Bluesound app to select Roon music. 2 the C4 Roon way. This uses the loudoun as an endpoint and just talks to the Roon server to select music. Roon app is not needed at all hopefully this helps your dealer on how to set it up.
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So if he used the Roon Zone driver and has all the settings right, you should see this: I can actually work through my roon menu directly. It looks like he has you selecting everything through the bluesound
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2024 Apple Music on Control4 Native - Ever?
ekohn00 replied to anon2828's topic in General Control4 Discussion
have your dealer install the roon driver for c4: https://github.com/RoonLabs/control4-roon-driver -
C4 Connect and Assist - new CIaaS offering
ekohn00 replied to eggzlot's topic in General Control4 Discussion
Can you define "new systems"? Does that mean something like a core 6 is coming out, or if I add a core 5 to my existing or just for new customers? -
C4 Connect and Assist - new CIaaS offering
ekohn00 replied to eggzlot's topic in General Control4 Discussion
I read through the thread, so forgive me if I'm asking something that should have been obvious..... I got my system 15 years ago. Through the years, I've added components, and my dealer typically upgrades the system for free. I don't pay anything else, as i don't really use the remote access. Moving forward, am I going to be forced to get connect? What I read online seems to indicate if I wanted my system upgraded when new features come out (whatever they may be) will Il need connect... so kinda 3.4 to 4.0??? Outside of that is it the same as usual? Or can my dealer still upgrade the system? -
2024 Apple Music on Control4 Native - Ever?
ekohn00 replied to anon2828's topic in General Control4 Discussion
I'd be interested to know how the interface functions, is it all on C4 or phone or both? I have Roon, so for the cost of autonomic it made more sense to get tidal at this point, but still curious since we still have apple music too.