SouthernSmarthome

Nope. C4, just like many many (damn near everyone) other manufacturers provides extra incentives for moving boxes. I’m curious what you do for a living that allows you to obviously be financially secure enough to drop 6 figures on HA and obviously much more on a house but you think 5-7% margins are realistic [emoji1787] and that you have basically no idea how the manufacturer dealer relationship works No one, and i mean no one invests time and money to become a dealer of any product to give it away. Now to explain why it’s a dealer model and not a diy model - this is for everyone that doesn’t understand. It’s hard enough to support dealers that actually understand the design, installation and programming of the systems. If i call it’s a real issue and quite often a bug now a days. There are a lot of dealers to support. NOW if it was a diy model, support agents would have to triple or more as they would have many more calls from individuals that are clueless. Don’t believe me, no problem. Look no further than harmony killing their remote line because they lost millions a year on support. If that POS product is loosing that much on something that is extremely limited what do you think would happen to a product that is actually capable. Anyone can come up a argument about how they are “right” but the reality is there is a reason why there are diy setups vs. professional. If you want to have complete control and feel as if your getting the best deal possible go look at Samsung smartthings. If you want a more polished solution that is far more capable with great support than it’s time to understand this is the model in place and move on. Sometimes i think this is dumbest group of smart people around. It’s ok for the end user to make a great living but it’s not ok for the integrator to make a modest living? Gee thanks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The proper strategy is to treat your dealer as a long term partner and pay what they require to stay in business, or at least try to a fair and equitable arrangement. Small business does not survive on margins that thin unless they are doing millions in sales and providing no support after the sale. It’s time to rethink your “strategy “. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have installed it to replace sonos in systems as well as standalone setups. It not only works very well with C4 but also sounds better than sonos. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Do all of the TVs support hdr? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

They definitely take more time Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cat 6A cables need cat 6A terminations. Yes they will still plug into an RJ 45. It will take plenty of time to do this job right Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cat6a is the way to go for network and video. This will also require the proper keystones. For touchscreens cat5e is more than enough. Same for control wires. You might be surprised by how devices still use 10/100 cards. Very rarely is there a point for shielded security wire. You may want to hire a consultant at the very least to lay this out I would personally consider fiber for video and data as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Two ways to think about this. 1. Do you want it to work on the C4 app 2. You want to get the best performance, don’t care if it’s on the slow C4 app and are willing to use a third party app that will provide you with a better user experience. For me it’s 2. Btw if you go toward that option, you can get much better gear for what LUMA gear costs. Also why are you looking to use old technology? You should probably consider IP cameras and a nvr Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It’s definitely a bit unusual. What kind of lights? How many bulbs are connected to the switch? What’s the total wattage? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Depends on how many displays and sources. How many of each do you have Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It’s not editable. It does turn things off the same way each time though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hdbaset. Yes. An actual hdmi cable? Hell no. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Consoles generally need to be local as there are range issues for the remotes and latency issues when online gaming. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You can switch to Lutron. It’s going to be expensive but the walls would stay intact and you would be going to the 800lbs gorilla in the lighting industry. If your house is large enough to have panelized lighting then i would recommend that you look into the benifits more. Lighting control is the single best thing you can do to improve your experience in a large home or any size home for that matter. Ripping it all out simply because you don’t fully understand it sounds like a rushed decision without all of the information. Now if you don’t like the dealer then hey, get a new one. You don’t like how the C4 keypads look, then look into Lutron. I have lighting control in my modest 2600sq ft home and would never do it any other way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If it’s actually low voltage keypads then you will probably need an electrician and a lot of drywall patching Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It really depends on what you actually have. It could be wired in such a way that you have to have lighting control system in place. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If that was the case there would not be any legal reasons for snap to not do this. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It’s been a couple of months but tech support was very helpful. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What if the client you take over owes thousands of dollars to the original integrator still? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If you can use a hub to arbitrarily release anything that would be beyond phucked up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes I’ve done it several times. Basically you reach out to the other dealer. If the are unresponsive, then you can get snap involved. Bottom line is the gear belongs to the end user not the original dealer, unless there is a lease situation, which is highly unlikely. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The OvrC hub has absolutely nothing to do with it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sony all the way. The IP control is more reliable and the picture is better. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You may want to consider a video switcher the best time you need to upgrade the hdmi part of switching. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It’s rare that they announce anything at ces Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk