After 4.5 years of use controller has failed and with it all tv, doorbells, security system, thermostat, and other systems that work with it is not working or working properly. I asked my dealer whether he will install a controller (same control 4 controller) that I can buy from secondary market like ebay. I told him I would take the risk of its not working. But he mentioned that Control4 forbids its dealer to install its own product from secondary market ( it is saying that BMW dealership won't service its own car if you do not buy it from them). Is this true ? Would a control4 person reply to it ? The dealer had no issue trying to sell me the same used controller that he has but four times more expensive .
I have started to have second thought about control4... I wish they would make their system simpler such that we do not always have to rely on the integrators.
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