Control4 experiences or recommendations?
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Control4 experiences or recommendations?
I am about to have a multi zone Audio/Video and home automation system built around a Control 4 system, this includes a dedicated home Theater (which I have extensive experience with), 4-6 other AV zones, 8-10 zones for lighting and fan controls and HVAC integration all accessible through ipad/iphone devices.
Anyone have any experiences or recommendations before I sign and put a deposit down?
I greatly appreciate everyones input
//Anders
Anyone have any experiences or recommendations before I sign and put a deposit down?
I greatly appreciate everyones input
//Anders
#3
C4 is a quality budget control system. Your final experience will depend completely on the programming and communication skills of the company you hire to complete the system. Do research on the company and make sure they know what they are doing before co
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#5
Ray (club411) installed a very expensive C4 in his loft and needless to say its no longer there. Most I speak to say its very limited especially considering the price. Check out Clarehome, cloud based and extremely user friendly. Spent 2 hours with them today working on a system for the house we are building.
#6
Ray (club411) installed a very expensive C4 in his loft and needless to say its no longer there. Most I speak to say its very limited especially considering the price. Check out Clarehome, cloud based and extremely user friendly. Spent 2 hours with them today working on a system for the house we are building.
I am not trying to be negative against new alternative suggestions or just supporting the old established systems, I am giving the perspective of an integrator that has done many systems (ranging from 5k to 2m jobs) and the only thing I care about is providing value for money for the customer, reliability and customer satisfaction. I can guarantee you that C4 (if designed correctly) can achieve these things at a good price.
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I am about to have a multi zone Audio/Video and home automation system built around a Control 4 system, this includes a dedicated home Theater (which I have extensive experience with), 4-6 other AV zones, 8-10 zones for lighting and fan controls and HVAC integration all accessible through ipad/iphone devices.
Anyone have any experiences or recommendations before I sign and put a deposit down?
I greatly appreciate everyones input
//Anders
Anyone have any experiences or recommendations before I sign and put a deposit down?
I greatly appreciate everyones input
//Anders
Also 8-10 zones of lighting means just a few rooms? I would try to go full house if the budget allows and if possible with a wired system with its own processor e.g Lutron or Crestron
#8
At the end of the day the top 3 (Crestron, AMX and C4) just sell black boxes, it is the integrator that will do all the magic and unfortunately he can also mess it up. Compared to the other 2 big players, C4 makes it much easier for the integrator and especially small or inexperienced integrators to provide a fast and satisfactory result.
Last edited by charris; 06-07-2012 at 07:14 PM.
#9
Ray (club411) installed a very expensive C4 in his loft and needless to say its no longer there. Most I speak to say its very limited especially considering the price. Check out Clarehome, cloud based and extremely user friendly. Spent 2 hours with them today working on a system for the house we are building.
#10
He went with Redeye pro offered by thinkflood... Not sure all the details, but Ray is one of the "techiest" guys I know and if you see his setup you know he don't spare any expense. I spoke to a group today that sells C4 as well as others and had the same feedback about C4. They told me to look into a company called NuVo.