By: Michael Stepanov

Michael Stepanov — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:04:54 +0000

Yes, it the first glass Control4 looks nice and impressive. But opinion of people who really use it is very helpful. I guess that all commercial system have some pitfalls. That’s why it’s better to use open source solution (if you have knowledge, of course). BTW what your dealer told you? Maybe you can sent request to Control4 directly and it pushes your dealer to fix the problem?

By: alain

alain — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:41:29 +0000

When you look at the specification of control4, it look very good compare to the competition. But when it is install, with all the features, it become an other stories. In my case, the system is unstable. The HC1000 from Control4 goes down one day every 7 days. So, if you have to rely on control4 for your house security, it very problematic. If you use Control4 for wake up (turn on the music and the lights of your bedroom) again it is of no use. The day, I need to be at the airport early, I can not rely on control4. I can not be in contact with Control4 support office. No, the support is to be offered by your dealer (that install and sold you the system). If you want to use Control4 for music distribution only, it is a good system. When Control4 goes down, I power on/off the HC1000 and in minutes, the system is back again. So, for other application then music, then I do not recommend it.

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By: Michael Stepanov

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