Browse Forums Home Theatre & Automation Re: Home automation 31Sep 25, 2013 12:04 am bigclick_dean +1 for Control4 I have it installed in my 3bdr house and it is great, I went away from using the C4 switches due to the cost, look and wiring requirements. I went for cbus neo switches and relays/dimmers and there is a driver from Extra Vegetables for cbus integration. All in all I am very happy and I have installed it all myself along the way (with sparky for cbus install), I also use a SnapAV 4x4 HDMI matrix with a rack in the garage that distributes Plex (HTPC running on mac mini), Foxtel, C4 interface and xbox throughout the house. The matrix supports cat6 extenders so all is very neat and tidy. I also have the garage door, security cameras and door locks through C4 and am in the process of having a concord 4 alarm system installed that will connect directly into C4 for room presence and window/door activity. The only pitfall of C4 is that ALL work has to be done be a C4 dealer and it can get quite pricey, I have purposely stuck with version 1.8 as it is "floating" around and means I can play with it myself but you lose all of the cool new features. The tablet/mobile integration is great and the single zigbee remote for the whole house is great for ease of use with new users. If you have any questions shoot them over and I will see what I can do. BTW I am not a dealer and have no affiliation with C4 except that it is a good toy, just wish it was a little more open... Cheers, Dean Hi Dean. Great to know someone else is using Control4. I'm looking at that for my setup to share AV (foxtel, HTPC, Xbox and TV) across 4 TV zones and 7 Audio zones. I will be looking at CBUS too for lighting at a later stage. I will have security through C4 and thinking about motorised blinds as well. Did you find hooking into the Cbus easy enough? which bits have you installed yourself? I'm trying to save costs anywhere possible Cheers Cameron Built with WBN in WA Slab down 16 Aug 2013, Handover 16 April 2014, Moved in 2 June 2014 Our house build thread Re: Home automation 32Sep 25, 2013 12:08 am Kracka60 Hi Guys - I looked at the Control4 automation and have now got the quotes. Just under $7k to fully wire a 40 sq double storey house with cat6 including the storage rack and extras. The Control4 system seems to be so easy to use and modular as long as the house is wired. The dimmer swirtches from control4 are ugly but you can use other styles as long as there has been room made for the control4 puck at the rear of the light switch. Hi Kracka60. Was the $7k for any of the equipment or was that extra? I've looked at some price lists I've found online and the matrix switches alone are quite expensive. I've also noticed the prices in Aus are twice the price of the US. I can see this adding up to be quite a pricey exercise. Built with WBN in WA Slab down 16 Aug 2013, Handover 16 April 2014, Moved in 2 June 2014 Our house build thread Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1. optional, you can but normally just use the earth from the main switch board 2. should be enough but the distance determines voltage drop - sparky should work it… 1 28895 We already paid for somfy motors for the blinds. The quote above was purely for “pre-wiring” so the blinds company can install the motors and blinds. That’s why we… 5 16584 go upvc window frames ensure insulation under colorbond. not just sarking, lighter color roof also not sure if you have seen this viewtopic.php?t=5823 last couple of pages… 4 110824 |