On 02/17/03 12:06, Glenn Kalber said...
Combining the pronto tsu6000 with an RF repeater
to a Niles Intellicontrol and a Niles 4.6Ci gives
you the ability to have a complete home theatre
and 6 zone system all controlled through the color
pronto. Very slick and everything can be signal/power
synced. The range on the pronto 6000 is much better
than the Crestron RF gateway. The only difference
is there will be no feedback to the pronto.
I know that the customers I have want to know exactly what's happening in every zone. A one way remote isn't going to cut it for a multi-zone system. Crestron now has the Mini-Touch if you want a one way pronto style remote. By the way, I've never had problems with the Crestron one way gateway (successfully operated ST1550 700' away!). Any two way gateway has a smaller range. Have you ever considered using an e-control Crestron system with a computer tablet enabled with an 802.11b wireless adapter and a wireless router in your lan? It will give you the two way feedback and a larger range of operation. Also, you can sense power\video signal, but I've been on many threads where there have been huge complaints about the lack of power difference on HD Sat Boxes and when you try to video sense it, the composite video loses signal when you switch between SD and HD. Source Decks draw an incredibly small amount of power...so if there isn't discrete power commands, I consult to leave it on.
Just my two cents :)
