On June 25, 2022 at 10:15, ichbinbose said...
I have one and a client has a couple.
The pro is that it runs your control system of choice (except c4) AND it runs every ip controllable device that you have in your system including ring and nest. Built in microphone and speaker.
So if you really like a native app for a product, such as Kaleidescape vs the control system interface it allows you to jump from app to app quickly and easily.
For me personally a few issues i have are battery life and the size of the screen. I think the remote should be at least 30% larger.
The phone vs remote debate. Well the AVA. Is easier to use one handed. If you hand it to a guest you don’t have to worry about phone calls, texts or emails.
It’s definitely a generational thing in my experience so far as my installer can’t get his head around this argument either, yet when it was presented to the first client their response was that it was the ultimate remote! So it just depends in the end.
A very cool feature to me is that it’s not control system agnostic.
I am not saying clients will or will not like it, but I have heard from clients for years in regards to touch screen remotes how much they want one, but once they have them, complaints come in. Had a few with the older MX1200 from URC, which had much more in terms of usable hard buttons. The MX5000/TRC1280 remote, aside from it just being a bad, slow remote, had many complaints on just usage ease of use. More recently Neeo had similar complaints. All of these remotes had the basic navigation buttons, channel up/down buttons and volume buttons, and still I heard complaints. We will just have to agree to disagree on this, I just don't feel that a remote with no hard buttons has any place in a system controlling TVs. Again, if your sole purpose is automation functions or maybe music, ok. I still would prefer to use my phone and save the money, but I'd let clients decide what their wallet wants to spend.
