On April 11, 2007 at 14:37, tsvisser said...
I think the clarification is in that Crestron, for example,
would also let you use the Samsung UMPC, Sony VGN-UX,
or OQO 002 type devices... it so happens that Crestron
also does sell lots of proprietary touchpanels, but the
environment certainly does not limit you to using only
those.
Crestron sells lighting hardware, but is quite happy to
control other vendors' hardware. A crestron system could
be $2k in hardware, or it could be $200k in hardware....
but both extremes take advantage of the rich programming
environment. Usually choosing Crestron hardware gives
you tighter integration than otherwise possible, due to
the in-house development done to ensure integration.
Ahh...I see. But you do still have to use their own TP's and their own processors for control. If you use the Q1, for example, you are still using their X-Panel for control, which requires their E-processors.
