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re: CAD703X...what do you know about Control4...?
Posted on 3/27/17 at 5:19 am to Marco Esquandolas
Posted on 3/27/17 at 5:19 am to Marco Esquandolas
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and the motors for the 2 blackout shades
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Control4
Can confirm it can be done fairly easily... that's all I have to contirubute
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Posted on 3/27/17 at 8:48 am to Rand AlThor
C4 is great if you want to drop 5-10k down for a baseline system. but if your looking to spend just a couple grand you wont be able to get a ton of C4 stuff.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 9:18 am to Marco Esquandolas
Whatever you do for a job, I want in.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 5:42 pm to ever43
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Ever43
I was wondering where you went...haven't seen you on the MB as of late--you changed gears and went all out assault on the HT!!...you have an extremely nice HT rig!! That projector you have is killer!
From what I am reading, the HW675es ($15k) is the 4K projector that is supposed to be updated in October which I am hoping comes down a little bit (a lotta bit) in price. The 365es ($10k) is 4K, but has no HDR, so that's out, which leaves the HW65es--HD, but no 4K or HDR (but only $3500 street price). So I am sorta waiting it out to see where it all falls. It looks as though all the current JVC projectors are in the same boat as well, and their entire line update is projected (pun intended) to be November '17.
Everything I have read thus far, the HW675es is the cat's meow, especially with native 4K material. I just don't envision watching all that much native 4K--but it seems that streams will be providing the bulk of 4K material--so things may change.
I have The OPPO 103BD player now, and will probably get the 203 4K player--they are pretty inexpensive and are a great value for all they do.
Thanks for the URC info--I am getting ready to research it. I checked out the Crestron stuff last night after a recommendation here.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 5:44 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
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Hu_Flung_Pu
Maybe I am just immature, but your handle makes me laugh whenever I see it
Posted on 3/27/17 at 6:31 pm to Marco Esquandolas
Ever43...After reading a bit, the URC you are using may just be what I am looking for...
Thanks for the info...
Thanks for the info...
Posted on 3/28/17 at 1:25 am to Marco Esquandolas
Are you sure the 675es is going to be updated in October? I had it installed in the middle of November, and it was one of the first ones purchased. It was released at the end of October. It replaced the 665es at the same price point. I would imagine they are going to release the new version of the 365es which has been out for a couple of years now and is 10k.
If our house had not been delayed a month due to them screwing something up in the plans, I would have ended up with the 365es. Ha! Because the 675es had HDR without a buggy firmware update (like the 365es), I decided to spend 5k more and go with it. I imagine Sony is going to at least wait until October of 2018 to replace it. I could be wrong though.
If you are looking at the 675es and the 10k dollar JVC projector (that's not native 4k but gets much brighter than the Sony) get the Sony. It is a killer projector and throws up a picture 2nd to none. It does a great job upscaling 1080p blu-ray content and the native 4k HDR will blow you away. As soon as you see that content, you won't be happy with any other projector.
You are neck deep in the hobby like me, so I am sure you are well aware to make sure you get a nice screen for it. I ended up with a Stewart StudioTek 100 since I have absolute control over ambient light.
I will say be sure to paint the ceiling a dark color! The walls are painted a very dark gray in order to darken the room and reduce the amount of light reflected back on the screen. The ceiling was a standard white. The picture was great, but bright scenes were underwhelming. I had an ISF tech come out to calibrate. He tested it and said if I were to paint the ceiling the same color as the walls, the picture would be 50% better on bright scenes without even calibrating. Had the ceiling painted and he came back out and calibrated it. The difference was stunning. So, save yourself time and go with a dark ceiling!
I love my Oppo 203 player, but it's been a long couple of months for lot of owners. Lots of bugs had to be worked out and I think some have hardware issues. Mine has been great and the firmware updates have solved all the issues. The 205 is coming out in May, but is 1200. You are like me and have a separate source for SACD, CD, etc playback, so stick with the 203.
If you get the URC system, don't skimp on the remotes. I have 3 of their touchscreens (1280) and they will do anything and have good battery life. We have our lighting, central air, alarm, AV, etc on them. Also, if you have an extra or older ipads, they make a sleeve that you can put them in that has some basic physical buttons on them so you can adjust basic stuff by touch. We have one in our theater. The sleeve is magnetic and the built in wall charger is above our light switches. The ipad just sticks on the wall via magnets and charges. I got it just because it looked cool. Ha.
If our house had not been delayed a month due to them screwing something up in the plans, I would have ended up with the 365es. Ha! Because the 675es had HDR without a buggy firmware update (like the 365es), I decided to spend 5k more and go with it. I imagine Sony is going to at least wait until October of 2018 to replace it. I could be wrong though.
If you are looking at the 675es and the 10k dollar JVC projector (that's not native 4k but gets much brighter than the Sony) get the Sony. It is a killer projector and throws up a picture 2nd to none. It does a great job upscaling 1080p blu-ray content and the native 4k HDR will blow you away. As soon as you see that content, you won't be happy with any other projector.
You are neck deep in the hobby like me, so I am sure you are well aware to make sure you get a nice screen for it. I ended up with a Stewart StudioTek 100 since I have absolute control over ambient light.
I will say be sure to paint the ceiling a dark color! The walls are painted a very dark gray in order to darken the room and reduce the amount of light reflected back on the screen. The ceiling was a standard white. The picture was great, but bright scenes were underwhelming. I had an ISF tech come out to calibrate. He tested it and said if I were to paint the ceiling the same color as the walls, the picture would be 50% better on bright scenes without even calibrating. Had the ceiling painted and he came back out and calibrated it. The difference was stunning. So, save yourself time and go with a dark ceiling!
I love my Oppo 203 player, but it's been a long couple of months for lot of owners. Lots of bugs had to be worked out and I think some have hardware issues. Mine has been great and the firmware updates have solved all the issues. The 205 is coming out in May, but is 1200. You are like me and have a separate source for SACD, CD, etc playback, so stick with the 203.
If you get the URC system, don't skimp on the remotes. I have 3 of their touchscreens (1280) and they will do anything and have good battery life. We have our lighting, central air, alarm, AV, etc on them. Also, if you have an extra or older ipads, they make a sleeve that you can put them in that has some basic physical buttons on them so you can adjust basic stuff by touch. We have one in our theater. The sleeve is magnetic and the built in wall charger is above our light switches. The ipad just sticks on the wall via magnets and charges. I got it just because it looked cool. Ha.
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