Remote Controls

[bandphan]

read the page I linked. URC and Lutron have partnered to provide control solutions via RF to their lighting products. Nothing against Harmony, my suggestion for rf and anything other than a basic setup would warrant looking at other products. The one thing that bugs me with harmony is the lack of discrete control via rf.

[mlail]

I talked to another friend and he believes that the Crestron while expensive is a great way to go.

[OttoMatic]

read the page I linked. URC and Lutron have partnered to provide control solutions via RF to their lighting products. Nothing against Harmony, my suggestion for rf and anything other than a basic setup would warrant looking at other products.

OK, I read the link. I'm not trying to be a Harmony fanboy, but I think that the 890 and any ZWave switches/dimmers/whatever can do the same type of thing -- natively control, via RF, those switches, in various rooms, implement "scenes", set the lights to whatever predetermined values for each "activity" (e.g., dim the lights when you select "watch a movie"), etc.

The one thing that bugs me with harmony is the lack of discrete control via rf.

I have an 890 controlling a single switch, but I can add as many as I want and create scenes. I can control it from throughout the house, and don't need any converters, etc. I can control that switch or others discretely via RF.

Am I missing something here?

Crestron is definitely cool stuff, and we used it at my previous workplace. However, for the normal consumer it's too expensive or complicated.

[bandphan]

Am I missing something here?

My rf was in general, not only specific to lighting. The discrete control Im refering to is the abilty to assign flasher outputs, for use with identical gear and multiple rf units.

[mlail]

OK, I read the link. I'm not trying to be a Harmony fanboy, but I think that the 890 and any ZWave switches/dimmers/whatever can do the same type of thing -- natively control, via RF, those switches, in various rooms, implement "scenes", set the lights to whatever predetermined values for each "activity" (e.g., dim the lights when you select "watch a movie"), etc.



I have an 890 controlling a single switch, but I can add as many as I want and create scenes. I can control it from throughout the house, and don't need any converters, etc. I can control that switch or others discretely via RF.

Am I missing something here?

Crestron is definitely cool stuff, and we used it at my previous workplace. However, for the normal consumer it's too expensive or complicated.

I am seriously leaning toward the 890 as well. I like how Logitech allows the user to plug the remote into their PC and program it via the web. However, I also like URC's support with Lutron devices. Logitech does not mention on their web site that their remotes can control anything other than HT equipment. I'll have to poke around some more!

It would be great to find a Logitech that controls lighting, drapes... and HT gear. The list prices for URC 880 and the 980 are very steep.

Thoughts anyone?

I have set up many x-10 devices so how much harder is Lutron to configure? My job is building and configuring servers so technical things come natural to me. Not to mention the help people like you offer if I run into a snag.

[OttoMatic]

It would be great to find a Logitech that controls lighting, drapes... and HT gear.

Thoughts anyone?

Check here and here.

I found those by just Googling for zwave and drapes. There are many more out there. If you're handy, you could integrate those motors to control pretty much whatever...

I have set up many x-10 devices so how much harder is Lutron to configure?

I don't know about the Lutron stuff, but ZWave programming is very easy; you will have no problem.

[Swerve]

Harmony 890

... when's the new RF equipped One coming out?!