Posts by JBS

Following the advice of many here (in a previous post), we had a professional Crestron home A/V control system installed about 4 months ago with Crestron's new MC3 processor, C2NCBD keypads for zone audio and the new Crestron MLX3...

Quote: Originally Posted by jgrif08 I will add that $21k for that type of distribution doesn't sound out of line to me, FWIW As I said "The price from my Crestron dealer is an excellent one for Crestron equipment" and I've known the...

Quote: Originally Posted by cpchillin Here's what you need to know. URC can talk to the Crestron processor. The Crestron programmer should be the one who at first programs the URC remotes also. If done right you will have the ability to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Neurorad Take a look at the Russound C-Series (audio distribution + keypads) and the Russound video matrix switches. You may be able accomplish what you need with a single MCA-C5 (8 zones) if you combine 2...

Quote: Originally Posted by Greg C Quic response. Without knowing how hard it will be to retro wires, it actually seems too cheap. You did not say what gear was being spec'd. but figure a week for a 2 person crew just to pull all the...

I've been doing a lot of research on this and could really use a "sanity check" from experienced installers before upgrading. Our home A/V distribution system is fairly extensive, but not complex:We have a central A/V room behind our...

Quote: Originally Posted by ifor I suggested the CP2E controller, why change this? Or... keep the MC3 because it wont matter as the gateway bypasses the ir for rf and the RC5 ir commands wont matter. Why wont the MX900 communicate...

Quote: Originally Posted by herdfan While not exactly answering your question, have you considered the MX-880? Much better ergonomics and looks. Does not require a charging cradle, but instead just uses a plug. The one in the MBR...

Quote: Originally Posted by fletch999 One question to you. Why a PVID? Component video is on its way out at some point in time, maybe not terribly soon, but its worth thinking about. A DM system is about the best and most current...

We're looking at having a Crestron A/V distribution system (6 input/ 15 output) professionally installed. This would include Crestron CNX-PAD8 (audio), CNX-PVID8x3 (video), CNX-B12 keypads and MC3 controller. The problem we're...