I am strongly considering a 6-zone version of the Grafik Eye QS. Getting quotes right now, was told I should decide now whether to go wired or wireless.
The seller said if I want to go to RadioRA 2 sometime in the future, I should go wireless, as the Grafik Eye QS can't do wireless and wired simultaneously. If I buy wired keypad(s) now, I'd have to replace them with wireless keypads when I upgraded as the wired ones would stop working.
My highest priority is full automation of the theater, and being able to control with IR/RF remotes and computer software. I don't want to lose that functionality in order to integrate it into whole-home control. Walls are open so wired vs. wireless is not a concern from that perspective.
Questions:
1) I believe him that I can't do wired/wireless at the same time. That being said - is he wrong?
2) Can I get the same granularity of control through RadioRA2 as I can with the QSE-CI-NWK-E RS-232/Ethernet module for the Grafik Eye QS? Can I use the QSE-CI-NWK-E module in wireless mode? Through the computer and/or IR remote, I want full control of each zone (up/down in 1% increments, on/off, Sivoia shade control, scene selection from any scene) - can I do that through the RadioRA2 controller (RR-MAIN-REP-WH) with a PC?
I wouldn't _mind_ having the best of both worlds, but if I have to choose, I choose full theater automation over whole house integration.
So all that being said, what's your verdict? Wired or Wireless?
By the way, in the end I want a system like this:
-6 zones of lighting, possibly expanding to more with two grafik eye units hooked together.
-2 Sivoia shade controls - one for a blackout shade in the window, the other for screen curtains or masking
- Ethernet control so I can program a computer to do stuff
- Scene selection / shade up/down control at room entrance
- IR integration
The seller said if I want to go to RadioRA 2 sometime in the future, I should go wireless, as the Grafik Eye QS can't do wireless and wired simultaneously. If I buy wired keypad(s) now, I'd have to replace them with wireless keypads when I upgraded as the wired ones would stop working.
My highest priority is full automation of the theater, and being able to control with IR/RF remotes and computer software. I don't want to lose that functionality in order to integrate it into whole-home control. Walls are open so wired vs. wireless is not a concern from that perspective.
Questions:
1) I believe him that I can't do wired/wireless at the same time. That being said - is he wrong?

2) Can I get the same granularity of control through RadioRA2 as I can with the QSE-CI-NWK-E RS-232/Ethernet module for the Grafik Eye QS? Can I use the QSE-CI-NWK-E module in wireless mode? Through the computer and/or IR remote, I want full control of each zone (up/down in 1% increments, on/off, Sivoia shade control, scene selection from any scene) - can I do that through the RadioRA2 controller (RR-MAIN-REP-WH) with a PC?
I wouldn't _mind_ having the best of both worlds, but if I have to choose, I choose full theater automation over whole house integration.
So all that being said, what's your verdict? Wired or Wireless?
By the way, in the end I want a system like this:
-6 zones of lighting, possibly expanding to more with two grafik eye units hooked together.
-2 Sivoia shade controls - one for a blackout shade in the window, the other for screen curtains or masking
- Ethernet control so I can program a computer to do stuff
- Scene selection / shade up/down control at room entrance
- IR integration