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Below are Some Comments we have been receiving
- Sounds like an excellent addon. The cost is the main factor however.
When you can buy a laptop for under £1k, 1500 for a 6" version
seems a little expensive. I would also like the possibility of haveing
the master without a screen (like CWM). There's no real reason to have
a server with a screen on it when it should be accesible and programmable
remotely.
- Sounds like the way foward & they look good. I think
customers want something they can see & touch as most home automation
stuff is out of sight working in the background. Maby a bit costly but
I would hope that with enough sales costs will go down!
- Nice - but lets try and keep some continuity between
these screens and the tel voice menu. Its the tel voice menu that sells
Comfort for me. So lets not forget dev on the main product. Good to see
you have added a margin! It would not hurt to make comfort more elite.
You are obviously aware of the complexitiies which greatly enhance the
possibilities for a despoke unit for the installer. I have mentioned on
several occasions that the Comfort prices are too visible and customers
do not want to pay for labour. Ok go ahead as always a step in the right
direction.
- As an IT professional I would expect the unit to also
connect to a Windows 2000 Server Domain - not just the noddy (and insecure)
hub/router approach. This mean supporting user-id and password! I have
a Win 2000 Server home network using DHCP, sitting behind the MS ISA firewall
with a 3COM wireless lan. The 'units' should connect using a wireless
lan card - why would I want to start running wires when wireless technology
connects an IP device to my network instantly?
Our reply For hub security. The file system
is read-only. Then you can set only a specific narrow range of IPs that
can even ping the unit, plus you should have a firewall in the home, but
it is tamperproof already.
- Great idea - here is another one - Can someone come up with an IP addressable
external siren, then I would not have to wire Comfort to anything except
the Server !! Bye Bye messy retro fit wiring. PS think about supporting
TCP/IP v6. Without this people with no LAN will not be able to connect
directly to the telly from the internet - IP address range too small.
Otherwise make sure either the home SERVER as opposed to comfort is the
gateway device.
Our reply For those who want an IP-addressable
siren...easier to look for one that is serial and use our A/V Serial bridge.
PS. linking the devices to the server requires a reliable
server environment, I have one as I have installed it professionally,
but this should be an option as you need much know-how to keep MS Windows
happy.
- I like the idea of a screen in the kitchen, possibly
with bar-code scanning in-built. Also something in the lounge - probably
wireless would be good too. The price is very high - but I guess it will
be what it will be as we arfe all entitled to make a living.
- I have been waiting for something like this to come
along. I had been planning
to do something myself, but with a fully integrated product like this
I would definately buy comfort!
- yes, yes, yes, This is a great idea. Hope the price
is right.
- It all looks good, a co-worker and I discuss home automation
a lot, and have various ideas which we would love to implement, such as
complete home lighting and following service, audio and video routing
between rooms, switiching of satellite signals from any room. Those such
things. Would love to trade ideas.
-They look great and the software looks aesthetically well designed. I’d
be interested in them if they weren’t quite so expensive. Wall mounting
is OK although you’d also need the free-standing model that the manufacturer
offers for A/V room / living room etc.
- Wow, these products are just what I've been looking
for over the last 6 months. I am just about to start installing cabling
into my house for Home Automation/Security/AV distribution and required
some small LCD panels.
As these new products will answer all of my existing requirements and
provide a truly convergent product I would be very interested.
- I personally think that touch screen is an important part in a smart
home system, better still if you can link it to the camera system ( able
to view any part of the home from the touch screen panel ) and if it is
wireless means you can bring the panel to any part of the home and still
able to do everything from the panel, hope to see the product soon.
The following comments have been received from July 2002 to January
2003
- They look great and the software looks aesthetically well designed.
I’d be interested in them if they weren’t quite so expensive.
Wall mounting is OK although you’d also need the free-standing model
that the manufacturer offers for A/V room / living room etc.
- This looks fanastic. But we need to try to keep the
price down, or people will find it too expensive as alternative technologies
are becoming available.
- I like the idea of a screen in the kitchen, possibly
with bar-code scanning in-built. Also something in the lounge - probably
wireless would be good too.
- The price is very high - but I guess it will be what
it will be as we are all entitled to make a living.
-I have been waiting for something like this to come along.
I had been planning to do something myself, but with a fully integrated
product like this I would definately buy comfort!
- These units look like the answer solution to HA and
HHA I have been looking for. The price frightens me half to death, but
then when you look at linn and qed prices and consider that they are just
for HHA. By far the most 'complete' product on offer.
- At last ... what we've all been wainting for. Network
& cabling already installed!
- Cool stuff. Should have been available years ago! Roll
it out!
- This looks fanastic. But we need to try to keep the
price down, or people will find it too expensive as alternative technologies
are becoming available.
- Looks very good, I'd use it more as a dedicated monitor
& background music system in the 1st instance.
When I look @ the capbilities a bit more I think I'll have a few more
ideas.
Very impressed with my Comfort system so far.
- Just what I have been looking for!
- These will probably be very expensive. A possible half
way point would be to have a control panel with an LCD/LED display, which
is standard for all alarms systems.
- I think this is a great idea and delivers at the leading
edge technology wise in the market. I hope you make them, however I think
it may be too costly based on your guide prices, to achieve the volume
you need. I still believe an lcd keypad is required to fill out the Comfort
solution which currently can't support hearing impaired people.
- Haven't bought Comfort yet, but it's on my list once
I've rewired. These new controllers look great, but you must make sure
they provide openness. People will want programmability - to send messages,
status info etc of their own to these pads. Check out the UKHA group and
the XAP work
- that sort of thing. I'm definitely going to get Comfort soon, and would
love to get one or two of these with it, if the price is right.
- I would suggest the new MS PC tablet format developed
on MS's XP Media platform is the best way forward; the base hardware platform
is ideal and, MS 'Media Centre' version of XP is their turnkey product
for the digital home - why write new code when MS have a rich api set
already in place?
Our reply (As a media center, MSFT may be a good choice. As a home
controller for those home not wanting that level of sophistication, appliance-like
devices are better suited. Then, as we all know, nothing is that simple
with MSFT in the home )
- Humans like to interact with eqipment!! I fly Sikorsky
S76c+helicopters in Macau, which have the very latest interactive LCD
& CRT screens & displays in the cockpit. Being able to see information
on a clear display, helps you understand what your selecting. This is
the only way to go for Comfort. Keep up the good work.
- I think this is an excellent idea for moving forward
with your product. So far my experience for your product has been you
offer a great deal of functionality for the price. If you could create
this type of interface I believe that there is an excellent marketplace
here in the states and could easily promote this, if it is reliable and
user freindly. I will be looking for futher updates.
- Looking at about 3 years before installation, would
like 3 units - one in kitchen with TV option and MP3 audio, one mobile
in Lounge for MP3 and Home cinema control and a master control panel in
Master bedroom for MP3. Would require easy access to Win X based server
system.
- Cost is a big factor, and like the Comfort system, a
modular approach to upgrading is a plus.
- Looks a fantastic Idea and is something I would certainly
want on my wish list but the reality is is may remain on my wish list
for some time.
- I am just about to invest in a comfort system and am
looking at an initial spend of around £1000 for supplies (as I will
be installing myself) although the additional functionality will be exceptional
I could not justify the £1500 start and £1100 per station
this solution would require.
- We are in the process of moving into a newly built house
(or at least we will be in November, when it's finished!)
I am currently negotiating the installation of CAT5 cabling after reading
about home automation on the NET. (I'm now hooked and I haven't even bought
a single x10 unit yet!) I've looked at other manufacturers but Comfort
seems to offer the best equipment. (And it's British).
The touch screens would be a very welcome addition to the Comfort range
and I would certainly be interested in bolting one or two on to the system,
however it does appear to be a bit pricey. Reduce the cost and sign up!
- This setup would make me switch to Comfort
- Superb developments - good luck with developments -
I will be keeping a close eye on this.
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