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Josh AVA Cinema Remote

House72

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Hello All

I am trying to see if this remote can replace my Halo Touch Remote.

I am especially looking at how it can mirror all the existing activities under Control 4, like Roon, Reavon Blu-Ray player, etc.

Cheers
 
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Thank you.

I am still not able to figure if it will do 1-1 mapping from my Halo Touch to this remote. I cannot buy the remote and return it, if this doesn't work. I do love the form factor of this remote.
 
AVA won’t be able to replicate the full Control4 programming functionality yet such as responding to player events e.g dim lights when movie playback begins. However, the remote can register sequential actions at a click of a button such as switch on devices via IP/IR, change source, adjust volume, turn on lights, etc.
 
House72, are you in the US? I can send you a Josh AVA cinema to try out if you like. And we are talking the Josh AVA cinema as this is different than the AVA remote from AVA.
 
Thank you for the offer. That is really kind. I am in the US (Berkeley, CA).

Ari (who did my Control4/Josh Setup) also suggested this. I feel bad making him ship something without knowing if it can do everything that my Control 4 remote can do. I honestly love the SR260, as its rock solid compared to Halo Regular and Touch.
 
Ari is a cheapo I’ll send you one for a few weeks.
 
I feel bad making him ship something without knowing if it can do everything that my Control 4 remote can do. I honestly love the SR260, as its rock solid compared to Halo Regular and Touch.
Do you mind sharing more info about why you're seeking a replacement? I'm fairly new to the C4 ecosystem, working on a Halo and considering a Halo Touch. Meanwhile I've got an SR260 in a cabinet as it was quickly replaced with the Halo. Nothing has been fully configured yet, so I'm wondering if there's some issues I need to keep an eye out for. (Historically, I've had Harmony Elites all around.)
 
Do you mind sharing more info about why you're seeking a replacement? I'm fairly new to the C4 ecosystem, working on a Halo and considering a Halo Touch. Meanwhile I've got an SR260 in a cabinet as it was quickly replaced with the Halo. Nothing has been fully configured yet, so I'm wondering if there's some issues I need to keep an eye out for. (Historically, I've had Harmony Elites all around.)
I like SR260 because of all the physical buttons.

Halo and Halo Touch have issues with shades operation (Hunter Douglas) and turning on roon when the endpoint is Trinnov. On the other hand, the Halo is built like a tank.

Why am I looking at the Ava Cinema remote? - I just like new shiny things.
 
I like SR260 because of all the physical buttons.
I hear you. I'm hesitant to move to the Halo Touch because they removed so many buttons. If they at least left the one row of custom buttons I'd feel better about the jump. But, every time someone picks up the Halo, they try to touch the screen. So, I feel like I have to go there.

It always surprises me when every new remote maker tries to take up the mantle of the Harmony Elite while eliminating half the buttons. I mean, Harmony made full touchscreen remotes, and yet what people are buying off eBay 9 years later is the Elite. Maybe add a few more buttons.
Halo and Halo Touch have issues with shades operation (Hunter Douglas) and turning on roon when the endpoint is Trinnov. On the other hand, the Halo is built like a tank.
Ah, good to know. I'm not in either the Hunter Douglas or Trinnov camp, but I'll keep an eye on things.
Why am I looking at the Ava Cinema remote? - I just like new shiny things.
And sometimes that's the most important reason of all. :)
 
also Ava josh remote adds voice control for the entire automation system
 
Use Scenes with Hunter Douglas. They end up in “Comfort” and are very reliable in my setup. I’ve seen Roon drop with my Altitude. Had to reset in the home software. So, not as reliable as other endpoints. We also run a HDMI connection from the Nucleus to my Altitude32. Have that setup as another source.
 
I am using scenes. I still have the gen 2 shades have issues once every month.

Roon on Trinnov cannot be triggered by halo and I use the control 4 app on my iphone and then go back to halo to control.
 
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