MYTHS & FACTS

Myths:

Home automation is expensive.

Facts:

Because the sky is the limit with home automation, it is entirely possible to invest a significant amount of money. But is it required? Not at all. Control4 offers options that can get you up and running with an automation solution for what it would cost to install a new HD TV.

Myths:

Home automation is only forcelebrities and professional athletes.

Facts:

That used to be the case-becausein the early days, getting a smart home would cost hundreds of thousands of rs). Control4 introduced a wireless approach eight years ago, radically reducing the costs of installation. As more and more connected products come into the home, more and more of us want an easy way to control everything.

Myths:

Home automation interferes with great design aesthetic.

Facts:

If less wiring, fewer boxes, and fewer remote controls is how you define attractive, then home automation is an upgrade in the attractive department. One user said that before installing a Control4 system, he had a receiver, a Pioneer surround sound, a Blu-ray player and a DIRECTV receiver. "It was a tower of black boxes-taller than my TV!" Now all he has is a TV and one remote control from which he can watch anything. "All those boxes are completely hidden. My family room is now clutter-free."

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Myths:

Home automation requires the latest gear, and it all has to be the same brand.

Facts:

You do not have to buy all your gear from a single consumer electronics vendor for home automation to work. Your devices don't have to be a certain brand or even the newest, latest and greatest. And as for how you control it all, you can even use your current smart phone, tablet or touch screen. Needless to say, there are, of course, apps for that.

Myths:

Home automation is hard to learn and even more complicated to use.

Facts:

It often doesn't take more than a few minutes of explanation to understand most Control4 systems. Built for ease-of-use, the intuitive interface streamlines the user experience and by reducing five remote controls into one, makes learning it pretty quick.

Myths:

Home automation can only be implemented in new construction.

Facts:

Home automation is actually more often retrofitted into existing homes than it is built into new ones. As a matter of fact, Control4 was designed so that homeowners could add automation to their homes and continue to do so over time and at their convenience.

Myths:

Home automation only works when you're at home.

Facts:

With the advent of apps and mobile technology, there are in fact myriad ways that home automation can be controlled and leveraged remotely. Whether it's from a phone or computer, people can do everything from setting their thermostat to making sure the garage door is closed and that the lights are out-or to finding out if their kids are watching TV when they should be doing homework.