Even when judged as “just” a smart remote control, the HC-250 is a terrific single-room solution that offers a ton of features. Wand, touchscreen, iOS, Android, PC, or Mac control? Take your pick. And between its IR, serial, and IP control capabilities, the HC-250 is ready to handle most systems going forward. Add in its ability to stream music and play Internet radio, and what’s not to like?
But where the HC-250 really distinguishes itself from other basic control solutions is that it can also serve as the backbone of a powerful home automation system. An HC-250 user can start small and then continue to grow the system as their wants and needs change. Now that is control.
Hi, I recently had a Control4 system installed. I had two 3-terabyte hard drives installed one into the HC-800 and the other in HC-250. The installer couldn't get the system to recognize the hard drives or its contents and later said he received confirmation from Control4 that the hard drive limit is 2terabytes. How did you get the 4 terabyte hard drive to work?
I would also like to get Pandora streaming to work but it seems like the only option is with Grace Digital or Sonos and also purchasing drivers from Extra Vegetables and purchase the Control4 app as well. I have DirecTV and have the Pandora app through DirecTV and I noticed there's a DirecTV app for Control4. Can I control Pandora through this DirecTV app through the 7" in-wall touchscreens?
Thank you so much!
Thanks for reading and sending your question!
My 4 TB drive is actually configured in a RAID array, so the Control4 system sees it as a 2 TB drive.
I've used the Extra Vegetables app for Sonos and it is great. (Along with the Extra Vegetables "Pandonos" app available in the Control4 app store.) It is a great way to get Pandora on your system, but it requires an installer to come out and add the drivers to your system. I haven't used the DirecTV app, so I can't comment on how it would be to use with Pandora. I will try and get an answer on this for you and post it here...
Best,
John
From Control4:
"The customer would be able to “control” the DirecTV box through the touch screen, but the touch screen wouldn’t show the Pandora specific content – this is analogous to the program guide for DirecTV – I can only see it on the television, but I can use the touch screens to navigate (up, down, left, right, play pause…)."
John
Thank you very much! This was very helpful! Great timing since the Control4 installer is here today. He said he hasn't integrated Pandora with the Control4 system yet.