Re: Switching audio via an Ocelot and SECU's

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

Dan Boone's departure probably has delayed new product development somewhat.

Also, HA is not their primary business which being a contract manufacturer
of printed circuit boards for others.

"John W" <Don't_Spam_Me@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>In spite of its quirks, the ADI forum is very useful.  It provides an
>excellent archive of information that goes back several years.  Searching
>across topics would be nice and has been discussed in the forum but iirc, is
>a limitation of the software package ADI selected?  Once you get used to it,
>you'll learn to love it - warts and all!
>
>wrt development, ADI is a small company and HA is only part of their product
>set.  A recent post by ADI asking what products are of interest leads me to
>believe we will see some new development soon?
>
>IMO, even though the last update of CMAX is now a couple years old, there
>are still no other products available that come close to these in their
>flexibility and affordability...
>
>John W
>
>"Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:HeWdnWeWONUM4XzenZ2dnUVZ_tadnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxx
>> "John W" <Don't_Spam_Me@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>
>>> wrt to the ADI forum - yes, the shortcomings you have identified are
>> real...
>>
>> That's close to being obscene.  There's so much stuff that's CHA related
>> at
>> that website it's a shame to see information so Balkanized.  There was a
>> great review of UPP reliability in this thread:
>>
>> http://www.appdigsupport.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=13;t=000
>> 196
>>
>> but it will never get the exposure it deserves buried away on the ADI
>> forum.
>> Nor will ADI generate many sales from their seemingly ever-dwindling
>> presence here in CHA.  I bought three of their units recently directly
>> because of CHA.  Neglecting this newsgroup just doesn't seem a wise
>> product
>> strategy.  I'm sure there's some sordid tale involved, but it just seems a
>> shame.
>>
>> Maybe all they do these days is go to trade shows.  That's the feeling I
>> get
>> from the website.  Maybe it's their blisteringly hot Front Page News that
>> says:
>>
>> SHOWCASE Updated 2/24/05. ADI is exhibiting at the 2005 EHXPO in Orlando
>> FL.
>>
>> "Fire up your time machines and join us!"  {sarcasm mine}
>>
>> If it's really true that they haven't released a new product in three
>> years
>> then maybe I should worry and start looking for a different automation
>> controller.  Sure it does what I want it to do - mostly - but I really
>> want
>> it to do a lot more like interface easily with RF.  You can get a MiniITX
>> PC
>> for less than a Leopard with USB, ethernet, modem, video, sound, and much,
>> much more and you can program it in a high level language.
>>
>> Having to search forums one at a time - that's just *gruesome!*  I feel
>> like
>> I am playing the original Adventure game when I try to search for things.
>> "You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike."  Cripes indeed!
>> What do they say in response to the complaints?  I haven't griped to them
>> yet since it seems they HAVE to know how awful it is and I still want them
>> to like me enough to answer my questions!  Oy!  A company's website
>> reflects
>> on their all-around competence, I'm afraid.  I also thought that I read
>> one
>> of their key men has left for someplace else (was it to work for Smarthome
>> or am I imagining all this?).
>>
>> <sigh>
>>
>> --
>> Bobby G.
>>
>>
>>
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