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[Sparkydave]

Hi, I'm a newbie when it comes to control4, love my tech and started my venture into control4 about 18 months ago. I started off with an EA-1 and then got myself a EA-3 and as far as I know my control4 engineer has now deleted the EA-1 off my system so I now have the EA-3 controlling my livingroom. Now my question is, as I now have the EA-3 it's capable of controlling 3 areas now? So I've got the HDMI coming out the EA-3 into my receiver for the livingroom, and that's all good but I want the kitchen to have it's own home screen on the kitchen tv. My question is, what box do I buy for that to happen? Am I right in thinking it's the HC-250-BL? And if I wanted another room to have it's own screen I just purchase another one of them? And then I have used up my 3 room allowance? 

I would ask my control4 engineer but I don't like bugging him and sometimes I don't get a reply anyway.

 

Any help would be appreciated 

 

Thanks  

[msgreenf]

No. Hc250 is no longer supported. An ea1, core 1 or core1lite. Likely the core1 lite is best option 

[msgreenf]

And an EA3 can have many more then 3 rooms. The 3 is the audio streams out 

[Sparkydave]

Ahhh right oh, I'm guessing that's the CA-1? I've seen them but wasn't sure what they was for. I could just use the EA-1 like you say but I just think it's overkill seing as I have the EA-3 already. But I already have the EA-1 I suppose, was just thinking "slim" the system down so to speak 

[Sparkydave]

Yeh that's what I want, as in the audio etc.. I know you can have more rooms on the screen, but it's the video and audio in and out I'm looking for so each room is independent 

[Sparkydave]

Actually I've just seen the CA-1 has no hdmi slot so I'm guessing that's the wrong thing 

[msgreenf]

CA1 is not an option for you.

You can use HDMI audio from the Core1 or EA1

[Sparkydave]

That's fine mate, I will just use the ea1 as I already have that. Thanks for your help

[zaphod]

The HDMI only matters for the On Screen Display.  Personally I never use that as I use remote controls, keypads on the wall or my phone to do all of the control.

[Sparkydave]

I know what you mean mate but in my livingroom I use the remote and just press the control4 home button so we always start with the main screen. If I try and show anyone in my house a different way of doing it then I will have problem after problem  

So I want the control4 home screen on both tv's  

If I lived on my own, it would be easy ha ha