3 Reasons Why We Love Control4 for Home Automation

With smart technology and smart home automation popularity on the rise, there are a lot of big-name brands to choose from when you’re ready to pick an automation control system for your Beverly Hills, CA home. And since your smart home hub will determine how easy or challenging it is to use your home technology, you want to ensure you pick the right system. 

At ZHiFi, we recommend Control4 home automation for multiple reasons. Control4 develops its products with you in mind — systems offer several choices for control interfaces, control interfaces are user-friendly and easy to organize, and no other system comes close to Control4’s interoperability with third-party smart devices. 

Keep reading to learn why we recommend Control4 for your home automation needs. 

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1. Compatibility

Control4 integrates with over 16,000 third-party consumer devices and leading manufacturers for entertainment systems, security, climate, lighting, and other consumer technologies. The company pre-certifies drivers for thousands of interoperable devices, making it simple for your Control4 dealer to integrate the brands you love into the automation system. 

Control4 believes that everyone is happier when everything works together. And we agree — expert-level interoperability means that you don’t have to sacrifice the technologies you love to find products that work within the Control4 ecosystem. 

2. Control Interfaces

Home automation is only as good as the control you have over it. Control4 takes a consumer-first approach to designing control interfaces that are easy to use, organize and customize. The Neeo handheld remote combines touchscreen control with hard buttons for all your most-used technologies. On-wall and tabletop T4 touchscreens with the OS 3 interface allow you to view your home technologies room-by-room, via whole-home overview, or by a “Favorites” setting. And you can still access your entire smart home while you’re away —download the Control4 app on your smartphone to monitor and manage all your systems.

Control4 also has native integration with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant for hands-free voice control. 

3. Reliability

Even the best home automation platforms falter under a home network that can’t manage the speed and bandwidth requirements for smart technology systems. Control4 solved that problem by purchasing Pakedge — an industry-leading home network solutions provider. Pakedge network solutions include high-bandwidth, low-latency routers, traffic-prioritizing switches, and enterprise-level wireless communications. 

Pakedge is designed to perform flawlessly in the modern-day smart home, guaranteeing you fast and reliable control over your home technologies. Additionally, Pakedge’s cloud management system allows your Control4 dealer to monitor, troubleshoot, and upgrade your home systems from afar. 

ZHiFi Home Automation is a certified Control4 dealer in the Beverly Hills, CA, area. If you’re ready to make smart upgrades to your home, call us or fill out an online form to schedule a consultation with our experts. We look forward to working with you!