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Aventure Europe announces new HC-500 Home Controller from Control4 (18/1/2008)

Control4 announced the release of their latest Home Controller the HC-500 at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The HC-500 is a high performance home automation controller with extensive I/O connections for device control and in-built media server.

In addition to managing the home cinema, the Home Controller HC-500 can control multi-room music, lighting, temperature, security and many other home automation sub-systems.

"The combination of improved processing, high-definition screen graphics and expansion capabilities as well as the new industrial design makes this a core part of the platform for the digital home." says Will West, chief executive officer.

The Home Controller HC-500 offers multiple infrared and serial connections and video sensing for easy home cinema integration. In addition, the HC-500 offers a comprehensive range of standards-based communication technology including Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and ZigBee mesh networking.

Additional features include:

- HD on-screen display provides a very intuitive graphical user interface - New box design means unit can be on display with other AV kit - Audio encoding/decoding for full support of analogue/digital audio - Expansion capabilities via 2 USB ports and 1 Ethernet jack - 160 GB storage - Backwards compatibility with all Control4 products

The HC-500 is expected to ship in March with a list price of £1,674

www.aventure-europe.com

 

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