[Home Automation Software] CQC
- Thread starter electron
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Long time CQC user here. I would be more than happy to answer any questions people might have regarding the system.
IMHO, it's one of the most powerful and flexible DIY systems available today. Their pricing is built around tiers (the higher the tier the more equipment you can control), but you can intermix and change gear at any time without additional cost. So if your tier allows you to control 15 devices, you can use any 15 that CQC offers and change them at any time. This is extremely helpful because we all tend to change gear over time. If you have have a Denon receiver and then switch it out for a Integra receiver, you don't have to pay CQC additional money to use the new device. You just remove the Denon device and add the Integra device.
IMHO, it's one of the most powerful and flexible DIY systems available today. Their pricing is built around tiers (the higher the tier the more equipment you can control), but you can intermix and change gear at any time without additional cost. So if your tier allows you to control 15 devices, you can use any 15 that CQC offers and change them at any time. This is extremely helpful because we all tend to change gear over time. If you have have a Denon receiver and then switch it out for a Integra receiver, you don't have to pay CQC additional money to use the new device. You just remove the Denon device and add the Integra device.
I used to use CQC for a very long time myself, and while the learning curve is pretty steep (I ended up going back to HomeSeer), I did like how the touch screen platform allowed you to design really complex screens (such as multiple PNG's with transparency stacked on top of each other). I really wish CQC relied on a non-proprietary scripting solution, I think it would attract more people.
Dean Roddey
Senior Member
I made a few attempts to update the entry. But each time I'd make a small mistake and it would make me go back. And each time I had to go back it lost all of the carefully gone through check box items again. So I kind of gave up.
I'm working on making only a few fields required, so it's more like a wiki. Originally I planned to use it by myself, but then decided to open up the tool. Sorry about that. I'll split these few posts about the issue into a feedback thread once I have this addressed, so the comments are just about the software 
Dean Roddey
Senior Member
I went back and did it a step at a time and got it done.
