Best Smarthome Automation!!

Back in 2012, I was bidding to renovate a conference room for one of the world’s largest advertising agencies. In NYC, Crestron is the de facto standard in professional/commercial controls and automation.

I had just launched a new tech firm and wanted to put in a better bid than my competitors. I did a lot of research into new automation platforms and found Roomie- now Simple Control!

My bid was $30,000 cheaper than my nearest competitor, due to my choice of Roomie over Crestron. (My automation and control line item was around $1300 and that included 2 iPads). Some of my associates, including my agency contact thought I would lose the bid because they felt I wasn’t comparing “apples-to-apples” since they thought Roomie (Simple Control) would be inferior.

The truth is, I was nervous! I had never seen the product in use. But all I read about it convinced me, so I took a huge gamble!! I was able to control all of the AV components and a Windows Media Center HTPC, flawlessly!!! In the years since, they NEVER called me due to a failure, EXCEPT when their IT people changed the IP address structure and didn’t update the Roomie (Simple Control) components. So, since 2012, the room has been perfect!!

I immediately made Simple Control my platform of choice!! The platform is amazing because it speaks so many protocols and can “ingest” so many other systems that you can control a far wider number of devices than any other system I’m aware of. It can talk WeMo, Insteon, Nest, Lutron, Smart Things, and more!!!

I think the people who gave it low ratings don’t truly understand Simple Control. It can be a very consumer friendly universal remote or an esoteric full automation system… and everything in-between! The developers have taken it to a new level and I hope they keep expanding the platform.

Crestron, Control 4,Savant, and others… You’ve been warned!!

Chuck Nice about Simple Control Legacy (Formerly Roomie Remote)