Not impressed with this product at all. In fact, I would like to talk to the lead developer because whoever designed this system and software doesn't really understand how people use a product like this. In my case, I have a Sony TV, Apple TV, Yamaha receiver with 2 zones and Fibe TV. The Sony TV is connected to the Yamaha receiver. Zone 2 is used to switch video inputs and zone 1 is used to switch audio. This setup allows me to watch say Apple TV (Muted for example) while also listening to music on zone 1 or I can match inputs for zone 1 and 2 for a full AV experience.
example scenario - watch Apple TV. I need the device to switch zone 2 to the prWoper input, maybe turn on the sony TV if it isn't already on from another action and then the remote needs to control the volume on the TV AND the rest of of controls to control Apple TV. I may want to turn on zone 1 and then have the full audio experience.
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First, the X1 doesn't know or follow the state of powering on devices. If I turn on the TV from another task or activity, it needs to know that and skip that step when switching. there are no state variables of any kind and so this kind of logic is impossible. This applies to selecting inputs and the state of the different zones.
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second, using activities always assumes starting from zero. If I am watching Apple TV and then want to switch to Fibe TV, I want zone 2 to switch to the new input - everything else should stay the same. That is, TV stays on, receiver stays on, etc. But because the X1 doesn,t retain state, I have start the activity assuming everything is off. People don't use the system this way.
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third, switching activities is painfully slow. It takes sometimes 10-20 seconds for this to complete. There are no added delays so something is causing this to run very slow.
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forth, code bases are not complete at all. My Yamaha receiver is very complex and the remote for example has direct input switching. The base code base for that receive is missing 90% of the functions and further knows nothing about zones.
complete disaster
