{"id":10666,"date":"2013-05-26T10:02:25","date_gmt":"2013-05-26T14:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.control4homes.com\/?p=10666"},"modified":"2014-01-26T10:02:59","modified_gmt":"2014-01-26T15:02:59","slug":"first-av-receiver-with-built-in-home-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.control4homes.com\/?p=10666","title":{"rendered":"First A\/V receiver with built-in home automation."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Control4, a leading innovator in residential and light commercial automation systems, announced that Sony has integrated Control4\u00ae automation technology into its new ES receivers (introduced at CEDIA Expo) \u2013 delivering best-in-class AV performance and home automation within one easy-to-install and easy-to-use product. The ES receivers with Control4 automation are available for order now through authorized Control4 and Sony ES dealers.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Sony ES\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.avu.ca\/website\/images\/sony_es.jpg\" width=\"308\" height=\"300\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThis is a powerful partnership redefining the AVR category by delivering an unprecedented integrated AV and automation experience in a single device. Consumers will enjoy top AVR performance, unmatched 4K content and a stunning selection of streaming media services, plus the added lifestyle benefits of personalized automation that can transform a house into a smart home. With companies like Sony embracing and marketing the benefits of home automation, the custom installation industry benefits as a whole. Together, Sony and Control4 have created an exciting new avenue to drive consumer awareness for the category.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are delighted that Sony selected Control4 technology to revolutionize their receiver line and deliver a fantastic automation experience,&#8221; said Martin Plaehn, Control4 CEO. &#8220;Enthusiastic dealer feedback validates the power and promise of our integrated solution. Together, Control4 and Sony are delivering a unique and strategic product for our dealers \u2013 providing them with a high impact addition to their product portfolio to grow their business.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sony has delivered many firsts to the industry and now we elevate the category standard again by integrating Control4 home automation in the new ES receiver line,&#8221; said Mike Lucas, Senior Vice President of Sony Electronics&#8217; Home Division. &#8220;Our partnership with Control4 represents Sony&#8217;s commitment to expand automation to a broader consumer base, delivering new opportunity to the growing custom installation market.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With a Control4 Activation License, authorized Control4 Dealers in the U.S. can enable full home controller functionality to automate whole-home lighting, adjust climate, arm the security system, lock the back door, and manage energy usage, all through the award winning Control4 on-screen UI. For Control4 Dealers, these fully integrated receivers deliver a comprehensive home automation solution with fewer boxes and cables, radically simplifying installation.<\/p>\n<p>The STR-DA5800ES ($2,099 MSRP) and STR-DA2800ES ($999 MSRP) include Control4 automation out-of-the box to create and control a single-room home entertainment system, and are available for order now through authorized Control4 and Sony ES dealers. The Control4 Activation License to enable full-controller functionality is an additional $300 when purchased together with the new ES receivers in the U.S. from Control4.<\/p>\n<p>For more information visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.control4.com\/sony\">www.control4.com\/sony<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ES receivers with Control4 automation are available for order now through authorized Control4 and Sony ES dealers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,15,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cinema","category-control4","category-home-automation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.control4homes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.control4homes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.control4homes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.control4homes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.control4homes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10666"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.control4homes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10667,"href":"http:\/\/www.control4homes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10666\/revisions\/10667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.control4homes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.control4homes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.control4homes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.control4homes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}