First of : What is the difference between TrickTV and Vera?
I was planning on buying TrickTV “ControlStation” controller because of the interface on the samsung tv, but I don’t see any difference in software. I already got vera2, SQblaster+ etc… so I don’t need everything else.
Is it possible to get just the interface software on the samsung smart tv? I’m talking about the possibility of controlling vera directly on the tv. I sounds to me like it should be a TrickTV app in the Samsung App store, or am I wrong? Note: I have a Samsung Smart TV 2012 model.
Tricktv is Vera. Think of Vera as the oem. Tricktv is a re branded Vera and they created an app for the tv. There are several threads about it. I believe the Tricktv app should work with Vera with no issues.
[quote=“Brientim, post:4, topic:172600”]Yes, there is an Samsung TV app. If you sort by date modified, it was last 23 Jul 2012.[/quote]I think @shifter775 meant the app that runs on the TV itself (to control Vera).
I meant through the TV as an Overlay like TrickTV. I also saw a few options on YouTube from 4HomeMedia and some others but they seem to be OEM solutions for providers to implement.
So far I love Vera and how simple everything has been. I have several other people that want me to set up their house for them as well. The only thing I see that is really missing is making it as easy as TrickTV and Control4 to access and control everything from your TV remote. Even if it was a few hundred dollars it would be cheaper than buying a new 65" TV or a Control4 system.
If TrickTV and Vera are essentially the same, you can use the components on the TrickTV website with Vera? The price differences are somewhat dramatic…
Anyone have a clear idea here? Is the Trick TV control station just a rebranded Vera lite? If so, can I just get that (its a lot cheaper at $50) to use in my Z wave network?