Profilux vs Apex

[intarsiabox]

Originally Posted by albert_dao

That's a pretty unsubstantiated claim considering a working prototype was displayed at Interzoo. To the best of my knowledge, it would seem highly improbable/impossible to have thousands of individuals touch and physically manipulate a CAD-based object at a trade show short of... MAGIC. So unless you're suggesting that MAGIC happened, I'd back up your statement with something outside of a biased opinion.

The Cerebra is completely different from traditional controller systems. It is an app-based device, and much like what the iPhone did to the mobile industry, the Cerebra will set the stage for a new level of user functionality and interactivity. What other controller will be seamlessly plug & play for any and all devices/apps. What other controller will prominently feature Android-based app building function? How many controllers are still limited by their 8-bit CPU?

Cross your t's and dot your i's buddy.

Sorry to the OP for derailing the thread.

Wow, somebody fell out of bed this morning. Thanks for the un-biased post though.

[lastlight]

You rattle the Proline cage and Albert returns from the dead. That my friends is the REAL magic.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by mr.wilson

The Vertex Cerebra is just a CAD drawing, so I wouldn't hold my breath on that one. You will see a touch screen from the other players before that one ever makes it to market. A proprietary touch screen isn't the smart way to go, when you can buy an Ipad for $550, or an HP Slate in Stir Crazy's case

hey hey hey... whats with the slams when I am not paying atention to the unimportant posts

just kidding I just noticed this and found you slamming me again. but ya the vertex does look sweet, to bad its only gone into beta testing.

Brad hold out till we see how much this one is

Steve

[mr.wilson]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

hey hey hey... whats with the slams when I am not paying atention to the unimportant posts

just kidding I just noticed this and found you slamming me again. but ya the vertex does look sweet, to bad its only gone into beta testing.

Brad hold out till we see how much this one is

Steve

It's not a slam unless you love Ipads

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

Brad hold out till we see how much this one is

Steve

No, I don't think it's gonna be out soon enough. It's gotta go thru testing and I don't suspect we'll see it until summer. I'm going to go with the Apex I think...

[kien]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Oh, ya. I guess it's a money thing. I have never heard a bad comment about Profilux, other than most of us can't afford one

I have a Profilux on my system and if it broke today I would not buy another one. Once everything is set up and I don't have to touch it, it isn't so bad. However, if I ever need to do anything with the controller, that is use the interface, I cringe. It is the worst piece of software I have ever used. Crashes at least once a session. Sometimes doesn't even connect with the controller. Very frustrating. To keep the controller up to date it is recommended that you update the firmware frequently. This exercise is like hammering nails into your foot. Painful. The iPhone app for the Profilux? Not even officially supported by GHL. It is a third party app that someone wrote that hooks into a third party website (which is also not officially supported by GHL). You have to give that website complete control of your Profilux (ie, login ID, and Password) so that the iPhone app can proxy through it. The iPhone app does not directly communicate with the Profilux head unit which is pretty lame if you ask me.

The Profilux is a very powerful controller, but comes with its own sets of issues. I would personally not buy another one.

[amoreira]

>So far the only function the Apex apparently can't do(within my reqs) is create lightning effects...not something I desire on my setup.

I've got an LED AquaIllumination system on order (Xmas present, drool, drool) and Apex has a module that will interface to the AI system. It does support weather events, clouds and lightning. Anyways, I don't think that's so important, as the moon cycles and sunrise/sunset simulations.

[Snappy]

I have a Profilux controller but have not taken the time to figure it all out yet. Although that said I personally find their instructions rather "user unfriendly" but I'm not a computer buff. I just use mine for dosing, ph & temp measurements at the moment but plan to expand in the near future. I'll take a look at the link Jason sent, maybe with some help I can start utilizing it better.