I agree. I love a hard button remote keypad. Everything you said is true but you forget to mention the fact that not any green installer can handle a C4 programming update. All that's needed for Harmony programming is an app. Most young green installers are already app saavy so programming a remote is a piece of cake. And last I checked EA1/3 have no Bluetooth control capabilities.
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