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Haven't been around in a while. Life gets busy, work kids, life....   I installed an ELO touchscreen and had it running Windows XP quite well. My computer crashed a couple of months ago and I replaced it with a windows 8 machine. I didn't like how it worked at all. Its been a few months but I...

I am looking to put a small simple audio system at a friends doctors office. All he wants is 2 pairs of speakers and either ipod dock, Pandora radio, cable box audio stations or satellite radio. Just looking for soft background music. Would it be OK to buy a simple 2 channel receiver as the...

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I'd like to know more about what exactly a thin client does and how it acts. I am interested in these. I would like to set up 2 stations for my kids in my family room.. I was thinking about using 2 thin clients and 2 monitors. I would like them to be able to do homework there, search the web...

I got a PM from someone about my anderson casement window contacts and wasn't sure how to PM back with photos, so I thought I would post a topic. I bought ademco 943wh mini contacts. like these: Mini contacts I removed the bottom molding from the window and drilled down through the wood sill...

I have a cheap ebay camera (b/w IR and color) that I want to use as a spare. The power supply that was shipped was bad. It was 12v 500mah. The camera did not work well at all with this power supply. Lots of static and interference. I took a power supply from another camera I had and used that...

I am interested in Sage TV. I currently have a cable DVR which obviously works great and records any channel but has a monthly fee. I have used windows MCE before also. My question is basic. When I used Windows MCE I could only record low channels...up to maybe 69. How do you physically hook up...

I finally mounted my Ebay T/S. I put it in the hall heading to my kitchen. I would have liked it more centralized in my kitchen , but I don't have much free space. Here is the before: As Norm Abram's would say " you can never have enough clamps." Here is the hole in the wall...of course...

I am currently installing a 15" ELO touchscreen after months of following your threads and ideas. Does anyone have any good ways of powering down and up a PC at different times? I would want this T/S to run from lets say 6 AM to 10 PM. I'd like to avoid having to run down to the basement every...

I am looking to install a security system in my brothers store. Unfortunately his budget is around $1000. He would like 2 cameras and a security system. It is a small 1000 sq foot card store. He would like 2 door sensors glass break and fire alarm. 1 camera near register and 1 camera near back...

I just re did the screen porch at my home. I turned it into a 4 season room with a solid roof and windows on 3 sides. Could I put a motion detector in that room or would there be too many false alarms with sunlight and it picking up animals outside? I'd rather not put window and door contacts...

I tried a search on power steal and control 4 and did not get any relevant hits. Can anyone give me advice on a control 4 thermostat power steal question? I started working p/t with a audio/video guy. Installed a control 4 system at a clients home. Cool stuff. We hooked up a thermo to a 2 wire...

I just started working with an A/V guy. We will be installing a camera at a clients home. It is a high end home and he wants a minimalistic look throughout. He wants a camera off the 2nd story under the soffit in the front of the house to view the front lawn and driveway. Any ideas what would...

I am looking to buy my mom a cheap PC. She will only do dial up AOL for email. (try not to laugh) She has the $9.95 account from AOL and her old computer is just about shot. I checked newegg, geeks and frys. Looks like they will all be over 200 if you include the OS. Any other ideas?

Does anyone know of a nice outdoor mounting gang box for the LED touchpads for the Nuvo Grand Cocerto and a channel vision volume control? I tried to search the forums and Google it, but was unsuccesful. Any links would be appreciated. Thanks

I am looking to buy an IR set up for my TV audio/video components. I plan on putting my reciever, HTPC, DVD player and Cable box in a cabinet with solid doors. (there will be pasive ventilation from the bottom and rear) This will be my first IR project. I think I need an emitter for each piece...

I am looking to replace my 3 thermostats with a controllable thermostat system. 2 are heat only zones and 1 is heat and A/C. I do not plan on getting a main controller like Elk or JDS anytime soon due to money constraints. I did search the forum first and found the following post: cocoontech...

I just set up a DVR in my PC and got it working pretty good. I'd like to split the signal from each camera and put it to my TV also. Should I use F connectors and a 2 way splitter or should I use BNC with a BNC splitter? Will this degrade my signal too much? Also, does anyone have any good...

Hey, wondering if anyone could help out. My old setup was 2 cameras into a channel vision modulator with a low pass filter injected into my analog cable system. Worked great watching the kids on channel 84 and 88. Now I have digital cable with a set top box. I tried to inject the cctv and the...

Hey, I have been reading up on this site as well as Promixis,Cinemar and Charmed Quark. Lots of great info! I am ready to dive into the world of home automation. I want to do multi-zone audio, lighting control, and HVAC automation and possibly tie in my ADEMCO alarm system and video cameras. I'm...