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If you were building a home in the next six months which security / automation controller would you choose?     Background: I built my current home in 2006 and chose an Elk M1 that has been very reliable.  The only complaints I have with the elk are: 1) lack of a Elk supported mobile application...

I am looking for suggestions on centralized hardwire lighting control for a new home. When I built our current home I used a Centralite LiteJet system that has been fantastic. I really like the de-cluttered walls, the scene programming and the integration with my automation controller. I would...

I am looking to build an all in one - one size fits most automation system that I can build into a couple of semi-custom homes. Here is my situation and my background: Background: I built my personal home 3 years ago. I went with a large Elk M1Gold install with Centralite lightjet lighting...

I sent a camera back to him for repair and haven't seen hide nor hair of him in a couple weeks... Just wondering if anyone who knows him could give him a call and get him to check his email... :)

I need suggestions on where is the best place to terminate my cat5 runs. I have two patch panels that I was planning on mounting on the 19" rack and patching to the switch from there. What I am wondering is would it be better to mount the patch panels to the wall and patch from the wall to the...

I want to hardwire in some of my low voltage power appliances like the router, my TS07 ect ect. I don't really want to cut off the barrel connectors on the original power sources so I'm trying to find a good source for these connectors online. My local rat shack only has cheap solder on or...

Anyone out there that has the Litejet connected to their M1G? I can not seem to get these two to talk to each other... What did you have to do to get them working? I am connecting through a ELK-M1XSP that has been enrolled and is running 1.0.36 firmware. The litejet is on firmware 7.0. The...

I am having trouble connecting to my Litejet for the first time through the elk. Lighting changes in the Elk have no effect on the Litejet. I am connecting through a ELK-M1XSP that has been enrolled and is running the latest firmware. The litejet is on firmware 7.0. The serial cable is good...

One quick question: I purchased an ELK-1RT and I'm wondering if I can hook this to output 2. It says that it draws 1.2 amps which is more than the 1 amp that output 2 is limited to. If not output 2 what is the proper method of connecting ELK-1RT? Thanks! Chris

What a night. Well after roughly 3 weeks of pulling wire after work and all day Saturday I finally finished the low voltage for my new house. This is a great feeling... Maybe I can start to like my house now after learning to hate it over the last couple weeks. Here is the damage: 7000'...

Just curiosity more than anything. When I first started looking into home automation I couldn't find any good resources. I eventually found AVSforum and from there found cocoontech but Google failed me. I never ran across cocoontech on google. Any idea why it isn't showing higher on...

Can anyone give me a ballpark idea of the cost of a LiteJet system? My father (licensed electrician) will be doing the wiring so I am interested in the cost of the equipment alone (if you can even purchase JUST the switches and loads). I think I will need somewhere in the neighborhood of 35...

Ok, so I want to distribute 4 to 8 Component Video sources (SD & HD) to 8 zones. I get that I need a matrix switch. The options I have seen are the Audio Authority AVX-561 (or 661 if I want DVI), Neothings Borrego 8x8 or an unidentified AutoPatch. I don't know anything about AutoPatch Models...

I would like some input on the most appropriate software package for my needs. Here are my goals: 1) Control Sage TV PVR functions. 2) Play DVD's riped to HD. Planning on streaming them to TV's based on Sage MVP unless someone can tell me a better way. I'm trying to stay away from having a...

Just wanted to see if I can get some opinions on ALC. It seems like not very many people use this system, which I don't understand. If your building new why not just run some extra Cat 5 and have a wired automation solution? I can understand why it wouldn't catch on once the walls are up, but...