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He will have a source in the US to hook up to...

Hello Cocooners, One of my friends wants to watch US TV from London. He's looking to get either a Slingbox or a Hava. Which one should he choose? Do any of you have experience with either or both? Thanks!

Thank you everyone. I will do the research and let everyone know how it comes out.

I truly want whole house (covering everything). portable or permanent. - permanent Auto switchover (with transfer switch) or manual? auto switchter Air or water cooled? which is better? Propane, Natural gas or diesel? whichever is cheaper How "clean" do you need the power? don't know. How clean...

Hello, I think it's about time for us to get a backup power generator for our home. Any suggestions?

I also know the guys at Open Remote (the president lives near me). They're also doing great work... I agree that many of the FOSS automation projects aren't as easy/user friendly as the commercial offerings, but I think we're at a point where users can seriously begin to consider FOSS projects...

I work on the LinuxMCE team... Give it a try. We're currently around 50% with getting the HAI panels compatible, but running into road blocks due to not have access to the hardware. We hope to overcome this issue soon.

My sensors might be further than that. I was thinking about adding another receiver when I do the install...

What would be an alternative/fix if the signal strength was poor (without going the wired route)? I was planning to have a fully wireless HAI system installed, but your experience has be rethinking it.

Are there any detectors that have all thre combined (heat, smoke, CO)?

Could anyone recommend a Wireless Smoke, Heat, CO Detector that will work with the OmniProII?

Any of you that use HAI in the Northeast area of the US?

Hello, I'm looking to eventually install an HAI system in my home, but need some assistance. I don't plan to get into the HA industry nor am I an HA installer by profession (far from it, actually). However, I do have a technical background and I'd like to be 100% hands-on with the project. The...

what about KNX?

Thanks guys for your input. Thanks for the picture Charlie!