Recent content by Mellman

Hey all, I've been doing some reading on thermostats and I really like the featureset of the HAI products. Currently i have no HA equipment. But with things cooling down I'll be running cables throughout my house in the coming months and start moving forward in my quest for a nice HA setup...

Yeah, I've thought of using sage TV, however...at this point in time with it being a new-to-me house,and my first house, i have plenty of other things to do before that will happen. I figure a spool of RG6 to pull along with all the Cat5 i'm pulling isn't that much more hassle. And I'm already...

Hey David, Yes -- for now my plan is to use a TV tuner at each location, so only running a single RG6 at this point in time. I currently have a tuner in the family room and in my bedroom, ideally i'd like to have one in my personal office as well, but I can't justify that quite yet. While I...

Hey all, I'm starting to plan/prepare/save to wire my house I just purchased. The house has no Cat5, but has existing RG59/6 run throughout the house to some rooms via various splitters and barrel connectors throughout the basement and attic...so i figure while I'm pulling RJ45 to each room I...

While this idea is extremely cool i too would be concerned about security. It is incredibly easy to scan for what an RFID is transmitting, and if they care enough it's not terribly difficult to crack RFID encryption. Much like wireless internet, I don't think consumer grade RFID's are really...

But what about Brand C? Have you not heard of them? I heard from an uncles friends cousins brother than Brand C was cheaper and better and easier to use than Brand A or B ;) Thanks, i'm well aware of opinions, and especially those versed on the internet! That being said...are there any HA...

LOL thanks for all the info guys! I certainly expect to start with small projects but my main concern is the big picture and making sure whatever I do now, will be compatible with whatever i end up doing later. Obviously I know you can't 100% future proof something...but if i'm looking into...

I just purchased my first home! Woohoo! The home is 20 years old, so obviously things like home automation weren't taken into consideration when building it. It was however a custom built home and the AC ducting is quite complex (not efficient in my eyes) I love the concept of home...