Recent content by programmergeek

first off if you want quality Sonos is not the way to go.  It is convent and has nice accessories but uses compression to deliver the music there amps are medioacor.  A lot of people are adding a DAC now but if it is not great to start...  If you want a little better the Nuvo p200 I think...

I install alarms and have been using Next alarm with mixed results.  Any how I attended a show and All American Monitoring was there and there rates are so much lower but I have to do all the billing.  Is any one using them and if not who are you reselling?

I was looking at picking up another home automation line I am currently a HAI 5 star dealer here in NJ but it does not fit the needs of all my clients as well as someon the other lines. Control 4 is saturated in my area and the last 2 install I did with control 4 has been a constent headake of...

each zone needs it's own amp no matter what system you go with you are going to be really hard pressed to do it for $500. I would pre wire that alone will run you $500 and get the system when you have alot more cash.

I am using a mpsp4e as well works good, never looked back my only issue is not all stations are on radiotime. I have a used music port here if you are intrested PM me.

Way cool. Someone also made a robot to open beer via a seri command. I can't waite till I can use ipad3 with seri or my iphone to control my HAI or whatever home automation system. Althought intercepting with a proxy I am not sure if that is the right way to go. Maybe if you use some sort of...

To me Yes $25 a year in power that is climbing in cost is alot but then I have all LED lights and am pretty green. Remember the pull ope rating on the locks is that a pull apart so the lock would have to stick out, sliding agenst a magnet is alot easer. For Emergency Egress I would put a lit...

I aggree DELInstallations your wife works well but how is she going to be over here and there at the same time ;)

Put in the switch I would use the relay switch that way you can also use LED floods or bulbs the regular dimmers don't play nice with LED sometimes and since you don't need to dim it.

megnitic locks. Fail when power is cut. Eat a ton of power when on. Can be forced open. In general they are not usally the best solution. To service the dead bolt just remove the trim just make sure not to put to may nails in it. Or amke a access hatch.

You need to break a decent size window of non tempred glass or get the tester. They detect a pictilular residence frequency. Just because your play the sound of breaking glass does not mean it is really what the dector is looking for. If the LED lights when claped at it is setup right you can...

I am getting totally frustrated here. I have been doing alarms for about 15 years and have had 12 people working for me down to three now, but that is by choice. For about the past two years I have been trying to install HAI systems and others but every time I do someone under bids me on 90%...

If you are still having issues PM me, I am a nuvo dealer I can see if I can help.

I was just pondering we have been using upb phase couplers with limited issues the Upb repeates seems to cost about 250 at least where I get them but I would perfer to use a repeater. Is there something good and cheaper out there? Also what is the most reliable repeater. We have a coule...

Wow, Not sure how to direct you, you have alot of learning to do. First run away from radio shack, I would look into a HAI or elk m1 and go from there. The vista RF stuff is ok but it is hit or miss if it works we have bought it for several jobs only to rip it out and put in upb stuff later.