RandyKnight
Active Member
Been working on my HA system with HomeSeer 2 / Elk M1G as the back-end engine for about a year now ... finally getting around to the front-end. Interested in input / what others are doing and/or pointers to threads I may have missed. My goal here is to do this on the cheap with used tablets, touchscreens, etc. from eBay and so forth. So I'm not too interested in the M1 Touchscreen, etc.
Hardware
Audrey
I've got an Audrey on the way from ebay. I know it's pretty limited but for $50 I thought it woudl be worth playing with.
Fujitsu Stylistic
Bidding on a 3400 right now.
Also have an old TabletPC and a few laptop laying around that could be used.
Others I should try to get my hands on? I was thinking of grabbing an AirPanel off of eBay as well.
Software
MainLobby
I am currently trialing MainLobb/MLServer/MLHSPlugin and I am very impressed. My only concern is price point. $240 is quite a bit for something I'm really only using for the front end as I don't envision using MLServer for anything other than the MLHSPlugin. Plus I may end up with over 5 clients so that drives the price up even higher.
Maestro
Don't like the lack of customization. Seems designed for non power-users IMO.
TouchPad, Rover, HS Web Pages, etc.
I could do this but it's a lot of coding. Would prefer somthing in between this and Maestro (like MainLobby).
NetRemote
Plan to trial this but wondering it it's robust enough for larger screens like the fuji, etc.?
XLobby
Have barely scrateched the surface reading on this but interested in how it compares to MainLobby, HomeSeer integration, etc.
CQC
No interest in this due to price and it seem more like a HS competitor rather than complementary.
The bottom line is I'm looking for something like the MainLobb/MLServer/MLHSPlugin combination but maybe without ALL the bells and whistels of MLServer since it's really only being used for a front-end. Would XLobby fit the bill on this?
Hardware
Audrey
I've got an Audrey on the way from ebay. I know it's pretty limited but for $50 I thought it woudl be worth playing with.
Fujitsu Stylistic
Bidding on a 3400 right now.
Also have an old TabletPC and a few laptop laying around that could be used.
Others I should try to get my hands on? I was thinking of grabbing an AirPanel off of eBay as well.
Software
MainLobby
I am currently trialing MainLobb/MLServer/MLHSPlugin and I am very impressed. My only concern is price point. $240 is quite a bit for something I'm really only using for the front end as I don't envision using MLServer for anything other than the MLHSPlugin. Plus I may end up with over 5 clients so that drives the price up even higher.
Maestro
Don't like the lack of customization. Seems designed for non power-users IMO.
TouchPad, Rover, HS Web Pages, etc.
I could do this but it's a lot of coding. Would prefer somthing in between this and Maestro (like MainLobby).
NetRemote
Plan to trial this but wondering it it's robust enough for larger screens like the fuji, etc.?
XLobby
Have barely scrateched the surface reading on this but interested in how it compares to MainLobby, HomeSeer integration, etc.
CQC
No interest in this due to price and it seem more like a HS competitor rather than complementary.
The bottom line is I'm looking for something like the MainLobb/MLServer/MLHSPlugin combination but maybe without ALL the bells and whistels of MLServer since it's really only being used for a front-end. Would XLobby fit the bill on this?