Here's one Automated Home readers account of how he powers various systems around his home from special UPS supplied sockets. This allows him to keep not only his PCs up during power outages, but also his Home Cinema System, TVs, Phones etc...
Here's another reason to love all that CAT5 you sunk into your walls. The £90 set of CAT5Blaster Wallplates from Keene Electronics allow you to send two independent video channels (either 1 x S-Video or 2 x Composite) plus audio over CAT5 cable for up to 100 metres...
Automated Home reader Kevin Warner has been building a comprehensive home automation system based on a HomeSeer backend controlled from touch screens using Cinemars MainLobby system. Check out the photos of his beautiful installation along with his opinions on what works best and his thoughts on future additions...
The new VideoEase Active Component Video Balun Kit from Muxlab sends component plus infra red control signals across a single CAT5e / CAT6 cable. The system is rated at around 150 metres for a 1080P signal and over 300 metres at 480p and is shipping now...
We've been running a 10/100 Ethernet switch in the Automated Home since we moved in nearly 10 years ago. With more devices on the LAN - currently nearing 40 IP address used (see the list below) and with ever larger files moving around our network, the time has come to upgrade to a 10/100/1000 gigabit switch...
