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Posted by Kelly Wilkins on May 13, 2007, 3:33 am
Please log in for more thread options I am new to Home Automation/x10 and wanted to know where to start? I was on the x10.com website and they have some great bundles, but is there more to it than just replacing light switches, installing a control panel and hooking everything up to be controlled by my computer? Basically, here's what I want to do. I want to be able to automate across the internet my lights, some appliances, watch my cameras from in home/remotely, (I was looking at the floodlight cam for my back yard, and 3 xcam2's (car port, front door, back door), motion detection through out my house and yard. (I have a nice house in a bad neighborhood). So, since this seems to be rather inexpensive (relatively), is this the way I want to go? Thanks! Kelly | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Frank Olson on May 14, 2007, 10:23 am
Please log in for more thread options X-10 cameras aren't your best choice. Their resolution sucks. I figure you're just aiming to throw your money away if you're leaning towards the "cheap" or "inexpensive" side for that. For cameras you can view in your regular browser, have a look at http://www.gfxsurveillance.ca. They offer a wide range of "mid-priced" solutions that should "fit the bill". There are tons of links to other web enabled surveillance cameras. http://www.worthdist.com is pretty popular. And they have even (on occasion) had better pricing on X-10 than say "X-10"... :-) As for controlling your lights, etc., X-10 still remains one of the more popular automation solutions with lots of gear and support out there. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Tech-Home on May 15, 2007, 11:59 pm
Please log in for more thread options Don't forget eBay as some people are not happy with the quality with
X-10 cams. I got rid of all my X10 stuff on eBay after upgrading to Hawk-I. Brian http://tech-home.com On May 14, 9:23 am, Frank Olson <Use-the-email- li...@yoursecuritysource.com> wrote:
> Kelly Wilkins wrote: > > Hey all,
> > I am new to Home Automation/x10 and wanted to know where to start? > > I was on the x10.com website and they have some great bundles, but is > > there more to it than just replacing light switches, installing a > > control panel and hooking everything up to be controlled by my > > computer? > > Basically, here's what I want to do. > > I want to be able to automate across the internet my lights, some > > appliances, watch my cameras from in home/remotely, (I was looking at > > the floodlight cam for my back yard, and 3 xcam2's (car port, front > > door, back door), motion detection through out my house and yard. (I > > have a nice house in a bad neighborhood). > > So, since this seems to be rather inexpensive (relatively), is this > > the way I want to go? >
> > Thanks!
> > Kelly >
> X-10 cameras aren't your best choice. Their resolution sucks. I figure > you're just aiming to throw your money away if you're leaning towards > the "cheap" or "inexpensive" side for that. For cameras you can view in > your regular browser, have a look athttp://www.gfxsurveillance.ca. > They offer a wide range of "mid-priced" solutions that should "fit the > bill". There are tons of links to other web enabled surveillance > cameras. http://www.worthdist.comis pretty popular. And they have > even (on occasion) had better pricing on X-10 than say "X-10"... :-) > > As for controlling your lights, etc., X-10 still remains one of the more > popular automation solutions with lots of gear and support out there. | |||||||||||||||||||
> I am new to Home Automation/x10 and wanted to know where to start?
> I was on the x10.com website and they have some great bundles, but is
> there more to it than just replacing light switches, installing a
> control panel and hooking everything up to be controlled by my
> computer?
> Basically, here's what I want to do.
> I want to be able to automate across the internet my lights, some
> appliances, watch my cameras from in home/remotely, (I was looking at
> the floodlight cam for my back yard, and 3 xcam2's (car port, front
> door, back door), motion detection through out my house and yard. (I
> have a nice house in a bad neighborhood).
> So, since this seems to be rather inexpensive (relatively), is this
> the way I want to go?
>
> Thanks!
> Kelly
>