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dvd jukebox PC

Hi, I want to put together a PC to store and playback all of my DVDs (I currently have less than 100 of them). That's g...
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posted by nospam
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

Help Installing Speaker Volume Controls ...

All, I need some help understanding how volume control impedance calculates into the load seen by the amplifier. Here i...
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posted by nospam
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$20 Insteon dimmer switch

http://www.smarthome.com/2876db.html There's a non-dimming version, too. http://www.smarthome.com/2876sb.html I couldn'...
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posted by nobody
46 comments posted 20yrs posted by nobody

Wireless network hassles

We recently moved to a new (for us) home. I have a Belkin wireless router connected to a DSL modem in my office at one...
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posted by robertlbass
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by robertlbass

X10 RF Link Command Translater

Based on comments here and some personal experience, I've been thinking about creating a X10 RF Link Command Translator...
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posted by JeffVolp
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by JeffVolp

Interim Lighting and Wireless 5.1 Stereo?

Just moved to a new house. Its temporary for 12-18 months while we have the palace (my name for my wife's vision of our...
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posted by none
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USB Linux

Can anybody suggest an Open hardware http://wiki.debian.org/open_hardware USB for Debian (with Debian driver for X10) ?....
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posted by pmacv
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DIY X-10 (or Insteon) filter

This topic comes up periodically. There is a schematic for a 125kHz filter in Fig. 28 (p16) of the datasheet for the Na...
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posted by nobody
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by nobody

X10 to Insteon Translator is shipping!

I placed my order for the X10 to Insteon Translator along with the Insteon starter kit and some other Insteon products...
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posted by br
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by br

New house system

If you were to have an integrator install a whole-house audio, video, and control system, what would your choice be, and...
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posted by nosnos
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by nosnos

Signal bridge question?

A tech at Smarthome told me that a "Boosterlinc" on each phase with a passive coupler is the same as an amplified coupl...
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posted by mike2711
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activehome time delays in seconds

Hi, I have a friend that wants to control a traffic light (in his home, not on the street) using X10 modules and Active...
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posted by hmjunk31415
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another major BPL deployment

http://money.cnn.com/services/tickerheadlines/prn/200512190100PR_NEWS_USPR_____NYM051.htmhttp://www.currenttechnologies...
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posted by nobody
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by nobody

CQC 1.5 Released

Pardone le micro-spam, but I just wanted to let you guys know that we just released 1.5. The release announcment thread...
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posted by droddey
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by droddey