RE: Whole House Audio and Video

["Rob Mouser" <rmouser@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Jonathon

I to have been on this quest but without much joy. So if anyone out
there has some good suggestions: bring em on!

So far I have concluded that the only real solution would be to use:

A custom made or proprietary (I.e Leopard.) touch screen. You could use
ACE or one of the other PC control packages for the interface.
An IR based unit such as the SMART pads from Xantech. (Very customisable in terms of buttons.)

Both of these are expensive though. I still LOVE the wall panels
supplied by Polaron lighting I know they work off RS232, if we could
find their supplier (As I'm certain they don't make them as I've seen
them used in other bespoke systems.) and someone could write the
interface between them and say Comfort/HomeVision then that would be one hell of a bulk buy...come on Tony our resident bulk buy pimp!


Many Thanks
Rob
Rob Mouser
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-----Original Message-----
From: TAWN Jonathan [mailto:jonathan.tawn@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 24 July 2002 12:40
To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Whole House Audio and Video


As your talking about keypads, is there anyway that these can be
interfaced
into a pc ?? - as I think they look quite neat...

Or does anyone do a type of keypad that can be interfaced to a pc ?

Whatabout any form of wall-mounted display / button thing so the volume
/
source can be changed without using the remote ?

Any idea's / url's welcome ..

Jonathan "still learning..."

-----Original Message-----
From:       Rob Mouser [mailto:rmouser@the-pl= astic-surgeon.co.uk]
Sent:      24 July 2002 12:36
To:      ukha_d@xxxxxxx Subject:      RE: [ukha_d] Whole House Audio and V= ideo

Yep I noticed the similarities with the Russound keypads. They tell me
though that this is where the similarities end!

Many Thanks
Rob
Rob Mouser
rmouser@xxxxxxx rob@xxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG) [mailto:haweste@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 24 July 2002 08:50
To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Whole House Audio and Video


Rob,

I feared as much regarding pricing - out of my league :-(  . Is is a "Russound" product as they appear to use the same name for their = keypads
i.e. "A-Bus".

It looks like the "Kustom" system will remain at the top of my li= st for
now,
even if the keypads aren't as pretty.

Cheers,

Tim H.

-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Mouser

Hi

I had a look at this a while ago before it was officially launched. Opus is actually owned by the Richer Sounds Group. Somewhere at home I have
the product brochure and pricing but it is EXPENSIVE. Getting on for
=A32500 for a 4 room system and then another =A3800+ a room. Don't forget you still then need sources and speakers. NOT cheap as I say. IMO if
you've got this much to spend have a look a QED Systemline first its as
good and more established. However the wall panels are not as pretty I
agree.

If you want me to find that contact name and prices I can dig it out.

Many Thanks
Rob
Rob Mouser
rmouser@xxxxxxx rob@xxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)

Love it, particularly the way it looks. It seems a shame to hide it all
away.

Any idea of prices / distributors ?

Also, quoting from their site:
"To connect these components together a specially developed balanced transmission cable is used, which, unlike most multi room systems,
requires
only a single run of cable to carry audio, data and power to and from
each
zone."

Cat5 I assume. Interesting description though, perhaps a way of
attempting
to justify the price of the system ?

Tim H.


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