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My name is Stuart Richardson – I have been installing custom audio / video systems in Southern California for over 15 years (Los Angeles and Orange County), and have seen many good and bad way. If you're interested in learning more about the best in any house / V and automation lighting, read on to refuel on the latest and greatest …
Probably the best place to start is the beginning with a description of some of the things that you should expect from a modern system throughout the house: the electronic heart of luxury home today is the Low Voltage Distribution Panel – it is a centralized system in wall (usually made of steel) housing the "home runs" of most of the TV, telephone and network cabling for the home. When I say "home run" means any group of wiring which starts in one place and the fans out of it – this is the preferred method of wiring to current standards (although not all wiring must be performed at home …). As the wiring, this panel will also distribution of the terminating equipment for each different type of Signal: RG6 wiring for televisions will end in an RF splitter and / or amplifier, telephone wiring (usually CAT5) will converge in a variety of blocks of telephone wiring and Ethernet (CAT5 or CAT5e) will be assigned to a network switch or hub (in conjunction with the router or gateway).
Audio / Video wiring is usually home run to a central point different usually near the main house home theater system. This includes the President of wiring for many different pieces that we imaginable, in combination with different control wiring (usually CAT5) for remotely controlling a centralized / V equipment. Most home systems are strictly for audio broadcast, but now top-of-the-line systems also offer distributed video – Allowing, for example, someone in a room upstairs to watch a DVD from the bottom, main system and listen simultaneously In-Wall/In-Ceiling sound speakers.
Of course, the home theater system is the key – the best system will feature projection or plasma display. If an image is projected, the screen can be either fixed (perhaps behind a curtain motorized as in large rooms) or one that extends automatically when the projector is on. Speakers can be any combination of the wall in ceiling, or cabinet speakers traditional style – this includes the latest thunder subwoofers (which can also be hidden behind walls or ceilings – or in the floor …). The sound processor must be able to decode a variety of signals, including AC3, DTS, and a few other formats less popular.
Remote controls have come a long way, and high-end systems should include what is now called "positive control": this type of system actually gets the reactions of the various elements of the system (via a mesh of tiny son of current sensing, signal detection, etc.) to determine the power status, then use if / then logic / other for the conditional order. Here's an example: you enter the theater to watch a movie, simply press "Watch DVD on the remote. It sends the signal to a processor, who discovers that someone has left on the tuner and the TV off. He compensates for this by turning on the TV, switching to the tuner input 'DVD' and pressing to 'Play' on DVD. It then recedes lighting by 90%. This is what's considered a "system Intelligent and can be found with names like Elan and Niles.
And this brings us to the lighting control – the name is the size of Lutron. This company offers a few different systems and methods of dynamic control lighting throughout the house – the most popular uses RadioRA controllers. These include end plates high wall and / or table using remote RF (Radio Frequency) for wireless relay lighting control remotely, and can be controlled by Audio / Video remote controls for the experiment real cinema. Another advantage of wall plates Lutron is the ability to control up to 5 switches in a single-gang unit.
The Other features of the last set of internal systems include monitoring distributed: imagine being in the back room of a house very large and the bell rang. Instead of dropping just to discover that a lawyer is insisting, it looks just the 7 "controller wall colors in front of you and see who is there. Pick up the phone and talk with them (through a speaker in the door assembly) – without even getting up. Then tap the touch screen once to see if the baby is awake to the camera 2, or watch four cameras in a single quad-view!
It is obvious that we have come a long way since the rotary volume controls that you see on the walls of many old houses – they can still be useful and save you some money if you're not hungry for features.
About the author:
In an attempt at becoming a modern Renaissance/Vitruvian Man, I have tried to open my mind to all forms of learning for as long as I can remember. My first interests were science and music, when I studied biology and cosmology, and learned to play the piano, guitar and saxophone. I went on to study electronics/electromechanical control in the military, after which I got a start in the Audio/Video and Home Automation industry.
Along the way I became increasingly interested in spirituality and ancient religion – my involvement became more and more esoteric as time went on. I am now a practicing Qabalist and Alchemist, although I find it difficult to focus on these things as I’m constantly bombarded by the incessant stimuli of the modern world.
As an author, I have written two books (as of 2007): “The Marriage of Religion and Science” (non-fiction) and “The Aelf Club” (historical fiction). I plan on turning the latter into a multi-volume set.
I’m also very interested in movie-making – I’ve produced many family and music videos, and hope to make a feature film someday.
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