The Official Smarthome Blog – All Things Home Automation

If you are looking for a solution that can combine your CATV signal and the modulated signal from your surveillance cameras and put them into a single cable for a long run, look no further. The Channel Vision Digital Cable and Modulator Combiner has everything you need to eliminate the need to run multiple RF/coaxial cables, sold separately, over a long distance. The combiner takes the CATV feed and modulated feed and combined them to a single RF coaxial output that can be run to the TV location of your choice. That cable can then be fed to the include IR receiver and then directly to your RF/Coaxial input. The IR receiver is the controlled with a the included remote control to switch between your CATV feed and your modulated feed. If you use a digital cable receiver, simply add a 2-way splitter, sold separately, after the IR receiver and send one signal to the ARF/Coaxial input on your TV and the other to the digital cable receiver; you won’t even need a filter. This combiner is great way to simply cable runs throughout your home if you want to run a CATV and modulated feed to the same TV.

• Enable multiple modulated sources ito be integrated with a cable TV feed
• Built-in IR reapeter
• Remotely switch between cable TV and modulated source
• No filter needed
• Price: $189.99

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Are you looking for a reliable intercom for you home, the Channel Vision Cat.5 Whole House Intercom System allows for convenient installation and reliable communication at an affordable price. The centerpiece of the system is the Intercom Hub that can easily be mounted in most structured wiring enclosures and connects to all room and door units with a simple Cat.5 connection. Four intercom stations are included which can communicate with up to six other stations via room-to-room or broadcast with each other or with front door intercoms; you can even grant access to visitors with the addition of a door strike module. The number of rooms you can directly communicate with is expandable from six to 24 rooms by adding more Intercom Stations and connecting Station Expanders to each station, products sold separately. Additionally, this Whole House Intercom System has two distinct door chimes, baby monitor and Do Not Disturb modes, and includes an IR Remote Control for hands free operation. This intercom kit is the perfect starting point and is expandable and adaptable to virtually any size home.

• Direct room-to-room communication and broadcast capability
• Expandable to 24 stations
• Built-in IR repeating
• IR remote control can activate intercom calls and control all system features
• Two distinct door chimes
• Price: $543.99

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