Hi Guys, I never Introduced myself when I started using this site a couple of years ago so here goes.

My name is Shane. I have a background in RTI, Crestron, and Lutron programming and installation. I also have done electrical work for about 11 years prior to switching over to Low Voltage work. You guys have all helped me over the past couple of years and i really appreciate it.

Welcome Shane.. my older brothers name is Shane. Its rare enough for it to be a big deal for me. I wish he had your experience..i would make him come work for us :).

Hello just joined and saying hello to all members here

Kofi Ramsey
Director, Business Development
Pace International (not the cable box company)
Formerly with Best Buy/Geek Squad (1995 - 2008)

When I was 10, I connected an additional 2 pairs of speakers to a boombox in my bedroom in an attempt to achieve more lifelike sound for live recordings. The results were mixed. The boom box had a discreete woofer with its own level control which helped, but at 5 watts, there just wasn't enough power to drive the speakers adequately. I started purchasing seperates a few years later.

When I was 15, I spec'd and installed my first home theater (Dolby surround with a center channel!) in my parents home, circa 1989.

Started with Best Buy in 1995. Did A/V sales and car audio install. I started doing A/V installs for customers starting in 1996. Moved on to commercial A/V, satellite, and networking installations in 1997. Moved corporate as technical training and management in 2000 for store support teams, then helped launch residential A/V installation, MHT, and then Geek Squad. Supported installers in nationwide, in Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, and China.

Started with Pace International in 2009. Pace is a commercial satellite distributor, that also develops software, manufacturers consumables and electronic components, and provides global procurement solutions for a wide range of companies, including big box retailers.

Kofi is being modest. He also worked with Comp-Tiaa as a subject matter expert developing test questions for second year installers, along with Brent McCall and a number of other industry luminaries.

Hello my name is Alex. And I'm very passionate about satellite technologies. Actually I'm beginner on this field, but  I want to mastered this.

I'm owner of Portable Satellite Dish Project. Here I'm writing some articles, which ones can discover some topics for another people.

English is my second language, but I'm improving it on every free time of my life. And I love to help people.

If you have any questions and comments, I'll appreciate to hear this ones. And very be happy to meet with people which ones are passionate about the satellite technology.

Best Regards,
Alex

Holla Chicos
My name is Tony. Born in Bellvue Hospital (NYC) raised in Bushwick Brooklyn.
Stripped my first low voltage wire for Uncle Sam in 1983. And I still don't know jack. I've been doin low voltage wiring & custom installs for myself and others since 1987 and lovin every minute of it.
Now I teach Electronic Systems Technician (who knew there was an official name) at Lincoln Tech in Jersey.
Anyway thx Daniel you are the man. This site is a great resource for files and info.

GOD BLESS AMERICA & CANADA!!!!!!

Wassabi?

Long time no posting! Just wanted to reintroduce meself... been about 3-4 years since I was here last. David is the name, building a home is the game. I consider myself a CI even though I do Telecom Engineering for a living... 25 years in the CE industry though.

Hello


I am Kurt and I started my own CI business last year after seeing the writing on the wall at my last job. I figured if my employers could make millions and they lie, cheat and steal I should have no problem doing it right!

I got my start with a commodore 64 back in the day and have been plugged in ever since. Control systems are just computers anyway!

Graphics designer, Crestron Programmer, Installer and Proprietor

Hi All -

Down here in the Big Stinky living the dream.

Hello all. 

My name is Robert.  I started down the path of home audio and video in college when I hooked a second set of realistic speakers to my stereo (cassette, 8 track and turntable all built in) and connected my hi fi VCR to it.  My apartment became the place to watch movies.  I soon upgraded to a Dolby surround system which I took back twice because I could not hear anything coming from the rear speakers.  Then it was on to a small bookshelf Dolby pro logic system.  I was in heaven watching movies. 

In 1998 while in grad school I stumbled upon a part time job at a custom home theater A/V company and discovered DVD and Dolby Digital.  I have never been the same since.  Soon I was working there full time and have not looked back.

I do sales, system design, project management, and wear a few other hats.  I used to program prontos back in the day but now I leave the programming to my installers.
 
I really enjoy this site and the exchange of knowledge.  It has been of great help to me and I hope to return the favor to someone else.

See you all in the threads,

-R

Hi

I just opened the ONLY HD TV Antenna Store in Toronto. It's located at 881 St. Clair Ave. W. (1 block east of Oakwood). Antennas and Accessories by Channel Master, Antennas Direct and Winegard available as well as professional installation and advice.

Please drop by for all of your antenna needs (no need to go to Mississauga or Markham anymore), or call us at 416-654-HDTV (4388).

The Antenna Guys / The HD Antenna Store

My names Daniel and I work for a Texas based company named Media Technologies. I was sent a topic one day by a co-worker and then continued to few the site occasionaly. A lot of nice material here.

Hello,complete newby,no knowledge of TV's ,remotes,computers,etc.
All you guys way out of my league.
Divorced, now remarried have two girls now from current wife.

Have had local techs set up my TV's.... another tech works on my computers.....another tech maintains treadmills,,ellipticals ,cardio yet another tech works on security cams and sensors/alarm(s)... ... none seem to have remedy or knowledge to solve my 'problem' although they have indicated they think an infra red or RF system should be "out there" and/or "I've heard about something like that"."sounds doable but i don't know how to do it".When I ask about it Words to that effect or responses similar to that.



Small Business owner ,fitness center,and not mechanically or technologically inclined...
From previous marriage have 15 year old son who(of course)knows more about ALL types of technology than i do but his(after homework) interests are X-box(as long as maintaining A average inschool)weightlifitng,jujitsu/martial arts.
No time to help dad with his TV problem at work.
(Thats Ok I 'get' to see him 6 days a week at the gym for work outs and training.Get to see him way more than i ever expected to after divorce)

Current wife 'wonderful'not a techno person either--daughters are 18 months and 6 years old.
Son can't help......nor wife or daughters :)
Local techno guys seem to have limited knowledge or are 'good'with the basics and their fields....so here I am.

Enough about me you guys are the experts hope someone can come up with inexpensive solution.


Essentially Hoping to find relatively inexpensive solution to turning on and off 24 TV's with one control unit.
Will keep channel changeing of each individual TV with the remotes that came with TV's.
Will post details in another thread.

Long time reader, my name is Steve, just joined so I can post lol I've been reading these forums off and on for a couple years and I never though to post. As most people I know I had no clue with what I wanted to do with myself, went to school for computer programming and hated it once I finished back in 95. I always helped people with hooking up their electronics from car decks to home systems but who knew you could make money. I'm 35, married with 3 children and have a company that I started 5 years ago as a part time endeavor and now its turned into a full time focus. Worked my butt of to get direct dealer lines and was shunned many a time for a lack of showroom damn ingrates! Now I have some great people I work with on projects and am looking forward to doing my first full on themed theater. Some people that post here have really helped so much with their posts on subject matter that matters to me and I thank them for that, don't want to say names for fear of tripping the gaydar haha.

My very first custom install was condo with a 50+ samsung LCD TV, 3 inwall speakers concealed, AC concealed, a russound IR inwall receiver kit (terminated to a phone jack for looks and made a break out cable from the block to be plugged into the jack. Drywall repair, paint, install 2nd TV in bedroom with a 18 foot concealed RGB+HDMI+cat5e to another spot in the room + relocated services, I spent 3.5 days working on this thanks to the drywall and painting nonsense. I charged 900.00 including materials and the IR kit because I made a set price in the beginning and grossly underestimated my time and did not stipulate certain things like the drywall and paint. The end result was picture perfect, the client was stupified and very happy, I was to but so angry with myself and I knew I lost money, I never made that mistake again.