Which screen interface to choose?

[sponnath]

There's a lot of interface packages in the forums here. And there is HSTouch that seems to be coming out some day.

Is there a favorite?

Has anybody compared features of the solutions?

I am finally getting tired of the web screens in HS. I would really like to find one that shows real time updates and allows some customization of look. I think I still like Fungun's Star Trek look the best.

[Rupp]

Jon00's is the newest, then there's MainLobby, Maestro, and Touchpad.

Jon00's is paid but I'm not sure how much.

MainLobby is a paid plugin that requires quite a bit of setup but is highly configurable.

Maestro is a paid plugin and is nearly plugin and play.

Touchpad is free and is only customizable from the aspect of what you can change using a cascading style sheet.

[sponnath]

I don't mind paying. It's a matter of getting something useful that will work for a while. I will download the maestro manual and take a read for starters.

You didn't mention HSTouch. Looks like it's something in the works but I couldn't find out much about it.

I would like real time status. I am hoping it's in there somewhere.

[Rupp]

I didn't mention HSTouch because it's not released. I would recommend downloading the Maestro 30 day trial and have a look. It's a nice looking Interface that doesn't take a lot of effort.

[GreenAcres]

I used Maestro and allthough it was nice. I just ripped it out due to the lack of options. I paid close to $200.00 for it with the promise that new features would come about every month and they never did.

So now I am using Jon00's My control and like all of his other plugins it is rock solid. I also do not yet know the price but I am ready to pay for it.

I like a person who gives you what is promised. And his support is A1 and is very helpful.

Thanks

Thom

[gelessor]

Check Out xLobby

Aaron has written a great plugin that allows xLobby to become a very customizable front end to Homeseer.

[sponnath]

I used Maestro and allthough it was nice. I just ripped it out due to the lack of options. I paid close to $200.00 for it with the promise that new features would come about every month and they never did.

So now I am using Jon00's My control and like all of his other plugins it is rock solid. I also do not yet know the price but I am ready to pay for it.

I like a person who gives you what is promised. And his support is A1 and is very helpful.

Thanks

Thom

Can it report real time?

Can you change screens to your liking?

I will look to see what docs he has.

[sponnath]

Aaron has written a great plugin that allows xLobby to become a very customizable front end to Homeseer.

I hadn't even seen xlobby. Look there too!

That's just it, there's so many choices, it's confusing.

[zimmer62]

I use mainlobby, but I'm reluctant to invest more time into it right now while waiting for HSTouch.

I've done a ton with mainlobby, and the fact that's it's a Flash back end for everything is actually frustrating. The screens look good, but it's not quite as intuitive as I'd like. I'll give HSTouch a chance when it's out, and then decided if I should invest my time in making my main lobby screens better, or converting to HSTouch, or a combination of both. With homeseer teasing about products I'm sure we'll still see HSTouch sometime this year although I'd like it sooner, I'd also like it stable and complete.

[drozwood90]

Aaron has written a great plugin that allows xLobby to become a very customizable front end to Homeseer.

Which version of XLobby is that? I have been playing with an older version for a while.

--Dan

[kwaugh]

NetRemote fan here...

Don't forget NetRemote from Promixis. I haven't found much that I can't do with it. There's also a free plugin to link NR and HS to provide realtime updates in both directions...

K

[gelessor]

xLobby skin shown is actually the "pay version". I have also used a couple skins created for the free version that work equally as well.

Aaron's plugin is what makes it so attractive - it works with both versions. Rock solid.

[midknight]

hmm i see a trial of xlobby for 45 days but no free version.
also says they dont sell a software version only a hardware pkg?

[drozwood90]

That's something that they changed a few months back.

They were going to try to appeal to a broader spectrum of installers...not the DIY group.

Oh well...

--Dan