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Nov 27

TV or Projector? The Old debate with latest update!

by Vijay Chengappa in Internet of Things, projector, Smart Homes, television 0 comments 1796 0

The Age Old Question, should i go for a TV or fix an overhead projector and screen? Most people still prefer TVs as the memory they have of projectors is that of the grainy images and pull down screens. However, as of early 2020, the commonly available sizes of Large screen TVs in India are

  • 75″ QLED/OLED 4k- Which range in the 2.7 Lac to 5 Lac price range depending on the brand and offers available
  • 86″ QLED/OLED 4k- Which range in the 5.5 Lac to 9 Lac price range depending on the brand and offers available
  • There are some 105″ models available, but priced over 20 Lac.

Where purchasing a projector (4k or otherwise) really makes sense is if you want your viewing screen to be larger than 92–100 Inches; and the difference is especially pronounced once you proceed to larger sizes of screen (135, 150, 165, 180 inches). Most projectors can display a fairly good image for sizes much larger (upto 300 inches).
A good 4k projector with a screen from the big brands (Epson/Sony/BenQ/Panasonic) will work out to be much cheaper than a 86″ Television.
And a good 2k Projector and screen can be sourced for as little as the price of a 65″ TV.

 

Feb 07

Thasmai announces tie-ups with LivSpace and Dashsquare

by Vijay Chengappa in Home Automation, home improvement, Internet of Things, Smart Homes 0 comments 2598 0

Thasmai is glad to announce tieups with LivSpace (India’s fastest growing Home Interiors company) and DashSquare (South India’s largest Luxury furniture) retailer in all our stores across Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai.

Now check out the latest Home Automation & best Home theaters in a store in your city!

 

 

Livspace

Jan 19

Which platform should you choose for Wireless Automation? Zigbee

by Vijay Chengappa in Home Automation, Internet of Things, Smart Homes 0 comments 2556 0

This series focuses on which wireless home automation platform may make more sense for your requirement. In part 1, we tackle Zigbee.

ZIGBEE TECHNOLOGY: ZigBee is the original and open global wireless standard. This is appropriate in radio environment and remote areas. ZigBee technology formed on IEEE standard 802.15.4 which describes the operation of low rate WPAN. it covers up to 70mts(that is the distance between from station to another station). The main applications of this technology is sensors, lighting controls and many more applications. The ZigBee network layer supports both star and tree network topology, and very comprehensively mesh network. ZigBee operates at different frequency rates in the industries, scientific and medical radio bands: 2.4 GHz used most in worldwide and some devices in China, Europe and the USA also uses 784 MHz, 868 MHz and 915MHz respectively, however 2.4GHz frequency rate is still use in those regions and countries for commercial ZigBee devices. 20 kbit/s (868 MHz band) to 250 kbit/s (2.4 GHz band) is the data rate variation . ZigBee basically formed on the physical layer and media area control (MCA) which are defined by IEEE standard 802.15.4 for (WPANs). Specifies some additional key components, they are

ZODs: ZODs performs some tasks that includes keeping track of device roles, handles all the requests to join a network, device discovery and security.

NETWORK LAYER: The network layer are used to make the correct use of the MAC sublayer and to provide a sufficient interface for use by the application. It performs with network functions like connecting, disconnecting, and setting up networks. It will also perform operations like add a network, allocate addresses, and add/remove certain devices. This layer uses star, mesh and tree topologies.

APPLICATION LAYER: The highest-level layer is the application layer which provides the effective interface of the ZigBee system to its end users. It combines both ZDO and its management procedures, together with application objects defined by the manufacturer, are considered part of this layer. This layer binds tables, sends messages between bound devices, manages group addresses, reassembles packets and also transports data. It is responsible for providing service to ZigBee device profiles.

ZigBee networks are not limited to any specific number of  hops. A ZigBee network theoretically could have some 65K devices connected to it but it is possible to reach up 65K devices cause it would run into bandwidth problem.

ZIGBEE INTEROPERABILITY: ZigBee technology is an open and original global wireless standard that is maintained by the ZigBee Alliance. A group of companies that support its development and its use is called as a ZigBee Alliance. The biggest strike of this is lack of interoperability due to confusion with the certification program. There are actually two levels of certification. One certifies hardware and software. It is possible that a product may get their hardware certification but not their software. Products like this might be labelled “ZigBee-ready”. A consumer may buy the product expecting it to work with all the other ZigBee products but it won’t. actually there are many interoperable ZigBee devices but it has got a bad reputation because of the loose of certification process.

Nov 16

Thasmai opens a new Branch in Chennai!

by Vijay Chengappa in Home Automation, Internet of Things, Smart Homes 0 comments 5260 0
Get Smart home ready Chennai!

Get Smart home ready Chennai!

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Thasmai cordially invites you to the opening of our newest branch in the capital of Tamil Nadu, set in the heart of the city (Kilpauk), on the 25’th of November. Our new experience center will showcase the best of new Home Automation technologies available in the market, as well as multiple ranges of Home Theater solutions, including Hall Theater set up that can be integrated with your television, dedicated Theaters with Acoustical precision that blow away your mind!

For any enquiries, please reach out to Prashant (73580 48321) or Murthy (9972418578), hope to see you soon in Namma Chennai!

Sep 26

Dasara Offers for Home Automation and Theatres!

by Vijay Chengappa in Home Automation, Internet of Things, Smart Homes 0 comments 2997 0

Dasara Dhamaka from Thasmai & Harman, get upto 30% off on Spot bookings made on the days of Acetech 6,7,8 in our stall in Hall 3, E-21. Visit the stall to check out the full Home range of Revel speakers as well as JBL synthesis, the pinnacle of great theater sound! For exclusive passes, do reach out on +91 9880368001/9972418578. Visit www.thasmaiaudio.com for updates on more offers and products.

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Jan 19

How is Home Automation perceived in India (circa early 2017)?

by Vijay Chengappa in Home Automation, Internet of Things, Smart Homes 0 comments 3301 0

Home automation is still viewed as a luxury and not a necessity by Home owners. Due to the high cost of products currently, Home Automation is considered affordable by Individuals with Net Worth more than 5-6 crore. Currently, there are 182,000 millionaire households in India. This number is set to grow to 294,000 in next 4-5 years

People with Net Worth of less than 4-5 cr can’t relate to Home Automation as an add-on, since other priorities for the home would then fight over the same budget (for e.g. Kitchen modules/bathroom fittings/Jacuzzi/ swimming pool/ consumer durables such as high end TVs).

Because Home automation is still viewed as a luxury offering, the Finish, Look and feel of the product, as well as the brand image associated with the product matter MORE than technical features of the solution, or the value in pricing.

 

Home Automation

 

Trends in the Indian Home Automation Market

There are several Indian start-ups that are making solutions that are retrofit and have real values at affordable price. Being technology startups, they lend a lot of importance to features, however the look and feel of their products are unimpressive till now. We opine that solutions with cheap look and feel, unknown/new brand with affordable price point is considered as low quality product in the Indian market. Hence, Good solutions and reasonable price points are still not able to make impact in Indian market.

 

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