1. I
probably
wouldn't use hv's video output
Neither
do I, except on the very odd occasion.
Useful sometimes, I have the room
temps permanently
displayed on mine
2.
I have a number of PC's on my network, always
on
3. In
addition
to the standard X10 stuff, I would like to use IR distribution to control
tv's/hifis etc and I also would like IO/Relay control
AIUI,
the easy way is HV, but then I have no experience of trying this with a
PC.
Add ACE and each ACE screen can become
a
IR Remote
4. I would
like
to use speech synthesis (texttospeech stuff)
For
that
you need a PC 24/7 running a TTS able piece of software which is not a
problem
to you given (2)
Agree
5. I would
like
to use voice control (any experiences)
No,
but
>from
Agree
6. I don't
mind
programming my own stuff.
7. I'll
probably write a fair bit of add on software (to control my media server
for example)
8. I don't
mind
paying the price for hv, but can its interfacing capabilities be matched
using
separate pieces of kit, if so which ones
No
idea,
it all seemed too flaky and too much hassle to me TBH, plus by the time you
dedicated a PC and all the bits from scratch you were near enough at the
price
of HV anyway which IMO makes a better, easier job of
things.
9. Does
homeseer work with hv ?
There is
a plug-in for HS to work with HV but other that a quick try with HS I
haven't really used it as I chose to go down the ACE
route.
HTH
K.
HTH2
Mike