Fw: Companion TouchScreen WAS Re: What bedside clock for a HA-er?

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Hi all,

Having finaly completed my house (Structured cabling, Comfort, CBUS,
Smartfit) and more importantly selling it I have moved in with SWMBO
and we are setting about plans to renovate our new home.

One of the requirements I have been givn by SWMBO is that there are
touchscreens covering all the different gadgets in both the lounge
and main bedroom.

My plan is to stay with CBUS and Comfort and add a couple of
companion touchscreens, here in lies the problem as I don't appear to
be able to get hold of anyone at Comfort Home Controls to obtain info
and costs and can't find any other suppliers.

So can anyone shed any light on how I can get more details?

Cheers

Paul

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gordon" <paul@...> wrote:
>
> Now that I have more or less expunged X10 from my home, I no longer
need
> the X10 mini-timer as my bedside clock, so I'm looking for
a "suitable"
> replacement..
>
>
>
> What's "suitable" ??
>
>
>
> Well, clearly for a seasoned HAer it can't possibly be just a normal
> bedside clock from Argos can it?... - it must have some additional
> whiz-bang functions, such as weather monitoring, or Ethernet
> connectivity or the like. Also, it clearly has to look like it was
just
> "nicked" out of a space shuttle....
>
>
>
> So what is the groups' recommendation?
>
>
>
> I've looked at a couple from Oregon Scientific which are weather
> stations, and I've also looked at some flash ones from Jacob Jensen,
> either of which tick some of the right boxes... - but everything
I've
> found so far is a standalone closed product... - is there anything
I can
> integrate with the rest of the HA system, a CBUS clock for
example? -
> perhaps one of the Comfort companion touchscreens or maybe a CTOUCH
> Panel... - both of these touchsreen options are relatively expensive
> however, so it might be a bit of a big ask to get one of these past
> "expenditure control"... :-) - plus how well do these items
actually
> work as a bedside alarm clock?
>
>
>
> Here's a list of a few ideas that I think would be really great...
>
> Addressable display, so I can display messages from other HA
systems on
> it
>
> Able to interface with either Comfort, CBUS or Homeseer (so a web
> interface would be OK)
>
> Ethernet connectivity, built-in webserver
>
> NOT a nano-ITX PC based solution - too noisy and/or unreliable
>
> An off the shelf product would be preferable, although a small
element
> of DIY would be OK
>
> I don't care about it being a radio of any kind, either FM or DAB,
nor
> do I require it to have any kind of inbuilt media playing ability,
but
> if it was able to play audio announcements from a HA system, that
would
> be pretty good (i.e. TTS from Homeseer: "Wake up Paul, you lazy
> ********")
>
> Freestanding tabletop form factor is preferable, since I don't have
a
> lot of nearby wall space left....
>
> Ability to show CCTV feeds would be nice
>
>
>
> Note that I already have a Comfort KP04, and a CBUS NEO switch by
the
> bedside...
>
>
>
> Cheers.
>
>
>
> Paul G.
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