Re: Timed control access to playstation

["G Wheelock" <gwheelock@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yah; x-10 is INTENDED to be easy to use (=no security/pw controls)

Depending on the kid's age; he may even have more fun playing with
the x-10 stuff itself (my 5yo grandnephew thinks that all of the x-10
lights & cameras in our house are his personal play-toy...)

"Brian" <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Here is a bunch of ideas.
>
> http://www.familysafemedia.com/index.html
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> If you use X10 it would be really easy for your kid to figure out how to
> stop it.
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> <marcrand@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >I am so belidered at the amount of x-10 'stuff' out there, that I can't
> > seem to find a straight forward solution to my problem.  I have no X-10
> > experience nor equipment and usually the most helpful people are found
> > in groups like this.  I also applogize for the newbie question.
> >
> > My Problem(s)
> > How can I control the access to my son's play station such that they
> > can only use it for 1 hour a day?  How could I control the TV so that
> > it is only on for 2 hours a day?  Ideally this would be done
> > automatically, where the child would turn the playstation on (perhaps
> > at an X-10 controller that would then turn on the outlet?) then after a
> > predetemined time period the x-10 controller would 'time out' the plug
> > by turning the playstation off.  If the child turned the playstation
> > off before the alloted time, they could keep the remaining minutes for
> > later in the day.
> >
> > My Environment
> > I have no current X-10 equipment, but I do have a wired computer
> > network.
> >
> > Any input would be great.  And I think I'm prepared to spend $150 to
> > solve the problem.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Marc
> >
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