Re: What would you do differently if you were to automate a new home from scratch?

["IVB" <ivb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I would run tons of wire to every room first, then conduit.

For software, I love my CQC, definitely CQC. Check out the sig below for
what i'm doing with it. HVAC, irrigation, security, CD, XM, DVD, TV &
CCTV(via a web browser), doorbell, also controllable via Cingular PDA for
when i'm not home. I'll probably get RadioRA for lighting with the bonus
early next year.

I got a few Fujitsu 3400 10" touchscreen tablet PCs for cheap control
throughout the house.

I can get a single program to do the front-end interface and the back-end
control. No way can HomeSeer even come close to touching that.


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Note: I am a mere end-user with no financial stake in any products that I
may discuss.

My Personal Website w/my Home Automation PC:
http://www.myhomeautomationpc.com, last updated 4/11

My Home Automation Blog: http://homeautomation.wordpress.com/
"Carlos" <csa2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I am buying a house, and I want to automate it all -- centralized media
> server, home theater, security cameras, motorized drapes, sprinkler
> system, multiple music zones, touchscreens in every social area, timed
> events, and remote access to it all.  I am somewhat geeky, so I can
> take technological challenges. I curently have Windows Media Center on
> one PC, and I feel it would be nice to use one single interface for the
> media, the cameras, and everything else. So, I appeal to your
> experience and your wisdom... Which technology should I use (Insteon,
> Z-wave, UPB... )?  Which control program (HomeSeer, mCentral, ... )?
> How should I distribute the media (Media Center Extender, Xbox, or just
> cable it all?  And what would you do differently in your experience?
>