Re: X10 replacement?

["RickR" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

HA is understood by the public.

Everyone has heard the term "Smart House," there are movies and lots of
TV shows have push-button moment in the big boss's office or home.

The impression is that it is $$$ to the max, too technical to
understand (that's the WOW factor) and possibly a trap.


Joerg wrote:
> Hello Neil,
>
> >
> >>And electricians currently balk at installing HA because current HA lighting
> >>will not stay 'unbroken'. Until professional electricians are eager to
> >>install HA, it will not thrive IMO.
> >
> > There are several electricians installing home automation and home
> > theater systems. Say so on the truck, though I don't know what that means.
> >
>
> Ask one if you see them parked at a diner. I bet it's the usual. 99.9%
> surround sound systems and 0.01% HA. And what is considered HA may not
> be what this NG thinks it is. The local extreme a few years ago: Not a
> house network or anything but there was that magic button next to the
> bed in the master bedroom. Press it and the sliding door opens. Then the
> bed begins to move until it has arrived on the deck, closing the sliding
> door behind it. Now you have a view of Folsom Lake and the stars. Oh,
> and don't press that button in January...
>
> --
> Regards, Joerg
>
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