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

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I have degrees in automation and robotics and can say that I would do
it all myself from scratch with a wirless laptop ot tablet and some
remote modules, but for the average user I would say your best bet is
multiplexing everthing you can or wireless control to everything,
thatway everything you forgot to do when you set it up is still an
option.

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Carlos wrote:
> 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?