nicholass817
Member
I'm trying to plan on the next steps in my HA/TV/alarm setup. Considering replacing my remotes, but really want a kind of homogenized and robust system. I currently have a similar entertainment setup in 6 locations in the house...TV, AppleTV, and WMC extender. The only room that varies has a bluray player and surround receiver. I also have an Elk M1 and plan on adding a z-wave ISY in the next month or so.
What I would really like to do is control the ISY and all rooms from each remote. Kind of like when the kiddo leaves the everything on upstairs...I just want to snag the remote in our downstairs living room to shut everything off upstairs.
I've been looking at URC...thinking of an RF base station and remote for each room, and another RF base station at the ISY. Problem is this is an expensive solution even at the 'low-end' of the URC product line and I'm not sure how the ISY would send signals to the entertainment equipment. I'm
Also, thinking of a bunch of Global Cache Itachs, and adding to my harmony collection. I just can't quiet wrap my head around how I would tie all the remotes together.
I have a free coax line in each room that all home run to the master closet...thinking of IR over coax.
There are just a ton of options and I don't know what will work best for the best price. Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated.
THANKS!!!
What I would really like to do is control the ISY and all rooms from each remote. Kind of like when the kiddo leaves the everything on upstairs...I just want to snag the remote in our downstairs living room to shut everything off upstairs.
I've been looking at URC...thinking of an RF base station and remote for each room, and another RF base station at the ISY. Problem is this is an expensive solution even at the 'low-end' of the URC product line and I'm not sure how the ISY would send signals to the entertainment equipment. I'm
Also, thinking of a bunch of Global Cache Itachs, and adding to my harmony collection. I just can't quiet wrap my head around how I would tie all the remotes together.
I have a free coax line in each room that all home run to the master closet...thinking of IR over coax.
There are just a ton of options and I don't know what will work best for the best price. Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated.
THANKS!!!