I've got a pair of living room skylights I'd like to use something like a blackout shade on for TV use during the day. I asked for a quote from a local supplier expecting to get something like the Lutron Sivoia QS tensioned shades that I could remote control. They came back with a Somfy quote, because the Sivoia doesn't support a narrow skylight opening (about 14" across.) The Somfy control didn't look very good going to a Lumina/Omni system though, compared to the controlled position capability of the Sivoia system. (And the price was pretty high as well...)
I started looking at some of the smart window films, as they have much less footprint for a window install. Has anyone integrated one of these to a home automation system? Which one do you like? One brand is available at http://www.smarttint.com. The pricing may be high as well though. If you have tried it, how does it work in a blackout application during daylight hours? They advertise for privacy, and some of the films seem to have very high light blocking ability (4% light in blocking state in one case, the black Smart Tint), but they don't seem to advertise for blackout applications.
What do you all think?
I started looking at some of the smart window films, as they have much less footprint for a window install. Has anyone integrated one of these to a home automation system? Which one do you like? One brand is available at http://www.smarttint.com. The pricing may be high as well though. If you have tried it, how does it work in a blackout application during daylight hours? They advertise for privacy, and some of the films seem to have very high light blocking ability (4% light in blocking state in one case, the black Smart Tint), but they don't seem to advertise for blackout applications.
What do you all think?