I'm new to this forum but have been dabbling in HA for many years now. I'm in the process of building a new house and am taking the opportunity to start from scratch (almost) with HA. I'm getting the house pre-wired for about every conceivable device, so I've got Cat6, coax and low-voltage going everywhere. Based on my research (and recommendations from my installer), I've pretty much decided on an HAI OmniPro II as my "hardware backbone" and HomeSeer as my interface platform. The OmniPro will deal with the alarm system, audio distribution, lighting, etc. while HomeSeer will display status, control lighting and AV and provide the remote (internet) interface.
One area I'm currently exploring is how to maximize the video content available via the internet, and how to minimize my cable bill. There are a lot of solutions out there, but not all seem to interface easily with HA. In particular I'm looking at MythTV and/or XBMC. Our family doesn't watch much TV, but when we do it usually cable series shows, Disney channel shows for the kids, or movies. I've got a pretty old TiVo that we use almost exclusively for Phineas and Ferb but I'd like to integrate that PVR functionality into the HAI or HomeSeer system.
I'm looking for help or advice from anyone out there who has a similar situation and has had success with integrating a PVR (MythTV for example) or XBMC-type system into their HA system. I'm not finding a lot of specifics on the other forums, but I figure this would be the place to find the experts.
Thanks!
One area I'm currently exploring is how to maximize the video content available via the internet, and how to minimize my cable bill. There are a lot of solutions out there, but not all seem to interface easily with HA. In particular I'm looking at MythTV and/or XBMC. Our family doesn't watch much TV, but when we do it usually cable series shows, Disney channel shows for the kids, or movies. I've got a pretty old TiVo that we use almost exclusively for Phineas and Ferb but I'd like to integrate that PVR functionality into the HAI or HomeSeer system.
I'm looking for help or advice from anyone out there who has a similar situation and has had success with integrating a PVR (MythTV for example) or XBMC-type system into their HA system. I'm not finding a lot of specifics on the other forums, but I figure this would be the place to find the experts.
Thanks!