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I don't believe so, BOCS is only good for 3 rooms.

I definitely do not want remotes or for the TV area to have access to the HTPC. I want the HTPC to be the brains and i'll control the HTPC through putty, VNC or through my own extender softawre on my laptop (because i'll eventually create an app or something for an ipad for the kids to use to...

Yes, i've noticed many enjoy SageTV. It seems to be very versatile. One aspect that has really perked my ears most about SageTV is the extenders at the rooms. The extenders are what requests the media from the server therefore eliminating the need for multiple video cards, tv tuner cards, etc...

Certainly with Asterisk there will be a learning curve and you may also need to learn some general security for linux, but it is a very powerful platform. If you arent into custom programming, checkout some flavors of asterisk that use asterisk core but use plug ins.

I purchased, thank you. Loaded a diff OS but mainly going to b eusing for convenient web browsing on the couch!

Got the thermostat. Good deal, although it may be a little while before i add z-wave

Hello Everyone, I have been reading the site and forums for weeks now and really enjoy the content and the willingness for others to shine in with their expertise and knowledge. This post and thread may be exhausting at first but hopefully it is very beneficial and a place for others to gain...