I'm having an HAI system installed in my home. I would like to have several touch screen/panel type controllers located around the house. Some will probably be fixed (i.e. in-wall) while others may be more portable.
I was considering the HAI Omnitouch 5.7e panels, but as far as I can tell, they can only run the Omnitouch Pro software and nothing else. So, for instance, I would not be able to run my Sonos audio from the panel.
For this reason I am leaning toward different panels such as the Borg Protege, which is basically an in-wall touch screen computer running XP embedded. The Borg could run the Omnitouch Pro software (which is hideously expensive at $550) or Snap-Link or something else in addition to running other programs entirely (like Sonos). I'm also wondering whether the upcoming flood of touch screen devices running Android 3.0 may offer the best bang for the buck.
At this stage, though I'm simply wondering whether the Omnitouch Pro software is worth twice as much as WL3 (which I could run on my WHS box) and 4 times as much as Snap Link or Home Control.
I was considering the HAI Omnitouch 5.7e panels, but as far as I can tell, they can only run the Omnitouch Pro software and nothing else. So, for instance, I would not be able to run my Sonos audio from the panel.
For this reason I am leaning toward different panels such as the Borg Protege, which is basically an in-wall touch screen computer running XP embedded. The Borg could run the Omnitouch Pro software (which is hideously expensive at $550) or Snap-Link or something else in addition to running other programs entirely (like Sonos). I'm also wondering whether the upcoming flood of touch screen devices running Android 3.0 may offer the best bang for the buck.
At this stage, though I'm simply wondering whether the Omnitouch Pro software is worth twice as much as WL3 (which I could run on my WHS box) and 4 times as much as Snap Link or Home Control.