Mr Spock
Active Member
So I may be buying a new construction home next year and I'm starting to think about what I want to do for HA. So many options on just about everything. I tried to search for some posts on the subject for people's experiences and recommendations, but not sure what words to use in the search. Every phrase I tried yielded little, humm...
I'll throw out a few items and see what people have to say.
I've been using Homeseer for the last 3 years and am only moderately happy with it. I control lighting, irrigation, pool/spa, some cameras, a few more things... While I am a DIY'er I've found HS to be quite buggy and feature poor. My hardware skills are good, but software writing skills aren't that great and it seems the happiest HS users are those with great coding abilities. Are there other/better options? Kind of looking for a middle zone. Is Mainlobby a good option? I don't know much about it yet.
I would like to do just about everything in this new place: Lighting, security & megapixel cameras, audio/video server, HVAC control, tablet based touchscreens in various places with a slick interface, and more. I'm not going to pay someone big bucks for a managed system. I guess I'll pull CAT6 wire to a lot of places, especially for security and the cameras.
Maybe you have some experiences you can share, a few good links, or even the right search words to get me started.
The sky is limit right now, just need to get started somewhere...
Thanks in advance.
I'll throw out a few items and see what people have to say.
I've been using Homeseer for the last 3 years and am only moderately happy with it. I control lighting, irrigation, pool/spa, some cameras, a few more things... While I am a DIY'er I've found HS to be quite buggy and feature poor. My hardware skills are good, but software writing skills aren't that great and it seems the happiest HS users are those with great coding abilities. Are there other/better options? Kind of looking for a middle zone. Is Mainlobby a good option? I don't know much about it yet.
I would like to do just about everything in this new place: Lighting, security & megapixel cameras, audio/video server, HVAC control, tablet based touchscreens in various places with a slick interface, and more. I'm not going to pay someone big bucks for a managed system. I guess I'll pull CAT6 wire to a lot of places, especially for security and the cameras.
Maybe you have some experiences you can share, a few good links, or even the right search words to get me started.
The sky is limit right now, just need to get started somewhere...
Thanks in advance.