asteinmetz
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I'm building a new house attached to an old (small) one. I love the idea of touch panels for control of security/lights/music. It seems silly to pay $2k-ish for a touch panel when stuff like the Nokia N800 is around. The Nokia is a cheap ($400) Linux-based WiFi touchscreen internet tablet. Looks good, feels good, too. The browser support Macromedia Flash 7.
A lot of the home control software has web access, a lot has a pretty front end and a lot of it is customizable but getting it all together seems tough.
Mainlobby needs a windows client so that's out.
Maestro works on the web but is not customizable.
Homeseer w/o Maestro is not pretty.
CQS might do it but I can't tell.
Is there a front end/back end solution that might be suitable? I'm not afraid to do a little scripting or HTML coding.
My preliminary thoughts are to go with a professionally installed Elk M1 security system then add on DIY home control with Z-Wave. I could hardwire in the new house but it seems less messy and simpler to put together a Z-Wave network. I already have dozens of cable runs for the network, speakers, cameras, etc.
Thanks for any comments. I've learned tons from this site so far, but, as always, the more you learn the more you learn what you don't know!
A lot of the home control software has web access, a lot has a pretty front end and a lot of it is customizable but getting it all together seems tough.
Mainlobby needs a windows client so that's out.
Maestro works on the web but is not customizable.
Homeseer w/o Maestro is not pretty.
CQS might do it but I can't tell.
Is there a front end/back end solution that might be suitable? I'm not afraid to do a little scripting or HTML coding.
My preliminary thoughts are to go with a professionally installed Elk M1 security system then add on DIY home control with Z-Wave. I could hardwire in the new house but it seems less messy and simpler to put together a Z-Wave network. I already have dozens of cable runs for the network, speakers, cameras, etc.
Thanks for any comments. I've learned tons from this site so far, but, as always, the more you learn the more you learn what you don't know!