I am thinking of renovating my basement, preferably with a HD projector and a media center. I would love to add some home automation items, especially since it would be a good time to switch out electrical boxes. I have started doing research into which protocol I would want to use in terms of home automation.
Over the last couple of weeks, mControl has made a lot of noise in the home automation market, namely iPhone support and translucent menus in Vista media center. These items are starting to mControl appear to be the leader in cheap home automation.
mControl is a perfect example of the power of a media center versus a Tivo or cable DVR. The plugin architecture for Vista Media Center allows for integrated applications for a wide range of things, home automation and commercial skip among them. You could never do home automation with a Tivo.
Mon, May 5, 2008
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