I have been looking into home automation for a while now, and am very eager to get started and was just going to by some basic x-10 stuff to get started. Trouble is I can't even decipher which computer interface is best or most current, or what additional programs/networks I should look into.
Basically right now I would like an x-10 type system, with access to exterior motion lights, interior lights and appliances, etc. Perhaps some webcam motion logging as well. Seems easy enough with x-10, but is that what I should go with? Is there something better yet affordable out there? What controller software would you recommend?
Also, I would like to distribute music to a couple of locations from my PC. I currently onhly have one PC and a Pocket PC PDA with 802.1b wireless access to my PC. Is there any systems/software packages that sound right for my application?
I appreciate any advice, as I have been wandering websites for too long with no direction.
Basically right now I would like an x-10 type system, with access to exterior motion lights, interior lights and appliances, etc. Perhaps some webcam motion logging as well. Seems easy enough with x-10, but is that what I should go with? Is there something better yet affordable out there? What controller software would you recommend?
Also, I would like to distribute music to a couple of locations from my PC. I currently onhly have one PC and a Pocket PC PDA with 802.1b wireless access to my PC. Is there any systems/software packages that sound right for my application?
I appreciate any advice, as I have been wandering websites for too long with no direction.
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