Hi all. We just purchased a home and will be moving in over the course of the coming weeks. One of the first projects on my plate is I'd like to start building a home automation setup. The house has an ADT security system. I'd like to add control/monitoring of the alarm, some lighting, door locks, the garage door, and thermostat. I'd like to try and do it myself to the extent I can.
Is HomeSeer a good option for us? I've done some reading on the web today, and it seems to compare favorably to all the others. (I also read good things about mControl, but it doesn't seem to have an iPhone option, which is a must for us given that my wife and I both have iPhone).
The only hitch I can see is that we are an "all-Mac household," and it seems the software requires Windows. Not the end of the world because we can use Parallels etc. to run it, but I wish there were a Mac version.
Also, where does a new guy begin? Just download the software and install it and go out and start buying some modules to control lights, maybe a thermostat, etc.?
Thanks in advance.
O
Is HomeSeer a good option for us? I've done some reading on the web today, and it seems to compare favorably to all the others. (I also read good things about mControl, but it doesn't seem to have an iPhone option, which is a must for us given that my wife and I both have iPhone).
The only hitch I can see is that we are an "all-Mac household," and it seems the software requires Windows. Not the end of the world because we can use Parallels etc. to run it, but I wish there were a Mac version.
Also, where does a new guy begin? Just download the software and install it and go out and start buying some modules to control lights, maybe a thermostat, etc.?
Thanks in advance.
O
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