I've controlled my upstairs home theater room components & zwave lighting with a Harmony 890 til it died, out of warranty. On my main floor, HS2 controls all lighting (zwave) & 2 more 890s control d/s AV stuff. Theater room lighting had to be on a separate z-wave network for the upstairs 890 to control everything.
Love to have it all controlled by Homeseer/HSTouch using iPad, iPod Touch, and 2 iPhones. Need to simplify everything for non-geek husband, LOL.
Theater components: Panasonic projector (rear of room to 100" screen), DirecTV HD DVR, Apple TV, VUDU box, PS3 with Nyko IR adapter, Denon AV receiver, Slingbox Pro HD, Belkin HDMI switch. (List with model #s @ http://www.ratemyfavoritespaces.com)
Other info: HS2 runs on a PC downstairs (WIFI). I access HS2 on local network via iMac upstairs & ipad/itouch/iphones. DVR, PS3, VUDU, Slingbox, & ATV all networked to gigabit router via 8-port switch & Cat6 cable. Been using Harmony RF extender for components, but all IR remotes work OK thru AV cabinet's tinted windows (see video).
Your suggestions would be appreciated. I don't know where to start with IR control and HS2. HSTouch and plugin sale was the push I needed to get serious about this.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Here's a brief video of the theater room. Concentrates more on decor, but you can see my setup:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isCNU9beVKA
Love to have it all controlled by Homeseer/HSTouch using iPad, iPod Touch, and 2 iPhones. Need to simplify everything for non-geek husband, LOL.
Theater components: Panasonic projector (rear of room to 100" screen), DirecTV HD DVR, Apple TV, VUDU box, PS3 with Nyko IR adapter, Denon AV receiver, Slingbox Pro HD, Belkin HDMI switch. (List with model #s @ http://www.ratemyfavoritespaces.com)
Other info: HS2 runs on a PC downstairs (WIFI). I access HS2 on local network via iMac upstairs & ipad/itouch/iphones. DVR, PS3, VUDU, Slingbox, & ATV all networked to gigabit router via 8-port switch & Cat6 cable. Been using Harmony RF extender for components, but all IR remotes work OK thru AV cabinet's tinted windows (see video).
Your suggestions would be appreciated. I don't know where to start with IR control and HS2. HSTouch and plugin sale was the push I needed to get serious about this.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Here's a brief video of the theater room. Concentrates more on decor, but you can see my setup:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isCNU9beVKA
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