RE: Help!!

[Mark Harrison <Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx>]

Peter,

I started with something "smaller/less expensive", specifically:

- A few modules (mix of AM, LM and LW)
- A CM12 controoler
- The software bundled with the CM12

- Then I added more modules, including some PIRs

- Then, I downloaded a trial version of Homeseer.


I found Homeseer great, but increasingly got worried about relying on my PC
for the control. It's not that it's ever crashed (well - not since I
upgraded to Win2k), but that I already thrash it quite a lot, and I don't
want the house to stop working because I'm shooting the alien slime ;-)

- Therefore, when the Homeseer eval ran out, I thought long and
hard, and went for a Homevision.

I _don't_ regret getting the CM12, even though it currently isn't used. I
can see how it could well be useful for integrating "other stuff"
later.


Now, my background and requirements will inevitably vary from yours:

- I've not been a programmer for a LONG time, so the Homevision condition
statements, variables and flags made perfect sense, but writing VB macros
felt like a BIG learning curve.

- I am not anticipating incorporating Voice Control for a long while, say,
2
years, and expect the market to change a lot in that time. Therefore I'm
not
going to plump for a voice-controllable system now.

Regards,

Mark Harrison
Head of Systems, eKingfisher

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-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Felt [mailto:peterfelt@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 26 April 2001 17:05
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Help!!




Dear All,

I am novice here in the Home Automation Market. I'm going to comence my
first ever project and thus i thought i would start small (and
cheaply,something to do with walking before i can run) by attempting to
automate my bedroom first, through voice control. I.e curtains, lights etc.
I am thinking of using Homevision...Is this a good idea? Or should i use
something smaller (and less expensive?)

If anybody can offer any guidance and a product/software shopping list i
would really appreciate it.

Many thanks

Peter
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