Home Automation

Automating Your Home

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Considerations
If you are remodeling a home, you probably want to plan it for home electronics now, and in the future. Here are some simple things to consider:

Will you want music around the house?
Will you have a computer or more than one computer?
Will you have TV via antennae, cable, satellite or all of these?
Will you want room-to-room control?
Will there be adequate telephone jacks?
Will there be a home theater? With surround sound?
Would you prefer one set of controls for lighting, temperature, music, video, etc?

Lots of decisions to be made. However, these decisions are typically not high on the priority list of a home owner when remodeling a home. Thinking about the modern conveniences of home electronics is sometimes put off until it is too late or at the very least much more costly. If you examine a few of your preferences before the drywall goes up, your electronic “after life” can be a lot more fulfilling.

The Possibilities
Most people’s thoughts on home electronics are limited by their knowledge of what is possible. Here are a few thought-provoking possibilities:

Different Music in Every Room
Answer the Door from the Phone
Mute Music when Phone or Chimes Ring
One Set of Controls...That’s Really Cool
Keep an Eye on the House
Great Video and Better Sound
Share the Home Theater with the Rest of the House

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