| When you first hear the phrase "cost effective" and | | | | seamlessly tie in all of you home theater equipment |
| "home automation" just do not go in the same breath. | | | | with a single push of a button. |
| Afterall it is not rare that home automation costs can | | | | But what if you had only bought one of those faancy |
| reach up to several hundreds of thousands of dollars. | | | | smart remotes-- you would be limited to working |
| So you are going to be happy to hear what I am | | | | surround sound equipment only. |
| about to say. | | | | But thats not the case if you had invested in a genuine |
| Indulge me for a moment. | | | | home automation controller. Your home theater |
| It is imperative that you do your home work into the | | | | controller will allow you to growexpand your home |
| different kinds of home automation manufacturers lines | | | | automation abilities a little at a time. When the time |
| available before choosing one to buy in. Some of the | | | | comes that you when you get a raise or bonus from |
| cheaper home automation systems rely on technology | | | | your job to invest a little more on your home |
| that seems to work sometimes than not all. | | | | automation set up then you can add something such |
| Some of themore expensive higher end products | | | | as 4" wi-fi or Ethernet touch screens & keypads.| The |
| have such expensive programming fees that go with | | | | best thing though is that you can actually add features |
| them that could climb up to $40, just to program the | | | | like integrating your securtiy system, hvac controls, |
| darn thing. (Then you need to add in the design costs, | | | | Music through out the home, and even dim your lights, |
| home automation equipment purchase, & installation | | | | a little at a time as you can afford it. |
| fees.) | | | | One home automation controller can now oversee all |
| So therefore it only makes sense to choose an | | | | of these devices and cause a series of prescheduled |
| affordable home automation set up that will allow you | | | | events to occur with a click of a button. |
| to start off with a simple controller and then allow you | | | | For example, when you get up in the morning instead |
| to build on it a little at a time. | | | | of a ringing alarm clock waking you... you awaken to |
| We have to start somewhere, so why not with a | | | | the sound of soothing music, the heat warms up the |
| remote control for your home theater system. Instead | | | | room because the floor will be ice cold to walk on, |
| of Putting all of your money in one of those smart | | | | your electric shades open to allow warming sunrays to |
| universal remote controls-- | | | | enter and warm you & your TV comes on with Regis! |
| For just a little bit more you could own a home | | | | Think about that for a moment, an affordable home |
| automation control device, that not only communicates | | | | automation system that you can upgrade home |
| with your Large screen TV, Surround Sound Receiver, | | | | automation control modules to as you can afford them. |
| & Satellite box it can look at your DVD & search the | | | | This way your setup can grow with you as you can |
| internet for the jacket cover art & show it on your | | | | afford to do it instead of having to settle for less |
| television screen. | | | | features in a system or having to put off having your |
| Whereas you used to have 22 remote controls you | | | | home automation system all together. |
| now have one home automation remote that can | | | | |