Hi all
I am after a bit of advice on choosing technologies and products, I have been searching on various forums and sites and seem to be producing more questions than answers so it would seem I am in need of a little guidance.
I am currently in the process of buying a new house that will need completely redecorating so I would like to add an element of home control and AV control.
Please see below for what I want to achieve
I would like multiroom audio in the following zones:
Living room (5.1 audio for movies)
Kitchen Diner
Bedroom 1
Bedroom 2
Bedroom 3
Bathroom
Lighting and Heating control throughout the house
TV control of LCD in the living room, bedroom and bathroom.
All of which would need to be controlled by touchscreens, one in the living room, one in master bedroom and one on the landing.
I would like to store all equipment in a cupboard so rs232 or ir control is a must, the equipment would be as follows:
Xbox360
Dvd player
Sky stb
AV amp (denon 2807 or Yamaha rx-v2600)
PC containing mp3 and dvd collection
I am quite picky as to the user interfaces that I like the look of, something like the HAI media center interface or netstreams UI appeals to me so I would like the displays on the touchscreens to look similar to those. Please can you advise on what products I could use to achieve this setup?
Thanks in advance
Adam
I am after a bit of advice on choosing technologies and products, I have been searching on various forums and sites and seem to be producing more questions than answers so it would seem I am in need of a little guidance.
I am currently in the process of buying a new house that will need completely redecorating so I would like to add an element of home control and AV control.
Please see below for what I want to achieve
I would like multiroom audio in the following zones:
Living room (5.1 audio for movies)
Kitchen Diner
Bedroom 1
Bedroom 2
Bedroom 3
Bathroom
Lighting and Heating control throughout the house
TV control of LCD in the living room, bedroom and bathroom.
All of which would need to be controlled by touchscreens, one in the living room, one in master bedroom and one on the landing.
I would like to store all equipment in a cupboard so rs232 or ir control is a must, the equipment would be as follows:
Xbox360
Dvd player
Sky stb
AV amp (denon 2807 or Yamaha rx-v2600)
PC containing mp3 and dvd collection
I am quite picky as to the user interfaces that I like the look of, something like the HAI media center interface or netstreams UI appeals to me so I would like the displays on the touchscreens to look similar to those. Please can you advise on what products I could use to achieve this setup?
Thanks in advance
Adam