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new to automation/x10
- 05-13-2007
- Kelly Wilkins
May 13, 2007, 7:33 am

Hey all,
I am new to Home Automation/x10 and wanted to know where to start?
I was on the x10.com website and they have some great bundles, but is
there more to it than just replacing light switches, installing a
control panel and hooking everything up to be controlled by my
computer?
Basically, here's what I want to do.
I want to be able to automate across the internet my lights, some
appliances, watch my cameras from in home/remotely, (I was looking at
the floodlight cam for my back yard, and 3 xcam2's (car port, front
door, back door), motion detection through out my house and yard. (I
have a nice house in a bad neighborhood).
So, since this seems to be rather inexpensive (relatively), is this
the way I want to go?
Thanks!
Kelly
I am new to Home Automation/x10 and wanted to know where to start?
I was on the x10.com website and they have some great bundles, but is
there more to it than just replacing light switches, installing a
control panel and hooking everything up to be controlled by my
computer?
Basically, here's what I want to do.
I want to be able to automate across the internet my lights, some
appliances, watch my cameras from in home/remotely, (I was looking at
the floodlight cam for my back yard, and 3 xcam2's (car port, front
door, back door), motion detection through out my house and yard. (I
have a nice house in a bad neighborhood).
So, since this seems to be rather inexpensive (relatively), is this
the way I want to go?
Thanks!
Kelly

Re: new to automation/x10

X-10 cameras aren't your best choice. Their resolution sucks. I figure
you're just aiming to throw your money away if you're leaning towards
the "cheap" or "inexpensive" side for that. For cameras you can view in
your regular browser, have a look at http://www.gfxsurveillance.ca .
They offer a wide range of "mid-priced" solutions that should "fit the
bill". There are tons of links to other web enabled surveillance
cameras. http://www.worthdist.com is pretty popular. And they have
even (on occasion) had better pricing on X-10 than say "X-10"... :-)
As for controlling your lights, etc., X-10 still remains one of the more
popular automation solutions with lots of gear and support out there.
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