Home Automation and Lifestyle Requirements
This is not just for the blokes!
New technologies allow for music to be delivered to zones within the home and even to zones within a room. Lights can be controlled from one spot – even using a remote controller that may also double up as audio visual control pad.
Using these devices can mean total control over the ambience of your home as you lower lights, lower or raise volumes, turn TVs and stereos on or off, apply preset levels of all of these with the touch of a single button.
Computers are increasingly playing a role here, with hard drives being used to store music – no more loading of CDs, DVDs or records. Going to this extent is becoming more common and can even be considered to be required in homes of a certain budget.
Increasingly these features are becoming accessible to more and more people. Consultation with experts is still recommended, however, and, as with many elements, approaching the topic early in the planning is better.
- Are the speaker cables installed to the correct locations and are they protected from electrical and computer cabling?
- Are all units to be connected to the system correctly installed and connected?
- Think about where you want the internal wires to exit for connection to appliances – do they exit where they are visible?
- Have you considered wireless internet access for home use or would you prefer to wire with computer cable?
Copy this checklist and print it out and take it to your Home Entertainment/Stereo/Home Automation installer.