Can you please recommend a good whole home automation center platform?

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Back2Reali

First off thank you very much for your assistance. I recently purchase a short sale and am doing a lot of remodeling and while I am doing it, I figured that with the rewiring etc that I am already doing, I may as well go ahead and run additional wires and do home automation. I will basically be adding to it piece by piece over the next two years or so as I remodel each room.

I am fairly tech savy, but do not know hot to do nuts and bolts computer programming.

Features I would Like:

- The ability to add on as I remodel room to room.
- The ability to access remotely (Iphone, web, etc)
- I do want some switches like for blinds but also want them to be centrally controlled.
- I want to be able to use timers for things like blinds, lights, stereos, sprinkler system, etc.
- Ideally a mesh system

Here is what I would like it to control:

1. whole house audio system
2. intercom (pauses whole house system to use)
3. lawn sprinkler system
4. Security System
- Front door security camera that shows who is at door on cell phone and televisions
when doorbell rings
- notification via text message, lights flashing, alarm sounding for security breach/fire/etc
- Door and window sensors
- motion detectors
5. Motion sensor lights
6. Blinds (I want them to be switch controlled in each room as well as timer and central remote)
7. Lighting
8. heated bathroom floor
9. HV AC
10. Garage Door
11. Home Theater
- Denon 3311
- Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector
- Drop-down screen
- Sunfire Cinema Grand Signature Series Amp (controlled through 12v)
- Lighting
- Led Ceiling
12. While not required, I think it would be really neat if my whole home stereo could give a room specific command at a given time (weather report and read my daily schedule)

13. Wine Cellar thermostat with humidity reading

And of course the ability to expand as I see other toys. If anyone knows of a good control system that I can likely do myself with some research that allows me to expand on. I am cost conscious, but willing to pay a bit extra for things like expandability, ease of setup, ease of use, etc.

Answer
I am afraid the requirements are somewhat too much. As far as I know you can use a nvr home security system. it does not require much about the wire.You can connect to the monitoring screen with your device like smartphone or tablets.

For other features,you can view at this product page:
http://www.cctvfocal.com/wireless-nvr-system/hd-poe-nvr-system/4ch-720p-poe-wireless-nvr-system-4-720p-indoor-outdoor-hd-ip-wifi-cameras.html

what are these security cameras with red dots?

burppyy

I see lately houses and apartment buildings with cameras outside where the lens having lots of red dots. What are these motion sensors or new types of security cameras?

Answer
The "red dots" are IR LED's for night vision.

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How do you stop caregivers from taking stuff?

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Yukimaru

My Grandma who is eighty years old has had 35 caregivers. Every single one of them has stolen something from her such as jewerly, money,orchids,etc . How would i solve this major problem, I live in San Diego and she lives in L.A.
Do you think we need a security camera system?
All answers will help

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Yes yes yes, security cams~~!

When is it legal to use a voice recording in CA?

Sara

When is it legal to use a voice recording in the state of California? I have a difficult "roommate" situation. My boyfriend and I have a lease for a house from August 5, 2010 through February 28, 2013. My boyfriend allowed a "friend" to stay as a guest starting in September 2012. He still has not left, has definitely overstayed his welcome, is not on the lease and refuses to fill out paperwork for the property managers, and is threatening to sue us or the property managers for subletting. He is, clearly, making our life hell, even after all we have done for him when he had no where else to go. He still owes his last legitimate roommate money for rent, owes $600 to SDGE (they came and shut down our service and account when they found out he was staying with us), and he has literally no money. His car's registration tags expired January 2012 and he then registered it as a non-op in December 2012 AFTER it got impounded, yet he still drives it everywhere.
Anyway, I have a voice recording of the three of us arguing the other day and was wondering, if we were to have to go to court, would it be legal to use it since my voice and my boyfriend's voice are both on the tape?
Also, how can we go about getting him out of our house? What are the laws as far as how much notice we have to give him (or if any) and how to go about calling the sheriff to escort him out? If we do have to give him (x) days notice, do we have to certify mail it for proof he would have received it? I have heard anywhere from no notice to 3 days notice to 30 days notice so please someone help who really knows and please provide a reference.
He is not legally allowed to be here, we have informed the property managers of the situation so we would not get in trouble for subletting (even though there was no written agreement in the first place for it to be even called subletting), and we have purchased a security camera system in case he decides to try and vandalize the house or our cars once we kick him out. He is threatening us because he does not believe even 56 days notice is long enough and is trying to force us to renew our lease for his benefit. He is obviously unstable, unpredictable, and I feel like myself or my personal belongings are at risk. I want him out as soon as legally possible. What are my options?
If he wants to play hardball like he is threatening, I am determined to take him down, leave him with nothing, use police escorts, and if possible, even get his car re-impounded for operating a registered non-op for all the trouble and upset he is causing me. How do I do this!?

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When you have the consent of all parties being recorded (or let's say all parties understand that they are being recorded) . . . or when in a public place where there is no reasonable expectation of it being considered a private conversation/discussion.

California is a "two-party" consent state in this respect. "One-party" consent states (like Georgia, where I live, do not need that - and I have used that right constructively).

There are pretty strict laws/penalties concerning this, I suggest you read the page linked to in "Source(s)" below.

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