User:KlfJoat
A guy, professional nerd, interested in setting up LinuxMCE and documenting it.
Whether I am successful in either of those endeavors remains to be seen. *grins*
Vision
The endgame.
I see myself having a whole-house LMCE setup. That means a seamless TV/media experience in the kitchen, den, bedroom, outdoors, and possibly more. Intelligent VoIP allowing calls between rooms, separate voicemail boxes, and call forwarding. All components are using as little power as possible. All components integrate seamlessly with the system. It is expansion-ready, to allow me to add in cable/satellite/netflix/other boxes. The system should impress, not because it's flashy and in-your-face, but because of its low-key, seamless integration with the house.
Goals
How to reach the vision.
I want it all. Really. The convergence aspects of LMCE appeal to me greatly. To that end, my goals are:
- I want whole-house structured cabling
- I want to be able to watch good TV shows at any time.
- I want surround sound.
- I don't want to futz with discs more than twice (load into system, and put away in CD/DVD binder).
- I want to go to sleep at night, knowing that my doors are locked, the alarm is armed, and my motorized gate is closed.
- I want to be able to check the security of my home from anywhere.
- I want to be able to "down-shift" my home into lower energy consumption when I am traveling.
- I want devices that will interface directly with LMCE as possible.
- I want to be able to show artwork.
Objectives
To meet the goals.
- /Structured cabling closet
- /Structured wiring
- /Alarm system installed
- /Media network
- Wireless-N
- Gig-E switch
- /LinuxMCE Core
- Analog + Digital video capture
- MD for den with DVD drive
- MD for kitchen (recipe program a plus!)
- MD for the bedroom
- /Outdoor speakers (+MD?)
- Controllable, programmable thermostat
- /VoIP
- Native orbiters
- Follow me
- /Security cameras
- /Motorized gate control
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