| Home automation, occasionally referred to as | | | | One of the biggest advantages of home |
| domotics, is the installation of an electronic | | | | automation is the creation of a single whole house |
| system in your home that allows you to control | | | | audio and video system to control all of your |
| electronic devices remotely. Think of how many | | | | televisions, sound systems and devices like DVD |
| different electronic devices you have in your | | | | players, radios, and audio receivers. Usually |
| home: lighting, security, LCD and plasma TVs, | | | | organized in a media closet, such a system can |
| phones, and all of your home theater audio | | | | eliminate the clutter from your living room and |
| equipment. By consolidating your electronic | | | | kitchen-letting you take advantage of all of the |
| devices in a separate location, you can get rid of | | | | space created by wall mounted televisions and |
| the dreaded clutter of wires, create much more | | | | speakers. |
| space your living room and kitchen, and simplify | | | | Universal remotes become truly universal when |
| your home theater system, all while maintaining | | | | they control your television, CD players, satellite |
| the ability to use your devices. | | | | radio systems, DVD players, and more. Sound |
| Light & Sound | | | | can even be controlled in different zones in your |
| Integrated lighting, intercom and phone systems | | | | home, playing different music at different volumes |
| are becoming more and more common. Being | | | | using a whole house audio system. If you have |
| able to control lighting remotely allows you to | | | | ever wanted complete control over how music is |
| adjust all of the lights in your home from a single | | | | played in your house, home automation is for you. |
| device, rather than visiting each room in your | | | | Moving Forward |
| house to do so. | | | | Home automation has drastically changed the way |
| Other advanced features can be integrated as | | | | the technology in your home can work together. |
| well, like dimming and scheduled changes. Phone | | | | In order to take full advantage of speakers and |
| systems can be made more convenient through | | | | televisions on wall mounts, the devices you |
| the use of wireless phone jacks, while the | | | | connect to them should also be arranged well. By |
| introduction of an intercom system can make | | | | moving your electronics and peripherals into a |
| communication in your home easier. | | | | centralized location, your home can become |
| Centralizing | | | | modern, efficient, and best of all, automated. |