Why you need a smart Home?

It cost energy to use. Troublesome. Even just on/off a device.

What to control when you're not at home?

No manual overwrite?

I always read and hear people said this same thing.

For me, it is just a waste of energy and time. Doesn't really usefull. The only reason I can think of is, it is a luxury thing.

Let say, 1 day you comeback home and your lock out of battery. Either you,

1) Always carry a 9v battery.
2) Go out and get a 9v battery. If late night, 7/11 is the only answer.

The unit is still running on energy. There is nothing is zero energy. And the energy that run on this controller unit is worth benefit to me?

I don't really need to ON the aircon and light before I reach home. It doesn't save my bill this way. I doesn't need a phone to control everything. When the step to ON a device is too many and take time.

This is really my experience that I try before many many yrs.

Nope. I m open mind. I want to know more what it can do. Something new, trend etc. Beside as a luxury thing.

I m go through all this as what you guys go through now. New house. Full of idea, ambitious and energy.

Actually not entirely cons.

You know what, nowadays every house have some sort of home automation/smart. It is just we don't realize it. It blend into our life along we grow.

Yup. It is not common. Cause the price. And we are not an advance nation. If the smart home can sell at like below 5k, I guess many developer will include into their design.

Actually such ads did fool me before. Young and naïve ma.

So I experience all this so call remote control gadget la, automation la, smart thing la, bla bla bla gadget. Than realize, what the hell am I doing. What an idiot to turn ON the light before I set foot in my home. When time pass, 1 by 1 thing get clearly and understand the stupidness I am with such an automation thing.

And now I see people repeat the same thing that I go through. Same reason given that from the saleman and ads. Of course with a new trend, twist and some modify.

But the smart/automation didn't die from my brain. I still pickup some smart/automation which I think is really really usefull. That worth the energy that I pay every mth. Well, technology is my work.

Get the motor and diy la.

Ah, remind me back my curtain project. Thought DIY. But seeing the price, better just order from china.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Smart-retra...1465630904.html

As weikee said, lightning point or power point nearby.

Better get it done now since you're doing reno.

Just stanby put a power point there for future lor. Not necessary to do it now. Buy a RM5 small junction box to close the wire.

Battery operate ? He.....

You kidding? A car battery beside your curtain rail ?

Running on normal battery will drain out fast. If you talk about AA or AAA.

9V battery is just the voltage high. But the Amp is very low. Even lower than the AA.

You need high Amp to run if the voltage is lower.

Somehow still need to do the wiring. Solar or main power. Can't run away.

How many pcs do I need in my home ? To control AV, light, aircon.