I also just recently subscribed to this list. I am in the Pittsburgh, PA
area and have just completed construction on a new house which I had wired
for HA (4000 sq ft house, well over 10,000 feet of various types of cable).
I have a technical backround in electrical engineering and was a software
developer for Digital Equipment Corporation in a former life. I am now a
patent attorney specializing in the software/ high tech and electrical
area.
I have not yet purchased any HA controller, but am currently leaning to the
HAI Omnipro, mostly for the for the security features. I may couple this
with a Homevision. I will also probably buy some security cameras,
modulators, etc for added security.
-Dennis