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Ok, so I see this will likely require some different devices on my end and become a challenge. My main concern at this point is I want to start by upgrading my older harmony one remote. I thought about getting a new harmony elite and then using the Alexa skill to control the harmony activities but I've also looked at the simple control tablet remote for iPad. I like that it can control the home theater as well as provide feedback from devices, the ability to choose movies and music to play right from the tablet in addition it being able to be used as a home automation controller to control lighting and what not. I am ok with replacing the MyQ garage door monitoring with something like the Insteon garage monitoring device and I may be ok with changing the thermostat over to a Ecobee 3 if that would be a better choice but I would like either Philips hue or lifx bulbs in some places. As for the cameras I only envisioned having the ability to use them on the web and iPad with simplecontrol but I dont know if this works or not, simple control does list some cameras its compatible with. I don't have cameras yet so if its a separate app I guess that is fine for now. Like I said the main concern right now is the theater remote with lighting control. I'm not completely sold on simplecontrol as I don't know what else is out there but its capabilities and UI looked impressive to me. I did look at iRule but the interface doesn't look as appealing to me. The mobilinc stuff looked cool but it doesn't seem like it would have the same type of AV control that simplecontrol would have: feedback, guide, movie, music selection from tablet type stuff. How are you doing your HVAC with it controlling fans and the door window sensors?

I have the following devices and would like to start expanding to more advanced home automation. There are several software/hardware solutions and choosing the right one is a challenge. I am willing to go a different route with some hardware that I currently have if required or if something doesn't work with something else but would obviously prefer it all to work unless there's a better option. The device list: Ring Video Doorbell Pro Nest Chamberlain Garage Door control Rheem EcoNet for water heater Insteon plugin dimmer (bedroom lamp) Insteon plugin on/off module (bedroom fan) Insteon mini remote Amazon Echo Things I would like to purchase in the future: Philips hue bulbs, light strips AND/or Lifx bulbs remote controlled blinds/shades HD cameras Sonos? TiVo? This might replace the DVR portion of my media center, not sure what route to take just yet. Door and window open close sensors Home energy use monitoring Things I have currently that I would like to control as far as home av equipment: Master bedroom: Samsung LCD and htpc running wmc Theater: Pioneer 151 kuro, htpc running wmc, Oppo bdp83, Apple TV, Denon 4308ci avr Office: Panasonic plasma, htpc running wmc, older Sony es avr (before HDMI) Things I would like to control house wise: ceiling fan lights, light levels, fan speeds other lights certain outlets motion activation of certain lights. I would eventually like some cameras for visual garage door status which is in addition to my chamberlain control/status. These cameras (foscam?) I would like to be HD/Pan/Tilt/Zoom, if possible, for which I can either build an NVR or use something like a Synology NAS as an NVR. A buddy at work has Q-See but I'm not sure if that can be integrated into home automation and/or tablet based remote. I'm not sure what the best solution would be for a hub. I am looking at ISY but there's also smart things and many others as well. Finding a hub that works with everything that I have and want to do in the future is challenging. What I don't want to do is go down a path either hardware or software wise and find out that things are not going to work and then I'm going to have to get something else, although I realize I may already be at that point with what I have now. Also i'm not sure what software solution for remote control I should go with. I'm looking at SimpleControl, iRule, Mobilinc, Harmony Hub/Elite, Apple home app with home-kit. I like the idea of a tablet based remote so that I can choose movies and music to play right from the tablet as opposed to doing it on screen but I would also like to do it on screen which Windows Media Center provides. I'm also thinking about moving to Kodi but I'm not sure yet so I'd like control over these computers with launching different apps and things. A physical remote is also nice at times, I've currently got a Harmony One. I have a amazon echo and would like to use that for voice control as well. All these software choices and hub choices make this challenging. Some general things that I would like to have happen if possible: Activating watch movie or tv on a remote / tablet device and/or using the Amazon Echo. I would like it to turn on the avr, tv, go to the correct input and source as well as power the outlet that the subwoofer is plugged into so it doesn't have to be on all the time when the avr is not on. Dim the lights pre-movie selection, shut the lights off when the movie is playing and on pause the movie lights rise. When I get motorized shades someday I'd like to incorporate shades up and down into this as well. Activate dinner scenes Philips Hue/Lifx lights set to specified color and brightness level. I don't necessarily want to have to grab a tablet/remote somewhere to go into the kitchen and turn the lights and the under cabinet lights on so a switch/scene switch on the wall would be handy to have as well as voice control from say my Amazon Echo. Turn on certain lights at dusk until specified time If the HVAC fan is on (heating,cooling or fan only) activate set of outlets for fans. View status of open/closed windows and doors. If a window or door is open warn me before or when turning on AC/heat. Voice command to set ceiling fan speed and light brightness Weekday alarm that will play a specified music playlist as well as turn on the lights. Anyone have any advice? Thanks!

Update to this: According to Nest, Nest added the "hvac_state" to the API that returns "heating", "cooling", or "off" so a hub programmer could set up what I need. Can the ISY do this??

I don't have anything yet. I'm kind of in the planning stages. I was thinking about getting an ISY.

I have a nest gen 2, Is it possible to have an insteon outlet turn on when the nest kicks on the blower fan for either heating or cooling? I have some register boosters that I would like to have triggered to come on this way. If it is not possible with the nest how would I go about doing it or can it be done at all?