| Feature |
HomeSeer |
ActiveHome
|
HAL2000 |
Controls X-10 devices |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Controls INSTEON® Devices |
yes |
no |
coming |
Supports events (macros) |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Controls Universal Powerline Bus (UPB) devices |
yes* |
no |
yes |
Controls wireless Z-Wave devices |
yes |
no |
yes |
| Supports polling of Z-Wave devices |
yes |
no |
no |
| Supports instant status for Z-Wave devices |
yes |
no |
no |
| Supports programmable ramp rates for Z-Wave devices |
yes |
no |
no |
| Supports Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) |
yes** |
no |
no |
Controls unlimited devices |
yes |
no |
yes |
Access system via internet |
yes |
no |
limited |
Access system via cell phone |
yes |
no |
yes |
Access system via PDA |
yes |
no |
limited |
Supports Text to speech voice announcements |
yes |
no |
yes |
Accepts voice commands |
yes |
no |
yes |
Supports custom plug-ins / scripts |
yes
/ yes |
no
/ no |
no / limited |
Can control thermostats |
yes |
no |
yes |
Add-on modules available |
yes(30+) |
no |
yes |
Can control home theater |
yes* |
no |
yes |
Can control security systems |
yes* |
no |
yes |
Works with Windows Media Player |
yes* |
no |
limited |
| Works with Apple's iTunes® and iPod® |
yes |
no |
no |
Supports .NET framework |
yes |
no |
no |
Runs as service in Windows
XP & 2000 |
yes |
no |
no |
Uses any SAPI 5 Compatible
Speech Recognition Software |
yes |
no |
no |
Uses any SAPI 5 Compatible
Text to speech Software |
yes |
no |
no |
Supports custom web pages (and
active pages) |
yes |
no |
no |
Supports script writing in
VBScript, JavaScript, Perl and more |
yes |
no |
no |
Supports multiple user logons
and security settings |
yes |
no |
no |
Supports downloading of any
data from the Internet |
yes |
no |
limited |
Supports custom telephone interactive
voice response handling |
yes |
no |
no |
Supports ringing the phones
in the home for messaging |
yes+* |
no |
no |
Supports incoming telephone
ring muting |
yes+* |
no |
no |
Supports use with Touchscreen
computers |
yes |
no |
yes |
Supports use with Windows Media
Center (MCE) 2005 |
yes* |
no |
no |
Supports dynamic voice recognition
contexts |
yes |
no |
no |
Supports speaker-independent
(non-trainable) voice recognition |
yes |
no |
yes |
| Supports speaker-dependent (trainable) voice recognition |
yes |
no |
no |
Supports a completely multi-threaded
architecture |
yes |
no |
no |
| Supports distributed speech recognition and text
to speech |
yes |
no |
no |
| Supports TV display output (Large Font Display) |
yes |
no |
no |
Has over 10,000+ users Worldwide |
yes |
yes |
no |
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*plug-in
or add-on module required
**requires free iautomate.com plug-in
+hardware required |
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