Best Buy adds HDTV to ConnectLife.Home package

Either Best Buy discovered there weren't too many folks out there willing to spend $15,000 on a complete home automation setup that doesn't include a TV, or it's easier to configure that home automation setup if you know what TV you're using.

Whatever the reasoning, Best Buy has decided to add a 32-inch HP HDTV to its ConnectedLife.Home package.

That's on top of an HP Media Center PC, Life|ware Home Automation software, a whole bunch of networking equipment, a series of lighting switches, dimmers, a digital thermostat, wireless video cameras, and one programmable remote control to rule them all.

The whole package still seems a bit overpriced, but considering that Best Buy will send people out to your home to set up everything but the wiring, and you get a year of support, it's a lot easier than setting up a complex a home automation/media center system all by your lonesome.