Well seeing that we just had a whole crestron system installed, including the adagio home audio system, lighting control and HVAC control with 2 way thermostats I'm stoked about this.

I can't wait till our installer will have this in his hands to setup fo us.

Also I would not call Crestron or AMX to small of companies. The market for residential install is growing big time. Spending 100k-300k for a full system is not such a big deal now with home prices in the upper markets. When spending 3-5 million on a new home a few 100K is not such a hard sell when you look at what it does and resale.

It was an easy sell for us. With almost 9000 sq/ft of conditioned space just the lighting was enough reason. No light switches and being able to have preset scenes for the rooms was huge. Plus the 4 diffrent AC systems and multiple zones plus all the infloor heating zones would be a PIA to have to manage with 15+ thermostats.

Even the new condos I were looking to buy down in FL started offering built in systems as part of the build options.

I agree that this is only a big deal if it is an open protocol; Crestron is too small and too high-end of a company. This protocol only becomes truly useful if it allows 2-way communication with the remote. By this, I mean being able to browse the Now Playing list and start playing a show via the remote without ever viewing the Now Playing list on your television. The newest Philips Pronto remotes support 2-way communication over IP and Serial using a javascript-based protocol called ProntoScript. Crestron support is nothing more than "interesting"; true 2-way communication with a more consumer-friendly remote would be spectacular. If TiVo makes a full-user-interface, 2-way protocol available, enthusiasts will figure out how to make it work with a wide variety of interesting devices.