This entire system is built on custom made mini-ITX boxes running Gentoo Linux adopted for embedded environment by me with the majority of the software written by me.

Most of the boxes have no OS or internal storage and boot from the network wirelessly or wired. They then mount their roots and filesystems via NFS.

The Audio/Video units can read their data via NFS or via custom network protocolI call NVAS (networked Video Audio System) developed by me.

Wireless Audio System in Grand Hall (note I started with an iPod, before moving to full mini-itx system)

Wireless Audio/Video in Theater

• 7.1 Audio
• 110" screen & projector

Wired Surveillence DVR

• Includes full rate and low bit rate transcoder for remote Internet viewing and control
• Includes Internet based camera control
• Software motion detection and alarm/event generation
• Includes X-10 interface

Main Internet Gateway

Wireless Access Point

Outdoor PTZ camera (27x optical zoom)

Coolest thing:

• I have a bot on AOL which is connected to my phone (sidekick 2) via IM with which I control everything.
• I.E. I use the phone IM interface to control the DVR, Audio systems, music selection and so on.