What is the "Smart House"?

Our world does not stand still. In our life, there are things that previously were only in science fiction. The system "Smart House", for example.

What is the "Smart House"? Nowadays the design of a modern house or apartment includes various security and control systems, which make our life more comfortable. All "smart systems" fall into several categories: security systems (fire security, video surveillance, leak monitoring, etc.), economy systems (motion sensors, light sensors, sensor mixers, heating control) comfort systems (management of curtains, gates, lighting control, climate control, built-in vacuum cleaners, electrical appliance control, socket control, pet feeding, "Smart Garden") and entertaining systems (multiroom, home theater). Usually the entire system is displayed on a common touch panel. You can also log in from your smartphone or computer, even remotely.

There are some disadvantages of the "Smart House" system. The possibilities of modern technologies really fascinate, but it would be wrong not to mention its minuses, and there are enough of them: firstly, this is the price. A complete system with high-quality equipment, designed and installed by a reliable firm, can cost several million rubles. Secondly, any technique, even the most modern, breaks down from time to time, and if one thing fails in the control system of the house, then a decent part of the whole system can be broken. For the more, expediency. It should be clear that the technology was developed most for country houses, where there is autonomous heating and it is more difficult to ensure safety. In the case of cottages, it really pays off after a while. A fully-fledged "Smart House" system in a small apartment with centralized heating is most an expensive toy. It's easier to equip the apartment with a good split-system and the necessary sensors, a separate security system.

To sum up I'd like to have "Smart House" if I have a big house. But I live in an apartment, so I don’t need it.