If those are my only choices I'd go Honeywell. Nest is easy to operate, but you're married to Google where the Honeywell works with other home integration software.
I'm pretty biased against Google and nest so take that with a grain of salt
TheCarcissist
joined 10 months ago
It might be easier to do it externally to the TV. I think some higher end hdmi switches can accommodate something like this and may allow source 1 to continue playing while source 2 pops in. The problem with doing it on the TV itself is that usually if you use smart TV functions you'll have to start over again at the main menu when it switches back
Any time I hear "wired in the 70's" I cringe a little. Have you had a really good inspection of your wiring? It's super common in the 70's that they used aluminum wire and if that's the case I'd look into upgrading that before I did anything else.
Former electrician here... caseta, maestro or higher if it's in your price range... yes it's expensive, but hands down the most reliable and secure system there is. IMHO there is no other choice
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but certain devices I get will be able to run without having to sign up on that companies systems, so long as it's HA compatible?
Keep it, it's kinda cool and period correct