I want to buy a ceiling fan for a medium-sized bedroom with 8' ceilings.
The brands that SWMBO has looked at on the web include Hunter, Hampton Bay, and Casablanca.
Some advice I've seen on the web and usenet include things like (a) remote controls often break, (b) some intelligent chip thing on Casablancas can burn out in power surges and they won't ship you a new one for free, etc.
I'm asking about the brands now because much of the advice I found is at least a few years old and thus of questionable applicability to fans available now.
TIA,
S