RE: [comfort] Better by Design? - (RANT!)

["Dixon, David" <david.dixon@xxxxxxx>]

Paul

Couldn't agree with you more.  I missed the beginning of the program but as
soon as I started watching Comfort and X-10 just came to mind.  What I want
to know is how they think they can produce a full system for around =A3100.
Can you see any alarm company selling such a product to individuals for
thi=
s
sort of price.  As the  owner of the alarm company said she was in business
to make a profit, where's the profit in a =A3100 system.

David Dixon
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From: Paul Gordon
To: comfort@xxxxxxx; ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [comfort] Better by Design? - (RANT!)
Date:  25 July 2000 22:19

Did anyone just see the "Better by Design" programme on Channel
4?

It was all about designing a "better" home security system...

The two designers faced with the challenge came up with a car-like central
locking system for the house - keyfob operated, with electric lock strikes,
powerline data transmission (ala X10) between the locks, AND between
lights/appliances (VERY ala X10). They worked with a Nottingham based
security company to design & build the prototypes, and at the end when
they
demoe'd their conception to the MD of the company, they were all very
impressed with each other for having been so clever, and all concerned were
amazed that no-one had thought of it before!!!

What amazed me the most was that all of those people THOUGHT that no-one
ha=
d
thought of it before!!  we've all been doing this kind of stuff for years!!
- but they think they've just invented it!!

I saw NOTHING in the programme that could not be achieved easily with
eithe=
r
a Comfort or Homevision based HA system and X10.

The security company involved (I think they were called "UK
alarms") were
described in the programme as being "innovative" and "at the
leading edge o=
f
security technology" - PISH AND TISH! - they never once even uttered
the
phrase X10, and never mentioned that there are already products on the
market (Comfort) that do all this (and more).

I think the CH4 researchers want a red hot poker up the jacksie for so
comprehensively failing to uncover these facts and feature them on the
programme! - Andrew, where were you!! - you should have just been on TV!

Still I suppose it does serve to bring the technology into public
awareness...


Cheers.

Mr. Angry

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