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Re: Lighting Control (was Re: Adverts)
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- From: "Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 12:57:24 +0100
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> I have first hand experience of this after attempting to control my
> VCR, TV and cable box by computer. It works most of the time - but
> not every time.
Exactly.
> Maybe with superior hardware the reliability can be improved
> sufficiently to make it viable at a primary means of control, but
> even if the basic control issues can be addressed, not being able to
> tell whether the light is on or off from a central controller is
> still a fundamental limitation IMHO.
If I was setting out to build a proprietary system to be "better
than" X10 I
would be looking at a hardwired system and a PC.
The PC is obviously a week link plus a hardwired system is not at all
retro-fit friendly....back round we come to X10. :-)
M.
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