Re: Comfort vs. Others Summary - WAS X10 Heating & Security Automation - Another Newbie Q uestion!

[David Sussman <davids@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks for this Mark. You know I'd convinced myself on the cheap
conventional alarm route, saying I didn't need what Comfort provided.
Of
course, that doesn't cater for what I want, which is completely
different
>from
up buying loads more X10 stuff), but as you so rightly said - "it's
the kind
of thing I like playing with". I reckon I'll regret not installing it,
and
heck, it's only money. I'll only spend it on more hifi gear otherwise.

Dave



"Mark Harrison" <Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx> wrote in
message
news:<6553BCF3E25DD2118F0A00AA00AE6AAA442A78@tigger>...
> OK, Quick summary...
> 
> Comfort advantages:
> 
> - Out of the box X-10
> - Out of the box integration with house phones
> - Out of the box integration with remote mobile phone
> - Capable of much sophistication
> - "The kind of thing we like playing with" :-)
> - Easy integration with third-party monitoring / alerting services
such
> as intamac
> 
> Comfort disadvantages:
> 
> - Cost
> - Potentially too complex
> - Use of some features (eg remote disabling) may make it impossible
to
> get NACOSS accreditation
> --- (accreditation = insurance discount)
> 
> 
> Questions:
> 
> - value of integration with house phones in a world where (our)
houses
> have many web devices and wireless LANs?
> - Ability to make complex config changes potentially causes
insecurity
> (not enough testing)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Sussman [mailto:davids@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 15 May 2002 18:14
> To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] X10 Heating & Security Automation - Another
Newbie
> Q uestion!
> 
> 
> 
> > BTW, there were some discussions last Friday about the merits
and
> > drawbacks of 
> > integrating Home Automation with security systems, but I'm not
going
> > into that one here!
> 
> I'd actually be interested in a quick precis of this. I'm struggling
to
> decide which way to go - Comfort or a standard alarm system, and I
can't
> make my mind up. 
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
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