RE: CBus / X10 Opinions please

["David" <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Intend to run at least 8 cat 5e to all rooms with more in Family and
Lounge areas. Plus additional for Russound system etc

I am ordering about 3000 metres of cable a number of colours each
identified for certain tasks like IR etc then a plain colour for data
and spares



-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Jim Noble
Sent: Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:26 p.m.
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] CBus / X10 Opinions please

David wrote:

>I would like peoples opinions please on the CBus X10 argument. I=92m
>having a new home being built and it will be time to put in the wiring
>in the next few weeks and I am completely unable to decide on CBus or
>X10. I know on the surface everyone will yell CBus because of
>reliability but I have had a small X10 system in my current home and
>never had one problem with it. Obviously pricing is expensive on CBus
>but I want to make a wise informed decision for the future. I also use
>HomeSeer and MainLobby can I integrate CBus in to HomeSeer so that the
>graphical MainLobby program will control the CBus and also report
>status. I would rather not buy comfort or homevision to do integration
>as I already have an HA Controller.
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>

Cat5 is cheap. Installing it retrospectively is expensive.

So, wire for cbus now, and decide later. Or use both.

(Oh and be sure to follow the UKHA sanctioned protocol for choosing how=20
much cat5 to put in)

Jim



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