Home automation methods ...Cbus, X10, Zwave....

["noel_pilot" <HA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Being an X10 newbie, an enthusiastic one tho!! I'm dabbling to see its
potential before going large scale whole house over the next few years
or so.
I've read a bit about x10's downfalls, black spots, slight time delays
etc but are these really that bad?
Have seen comments pointing people towards cbus but having had a quick
look its big big bucks!
Dont know much about zwave just that it exists!!

So what options are there and are there any real reasons why x10
cannot be used effectively in a whole house system for lighting and
appliance control.  Lighting wise im looking for scene lighting which
with x10 appears more than doable with dimmming etc etc

Look forward to opinions on this!!

Thanks

Noel