Re: EIB versus CBUS

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Know the feeling !   I'll have to dig in my diary to recall my
logic ... it was hard-won & compelling at the time !   True presence-
sensing was a key advantage, for sure ... as was ease of setting-up
often complex behaviours ... .   But they all  move on & improve, of
course, and it looks as though all three - EIB, C-Bus, Idratek - are
going to stay the course !   For me, the fourth option was
Nikobus ... indeed, it still surprises me it's not more often
mentioned ...

Chris


On 6 Oct 2007, at 17:23, Kevin Hawkins wrote:

> On reflecting on my last post I guess it comes over as veering OT and
> yet again campaigning for xAP. That wasn't the intent...  I was trying
> to convey that creating HA interaction inside a single manufacturers
> product range is usually very easy and it's only when you step outside
> of their world that things become more challenging, particuarly as the
> information becomes richer eg html, XML, TV listings, databases, music
> ,pictures and video etc.  Within that context was the message that
> whichever system you choose you should be either happy with its
> inbuilt
> capabilities or have a route to expand it as your needs demand.
>
> I would still be interested on the 'resilience' aspect that Chris
> cited
> as for me C-Bus is first rate. If it's a physical build quality I
> can't
> sensibly comment as I haven't experienced EIB or Idratek but C-Bus
> again
> seems really well built. If it's technical I'm interested to know what
> more these alternative systems could offer.
>
> Lastly after using C-Bus for a while now - yes,  there are some
> things I
> just wish they'd done differently, some of which might have made the
> product slightly more expensive but there you go.....I'm sure that's
> true whatever system you put in.
>
>    Kevin



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