Re: Ademco VISTA-128BP, Caddx NetworX NX-8E or ELK M1 for Residential Alarm and Home Automation

[G. Morgan <alarmprosnail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Subject: Ademco VISTA-128BP, Caddx NetworX NX-8E or ELK M1 for Residential Alarm
and Home Automation
Newsgroup: alt.security.alarms
=> Earl Wallace <=  wrote:

>I have boiled down my choices for an Alarm system that would work with my
>(future and unknown) Home Automation needs:
>
>  1)  Ademco VISTA-128BP
>  2)  Caddx NetworX NX-8E
>  3)  ELK M1
>
>I like the M1, but it doesn't have a UL Listing yet, but I wonder if that
>matters much in a home setup.  Should I care about the UL?
>
>I also wonder if the M1 is as solid as the Ademco and Caddx systems.  Anyone
>think the M1 would be less reliable?
>
>The M1 will support Zwave (http://www.zen-sys.com) at some point with an
>add-on board.
>Does the VISTA-128BP and Caddx NX-8E support Zwave?
>
>Is there any reason to avoid any of the above units?  I think I could be
>happy with any of these systems, but if your experience says otherwise,
>please let me know because I'm about to buy...
>


Rather than the Vista-128 I'd go for an Apex Destiny for home automation.  It
uses Ademco accessories, and is geared more towards HA.  The V-128 is more of a
commercial panel.

The Elk M1-G looks like the most flexible option for you, but I've no personal
experience with it.


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-Graham

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