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

["Russ Brill" <russwbrill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"G. Morgan" <alarmprosnail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4234f6cd.166277163@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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.
>
>
> --
>
> -Graham
>
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The NX-8E isn't too bad either, it offers lots of expandability and
reasonable pricing............ Russ