Re: The problems with X10 ...

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"Thack" <thack@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:w7-dnaCHpYFXxtbYnZ2dnUVZ8tqdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxx
>I think the real problem is a serious lack of competition.  The reliability, performance,
>durability and overall quality is crap.  BUT - there is simply no other product that provides
>X10-like functionality.  It must be wonderful to have an entire marketplace to yourself for
>years, but it certainly doesn't encourage quality improvements.
>
> Jim said "buy cheap, get crap".  The trouble is, you can't buy expensive, good quality X10 if
> you try.  (At least, not that I know of).
>
> If someone were to market a competitive product with the same functionality as X10 but proper
> reliability and durability, I'd switch over to it tomorrow.
>
> Having said all that, once I'd weeded out all the rubbish modules and got down to a set that
> seems to work and keep working, I've had reasonably good service.  There are still switching
> failures (a device doesn't respond to an event sent by the CM12), but it's not like I'm running
> someone's life support system off it.
>
> And don't get me started on the CM12!!  It's a shameful piece of rubbish which should have been
> sorted out years ago.
>
> Thack

INSTEON is starting to look as though economically it will be a direct competitor...few bugs
still being sorted out but most seem to be simple QC issues....I can tell you that from my
perspective it is extremely reliable signalwise.