Re: X10 -> UPB?

["Bob Dozier" <goodgrief@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd really like to see a UPB controller like this.

http://www.smarthomepro.com/1132cu.html

I am currently using it and it works great for X10, just wish it
supported UPB or BOTH!!!

...Bob


"Brett Griffin" <bret.griffin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I wasn't necessarily recommending the Omni Pro II.  By the way the ocelot
is
> another great example, a nice hardware based controller for under $200.
> However that illustrates my point, it is hardware but my understanding is
it
> only support X-10.
>
> Of course X-10 has been out for decades, and beside Radio Ra, everything
> else is still under 10 years old, most just a few years old.
>
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> "Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > "Brett Griffin" <bret.griffin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >>> I think there is one important point. X-10 lamp & appliance modules
are
> >>> dirt
> >>> cheap. A lot of people would like to be able to continue using them
> >>> while
> >>> slowly phasing in a more robust system. UPB doesn't allow that so its
> >>> "all
> >>> or nothing" unless you want two different control systems.
> >>
> >>I agree, why throw out something that works, I think many homeowner are
> >>shifting to a controller in their home.  Weather it be HAI, HomeSeer,
> >>HAL2000, Elk, JDS Stargate.  All manufacturers are supporting UPB and
> >>X-10.
> >>With an HAI omni Pro II or the Omni II, your house can have both X-10
and
> >>UPB and as the homeowner you would not know which is which, and they
will
> >>all work.  That is a great thing about these home controllers, you don't
> >>have to get rid of everything you have, you can just start migrating to
> >>newer technologies.
> >
> > Wow! So your answer to the guy who thinks a $75 switch is pricey is to
> > recommend a $1000 controller.
> >
> > You really should learn about the Ocelot.
>
>