Re: UPB (was: Re: Stylish keypads?)

["Dean Roddey" <droddey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I kind of look at X-10 as dangerous at any price :-) Seriously, I just would
never use X-10 anymore with the alternatives that are out there. I'd rather
have fewer, more reliable switches personally. Just my opinion of course.

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Dean Roddey
Chairman/CTO, Charmed Quark Systems
www.charmedquark.com

"Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> If it compares favorably with X10, pricewise, I'll be interested, but
> that's
> a pretty hard thing to do, even when lots of filters and a coupler is
> required.  I just bought a dozen X10 Stanley mini-controllers for $2 each.
> Why?  Because they're easy to make into pseudo universal modules.  Where
> else can you get a four position load controller for 50 cents a load?
> Last
> year I bought two dozen appliance modules for $4 each.  I think I should
> have bought four dozen in retrospect!
>
> X10's low price calls to me like the Dark Side of the Force.  I try to
> resist, but at these closeout prices, it's very, very hard.