Re: X10 still around?

["Wayne Lundberg" <Waynelund@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Marc, you have given me a lot to work with (think about) in my
planning. I've almost stopped using all my X-10 stuff except when leaving
home for a few days.

"Marc F Hult" <MFHult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 20:28:43 GMT, nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston) wrote
in
> message  <432ecd02.23663021@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >"Wayne Lundberg" <Waynelund@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >>Sorry folks. It's been a long time since participating in this
newsgroup.
> >>But time has suddenly appeared and I am wondering if all my X-10 stuff
is
> >>obsolete or has been upgraded or???
> >>
> >>Anybody?
> >>
> >>Wayne
> >>
> >It's still around but is beginning to see some competition. Insteon looks
> >like a possible replacement. It's two-way, reasonably priced and is
> >compatible with X-10. Read the white paper at...
> >
> >     http://www.insteon.net
> >
> >One caveat: It is from the SmartHome folks who have a poor track record.
>
> Races may be interesting, but tend to result in propagation of biased
views.
> While others are busy betting on their Zigbee/Z-wave/Insteon/etc race
horse, it
> may be useful to recognize that race horses aren't much good for plowing
...
>
> You won't hear much about it in this newsgroup -- which tends to focus
first on
> fixing X-10 problems and secondarily on alternatives to X-10 for
lighting -- but
> there are other important aspects of home automation control other than
how the
> information gets to the control device ....
>
> That is, however, what most of the current buzz in the club house is
about.
>
> Once the reliability/communication issue is resolved (which it was 100.00%
for
> some lighting installations decades ago) other questions are more readily
> recognized as important:
>
> -- Do the lighting controllers (dimmers) buzz? Cause filaments to buzz?
>
> -- How much RF noise to they put in the environment? (compare CE
requirements
> with near-absent US)
>
> -- Do they contribute to "wall acne" (plethora of wall plates and gizmos)
?
>
> -- Can your visiting Aunt figger out how to turn the lights on in the
bathroom?
>
> -- What is their efficiency ?
>
> -- Will the new technology add to, or subtract from, the value of your
home?
>
> -- Is the technology  proprietary ?
>
> -- Is the technology secure?
>
> And so on ...
>
> Marc
> Marc_F_Hult
> www.ECOntrol.org
>
>