Re: Dedicated Z-wave sites?

["Robert L Bass" <robertbass1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>> I couldn't agree more, Bill.  However,
>> there are a few bright lights in the field.
>> One is Dean's CQC product.
>
> You missed the $900 gouge part, eh?

Hmm.  CQC is $900 or something else is?

>> He has built a very configurable system with the capability
>> of high WAF ratings.  The catch is that the buyer must do
>> considerable configuration.
>
> Yes, but at least the end-user CAN do this. It's
> a tough call, crappy featureset, complicated to
> configure or held hostage solely by an "installer".
> Not really customer-friendly choices but such is
> the HA market.

How useful a feature set is, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.  Im'm sure there are things which I consider essential that
you would consider superfluous and vice versa.

As to paid installers, I have little or no interest in them.  Some are talented and honest but far too many are of the sort from the
"other" newsgroup that regularly pollute this one.  Very few have both the technical skill and the personal integrity to get my
endorsement.

>> None of the above is meant as a slight to CQC
>> or Dean.  I expect his product to continue to
>> grow in popularity among true HA aficionados.
>> To make it a major financial success he might
>> need to add some easy to use wizards.  Idiot-
>> proofing has its benefits, no?  :^)
>
> Doubling the price seems more likely to scare
> them off.  This is probably a "good thing" from
> the perspective of unit costs and baiting "dealers"
> or "professional installers" to get into the mix.
> But ya gotta pay the mortgate somehow, right?

I haven't followed Dean's pricing.  I believe he mentioned something recently about an upcoming price hike and that one should
consider taking the leap now rather than after the new price goes into effect (or was that someone else's post).  Without knowing
how much time Dean has spent developing CQC and how much support time the average user requires, I can't say whether I consider his
price high, reasonable or cheap.  Market forces will likely make that assessment for him better than I can anyway.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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