Re: X10/Insteon

["Chris" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks to everyone for your feedback.

Is there a controller for insteon that has more that 5 switches?  Or can you
use the x10 controller?  Has smarthome given any idea when additional items
will be available?



"none" <none@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1138574492_6122@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Depends on what you mean by solved, it's better than it was 8 years ago.
>
> The devices are better and support more features (like soft on), have a
> higher reliability, and better signal detection.
>
> There are a number of new devices to enhance reliability too (signal
> repeaters, boosters, two way communication).
>
> There are also a number of new systems, but none of them have the range of
> devices, support, and low cost of X-10.
>
> That being said, the major players in the enthusiast category: UPB,
> Z-Wave,
> and Insteon all have their pros and cons (and I would consider all of them
> better than X-10).
>
> There is no clear best choice (every system seems to have some major
> drawbacks), but I am rather liking Insteon due to its very good backwards
> compatibility with X-10 (it's like icing on the cake that the others don't
> support) (but Insteon doesn't support 3-phase and there have been so many
> device firmware updates it would suck to be one of the first adopters).
>
>
> "Chris" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:GZaDf.52575$tK4.6944@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 8 years ago I set up x10 controls for the lights throughout my house.  I
> am
>> now ready to install a system in my new home, and am looking to find out
> if
>> Insteon or some other system is better than x10?
>>
>> The things I did not like about the x10 system were:
>>
>>     poor reliability of 3 way switches
>>     delay
>>     no soft on
>>
>> Has x10 resolved these issues or is there a better system out there?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Chris
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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