Re: ControlLinc Maxi

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

But it's still ugly. ;)

"BruceR" <br@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>In reading up on these some more it appears you made a good choice in
>spending the extra $10 for X10 only control. The one you bought allows
>you to control all X10 codes by pressing House, Unit and Command codes
>"on the fly" and has all the buttons to do it. The cheaper unit controls
>Insteon and X10 devices but only 5 units total. The X10 buttons under
>the cover are used to program a House and Unit code to any one of the 5
>channels available when the cover is closed so they really are two
>different products.  In fact, since I'm using an X10 translator to
>control Insteon devices, I ordered one of these myself.
>
>From:Robert Green
>ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx
>
>> "Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:43bd751a.1703643000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>> For $29.99 you could have this equally ugly device.
>>>
>>> http://www.smarthome.com/2430.html
>>
>> Great!  I paid $10 more each for something half as capable.  Color me
>> DIM.
>>
>> :-(
>>
>> He who doeth not his homework getteth reamed.  IIRC I did see the 2430
>> device but the warning about using it with Boosterlinc steered me
>> away.  I realize now I should have opted for the 2430.  <sigh>
>> Still, the "X-10 Only" MaxiLinc is a great way to access 256
>> housecodes from the same controller an solves some very serious
>> bedside issues for me.
>>
>> Still, I didn't see any reason for getting an Insteon-capable device
>> if I didn't need it
>>
>> My next house will have CAT5 running to all the electrical loads.  No
>> adjoining neighbor issues, no RF interference.  Insteon looks nice
>> but it's still a wall-wart based technology and that has pretty low
>> SAF.
>>
>> I like the idea of ten programmable any(unit/house) buttons and
>> appreciate they've recessed the keys so that it's very hard to
>> activate them accidentally.  Nice, big area for labels - heck, it
>> looks as if it could pass the outrageously severe and downright
>> merciless Mother In Law test.
>>
>> They should have considered some sort of backlighting for the most
>> important keys.  It looks as if a label could be printed up on
>> glow-in-the-dark printing paper.  I have no idea where to FIND such
>> paper, but I do clearly remember thinking to myself when I saw it -
>> who would ever need sheets of glow in the dark paper!
>>
>> I guess I should post my intentions to buy equipment here *before* I
>> actually buy something so that I don't pay more for less again.
>>
>> --
>> Bobby G.
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