Re: ControlLinc Maxi

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

Trees which our offspring will burn after the coal is gone. ;)

"BruceR" <br@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>They've done that with all their new products. I guess they figure most
>people will be happy with the Quickstart so they'll save some trees.
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>From:AZ Woody
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>> In comparing the two, I agree that the Controllinc maxi is much more
>> flexible for X10.  I got one just today.
>> I've been laid up with a broken ankle for 6 weeks now, and am looking
>> forward to controlling any device (I use 7 different house codes)
>> while sitting on the couch, and without a screw driver!
>>
>> What surprised me however, is the only instructions included was a
>> one sheet "quick start" set of instructions, and I must download and
>> print the full manual.
>>
>>
>> "BruceR" <br@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:FZdxf.1638$sd1.252@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> 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
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>>>> "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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