Re: Leviton Intellisense Vs Others

[L. M. Rappaport <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:03:49 -0600, "Gymfolks" <gymfolks@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote (with possible editing):

>Looking for meaningful input......
>
>I will be building a 3,100 sqft higher end home soon.  During construction I
>will have an amplifier/repeater and multimedia surge protection device
>installed near/at the main ac panel (in preparation for future home
>automation).  Deep j-box's will be used and all three wires will be pulled
>to each j-box.
>
>My question is concerning how the new Leviton "Intellisense" stacks up
>against some of the other best X-10 stuff out there.  I really DISLIKE the
>looks of a small antenna hanging outside of a receptacle so SMARTHOME's
>INSTEON is not attractive (IMO).
>
>Curious to hear what others think of Leviton's new stuff.

If it's really higher end, I wouldn't consider any of the X-10,
Intellisense, etc. stuff out there.  Hard wired is by far more
reliable.  I have a lot of the X-10 clones and a bit of ALC.  The ALC
over the last 5 years has been 100% reliable; all of the X-10 variants
have been less so.

We have an HAI Omni Pro II controlling everything.  There are 79 zones
and HAI and the ALC is by far the most reliable.  It isn't cheap, but
if you're looking for the best - that's it.

If you'd like more info, contact me off-list.
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Larry
Email to rapp at lmr dot com