Re: Leviton Intellisense Vs Others

["BruceR" <br@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Smarthome ships same day and at very low rates. Nobody sells the Insteon
stuff cheaper. It's also sold by Home Depot now on their website only
and by www.AutomatedLiving.com.

From:Gymfolks
gymfolks@xxxxxxxxxxx

> Guys,
> Thanks for the thoughtful and educational posts.  I will re-visit
> Insteon and look into UPD .  Where is the most economical place to
> mail order these items from (directly from Smarthome? other places?).
>
> Thanks!!!
>
>
>
> "BruceR" <br@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:otAxf.3$eV4.1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Kurt, I have some Simply Automated UPB units that I've never used; 1
>> each, lampmod, appl mod, I/O mod, serial controller and tabletop
>> controller. If you're interested let me know.
>>
>> From:Kurt Delaney
>> kurt_dot_delaney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>> The Leviton Intellisense is still X-10, so it will come with all the
>>> reliability problems associated with that technology.  Yes, it can
>>> work, but so many things may change in the house down the line that
>>> would affect the system.  I even had an electric toothbrush take out
>>> 90% of my X-10 devices in a previous house.  Never again.
>>>
>>> You have some very good, reliable technologies to choose from now,
>>> IMHO. Insteon and UPB are a couple that have been getting very good
>>> reviews.  I personally have been installing a UPB system, and even
>>> without a phase coupler I have had absolute 100% reliability so far.
>>>
>>> Kurt
>>>
>>> "Gymfolks" <gymfolks@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:11sddh6qg9s3vb2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> 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.