Re: Leviton Intellisense Vs Others

["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
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> 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.
>
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