Re: Leviton Intellisense Vs Others

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

The antenna is only on the Insteon RF links which are used to bridge the two
phases. These are best located near the entrance panel so are likely to be
out of sight. Switches and lamp/appliance modules have no antenna. Worst
case is that you might need a couple extra RF modules to fill in areas but I
suspect that will not often be required. That might change once handheld
Insteon remotes appear but, even then, the few RF units can be hidden.

If I were building a higher end home I would first investigate hard wired
(e.g. Centralite) and then Insteon. I would no longer consider X-10.

"Gymfolks" <gymfolks@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>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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