Re: ControlLinc Maxi

["BruceR" <br@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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

> "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.