Re: X10 replacement?

[Marc_F_Hult <MFHult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 08:43:36 -0500, Neil Cherry <njc@xxxxxxxx> wrote in
message  <slrneiaad5.593.njc@xxxxxxxx>:

>On Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:56:30 -0400, Marc_F_Hult wrote:
>
>> FWIW, INSTEON is currently available at Home Depot
>>
http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?CNTTYPE=PROD_
>> META&CNTKEY=misc%2FsearchResults.jsp&N=2984&keyword=insteon&x=34&y=10
>
>Just a data point, they're only available via the internet/catalog. Rats!

According to the October hard-copy issue of Security Systems News, Home Depot
Canada has just signed a deal with security company VOXCOM to have HD
Canada's 140 Installation Services Departments install VOXCOM security
systems and provide monitoring for systems sold in the stores.

Applying this model to HA in general is harder. A standalone security system
is much harder to 'break' than open-architecture  (eg) HA lighting systems.

But it does provide the front-aisle retail product visibility that Joerg
states as a prerequisite and liberates the consumer from the technical
challenges involved in initial installation.

Maintenance is a whole 'nuther matter akin to home PC installation and
subsequent use and maintenance. Home Depot and Worst Buy to merge ?

...Marc
Marc_F_Hult
www.ECONtrol.org