Re: HA Primer - Pos and cons of X-10, Z-wave, Insteon, UPB

["Robert L Bass" <no-sales-spam@bassburglaralarms>]

> So I am not really on board with all
> the negative talk about Z-wave....

Almost all of the negative talk about
Z-Wave has come from Houston.
Everyone I've spoken to who has tried
it says it works flawlessly.

When it first hit the streets, product
options were limited.  There were no
3-way switches or dimmers for example.
This was an initial drawback but as you
are aware 3-way switches are readily
available.

Some folks didn't like the early release
hand-held remotes.  Some didn't like
the cumbersome method used to remove
a module from one's system.  However,
for most HA users it's not often necessary
to remove a module.

Other than that the main detractor of
Z-Wave is one fellow who has never
seen a single Z-Wave module, much
less tested one.

Glad your system is working well for
you.  I hope you'll share whatever
troubles and successes you have as
your HA project grows (they have a
way of doing that) over time.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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