Re: Time for HA, finally. Thinking Insteon. Mulling this for 20 years. What is best?

["BruceR" <razrbruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff, Right you are about X10 reliability falling off as more Insteon
devices are installed but you, sir, have solved that problem (at least
for me) with your XTB II product.  I have about 60 Insteon devices right
now and untill installing the XTB II the X10 signals were almost
worthless evem with an ACT repeater.  Now, with the XTB II installed at
a panel and in TW523 emulation mode, I have no X10 problems at all!

 Jeff Volp wrote:
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> Insteon does have some X10 compatibility.  However, most of their
> modules also significantly load the X10 signal.  So X10 reliability
> will fall off as more Insteon devices are installed.
>
> Jeff
>
> "Greg" <gharrison2@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1167808716.268439.114870@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> None of my neighbors have X10, as far as I know, but, someone could
>> plug into an external outlet and mess around with the signal.  This
>> is far-fetched, of course.  But the Insteon has some kind of
>> protection against this, if I recall correctly.
>>
>> 25 years of longevity would be great, but isn't X10 near the end of
>> it's usable life?  Or is it being refreshed?  I think the Insteon
>> people would like to believe that it would pay for their retirement,
>> but the current offering does not look like it will pay for that.  It
>> seems to be a good system, but is it as "High Concept" as X10?  I
>> think not.  X10 sounds really cool.  Insteon is hard to type.
>>
>> I would like a wall-outlet replacement.  Insteon does not have this.
>> X10 might.
>>
>> But I like Insteon, they are still there after a couple of years.
>> And they are X10 compatible, apparently.  I am leaning that way,
>> but, after 20 years of watching the market, X10 is still there.
>>
>> Such a dilemma.