Re: Why cling to old X10?

["bruceR" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff Volp wrote:
> "RickH" <passport@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1189568250.420376.126830@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Why do so many here still cling to X10 when there are more dependable
>> mesh networks available like zwave, insteon, etc.?  Reading through
>> the past posts there are so many war stories with X10, at what point
>> are these headaches no longer worth it?  I waited 3 years to install
>> the switches/load handlers in my basement remodel, simply because I
>> had had enough with X10 and ACT's A10 and I knew other mesh products
>> were coming.  I'm glad I waited and wonder why others continue to
>> patch a leaky boat.
>
> X10 can be virtually 100% reliable.  It also offers a lot of bang for
> the buck.
>
> UPB was supposed to be a panacea, but recent threads indicate it may
> have a problem with line transients.  I recall reading something
> about a mod coming to address that issue.  Noise from CFLs can be a
> problem for Insteon as well as X10.  Insteon also seems to have a
> reliability problem with the hardware itself.
>
> It seems like every system has its own warts.  It may be reliability,
> cost, limited number of devices available, few sources, ...
>
> X10 patents have expired, so there is a rich selection of devices out
> there. There is also a range of quality from the low end devices made
> by X10 to the Leviton switches with gated AGC, which have worked
> perfectly here (even before I designed the XTB).
>
> Maybe there are more war stories regarding X10 because many more
> people are using it than the newer systems.
>
> Jeff

And, since you're too modest to say it yourself, probably the singlemost
improvement in X10 reliability to come along since 1982 has been your XTB
and XTB II  product line.