Re: Justify Upgrade from X-10 to Z-Wave?

["Tom" <insync50@xxxxxxxxx>]

Is there any reason for this product over, for example, Leviton's HCA02-10E
Amplifier/Coupler/Repeater?

Tom

"BruceR" <bruceNO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Stick with X10 and solve your signal integrity problems with Jeff Volp's
> XTB-IIR.
> See http://jeffvolp.home.att.net/xtb_files.htm
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> "Tom" <insync50@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> There is no doubt in my mind that z-wave is superior to x-10 but x-10's
>> advantage is cost. Even with the extended x-10's protocol, it still falls
>> short for complex applications. In my situation, I have a few x-10
>> recievers controlling a few lamps around the home. I basically use it to
>> turn on/off lights in the room I'm in. I don't have a need for pre-set
>> lighting moods (complete with the hide-away bar that appears with Burt
>> Bacharach music that starts to play.) I really don't see a need for
>> lighting computer interface for how I currently use the system. My house
>> is basically square with one floor at about 1800 sf. My real motivation
>> is to perpetuate my couch-potato lifestyle by not needing to budge from
>> the chair to operate room lighting or to turn-off lights in another room.
>> I'm now getting ready to hardwire wall switches to control ceiling fans
>> and lights along with some lights for the pool area.
>>
>> What I'm asking of you folks here is a justification for one or the other
>> based on how I use wireless techology. I'm not interested in entertaining
>> other technologies and would strongly prefer to hear about just the two.
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