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

["BruceR" <bruceNO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, the XTB-IIR works extremely well providing a signal boost of up to
20 volts while the HCA02-10E does not work very well at all and provides
a boost of no more than 5 volts. The XTB-IIR is the ONLY
amplifier/repeater worth spending money on. I replaced two ACT repeaters
(much better than the Leviton unit) with one XTB-IIR and the performance
and reliability went to 99.9+%.

"Tom" <insync50@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9vN8k.12820$3F5.7046@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Is there any reason for this product over, for example, Leviton's
> HCA02-10E Amplifier/Coupler/Repeater?
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> Tom
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> "BruceR" <bruceNO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:Poedna-JqOXGk_7VnZ2dnUVZ_rmdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Stick with X10 and solve your signal integrity problems with Jeff
>> Volp's XTB-IIR.
>> See http://jeffvolp.home.att.net/xtb_files.htm
>>
>>
>> "Tom" <insync50@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:GID8k.13353$PZ6.1042@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> 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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