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

["Tom" <donot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As I read this thread, my brain is getting full. I'm going to look at the
XTB some more. Elsewhere on this thread, mention was made of using a real
transceiver rather than the stock model. I would think that would be my
first step before the XTB. Am I correct in this thinking or am I missing
something? Since I'll be building my system a little at a time, I'll
purchase items as they are needed and can't afford everything at once.

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