RE: Re: xPL/xAP an alternative to C-Bu$ ?

["Jonathan @ Home" <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've been looking at the Idratek website this morning and I saw them at the
show, I admit they have a great system but it really does need some input
on
the styling side. SWMBO has agreed to me going on a CBUS course as the love
the Saturn switch which I have to admit looks the mutts nuts.

Cheers
Jonathan


-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart Grimshaw [mailto:stuart@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 20 May 2004 13:01
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: xPL/xAP an alternative to C-Bu$ ?

On Thu, 20 May 2004 11:28:04 -0000, David Buckley <db@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> Whereas, a DMX512 4 channel 1K (5A) per channel, will drive anything
> including halogens, neon and even power tools, is under 100 quid.
> Granted, they are physicallt bigger, and in an uglier form factor
> than din rail, but once they are screwed up around the place, all
> that is forgotten.
>
> There are other "systems", lutron, dynalite, EIB for
example, but my
> experience to date is that they are not a million miles in pricing
> from CBus.
>
> Which leaves X10, which is cheap, unreliable and relatively
> incapable, but it is affordable.

I feel like the "what about brazillian" woman from the hair
advert :-)

There is also Idratek, same cost bracket as X10 and designed for UK back
boxes. Does luck fugly though.

As usual, no connection, but if they want to send me some stuff to play
with, there could be :-)