Re: CBus???

[Mal Lansell <mal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

At the moment the range is extremely limited.  In the US, there are
all
sorts of devices, but as usual there is a lag before they make it over
here.  If you can wait, more items will become available to UK users,
but if you need something now, then no, ZWave won't work for you.

Mal


Kenneth Watt wrote:

> Is ZWAVE not just plug-in modules, so far as I can see it is? That
> being the
> case then it's not what I'm after, I'm looking for an integrated
system.
>
> K.
>
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>]
On
> Behalf Of
> Mal Lansell
> Sent: 10 August 2006 08:33
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] CBus???
>
> You only need a PC at the moment - wall switches talk directly to the
> dimmer/appliance modules, so when they finally go on sale here, a PC
> won't need to be in the loop.
>
> Mal
>
> Kenneth Watt wrote:
>
> > > If CBus is too pricy, you might want to hold off for a few
months and
> > > try Z-Wave - there are plugin-in dimmers & appliance
modules available
> > > now, and UK switches are supposed to be on sale before the
end of the
> > > year. The cost is about 50% more than the X10 equivalent,
but you get
> > > status reporting and none of the delays.
> >
> > I looked, but again you are reliant on a PC for control from what
I
> > can see.
> > Not what I'm after as I just don't trust them to do anything
remotely
> > important as far as HA is concerned.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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