Sacedog
Active Member
I am getting ready to begin building, and will be pulling all of the LV wiring for the house after framing is done. I don't really want to spend the money on a HV hardwired lighting system, or have the wall-o-switches in the basement, and I would like to retain local control at all lighting locations. I have read a lot of posts regarding Cat5 wired systems, and wonder if they are any better than UPB. I thought I was sold on UPB, but want it to be as reliable as possible (without costing a fortune).
So, first question is, are there other Cat5 lighting systems out there besides I-Line and OnQ?
Do any of the Cat5 hardwired systems have drivers written for CQC (or possibly HL)?
Lastly, do the Cat5 lighting systems have better reliability than UPB?
Thanks for any input on this. I have most of my other decisions made, but am still wavering on lighting. It seems that people are pretty happy with UPB, but if I can increase reliability a bit more, with just running some additional Cat5, I would willingly do it.
So, first question is, are there other Cat5 lighting systems out there besides I-Line and OnQ?
Do any of the Cat5 hardwired systems have drivers written for CQC (or possibly HL)?
Lastly, do the Cat5 lighting systems have better reliability than UPB?
Thanks for any input on this. I have most of my other decisions made, but am still wavering on lighting. It seems that people are pretty happy with UPB, but if I can increase reliability a bit more, with just running some additional Cat5, I would willingly do it.