Insteon - Best of X10 & Zwave?

[JohnBullard]

I'm not sure is this was posted on the board "BC" (before crash) but Smarthome has announced Insteon.

A combination 900 Mhz RF and X10 compatibile network of devices for home automation.

http://www.insteon.net/

another article from Electronic Design http://www.elecdesign.com/Articles/Print.cfm?ArticleID=8394

The one thing I'm not sure about, they say X10 compatible, but list the powerline freguency as 131.65 khz and I thought X10 was 122 Hz.



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[Guy Lavoie]

You have to wonder by "compatible" if they mean that they can actually interoperate, or just that they can co-exist with X10 without interfering with each other.

 

[Squintz]

www.insteon.net

faq

Should I continue to purchase X-10 based products or wait for INSTEON?
One of the significant advantages of the new INSTEON technology is it's backwards compatibility with existing X-10 products. As an example, an INSTEON switch can turn on an X-10 lamp module and an X-10 switch can turn on an INSTEON lamp module. Homeowners can continue to purchase X-10 devices today and then migrate over time to INSTEON.

 

[Squintz]

Here is another quote from insteon which came from their Official PR...

"To begin using Insteon, users will simply need to plug-in two RF access points in their home. and two filters to prevent interference with PC power strips or certain brands of televisions. "

Doesnt sounds like they have been having issues with interference already. I think im gonna let everyone else deside on this one. Ill stick to z-wave and hopefully zigbee for now.

 

[AutomatedOutlet]

Well, we'll wait to see what it really looks like. Keep in mind that the first devices probably won't be available for 6-8 months.

 

[jlehnert]

Z-wave, Insteon, Zigbee, Compose, UPB, X10. Lots of new equipment and standards. I think I'm going to hide in a hole for the next year, and not come back up until things have shaken out.