If you have read my "Disapointed in ViziaRF" thread, then you know that I don't think I can make it work for me. And if you have read any of my posts on Insteon, then you know I think the products are not up to snuff quality wise.
So where does that leave me? Well it may have led me to Lutron's Radio RA. I looked at Radio RA about a year ago and at the time it was really only sold through dealers and installers and it would have cost upwards of $40K to do my house.
It seems some things have changed. Lutron may have accepted the high-end DIY'er as it has tonsof install information on its site and I found several internet retailers of the products.
Based on some quick calculations, it won't cost anywhere near $40K. Granted its not cheap, but at least I can space it over time and buy equipment a room at a time.
There are still some issues I will have with some lights and I may have to mount some dimmers in the attic, but for the most part, I can use master controllers to control everything. And with expansion, I will be allowed 14 masters which should be more than enough.
One nice thing I did learn is that each button in a master controller can be either a "zone" or a "scene". So there is no compromise as to which one to put in a location.
Plus its Lutron. I don't know how you can go wrong with Lutron.
So, a couple of questions:
1) Has anyone used RadioRA and were you happy with it? Plusses/minuses.
2) Does the Homeseer Lutron Homeworks plug-in work with Radio RA?
And any other information that I might benefit from would be appreciated.
Thanks.
So where does that leave me? Well it may have led me to Lutron's Radio RA. I looked at Radio RA about a year ago and at the time it was really only sold through dealers and installers and it would have cost upwards of $40K to do my house.
It seems some things have changed. Lutron may have accepted the high-end DIY'er as it has tonsof install information on its site and I found several internet retailers of the products.
Based on some quick calculations, it won't cost anywhere near $40K. Granted its not cheap, but at least I can space it over time and buy equipment a room at a time.
There are still some issues I will have with some lights and I may have to mount some dimmers in the attic, but for the most part, I can use master controllers to control everything. And with expansion, I will be allowed 14 masters which should be more than enough.
One nice thing I did learn is that each button in a master controller can be either a "zone" or a "scene". So there is no compromise as to which one to put in a location.
Plus its Lutron. I don't know how you can go wrong with Lutron.
So, a couple of questions:
1) Has anyone used RadioRA and were you happy with it? Plusses/minuses.
2) Does the Homeseer Lutron Homeworks plug-in work with Radio RA?
And any other information that I might benefit from would be appreciated.
Thanks.