The coverage's editorializing, and the subsequent comments, are really unfair. The prophecy of spending a fortune lacks qualification because it's not substantiated by comparison to alternative home automation solutions. As for my interests, I'm frankly satisfied with X10, which is indeed an open standard -- but X10 is unstable and technically inferior to Insteon, from everything I've heard. And Z-Wave and other home automation protocols are significantly more expensive than Insteon.
Bottom line, to those who are whining about Insteon, go ahead and give concrete evidence of a superior solution.
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Paul Moon @ May 7th 2007 11:39AM
The coverage's editorializing, and the subsequent comments, are really unfair. The prophecy of spending a fortune lacks qualification because it's not substantiated by comparison to alternative home automation solutions. As for my interests, I'm frankly satisfied with X10, which is indeed an open standard -- but X10 is unstable and technically inferior to Insteon, from everything I've heard. And Z-Wave and other home automation protocols are significantly more expensive than Insteon.
Bottom line, to those who are whining about Insteon, go ahead and give concrete evidence of a superior solution.