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💬General Category => General Discussion => X10 Product Wish List => Topic started by: Jsnlong on January 22, 2009, 07:36:47 PM

Title: I wish we had some stuff Europe X10 has
Post by: Jsnlong on January 22, 2009, 07:36:47 PM
Wish that X10 USA had some of these things Europe does!!

X10 The touch sensitive picture frame
http://www.letsautomate.com/12700.cfm?

X10 Glass break sensor
http://www.letsautomate.com/10775.cfm?

X10 Rf extender
http://www.letsautomate.com/11018.cfm?

X10 Gas leak detector
http://www.letsautomate.com/11148.cfm?

X10 smoke detector
http://www.marmitek.com/en/index_consumer.php?product=250



There is a few more on this page to but you get the point  rofl
http://www.marmitek.com/en/index_consumer.php?product=250

Title: Re: I wish we had some stuff Europe X10 has
Post by: dellzip on January 28, 2009, 04:55:28 PM
http://www.letsautomate.com/12700.cfm?

Now that is a handy little gadget
Title: Re: I wish we had some stuff Europe X10 has
Post by: Dan Lawrence on January 28, 2009, 09:17:26 PM
Only problem is It's not a US.Canada site!!!!!!    :'(
Title: Re: I wish we had some stuff Europe X10 has
Post by: Jsnlong on January 29, 2009, 08:54:34 AM
Yea most Over sea X10 RF stuff is not allowed to be sold in the US due to FCC regulations... But still a nice "WISH" list!!
Title: Re: I wish we had some stuff Europe X10 has
Post by: Charles Sullivan on January 29, 2009, 10:15:51 PM
Yea most Over sea X10 RF stuff is not allowed to be sold in the US due to FCC regulations... But still a nice "WISH" list!!

But if you purchase from a European supplier, the sale is made in Europe.

Title: Re: I wish we had some stuff Europe X10 has
Post by: Dan Lawrence on January 30, 2009, 07:40:43 AM
True dat.

However you still have the frequency problem to solve, plus the difference in plugs and sockets.   Seems like a lot of work for little return.
Title: Re: I wish we had some stuff Europe X10 has
Post by: Charles Sullivan on January 30, 2009, 10:17:17 AM
True dat.

However you still have the frequency problem to solve, plus the difference in plugs and sockets.   Seems like a lot of work for little return.

People interested in these products are probably willing to put in a little extra effort.  The frequency problem for Standard X10 (like the touch screen) is solved with the WGL V572AE transceiver.  For the X10 Security devices, we'll probably have to wait until WGL comes out with a 433.92MHz version of their new V572RF32.  And these are all wireless transmitters with no plugs and sockets to worry about.

My take on these products:
  Touch screen - Looks like it could be fun.
  Glass break sensor - Not very practical as you'd need one for every separate pane of glass.
  RF Extender - Not needed if you have a decent RF receiver or transceiver.
  Gas leak sensor - Seems to be out of production
  SD10 Smoke Detector - Not a very full featured product.  It lacks a heartbeat signal and doesn't transmit a low battery indication.  (The SD90 Smoke Detector is much better.)

Title: Re: I wish we had some stuff Europe X10 has
Post by: Pat Kelly on October 07, 2009, 07:16:47 PM
About the touch sensitive picture frame:
Seems that that product is discontinued with letsautomate.

But I saw Marmitek introduced a more attractive version.
Maybe, if there enough demand, they can also bring it to the US.

It's probably only a matter of changing the frequency to our US frequency of 310 MHz....