....... when I sell this house, I wouldn't install X10 devices in the new one.
An interesting thought.
My own "futuristic Smart Home" may be a bit technologically dated.... even though I try hard to keep my setup up-to-date. I've often pondered the idea of completely dismantling my Home Automation setup.... then [I would] rebuild the setup better.
But
I think your right. At this point... without a update from X10 itself... I might hesitate to incorporate as much X10 as I use now.
But I added
MyQ when the garage door needed replaced. And
Amazon's Echo/Dot devices were completely irresistible... even though I had BVC voice control (which I still use). The
ihome stuff works fine without anything other than my
iphone (and Alexa). But adding the
Wink hub adds so much... and the
Hometroller makes even old X10 (with the CM15A) work online and with the Amazon technology.
I might add
yet another Hub if I can do so cheaply enough. I like the idea of being able to use whatever brand of HA device on the market I choose. What I learned from X10's failure is not to put all my eggs in just one basket (again). So now I use a nice variety of device brands. And I think I always will. And I can't see any reason to eliminate any brands (X10 included) or limit any of the choices I have (of automation products). Even a clapper is good automation if it fits the application well.
