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X10 Repair Depot:
The purpose of this post is to address some of the speculation that has been on this forum over the last few months, and to provide some insight into where X10 is heading.

X10 in the US previously purchased all products ranging from home automation, security, and cameras from a single factory. Early last year, that factory ceased production and shut down. Since we relied on that single factory, it created a serious problem for us.

Since that time, we have been working hard to obtain products that will provide the best value to our customers. In some cases, we found an alternate factory to produce the existing items, some products will be replaced with superior items (such as our IP cameras), and we will bring on new items (such as tablet PCs, wireless intercoms, and the video door ID). 

We will be continuing to produce the following groups of items:

1)   Home Automation: We intend to continue to supply the core components that we always have. We currently have many of these items in stock and many of the remaining items are in production. Our product line of HA products is limited for now, but the core items will remain available. Over the past 6 months, we have invested a significant amount of money to have the existing modules produced again. We fully intend to continue supporting the X10 protocol. 
2)   CM15A: This item is an important item in our automation product line, however, at this time we are not able to produce it at a cost that consumers will be willing to pay. Rather than producing an item that will not sell, we will be putting our resources into developing a new and better product to replace the CM15A, we hope to release the new item during the 2nd half of 2012.  For now, the CM19A will be the replacement for the CM15A.
3)   Security systems: The SC1200 and accessories are being produced and are now available for immediate shipment.

We have had a difficult time over the last year, and we would like to thank all of the customers and forum members that have remained with us during this time.

HA Dave:

--- Quote from: X10 Repair Depot on March 01, 2012, 03:11:54 PM ---........... we will be putting our resources into developing a new and better product to replace the CM15A, we hope to release the new item during the 2nd half of 2012. 
--- End quote ---

YES!!!!  

The best news I've seen in a long time! Now what you need to do is start a thread for ideas on what might make a better (yet value orientated product).

Dan Lawrence:
That sounds great.   My CM15A is the one I got six years ago when I upgraded to Windows XP, my old PC played havoc with serial ports under XP which rendered my CM11A (and Active Home) pretty well useless, so I upgraded to AHP and the CM15A.  I picked up a spare CM15A recently from Automatic Electric as insurance if my original CM15 died.   My wife loves X10, we never come home to a dark house.   

B.A.:
Thank you X10RD! Glad someone finally cleared the air! #:)

Tuicemen:
All though a thread for Ideas is good.
There are already wish list threads that have been started to suggest improvements.
Even a thread created by a former X10 staff member for improving AHP.

I just hope a beta test group is created before this new replacement is thrown out there.
I also hope it has users in it who will actually have some input and that will be listened to.
I know from running a few beta test groups myself, input is hard to get from some testers.
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