Subject: X-10 Mail-order Survey Newsgroups: comp.home.automation [last modified: 08-Jul-04] The latest version of this file can be accessed via my web page at: http://www.rdrop.com/users/billmc X-10 Mail-order Survey Bill McFadden billmc@rdrop.com Please send additions or corrections to me. Changes preceded by "|". Here are the results of my survey of X-10 mail-order prices. I have contacted the following suppliers and asked for the prices of three standard X-10 items. I have calculated each supplier's discount based on US list prices for the total cost of the three items (not including shipping). The three items were: o CP290 xmit-only computer interface and timer o SD533 sundowner mini-controller o VS5600 security system (PS561 console with voice dialer and SH624 remote) SUPPLIER PHONE DISCOUNT LAST DATA LOC ----- 120V X-10 PRODUCTS ----- | Aartech Canada 416-760-3105 ? 08-Jul-04 CA | http://www.aartech.ca Advanced Home Automation 800-265-6938 ? 01-May-97 CA 905-655-5355 Advanced Services, Inc. 800-263-8608 32% 01-May-97 US 508-747-5598 http://www.asihome.com All Secure 800-535-1818 6% 01-May-97 US 619-449-1818 http://www.hometeam.com/secure/hc/hc.htm Baran-Harper Group 905-294-6473 28% 01-May-97 CA http://www.baran-harper.com/ Bass Home Electronics 860-561-9542 see notes 15-Jul-98 US http://www.BassHome.com/ Canadian Control & Automation 905-470-9121 ? 01-May-97 CA Domoselect 800-419-3666 ? 15-Jul-98 CA http://www.domoselect.qc.ca/ Fernbrook 828-524-6125 23% 05-Feb-99 US http://www.dnet.net/frnbrook/ HI-Tech Home Systems 800-442-1996 ? 01-Sep-98 US Home Automation, Inc. 504-833-7256 ? 01-May-97 US Home Automation & Security 800-254-5950 20% 01-May-97 US 201-292-9300 http://www.homegear.com Home Automation Systems 800-762-7846 24% 01-May-97 US 714-708-0610 http://smarthome.com Home Controls, Inc. 800-266-8765 20% 01-May-97 US 619-693-8887 http://homecontrols.com HOME CONTROLS & SYSTEMS 613-225-7142 13% (see notes) 07-Jul-98 CA HomeTech Solutions 888-257-4406 20% 01-May-97 US 408-257-4406 http://www.gohts.com/home/index.html Hybrid Technical Systems 800-289-2001 22% 28-Feb-95 US 71154.1176@compuserve.com Lashen Electronics 201-627-3783 29% 01-May-97 US http://www.lashen.com/ Llewellyn Data Processing 800-588-3382 25% (see notes) 06-Oct-97 US 201-573-8877 http://www.maxmax.com/automate.htm MoTron Electronics 800-338-9058 ? 01-May-97 US 503-687-2118 Mountain Vista Supply 520-452-0547 40% 01-May-97 US Off The Shelf 800-458-6423 ? 09-Mar-95 US 509-670-6417 Parts Express 800-338-0531 see notes 08-Jan-98 US 937-222-0173 http://www.parts-express.com Radio Shack 0% (see notes) 02-May-97 http://www.radioshack.com Tecno Home 051-333-9427 ? 15-Jul-98 BR http://www.tecnohome.com.br/ Total Home Automation 604-970-5964 0% 02-Jan-96 CA homeauto@direct.ca Worthington Distribution 800-282-8864 40% 01-May-97 US 717-226-8864 http://www.worthdist.com X-10 USA 800-675-3044 0% 29-Jul-98 US http://www.x10.com X-10 Canada 905-624-4446 0% 29-Jul-98 CA http://www.x10.com/canada/index.htm ----- 220V X-10 PRODUCTS ----- ASTRUC d.o.o. Pula ++385 52 210-53 see notes 04-Mar-00 HR http://astruc.iii.hr Eon3 Home Automation +61 08 9470 5984 ? 06-Jan-99 AU http://www.eon3.com/ Martek Electronics BV +31 416 692670 ? 26-Oct-01 NL info@martek.nl Home Control PLC 01603 879080 ? 01-Nov-98 UK IntelliHome +32 16 65 55 90 ? 15-Jul-98 BE http://www.intellihome.be/ Laser Business Systems 0181 441 9788 ? 07-Nov-97 UK http://www.io.com/~lbs PLM System 33-141-137-941 ? 04-May-98 FR http://www.plmsystem.com/ X-10 Europe 33 1 53 30 80 70 ? 29-Jul-98 FR http://www.x10.com/x10euro.htm ----- X-10 PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS ----- Advanced Control Technologies 317-337-0100 * 01-Sep-98 US http://www.act-solutions.com Marrick Limited 407-323-4467 * 02-May-97 US http://marrickltd.com Leviton 800-824-3005 01-Sep-98 US http://www.leviton.com X-10 800-675-3044 * 01-Sep-98 US http://www.x10.com X-10 Pro 01-Sep-98 US http://www.x10pro.com * sells directly to consumers NOTES: o There is a large list of supplier links at http://www.infinet.com/~dhoehnen/ha/list.html o The X-10 FAQ is at: ftp://ftp.scruz.net/users/cichlid/public/x10faq o UK home automation site is at: http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/ o Most suppliers have no minimum order requirement. o Advanced Control Technologies manufactures "PCC" line of X-10 products. o Bass Home Electronics sells only Leviton and X10 Pro lines. o HOME CONTROLS & SYSTEMS sells only into the Canadian market. Discount calculated based on Canadian list prices. o Llewellyn Data Processing sells limited selection of X-10 modules, as well as Max-Ctrl system, a bidirectional IR and X-10 controller/receiver that interfaces to a PC parallel port and includes Windows software. o Marrick Limited's X-10 product is an RS-232 to TW523 converter and co-processor (kit and assembled). o Parts Express has a limited selection of X-10 products with discounts ranging from 0% to 30%. o Radio Shack has X-10 sale several times a year with lowest prices on popular modules and controllers. o ASTRUC d.o.o. currently ships only to Bosnia and Croatia. o The following suppliers have changed names: Automation Plus has changed its name back to Mountain Vista Supply. Home Control Concepts is now known as Home Controls, Inc. Hometech Control Systems is now known as Home Control PLC. Menage Automation is now known as HomeTech Solutions. o The following suppliers apparently have gone out of business: Complete Home Automation Home Automation Labs JaMar Distributing, formerly known as SuMar Enterprises SmartTech