Okay, I've been trying to find a concise comparison between various dimmer switches using the various technologies.
The switches must have the following capabilities:
1) Top/on, bottom/off 2) Local dimming 3) ramp up/down 4) preset dim 5) resume dim (preferably) 6) 600w or greater load capacity2-way isn't really necessary for me, though it'd be nice. Scene control isn't, since my computer handles that.
In ascending price (and I assume reliablity) order, it seems the options are:
Smarthome X10 Switchlinc (~$35) Smarthome Insteon Switchlinc (~$70) ZWave ($75) UPB ($75, but I figure you'd get the $80 universal base for flexibility) RadioRA ($150)
The Smarthome Switchlinc (X10) really only has a significant price advantage when you get the basic version. If you get the 2-way version with scene settings (making it a more comparable product to the rest listed) it's right up there with the others.
So.
What am I missing? Can someone fill in some details about reliability, where to buy, what to know about pros and cons of each technology? I'm having a lot of trouble finding a comparison in one place.
Thanks for your suggestions --
:Lee