Re: [LHA-misc] RFI/EMI with Home Automation devices

[Clay J. <cl...@nw...>]

Well, I'll agree they're not 'commerical' quality, or even close - but, for what I
need I think the XCams will work fine.  With the hardwired setup, they seem to be
OK for general purpose WebCams.

Clay


Brian Karas wrote:

> At 10:08 PM 4/22/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> >At a hamfest a few weeks ago, I got a great deal on 4 X10 'XCams', along
> >with the receiver and other goodies.
>
> This is where you went wrong.  There is no such thing as a "great deal" on
> XCams.  They have poor video resolution, poor low light performance, and
> their interference degrades severely if you even wave another 2.4Ghz device
> near them.
>
>  >Thought this might be interesting for other folks who are starting to dabble
> >in wireless stuff around the home - turns out that the same frequencies are
> >being used (or proposed) for all SORTS of 'consumer' gadgets.   And, of
> >course, the manufacturers are taking a 'caveat emptor' approach the the
> >whole problem....
>
> If the device is using spread spectrum technology, there's only so much the
> manufacturer can do as far as frequency allocations.
>
> I will say that I haven't had this problem with better-quality stuff.  I've
> got a Gigaset system at home, plug an 802.11b RF LAN, and I've also run
> HomeRF from time to time for testing purposes.  I get no interference, even
> when the microwave is running.
>
> Brian Karas - Future Standard Systems, Inc.
> http://www.futurestandard.com
> br...@fu...
>
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