| There are several home automation
controllers on the market besides
Home automation Vision
and HomeVision-Pro. To help you decide which is right for you, we've
made a comparison of some of these systems to HomeVision and
HomeVision-Pro. You can download an Excel spreadsheet or Acrobat PDF
file containing a detailed side-by-side comparison:
Excel file: Comparison.xls
PDF file: Comparison.pdf
The table below is a top-level summary of these products
standard features - you will find far more details in the above tables.
By the way, if you’re in the process of selecting an automation system,
review our article "Comparing PC-based and stand-alone home automation
systems" for some tips.
| Standard Features |
HomeVision-Pro |
HomeVision
|
StarGate
|
TimeCommander + |
Ocelot
|
Leopard
|
HouseLinc |
TouchLinc |
| Typical street price |
$925 |
$595 |
$995 |
$595 |
$175 |
$375 |
$220 |
$395 |
| Two-way X-10
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Infrared transmit |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Infrared receive |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Perform events by time |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Video on TV |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Digital inputs/outputs |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| User-controllable serial port |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial |
Partial |
No |
No |
| Touchscreen |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Thermostat control |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial |
Partial |
Partial |
Partial |
No |
No |
| Security system control |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Telephone control |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Voice mail |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Voice output |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Web browser/internet control |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Data logging |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial |
Partial |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Programming capability |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Very good |
Good |
Good |
Very limited |
Very limited |
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