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Buyer's feedback: - * Not so perfect! ...
Let's look at the best part about this alarm system...the price. You do get a lot for $199, however you do get what you pay for.

The noise horns are horrible, they won't scare a mouse. Setup is not as easy as they claim to be. It took me a long time to set mines up and there was a lot of nailing and drilling.

What appealed me to this package was the sensors. It's very important to have motion sensors inside a house but the sensors were the most disappointing part about this security system.

I installed the motion sensors just as indicated, however you could dance around them and they would not detect any motion. At first I though that particular one was damaged so I tried the other one and the same thing. They do work, but it would only detect motion after like a minute. Meaning that if someone broke into your property they could bypass the motion sensors. I was walking up and down left and right on front of both sensors and only afte 45 seconds is when the red light lit up and the alarm sounded off.

This system can alert people that you program in the console that the house that is being protected by this unit is being broken in. However, when mines call out the only thing the people hear is the last few words of my recording...so making the recording useless.

If you looking for something for windows and doors, then this is it. IF your looking for total proctetion that this is not for you.

X-10 is not really a trusted name. I'm sure you can remember all those annoying pop ads and using women to sell their products. When X-10 offers a better (or at least one that I can plug into my power outlet and actually stay on) sensor I will remove this negative product review.

X-10 can do better, much better.

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Buyer's feedback: - Problems with phone dialer
I just ordered a system and realized that there is a major problem with the phone dialer. The console of this system works with an oridinary household phone jack. What it means is that the system can NOT dial out in case the phone line is busy. So an intruder can simply pick a phone, make the line busy, and thus disable the dialer. Professional alarm systems use a special phone jack, RJX31, which lets the alarmm system "hijack" the phone line, meaning they can dial out even if the phone line is busy.

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Buyer's feedback: - * A comprehensive system right out of the box ...
Although I have looked at X-10 products in the past, I never purchased any because I thought the quality would be poor. When I purchased this system, I did not know it was an X-10 product, and I probably would not have considered buying it if it had been advertised as such. However, after everything was installed, I must say that I was pleasantly surprised.
This package, as it comes to your door, is comprehensive enough to provide very good house coverage. I am impressed with the total number of accessories provided. The console has a built in horn. An additional small powerhorn is included in the package. Both horns, however, just didn't have enough 'ooomph' as far as I was concerned. I added three additional large powerhorns, two more rocket lamp modules, and two more motion detectors to the system. Everything works without a hitch. The five horns literally make it unbearable to remain in the house. Five lights flash on and off when the alarm sounds also. In addition to this, the console will dial up to four phone numbers and play a recorded message to the person(s) it calls. The person is also given the option to press a number and 'listen in' to the home to try and determine if there really is a problem. I was concerned that if someone decided to simply break a window glass, they could get into the house without sounding the alarm by sliding the window up and breaking the magnetic contacts. The four motion detectors take care of that problem. Each motion detector can be set to sound the alarm after detecting one movement or two movements (to cut down on false alarms). And, you can set the remote control to arm the doors and windows - without arming the motion detectors - while you are home. That way you can move freely throughout the house without setting off the alarm. When you leave the house, you can also set the alarm to 'arm' everything including the motion detectors. The motion detectors have an approximate 40' range. You can have a total of up to 16 motion detectors, or door/window sensors, or up to 8 keychain remotes, or up to 8 handheld security remotes, OR any combination of these up to 16 total. I don't know for sure, but it seems like you can add any number of horns or lamp modules (for flashing the lights).
Be advised that it does take a little time to install if you decide to put in all the door/window sensors. You also need to buy a LOT of alkaline AA and AAA batteries.
My finished system has four motion detectors, nine window/door sensors, two keychain remotes, one security remote. This is a total of 16 items that are keyed into the console. In addition, there are five horns, including the one built into the console and five light modules. We have approximately 4,000 sq. ft. of room. The console is centrally located. There is no problem with it 'reaching' the sensors. The furthest sensor from my console is about 60 feet away. As an added benefit, every sensor 'checks in' with the console every 90 minutes. If there is a problem (such as low battery), the appropriate zoned light on the console will flash. The console also has a battery backup to retain information and allow limited alarm use. Out of the box, this system is very similar to what our apartment complex installed in all the individual apartments when I was living in the city. It really is a good system.

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Buyer's feedback: - Good features,easy to install, low cost - limited range
For the cost this is a very good product. I install it, and program it alone, sensors in (2) doors, (3) windows and (2) motion detectors, (1) lamp module. The lamp module are not useful to me, because I don't have any lamp plugged in to the walls and all my lamps are fluorecent (the lamp module functions with incandecent ligths only).

The reception of the console is good if you put the console in the same floor of the sensors. But I have a two floor house and I would like to secure the console (the brain of the system) in a room in the floor of above, but I lost some sensor's signal; That is due to the walls and the floor that the signal have to go through. I ordered a smart RF repeater, I hope that this solve my problem.

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Buyer's feedback: - * Perfect System With Great Features ...
I have checked into a lot of security systems and this one is by far the best price for the product. For me to get something comparable from ADT it was going to be twice as much AND I had to sign a three year contract. This system works flawlessly and the best part about it is that it is scalable. I got an extra window sensor for mine and it took about four minutes to install and program it into the console. I really like the the light controls on this. We have lights around the house that are just plugged into the wall and are not controlled by a switch. When I installed the included lamp modules I can now control the light by remote and can even dim them. Amazing!!! While the lights are an added bonus, the security features of this system provide a great comfort level for me in my home. Especially knowing that if someone tries to get in, the lights are going to start flashing and a blaring siren is going to be set off. I don't think any potential intruder is going to be waiting around after that!!