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Uniview Or Alibi?

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Allan Moon

09/11/17 10:05pm

I am currently installing uniview cameras and NVR's, however a local individual asked me to look into the Alibi cameras. Let me know your thoughts, good or bad and who would you recommend.

 

Thanks

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John Honovich

IPVM | 09/11/17 11:27pm

Allan, Supercircuit's Alibi is a Hikvision OEM (related, see Hikvision OEM directory). In general, Alibi uses lower-end Hikvision cameras, so while it depends on what Alibi models you consider vs what Uniview ones, that is the basic comparison.

That noted, if you like Hikvision, I would recommend going with Hikvision over a Hikvision OEM, especially since Alibi is marketed online via Supercircuits.

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Undisclosed Integrator #1

09/12/17 12:50am

John, What do you mean by "especially since Alibi is marketed online via Supercircuits"?

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 09/12/17 12:58am

I mean that Supercircuits is well known as a mass-market, low cost, sold anywhere offering and therefore does not have a premium brand. Alibibi is Supercircuit's relatively speaking premium dealer brand but it's still associated with Supercircuits and I know few true surveillance dealers that prefer buying from Supercircuits. 

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Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to John Honovich | 09/12/17 01:12am

Thanks for elaborating. I fully agree.

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

09/16/17 04:58am

As a side note, the Uniview brand is gone by the wayside I believe, and the Alibi brand is now available through dealers only.

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Undisclosed #3

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 09/16/17 07:19am

As a side note, the Uniview brand is gone by the wayside I believe...

Meaning?

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 09/17/17 05:29am

Sorry for the late reply, and perhaps I should have worded it a little differently, Uniview is no longer carried by Supercircuits according to the latest dealer catalog. My apologies for any misunderstanding.

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Undisclosed #3

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 09/17/17 05:35am

Do you prefer buying from Supercircuits?

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David Delepine

AA Security Systems LLC
IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 09/16/17 10:47pm

I have seen more and more integrators using Uniview as of late than ever before. They have a limited selection of distributors but seem to be comparable to Dahua and Hik for quality/price but are not as widely available online so less issues with consumers price shopping

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Undisclosed #3

IPVMU Certified | In reply to David Delepine | 09/16/17 11:18pm

See Uniview Bigger Than Hikvision And Dahua In China? for an example of an overly enthusiastic partner :)

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to David Delepine | 09/17/17 12:56am

David, related to that, Uniview made the list of top gainers in 2016. We will run the 2017 one at the end of next month and will be interesting to see where they are.

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Undisclosed Distributor #4

In reply to John Honovich | 11/20/17 10:42pm

Hi John,

 

I dont see Uniview in the list of 2017 itself.

Can you please explain why?

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #4 | 11/20/17 10:45pm

I dont see Uniview in the list of 2017 itself.

Not enough integrators selected them either way. That's why. We don't put companies in or out of the list, we tabulate and report.

Why that's the case I am not sure. Generally, I think Uniview needs to ramp up more marketing and sales resources as there is a limit how much market share a company can get with, e.g., no local manufacturer staff in North America.

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Undisclosed Distributor #4

In reply to John Honovich | 11/20/17 10:49pm

OK,I get it.

Thank You.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #4 | 11/20/17 11:18pm

They do have a master distributor in Canada. Petawise ( Petawise.com).

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