Amazon Sales of Hikvision China Cameras

Author: Brian Karas, Published on Jan 12, 2017

Hikvision has become widely available in the US, including on popular retail outlets like Amazon, with over 2,600 results:

4MP Hikvision outdoor domes are $85, 4 channel PoE NVR's are $160, available direct to anyone with a credit card.

Most products are in stock and available for immediate delivery, but there is a catch, these products may not be the deal they appear to be. We bought a few of these cameras and investigated what was sent and how it differed from authorized products.

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Comments (40)

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Kevin Thompson

01/12/17 02:34pm

* **** **** ** ** **** ********** *** ******** ** say *** ****. ********* ** *** ***** ********** *** ** they **** ***** ************ **** ******** ** *** ******. *** average *** **** **** ** ********* *** ********** ** *** price ******, *** ********* **** ******* ******* ** ************.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Kevin Thompson | 01/12/17 03:56pm

**** ** ** ** ****** ******'* *****. ******* ********, **** market, ******** ******* ******** *** *** **** ****** *** ****** doesn't ** **** ***** **. *** *** *** ********* *** validity ** * ******* *** **'* **** *********. *** **** Amazon ******* **** **** *** ***** ******** ****** *** **** it ** ** *** ****** ** ****** *** ***** ********. Amazon **** ***** ** *** ******* ** ******* ****** ******* any ****** ** *******, **********, ** ***** ****** **** ******** the ******* **** ********** ** * ******* **** ****.

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Ari Erenthal

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 01/12/17 04:03pm

****** *** **** **** ** **** ************** ******** ************** *** **** ** ****, **** ****** **** ** *** worst ********* ** *****.

*** ******* ** **** ** ** ********* ********* ** ******** and ****** ************ **** **** *** ************ ***** ******* **** Amazon.

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Ari Erenthal | 01/12/17 04:45pm

****** ****'* **** ***** **** ******* ******* *** *****. *** how *** ****'** ******** ** ******* ** ** ****. ***** attitude ***** ** **** ****, ** **** ** *** ***** rolls ** *** **** **** *** **** **** ***** ***** can *** ** ***** **************, ****'** *** ****** ********* ** care.

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Marco Sanchez

In reply to Luis Carmona | 01/12/17 07:30pm

****** *** *** ****! **** ***** ****** ** *****

Undisclosed Integrator #7

In reply to Luis Carmona | 01/13/17 02:12am

***... *** ***'* ****** ***** ***** *** ****** ** ***** out ** *** *********** ***** *** *** * ***** **** this. **** **** ** ***-******. ****** *** *******.

kenneth macphee

In reply to Luis Carmona | 01/16/17 02:39pm

**** **** ***** ** *****.

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Ari Erenthal

01/12/17 02:50pm

**** *** ***** ** * ********* ****** ****** ** ******. Still ** ********.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 01/12/17 02:53pm

*** ***** ****** ***, ***** *** *** **** ******** *** the ******* ******* ** *** *** *** *** ****** ********* English. * ** **** ********* ***** ** ********* ***** **** as ** *** ***** ** ****** *** ***** **** ** why ********* ****** *** *** *** ****** *** *** **** should *** **** **.

***** ** ** **** *** *** ********* ** ** ********* about **** ********. ****** *** * ******* ****** "***** ******" which ********* ******* **** ******* * ******* ***** ** ****** unless **** ** ******* * **** ********* ******* ******* **** they **** ********** **** *** ************ ** **** *** ***** on ******. * **** **** ***** **** ** * ***** to **** **** ******* ******* ****** *** * *** ******, even ****** * **** ***** ** ******** **** * ********* them **** ** ********** ******* ***********. * **** ***** ** stories ***** ****** **** ******* ****** **** *** ************ *** still **** ****** *** ******* ** **** * ******* *******. Its **** **** ** *** *** *****. *** *** ********* has ** ** ** ******* ****** ** *** **** *** in ***** *** ***** *****.

* **** *** **** *** ***** ** ******** ** ** is * ***** **** ********* ******** **** **** ******* ** "Amazon *** *******". **** ** *****:

***** ******* *** ***** ******* *** **** ** ******. *** its ******** **** ****** ****** ***** **** * *** ***** seller, *** ****** ******** *** ** ******'* ***** ****** *****. I ***** *** *** ***** ****** ***** **** *** *** of ******** **** ****** ***** **** ** **** ****. ** guess ** **** ****** ***** ****** **** *********. *** ******** Hik *** ****** ** *** *** ** * ***** ** them, *** ** *** ** * ****, **** ****** ** still ********* *** **** ***** ****** ************. * **** ** is *** *** *** **** *******.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Sean Nelson | 01/12/17 03:16pm

***********, **** * **** ** ** ****** ** ****
"***********, ** ***** ** ******* ****"
***** ***** **** *** ***** ********* ******** ****

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Sean Nelson | 01/12/17 03:37pm

*** ***** *** ********* *** *** **** ** ** ****** new **** ******* *** *** ** ******** ***** **** *** supposedly ********* (********* ******** ***** *** ********).

**** ***** ** ***** **** ** ****** ** **** *** difference

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 01/12/17 06:54pm

* ******* ***** ** * ****** **** ** *** ****** number *******:
** = *****
** = ******
** = *****
** = ******
** = ***
** = *************

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 01/13/17 02:50am

** **'* ** *** *** **** **'* ****** ** **** the ********** ** ******. *** ***'* **** *** ** **** has *** ****** **** ***** ***'** ******* ********* *** ********* the ******.

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Blake Murphy

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 01/16/17 02:59am

*** *** ***** ** ********* *** *******, ****** **** *****, had ** ******* ** *** ** *** ****** *******.

** *** ******** *** *** ******** ******* ****** & ** purchased ** ******* * ******* *******.

Zachary Spradlin

In reply to Sean Nelson | 01/18/17 07:27pm

**** **** ***** **** ***** ****. **'* *** ******* ***. They ******* **** ** ******* *******. ********'* **** *** *** (or ******* ** ** ** ****) *** *** **'** ***** in **. ** ******'** ***** *** ***** ************'* ***** ** in *** *******, *** **** **** *** ** *** ******'** boycotted ****. * ***** ********* *****'** **** **** ****** *** us.

*** **** ***** ** *** ** *** ** *** ** support **** *****, ******* *** ******/********* (**********), ******* *** ******* offenders, *** *** *** ************'* **** **** ** *****. **** won't **** ** ******, ****'** *** **** ********** *** *** going ** ** ********* ***** ** *** ****** **** *** more ***** ***, ***** ***** **** *****!

***'* ***** ******, * *** * *** ** ***** ******** are **********, *** *** ***** ********* ******* ** ****** *** actually *** ** ********* **********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #10

In reply to Sean Nelson | 01/22/17 02:25pm

********* **** ***** ******** ****** *** ***** ********. **** **** you **** **** *** **** **** **** ******* *** *** teams ******** ********* ******* **** *****. *** ** **** *** direct **** ***** ***** **** ** *** *** *** ******* over, ** ******

***** **** ** ** **** ** **** ******** ** ********, regardless ** *** *****, ********** ** ******. ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

01/12/17 03:26pm

***** ************ ********** *** ****** *** **** ***** *******, **** imports?

********* ** ****** ** ***** ****** $*,***,***+ *** / ***** from ******.

**** ****** ******* ** ** ** ***** * *****! **** is *** * ******* *********** * ********** **** *** *** model!

***** *** ******** ** ******** *** ***** ****** **** ******, perhaps *** ******* ** *** ******* ******* *** *** ***** the ******.

**** *********** ** ****. :-)

Undisclosed Integrator #2

01/12/17 03:48pm

*** **** ******** *** ** ** ** *** ****** **** costs $** ** ******, **** ***** ******* *** ******* *** getting **** *** ** **** **** $** ** *** **** less. ** *** **** ** **** * ***** ** **** for *********** ** *** ****?

*** ******* ******* ****?

Undisclosed Integrator #3

01/12/17 06:16pm

*** ***** ********** **** ********** ***** ******** ******* **** *** touch ***** ****. ** *** ****** ** ***** *** *** with * ******** *******, ** **** *** ******* **********, *** NA **** **** *** *** ******* ** *** ****** ** Chinese. * ********** *** **** ** ***** **** **** *** US ****** ** **** ** ******* *** *** ****** ********. But *** ***** ***** **** "*********" ******* ** *** **** of *** *******, ********* *** ************ ***** ************* ** *******. **** **** ** **** ******* *** *** as **** ** *** ****** *** ******** ****** (**** **** I'm ****).

** **** ****** ***** *** **** ** ******* ***** ** with ******* ********** ***** **** **** ** ***** ***** **** small ***** *** ******. **** ** ******** **** ** ****** the ********, ********** ****** *******, *** ** *** ** **** out ** **** ****** *** ****. ********** ** **** **** our ***** *** *** ** *********** ** *** ******* ******** was ***** ***. ***** *********** * ********** ** **** **** any ***** ************, *** ***** *** * ********* ******** *******.

********* ** ********** ** ***** ****. ***** *** *** * serial ****** ***** *** ** ******* **** ** ** ** Asian ********. ** ******* **** *** ****** ** ** *** US, **** **** **** ** *** *********** ********. *** ****** of *** **********their *** ******** sold on Amazon because they're too lazy to police the sales channels hurts integrators, end users, and puts shame on the entire market. Its embarrasing and awkward when you have to explain to customer why your price is 3 times more for the same product they see on Amazon, because the manufacturers ignorance and business practices allow it. Trust in the brand is immediately lost by both customer and integrator. We have both a customer and friend that bought Hik online after seeing our price, only to brick the cams after firmware updates. They will never buy another Hik product again regardless of price, and neither will we.

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 01/12/17 06:46pm

*** ****** ** *** ********** ***** *** ******** **** ** Amazon ******* ****'** *** **** ** ****** *** ***** ******** hurts ***********...

*******, ****, *********** ****** ************* *** ******* ***** ************ *******. Wouldn't ** ** ***** *** *********** ** *** ******** ***** be ******* ******* *****?

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 01/12/17 06:57pm

***, **** **** *** * *****. * ******* ** ******* may ** ****** ******* ** *****'* ***** ** *** ****. It *** ********** *********** *** ** **** ***** *** ********** no ********** ** ********** ***** ** **, **** ****** *** their ******* *** ***** **** ** *** **** ** *** unit. ** *** ********** *** ******, ** ******* ********** ******* may **** **** *** **** ** ***** *****, *** *** a ***** **** *** ***'* **** **** *** ***** ***'** in ** ******* ***** ****.

Undisclosed #6

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 01/12/17 09:00pm

** ******* ********, * ****** *** * *********** *** *** constantly ******** ******* *********** ******* ********. **** ** *** ************ didn't ****, ****** **** **** ******** ***** ******* **** ***** save * **** * *****. ***** ** **** ** **** the ************ *** *********** *** ** ** ******* *** *******. The ****** ****** *** ******* ***** ** **** ************** ** what **** *** ********** **********.

***** *** ****** **** ** ******* **** ******* ** * PC ** *** ******* ** ** ** *** **** **** own ****** ****?

***** *** *** * *** *** **** **** ******** ** the ****** ** ** *** **% ******* **** *** ******?

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to Undisclosed #6 | 01/12/17 09:50pm

*** **** ** ********* *****, *** ********** *****. *** *** Support **** **** ***** **** * ********* ****, ** ** the *** ********* ****, * *****'** ********** ******. **** ******* definitely **** ** ** ***********.

*** ***** ********** ***** **** ***** ***** ***** *** ****** from ***** ** ******. *** ******* ** *** **** ** tell ** ******* ***** *** **** * *** **** ********** sold. *** *** *** ***** ** ******** * **** ** people, *** ***** ** ****** * ***** ****** ******** ** combat **** *******. **** ****, ** ** ***** **** ** it **** ****. ******** **** *****, ***** **** ******** ****** the **** ********** **** ***** ***** *** **** * **** nasty ***** ** ** *****.

********** * **** *** *********** ** ****** ***** ***** ** lead **** *** ***** *** **** ** ** *****. ** using *** *** *** **** *** *** ** ** ***** deals *** *******, * ***** *** **** ** ****.

Zachary Spradlin

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 01/18/17 07:29pm

** ********* ****** *****, ** ****'* ******** *** ***** ***** companies, **** ***** **** ** ******* ** ***** *** ********* with *** ********* *********/***** ****** **'* ********** ********** ** ****. It's *** *** ****. **** *** ****** *******-******* **** *** through, *** *** ********** ** ****** *** ********* ***'*.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Zachary Spradlin | 01/19/17 01:23am

**** ****** **** ***'* *** ******, *** ***** *** *** stock ** ****** ****. ***** ** *** ** **** ***'* the ****** ****** *** ****** ** ******. * ***'* ***** Hikvision ********** *** **** ** ****. ** **** ***** ****** sell ********** *** **** **** **** ******.

******* ***** ****** ****** *** *********, ******* ******* ***** ***** is * ****** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 01/19/17 01:42am

* ***'* ***** ********* ********** *** **** ** ****. ** they ***** ****** **** ********** *** **** **** **** ******.

* ***'* **** ** ********* ** ** ** ***. ** (hypothetically) **** ***, *** ****** ** ********* **** ****** / add *** ***** ** ** ****** ******** **** *******.

******* ********* **** "*** **** ****, ** *** ******** ** sell ****** ** ****** **** ****." ****'* **** * *** of ***** *******, **** ***** ******* *** **** ***** **** them. **** *** *** ***** ***** ************ ************, ** **** is *** * ********* ******** *******.

Zachary Spradlin

In reply to John Honovich | 01/19/17 04:24pm

** ** ******* ** ***** ********** **** ***** "******* ********", they *** **** *** ***** ***** *****'* ****'** ******* ** shutting **** *** *******. ****'** ***** *** ***** ******* *** open *******. ****'** *** ******* ***** **** "******* *****" *** pretend ****'** ** **** ****. *** *** ***** ******** *** market **** ***** ***** ** **** ***** *********** ** **** repeat *****'* **** *** ****** **** *********. ****'** * ****** brand **** **** *****.

**** ** *** ** * ********, *** **'** *** ***** enough ** **** ****** ** **** **.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Zachary Spradlin | 01/19/17 06:17pm

****'** *** ******* ***** **** "******* *****" *** ******* ****'** on **** ****

** ********, ** ******* *** ** ** ** ***** *** Hikvision. *** ********* *** **** **** ** ******** ******* ***** (say *** ** *** **, * *** ** *** **, etc.) *** ****** ********* ********* ******* *** ******* ************ ***** since **** **** *** **** ** ********** **** *** ****** from *** ****** ** ************ **** (******* ********, ********* **** authorized ******* ***********, ***.).

** ******, *** ******* ** **** ***** ********** ** ***** companies **** *** ******* ** ******* ** ** **** ******** as ********.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

01/12/17 06:59pm

******* ***** ** ******** **** ** **** * ***** ***** is ************ *** ******** ** ** *******. *** **** ** idea ***** **** ******** **** **** *** ** ******** **** has **** ******* ** ********** ******** ** *** ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 01/12/17 08:21pm

***** *****! ** ***** ********, ** *** ****** ** ** an ******* ***** ** *** ******** *** *** ** * known **** *****, **** *** ******* *** ****** *** ***** the ********.

****** ***** **** ******** *** ******** ****** *** ******. ** it *** **** **** ** *** *** ****** ** ******* mode, * ****** ******** ******* *******'* **** ****...

**** ****** **** * ********* ******** **** **** *** ****** number ** ******** *** *******.

*** **** **** ** **** ****-****** ********* **** *** ** hack *** ******* ** **** * *** $ ** ****** is ** *****. **** *** ***** ****** ************ **** ****** routinely ******* ***** ********??? *** ******* **** **** ******** ******* for $ ****.....

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 01/19/17 01:13am

**** **** * **** ***** **** ****** ****** ** ****** is:

*** ******** ********** *** ** ****, **** *** **** ** two ***** ****** *** ***** *****, **** * ********. **** is **** *** ****** **** *****, ** ** ***** *** firmware ***** *** ************* ** ** ***** ******* / *******. I ***'* *** *** *** *** ** ****** ** ****** this.

**** ** *** ** ******* ***** ****** ** **** ** Chinese. ***** ** **** ******* ******** ******* ***** **** *** origin ** *** ******* ******** *** ****** ****** ****** ** a ******* ********.

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John Williams

01/16/17 08:35pm

******** *** ****** ***** ** **** ******** **** *** ***** with * *****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Williams | 01/16/17 08:36pm

******** *** ****** ***** ** **** ******** **** *** ***** with * *****.

*******, *** ****.

*** ***** ********** ************ *** ******* ***** *** ******* / pricing ** **** ****** ** ** **. *** **** ******** is ******* **** *** ******* ** ****** *** ***** ** enforce *** ****** **** ***** **** **** ******* *******.

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John Williams

In reply to John Honovich | 01/17/17 04:26am

****, ***** ***** *** * ***** *********** ** *********** *** commoditization ** *** ***** ******** ** * ** *.

Undisclosed Integrator #8

01/17/17 02:26am

* ***'* *** *** ******* ** ***** *** ************. * choose *** ** ******* ****, * ***** ** ****** *** be **** ********* ** **** ******.

Undisclosed #9

01/17/17 03:59am

**** ** *** ***** ** **** ***** ******* ** *** world ***** ***** ******** *** ** * *** ***** **** that ** *** *********** ** *** ***** ** ********* ** the *** ****. ******* **** ** *** ** ** *** a **** ***** ** *** ********** ** ********** ****** ***** and ******. ******* **** ***** ***** ********* ** *** ***** applications, *** ******* ** **** **** *** *** **** ***** available ******* ***** *** ***** *** ******* ** *** ***** American ** **** ********* ********** ******** ** *** ************ **** subscribes ** ********* *********** ***********. * ** ** *** ****, but *** **** *** ** **********. *** ***** *** ** chinavision ********** ** ******** ** *** ********* **** *** ***********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Undisclosed #9 | 01/17/17 07:01am

**** ********* **** *** ***** ***** *** *** ****** ***'* be ********* ** * **** / ******?

** *** ****** **** **** *** ***** *** ****** *** care ** **** **** *** ********, **** **** *** ********* of *** * ** ****** *******. ***** *** **** ****** of *** ***** ***** *** ** ** ***** *******'* **** if *** ******** ** *** ******* ******* ******* *** *******. Certification *** **** ******** ** * ******* **** *** ***** like ** ***, *** **** ** *** ********* *** ***** approvals.

**** ***** * ***** *** ** ** **** ******* *** encoded **** ******* ** **** **** *** *** ** * serial ****** / ********* ******, ** ** ******** ** ********* for ******** *******! ( **** * *******! ). **** ***** be * ****** *** ** ***** ******** *** ** **** of *** *******.

**** ******* ***'* **** ********. ********* *** *** * *** of ***** ******** ******, ***** *** ****** ******* ** *** Chinese ******** *** *** **** *** ** **** **** ********* work. ***** **** ** **? ****** **** ** **? ** they ****?

John Honovich

IPVM | 01/18/17 01:35pm

******: ********* ** **** * ****** ********* ***************** ******* *****:

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to John Honovich | 02/25/17 03:53pm

**** ** **** *****'* ******** ****, **** ** *** ******** standpoint, * *** ** ****** **** ****'* **** ****** ******* to *** **********. ***'* *** ** *****, * ***** ******* you ****** *** ********** ********, * **** ***'* ***** ***** reasons ******* *** ********* *********.

"*** ****** ** ***** ***** *** *********** *******" - *** end ******** *****'* ****** *** **** *******, *** ********** **** but *** *** *** ********.

"*** ********* ** ***** **** *******..." - ********* ** *****'* support *** *********. **** ********** *** *********** ****** ** ********* the ******* ** *** *** ********. ** ** *** *** customer, *** ************ *****'* ******* ******* ****** ***.

"***** ******** ****** ** ***********'* ********" - ****, *** ** replace * ****** ***** ******** ** ** ** **** **** which *** **** ***** ** *** **** *** ****'** ***** have ** *** ***** ** ****** *** ******* *** ****. If *** ****** **** *** **** ****** **** **-**% ****, a *** ****** *** **** ** ********* *** ********* ****** days *-* ***** ****** **** ****** ***** **** **** **********.

"***** ******* ************ *** ******* *********" - *** ********* ** this **** ******* ** ******** ****** **** $**,*** ***** ** typically ***** ** ** * **-** **** ****** ******. **** buying **** ****** ****'* ****** **** ****.

*** ******* ******** *** ********** ** ******** *** ******** ******** to ***** ******** ****** *** *** ******** ******* *** ******* to *** *********. ** ** ******* ***** ******* *** ******* it ** **** ** * ***** ** ***** ******* (** the *** **'* ***** ** ** ** ** *** **********).

*'* ** ******* ** **** **** ***** *********** *** ** end ********* **** **** *** ***** ****** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 02/25/17 03:58pm

** *** ****** **** *** **** ****** **** **-**% ****

*** *** ******* **** ****** ****** *** **-**% **** **** authorized **** *** *** ***** **** *****? * **** **** prices ** * *** ****** *** ****'* *** **** ********* in *********'* ******** ****** ******** ***** *** ******* ***** **** / *****.

** ** *** *** ************ *** ********* *** **% **** grey ****** *** *** ***** **** *****, * *** *** why ** **** *** **** *** * **** *** **** the ****** ** **** *****.

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Most security integrators are small businesses but large enough that they have various employees that need to be able to expense various charges as...
Directory of Video Intercoms on Nov 13, 2018
Video Intercoms, also known as Video Door-Phones or Video Entry Systems, have been growing in the past decade as more and more IP camera...
Beware Amazon Go Store Hype (Tested) on Nov 13, 2018
IPVM's trip to and testing of Amazon Go's San Francisco store shows a number of significant operational and economic issues that undermine the...
Magos Radar Company Profile on Nov 12, 2018
Magos America General Manager Yaron Zussman admits when he first came across Magos, he asked himself: "What's innovative about radar?" Be that as...
Genetec Privacy Protector Tested on Nov 12, 2018
Genetec has built Kiwi Security's Privacy Protector into Security Center, an analytic which anonymizes individuals in cameras' fields of view...
Chinese Government Increases Hikvision Ownership on Nov 12, 2018
The Chinese government - Hikvision's controlling shareholder - is increasing its ownership of the video surveillance giant amid sharp stock price...
Axis: "No One Wants To Buy A Camera" on Nov 09, 2018
Axis has, in its own description, made a bold declaration: The industry is changing so rapidly that the following statement might seem bold but...
Video Surveillance Hard Drive Size Statistics 2018 on Nov 08, 2018
What is the most common hard drive size for video surveillance? 150+ integrators answered: What size hard drive do you most commonly use? What...

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