Dump Axis and Hikvision, Arecont Will Pay You

Do the old cameras need to be in working order?

I suddenly hear free arecont marketing buzz in my ears.

No thanks, arecont is pure overpriced JUNK. I have a client who had a bunch of arecont quad cameras that all failed and I replaced them with Hikvision and have had no problems since.

Its a last ditch effort to try and get anyone to buy their overpriced, horrible quality cameras.

Hikvision cameras are way better quality

This thread was sponsored by the letter H I K and the word vision 😂

Do they take non-working Arecont cameras in the trade as well ;)

Not too long ago, Arecont was regularly the least expensive MP camera. Now, look at how much more Arecont is in the newest ADI flyer:

John,

Are any camera makers doing a lease program for their professional cameras. Something like lease for 2 years, upgrade to the latest or a better model, and repeat.

Seems like a great way to stay current with the changing technology and, from a vendor viewpoint, locking in the brand for their customer.

With all the wiring already run to the camera swapping out to the latest model should be a straightforward job.

NOTICE: This comment has been moved to its own discussion: Any Camera Manufacturers Doing Lease Programs?

For the life of me I can't figure out how Arecont stays in business! We tried unsuccessfully for a few years to use Arecont only to have them fail every time. And if you read the reviews from end users and integrator's its painfully clear our experience with them is the norm.

I highly recommend the Axis 3707 and Axis 3709 for multi sensor cameras. We have been buying them now for awhile with much success!

We always cascade our cameras to other locations when we replace them with a newer model. There is always a place we can use one that doesn't need the newest/latest/best model. AXIS cameras last forever and as long as it is "new" enough to run h.264 we are happy to keep it.

Again , its comparing old to newer technologies

Have had many successful jobs with arecont in past , but the major problem was and is that they did not update software and current technology soon enough and this did not meet the expectations of the client or customer. Causing them to try other brands.

It used to be High end vs Low end , now its survival of the lowest bid with compatibility to existing systems ( legacy vs state of the art Integration with issues )

Do you keep throwing out the old or do you just retrofit as it gets out of date?

Right out the gate they were informed of issues , but because of time , the fix for issues were delayed , this caused a lot of industry company's(other's) to race ahead in the race. The current technology race is fast paced and leaves no room for slackers or your left behind.

Face it, the Foreign company's have unlimited budgets and low cost workforce witch gives them the advantage.

Hope they survive the race to Quantity Sales, Not Quality

We still put in a variety so as to see for ourselves the difference.

Still A Great Company , I will still support them. in spite of opposition

Poll update: 55% of integrators think this is a good idea but 72% of manufacturers think it is a bad one.

I am a little shocked at the general hatred for Arecont, but my primary experiences with them are in the last 2 years so maybe that is why. I have installed a few hundred of them and have had a grand total of one that was bad, and it was an out-of-the-box issue that was replaced immediately and had no issues afterwards. Otherwise, I use Arecont in highly competitive situations where I can register the project and get heavy discounts going against Axis.

I am sure their reputation among some was earned with the issues I know they had, but I have legitimately had good experiences overall.

I agree , But overall they have been very supportive, returned calls, given support over the phone, taken back products with out problems.

Willing to certify on thier products and keep you in the loop as to changes , not get them after you install the product and fix on site like some .

Any company who is in business for any length of time will have its share of problems that tend to haunt them . no exceptions anywhere.

When you cannot get return calls, phone just rings with no ability to get support, and no one can answer question s on their own product line with out reading a Q card , then you should dis that company as they have already did themselves in .

Arecont is not with out problems , but they still are very supportive and strive to stay in the running for cutting edge technologies .

Arecont continues to continue the trade up program, now through Q1 2018:

Replace Avigilon/Axis cameras with Arecont and call me 6mo down the line and let me know how that worked out for you.

Will they swap an Arecont for one of their Axis trade-ins?

1 for 1, no money, no guarantee.