Buyer's Guide Discussion
By: John Honovich, Published on Oct 10, 2011On October 11th we had a live discussion with more than 50 members about our Buyer's Guide. The video is a full, unedited recording of the 1 hour discussion.
Here is a timeline to help you navigate to the topics of most interest to you:
- VideoIQ - 4 minute mark
- Arecont - 7 minute mark to 11 minute mark
- Avigilon - 12 minute mark
- ACTi - 16 minute mark
- Camera Ease of Installation - 25 minute mark
- VMS Discussion - 30 minute mark
- Lenel - 31 minute mark
- Exacq vs Avigilon VMS - 37 minute mark
- IndigoVision VMS - 42 minute mark
- Easy to Use vs Hard to Use VMSes - 43 minute mark
Here is the recorded video:
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