Favorite Intercom Manufacturers 2018
Intercoms are certainly increasing in popularity, driven by the integration of video and IP networking. But who is the favorite? On the one side, you have incumbents like Aiphone, Commend and Stentofon / Zenitel. On the other, you have large IP camera companies like Axis (plus their 2N subsidiary) and Dahua and Hikvision looking to take ground.
148 integrators told us who their favorite intercom manufacturer was and why. We detail the top 5 finishers and share dozens of integrator comments on why they chose what they did.
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- "*******. ***** *** **********. *****/***** ***** available **** ******** ***** *** ***** old, ******* ************* ******. ** ******** with **** ***** ****** ***: *** I ***** *** ***** ** ** years ****? *** ***** ***** ***** to ******* ******** *******? **** ***** firmware ******* ***** ******** ******* *******? We **** ***'* *** **** ***** with *******."
- "*******. ***********, ***** ***** ************* ***** resulted ** **** ******* ******* *** performance. ******* ** *** ***********, *** built ** **** - **** *********!"
- "*** ** ** ******** ** *******. We **** ****** ******** ***** ******* from **** *** ***** *** ** line ** ******* ******** ** **** the *****."
- "*******. **** ***** *******, *** ********** and ******* *** ***** *** ****. The ***** ** * ****** **** which *** ****** *** ***** ** sell **."
- "*******. **'* **** ******* ******** ******** equipment **** **** *** ******'* ******."
- "*******- * **** **** ***** **** for ******* *** *** ****** ** to *** ***."
- "*******. ***** **** **** ******, *** Aiphone ** *** ** **."
- "*******. **** ** *******. **** ***********. Cost *********."
- "******* ** *** ************ ** ******, works **** ****** *** ** *** network, ******* *** ************."
- "******* *** ********* *****. ***** ******* from ************. **** ***** **** *** years."
- "******* *** ***** ***** ******* - bullet ***** *** *******. ** ** anything *** ********* **/********* ******** ** happy **** - ***** ** ** a *** ***** ***** *****."
- "******* - *** ********* *********** ** their ******* ** *** **** ** any ******** ************ *** ****** ****** & **** **** ***** *******"
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- "** **** ****** **** * *** fan ** **. **** *** ********, easy ** ********* *** **** ***** construction. *** **** **** **** ********* by **** * **** *** ******* doesn't ******. *** **** **** ***** are **, *** *** ** **** are *********."
- "** ******. ****** *** ********** **** SIP ************ *** ** **** ***** them ** ** ********* ******** **** very **** ***** ******* *** *** option ** **** * **** ****** integrated **** *** *******. **** *** also ***** **% ******* **** ******* but **** **** ** **** *** same ******* ******"
- "** ** ***** **** ** ****** and **** *********, *** ***** *** inventory/ship ****** *** **** ***'* **** a ****** ******* ******. ** ** on ***** ****"
- "** ******* ** *** ********** ** it."
- "** ******* **** **** **** ********* by **** ************** *** **** ******** performance ***."
- "* ****** *** ****** ********** ********* on **."
- "** - ** ** * *** of ** ******** **** ****** **** release."
- "** ** **** ** *** ************* are **** ******** *** ****** ************. Also **** ** *** ************ ********* spec **."
- "**. **** ******* ******** **** ***** brands. ***-*********** *******. ***** *********** **** phone *** ******. **** *******."
** ****,**** ******** **, *** ** * *********** ******, the ********** ***** ****** ******* ****** reflecting **. ** ********* ** ***** its *** ********, ***** ** **** cases *** ********* ** ****' *** door ******* *** ****** ******* ********. However, *** ***** **** ** ****** helping ** ** **** **** ***** sales **** ** *** ******* ****.
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******* ***** * '******-****' ********** ******** vendor, ******* ********** * ****** ** favorite *****:
- "******* *** *** ***** ********* **** Aiphone *** **** *** **** ******* they *** *** ****** *********. ******* is ** ******** ********. (********** ** are * ******* ***)"
- "*******. **'* *** *** ******* ** license, *** *** ***** ******* ** far ******** ** *** ***** ******** out *****. **** **** ***** * variety ** ** ********* *** ********** enclosures."
- "******* ** ** **** * **** good ******* *** ****."
- "*******, *** ******* ***** ***** **** is ****, *** ******* **** **** great *********** ******* *** *** ******* proves ********."
- "*******. ******* *** ***********. ** ****** if *** ******* *** ******** ************** or ******** ********* ***, ** *** with ******* ** ********* * ******* and ******** ** ******** ********."
- "**** ******* - ******* - **** in ***** *******, ****** ***** ** solution (**** ******** ** ******* *******)."
******* **** ********** ******* ********** *** difficult ***** *******, ******* ******* *** reliable ********* **** ******** ***** ** strengths.
Stentofon / *******
******* '******-****' ********* *****, *******'* ********* also ****** ** * ****** ********:
- "******* *********. **** *** ******** *** built ** ********* ********."
- "******* ******* ** **** ***** *******."
- "** ** ************ ** *** ********* very *** ********* **** *******, *** users ********** ******* *** ***** ******** were *** ** ***** ** *** old *********'*."
- "********* *******. *****, ******** *** ********* performance."
- "******* ********* *** *** ********** (**** Symmetry) *******."
- "*********-***** **** ******** *** ***** *******."
- "******* (****** ** *** **** ******* when ** ***** ** *** ***** integration) *** **** **** **** ******** for ***** ** *********."
*******, *** *** ******** **** ********. Negative ******** ******** **** *****, ******* complexity, *** *** *****, ************ *********:
- "*'* **** ** **** **** *********** to **** ******* - ***** ******* is ******** ** ****, ***** ******* is ********. ******* ********* ***'* ******* them ** * **** *********** *******, they ***'* ** ***. ************, *** always **** ***** **** ******* ****** to ********** *** *******."
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* ******** ******** ** *********, **** released *** *** **** ** ******** door ******** ****** ******** ******** ********** **. ******* *** ****** ***, ******* mentioned ****' ****** **** ******** ******* well ****** ** ** '*********' ** their ***:
- "****. **** *** *** ******* ** setup *** **** ********* ** ***."
- "** ****** **** *** **** ********* - ****** ******* **** **** ****, sound ****, *** **** ** ********* camera ** ****. ** ******* **** them ** **** *********** ***** ****** and * *********** ***."
- "**** - ******, **** ** *******."
- "**** *** ***** ******** **** ****** functions, ** *** **** ******* ************."
- "**** ** ** ***** ** ** gets *** **. ******* *** ******."
*** *** **** **** ******* ******** were *******, ********* *** **** ********** the ******* *** *** ********* * hardware ***** **** ******* ***** *** relying ** * ******** *** ********* alone:
- "**** *** * ***** **** ******* with *** *****, *** ********** ****** the **** ** ** ****** **** station ** *** ******** ***. ** you *** **** ** **** **** own ********* ******."
** ****** *** *****-* ****** **** ******* *********** ********* **** *******, *** ****** advanced **** ******* *** ***** ************* features ********* **** ******* ********* *********.
Honorable ******* - *****
** *** ******* ***** ******, ***** registered * ***** *** ****** ******* or ******** *********. ******* ******** ***** only **** ************ **** *** *****, but **** ****** ** ***** ******* it *****:
- "***** **** *********"
- "***’* **** * ********. ********* ***** with *** ***** ****** *** ** ease ** *** *** ***********."
- "*****, **** *** ********* ** ** the ***/*** *** *** **** ** use ** *** *******."
- "***** *** *******"
- "*****, ******* ** *** ***** ***********. its **."
Dishonoroable ******* - *********
* ******** ******** ** *** ****** Hikvision ****** ***** ******.
** ******** ** ***** *******, ************** *** ************ **** ******* ********* as * '********' *** '*****', *** ********* *** ***** ****** was ********* ** ***. ** *** 148 ********** *********, **** *** ********* Hikvision ** * ********, ***** multiple ***** ******:
- "******, ********, *** ********* *********."
** *************** **** *******, ***** *** *** ******* **** compared ** ***** ******.
Other *********
** ***, **** **** ** ********* brands **** ********* ** ***********, **** several ***** ********-******** ************* *********** ****, but *** ****, *****:
- "** *** ****** ******* ***** **** good ***********, **** ************ & ********** priced."
- "***, ******* ******* *** * **** back ***** **** ******** ** ******* like **** ******."
- "***** ** ******* ********. ****** ******* they *** **/*** *** **** ** integrate **** **** ***** *** ******. Because ** *** ** ** ********** this **** *** ******** ********** **** better/easier."
- "** ********* *** *** , **** to ***** ** *** ** **** a ******** ************ * ************ ****, but **** ** ***** ***'* *** to ***."
- "****** - **% ** *** ********* in *** ******* **** *** ****."
- "********. ******* *** ***** *********** **** free *** ******** *** ***** *** users." [**** ****: *** *********** **** ******* ****.]
**** *** ******* ********, ** ** clear **** ***** *** ****** ***** some '*** *****', *** ***** ** still ******** *** *** ******** *** win *********** ** ** *****-********* ******** market.
Several ***** ******** *********
*********** ***** ***** ******** ****** ** 'favorite', **** *** **** ******** ***** dictated ** *** ******** ** ******. Several ********, ********** **** ****** ***********, report * ******** *** '***-***' ** basic ************ *** * ********* ***** for ****** ** **** ******* ******** system ********:
- "******* *** **** *********** ************, ******** for ********** *** **** *** ******* applications"
- "* *** ** *** ******** *** with *******, *** *** *** ****** end ******* ** *** * *** of *********. ********* ********* *** * mix ** **** * *****/**** ****/***."
- "**** *** ***** ******** **** ****** functions, ** *** **** ******* ************."
- "******* *** *********** ******. ** *** IP. ******* ** ****** *** ********** for ******, *** **** **** **** support *** *** ********. * ****** the ****** ********** ********* ** **."
- "*******, ******, ********* *** *******"