FLIR Favorability Results 2019

Published Feb 08, 2019 13:17 PM

FLIR has had a challenging past few years including FLIR Security business strugglingFLIR restructuring their security division and FLIR selling their SMB OEM Business to Dahua.

New IPVM statistics show mixed status for FLIR. On the positive side, the company's overall favorability was roughly the same as FLIR's 2016 results, as shown below:

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On the negative side, integrator comments about the problems of FLIR's Dahua OEMing rose substantially.

Inside this note, we share numerous integrator comments to highlight the concerns of integrators.

Key ******

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

  • ******** *******: ***** *** ****** **** positively ********* ******* *** *******'* ******* offerings.
  • *******: ***** *** ****** **** ********* either *** ** ********** **** **** or ****** *** *** ******** ******* their ******* *** ***** ***** *******.
  • ********: ***** *** ****** **** ********** most ****** ********** ***** *** ***-*** Dahua ***** ********.
  • ***** ******* *******: *** ********** *** much ** *** ***** ******** *** ** ** ******* ******** in ****.

********* ** ****,**** ******** *** ***-*** / *** business * **** ***. ******* ****, *** ****** ** this ** ***** *********** ****** ***********. We **** ***** ** ***** ***** (best **** ********) ** **-***** ***'* reputation **** **** ******** ******. ****** this ***** ** *** **** **** is ********* (****** **** ***** ***********) ******* advertised ****'* ******* ******** ********* / *****, ******* underming ****'* *****.

Strong ** ********

******** *********** **** ******** ***** ****'* original ******* *********, 

  • "** *** ****** ********* **** ** install * **** ******* *******."
  • "* **** *** *** ******** *** for ** **** *** *** **** reliable"
  • "**** *** **** *** / *********** thermal *********"
  • "*** **** ********** ** **** *** high-end ******* ******** ***** *** *****-*****."
  • "***** ******* *******. **** *********."
  • "** **** **** ******* ** ***** amazing ******* ******* ************"
  • "****: ********* ******* *******"
  • "**** ******* ******* ** *********, ******** the **** ******* *****"
  • "***** *** ******* ** ******* *******"
  • "**** *** ******* *******"
  • "**** *** ******* ******'*."
  • "**** ******* ** ***** * ********"

*******, **** * ****** ** *********** voting ******** ** **** ***** ****** out ****'* ***-*** *** ********:

  • "**** *** *** ******** ** *** quality *** ** ******."
  • "*** ***** ***** **** *** *** selling ** ******* ***** **********."
  • "********* ***. *** ** **** *** chinese .*** ** ** ***** ***." 
  • "*******: ***** ***-******* ******* *** *** particularly ***********."

Neutral **** *** ******* / *** ********

***** ******* ** **** ****** *** no ********** **** **** ** **** out ** ***** *** ** **** out *** ********** ******* ****'* ******* and *** *********:

  • "**** ********* ** **** ****** ******* products *** ******, ****** *** **** on *** ***** ***."
  • "*** *** *** **** *** ********** affected *** ******* ***********. *** **** I ******* **** ** * ******** they ***** *********** ***** *** **** End ******* *******"
  • "** **** ** ** *** **** thermal ******* **** *** **** **** a *********** ***** *** *** *** at ******"
  • "**** **** ** *** ******* ****** guys. ***** ******* *** ***** *** application ** *** ** **** **. IMHO **** ****** ***** ***** **** they ******* ** *********. ***** ******* and *** ***** ** ***** ** relegated ** *** ******* ***."
  • "*** **** **** ****** ***** **** there. **** **** ** ** **********, now *** **** ******* ******* *** as *** ** * *** ****."
  • "******** *** **** ** *** *** afford *** *****. *** * *** of *** *** *** **-***** ****."
  • "* **** ** *** *********. *** is ****, *** ***** ** **-******* garbage."
  • "******** *** ******, *** *** **** of ***** ******* **** ***** ** be *** *** ****."
  • "***** ****** *** ******** ***** **** to ** **** ** **** ******, though ***** ***** *** ******** **** been ***** ********."
  • "**** - ***** *** ** **** thermal **** ******** ** *********** *** box ***** **** *******."
  • "***** *******: **** **** **** *** products *** **** **** *** *** products"

********

** *** ******** ****, ********* ** FLIR's ***-*** *** ******** *** **** intense:

  • "******* ******** *******"
  • "****'* **** **** ** *** ** HIK?"
  • "**** *** **** *** ** ***** since ** *** **** *********."
  • "**** ******* *** ***** ***** ****** line."
  • "**** **** *** ******* ********** **** had *** **** ******* ******... ** us ** ** **** ******* *********** solution ** ** **** ** ******* and ******..."
  • "***** ** *****"
  • "***** ******!"
  • "**** ******* ********, *** *** **** Chinese *****...**"
  • "**** ** *****, *** ********, *** picture *******, **********"
  • "***** *** *** ******* (*****)."
  • "** *** ** ***** *** ****** to **** ***** ***** ** **** rebranded ******* *******, **** **** *** cred ** ** *******. **** **** you *** **** **, **** *** of **** *** ***** ******** **."
  • "***** *** **** **** ** ***** people **** ******** **** *** ******* forward ******* ********."

DVTel ******* *******

******* ****** ******** ****** $*** ******* on ***** ** ****, ***** *** its ****** / ********, ******** **** few ******** ****** ******** ** ********. DVTel *** **** ****** ** ********* and *** *** *********** **** ******* forgotten ***** **** ** **** / DVTel *** **** ********** **** ** both *********** *** ********* ** ***** products.

*******

*** **** ***** ***** *** **** right *** ** **** *** ***-*** OEM ******** ** ****. **** ** addition ** ***********.

*******, **** **** **** ** **** greater ********** *** *********** ** **** their **** ******* **** *** *** former ***** **** ** *** *** IP ******* ** **** *** ** become * **** *********** ******* ******** in ***** ************ *** ******** *** significant ****** ** *** ****** ***-*** OEM ********.

Comments (5)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Feb 08, 2019

** ***** *** ** **** *****, but * ***** *** **** ****** we ****** *** *** ****** *****. It's *** ****** **** **** ******** and **** *****'* ** *** ********, and *** ****** *******.

*** ***** *********** **** ********, *** have ***** ****? *** *** *******? Sometimes ** *** *** **** ***** a ******* *** ****, *** **** a ******* **** ** ***** ** made *****. ** *** *** **** where **** *** ****, *** ***** it **** ** **** **********...? ******** is ******** *****-***.

(1)
JH
John Honovich
Feb 08, 2019
IPVM

** *** *** **** ***** **** has ****, *** ***** ** **** it **** **********...? ******** ** ******** after-all.

****** ********. ***: **** ******** ******** ********** *** **** ************ ******** ********.

******* *** **** *********** **** **** (Axis, *****, ******, ***.). ***** *** disappointed. *** *** ********. *** * good *********** *** *******.

(2)
(1)
TH
Terrence Harless
Feb 14, 2019

*********** *** ****, **** ******** *** non-security ***** **** ***** ******* *******, they ****** ***** ** **** ** Flir *******. ******* ** ******** ******... If **** **** *****, **** *** have ********** ***** ******.

(1)
UE
Undisclosed End User #2
Feb 13, 2019

* **** * ***** ****** ***** DvTel, *** **** ** ******* *** the ******* ** **********.  ***** ******* don’t **** ******** **** **** ***** own ***. *** ****** ** *** surprise *** ** **** ************ *** version *.* *** *** ********* ** support *** * ******* **** *** been *** *** **** **** * year ** ** ******* ** ***** users ** ** ********, ******** *** licenses.  

(3)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Feb 13, 2019

**** * ***** ** ****** **** bullet.