Hikvision Launches Kits, Slashing Prices 40%

Author: John Honovich, Published on Feb 02, 2017

In an unprecedented move, even for Hikvision, the China government owned and funded manufacturer has slashed their existing prices by 40% as part of their 'super value kits' launch.

Inside, we examine the move, looking at the price drop and the severe consequences it will have for most rivals.

Kit Launch

Hikvision's January newsletter's lead item is the introduction of super value kits:

Slash Prices

The pricing is 40% less than the equivalent cameras and recorders bought individually:

** ** ************* ****, **** *** *********, ******** ********** ************** *************** ******* ***** ******** ****** ** **% ** **** ** their '***** ***** ****' ******.

******, ** ******* *** ****, ******* ** *** ***** **** and *** ****** ************ ** **** **** *** **** ******.

Kit ******

*********'* ******* **********'* **** **** ** *** ************ ** ***** value ****:

Slash ******

*** ******* ** **% **** **** *** ********** ******* *** recorders ****** ************:

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********, * ****** ** ************* **** **** ******* ***** ** 720p / *.*** ******* **** **** ***** ************. *******, ***** kits *** *** ***** **********.

*** ** ****** ******* *** *********** ***** **** *** ~$** each ***** *** ** **** *** ****** ~$**, ***** **** given *** **** ** *** ****** ********* ** ***** ********** low.

'Limited' ****

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

*******, *** *** **** ************** ********* ******** **** **** * **** *** ** ***** ** * high *********** **** **** ********** **** ******** ************.

******: ******* ***********, ******** ******, *** ********* ** ** **** they *** **** ******** **** **** *** **** ***** *****, so ** ******* **** ** * ******* (** ***** ***** American) ********.

Profit ** **********

********* ** ******* ****** ***** ** ***** ***** ***** ****. Factor ** **** ********* *** *** ******** ** ~*** ****** local ** ************ ** ***, *** **** ** ******** **** all ** ***** ********, **** *** ******* *** *** ** the **** **** ****** *** ** ****** ****.

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*******, *** ********** **** ********* ** ***** ** *** ** its ****** **** **** **** ** ******.

Competitive ******

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*** *** ******* **** ***** ***** ** *****, *** ** their ***** ***** **********, *** *****'* ** ******* ******** ** so ***** *** *******, ** ** *** ***** *** **** more ****** **** *** ******* ** ****.

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Comments (48)

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Matthew Netardus

IPVMU Certified | 02/02/17 03:39pm

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In reply to Matthew Netardus | 02/02/17 04:36pm

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Joshua Hendricks

Milestone Systems | 02/02/17 04:33pm

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Ross Vanderklok

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Joshua Hendricks | 02/02/17 04:48pm

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Michael Fusco

In reply to Joshua Hendricks | 02/02/17 05:08pm

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Eddie Perry

02/02/17 04:55pm

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*** ******** *** **** ** $*** * ******* * ** with * ***** ******* ***** * ***** **** *** $**** SRK-4060S

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

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Steve Beck

02/02/17 05:11pm

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Shay Fogel

In reply to Steve Beck | 02/02/17 05:45pm

**'* ** ********* ******** ********** ****** ** *********.

**** ****** **** ** ******* ****-**** ********* *** *** ********.

**** ** **********, ** ***** ****** *** *** ***** ** relate ***** **** ** ***** *******.

Undisclosed #1

02/02/17 05:57pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 02/02/17 06:10pm

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

#*, *** *** ********* ** **** *********? * ** *** sure **** ** *****.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to John Honovich | 02/02/17 09:54pm

* ** *********** **** *********'* ********** ******** ** *** ** chance *** ****** ** ******* ********* ***** **** ******* ** injecting **** **** * ****** ****** ********. **** **** *** can ******** *** ******* *** ****** ** ******* ******* (********* loss **** ******* ***********) ***** *** *********** ** **** ******** their ***** ***** ******* ** *** ******. ** ** **** to ******* **** * *** ******* *** * *****, ** will ****** *** ***** *****, *** **** ** * **** race ** *** ******. ************ ****** *** *** ***** **** did *** **** ****** **** ******. ** *** **** *** is ****** ** **** ***, * **** **** * *** an *********. **** *** ** **** ****, ***** **** ** a ********?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 02/03/17 01:01am

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****'* * ****** *** ** *** **!

* ** ***** **** ** ** '**********'.

*** ******** ** ***** - *** **** ** **** ** this? ***, ***** ** *** *** ** **** *******, **** do **** ** *****?

Undisclosed #3

In reply to John Honovich | 02/03/17 01:39am

**** ******** *************: **** *** ***** ** ******* ** *********** Hikvision ***** ***** ****** ************* ** ******* *** ******* ********. However, * ******** *** **** **** ********* ** ****. ******** a ******** ***** *** **'* **** *** *** ******** **** in *** *****. *** **** ***** ** ** **** ** our ********.

robert tabbara

In reply to John Honovich | 02/03/17 03:22am

**** ** ***-**** *** ******** .******** ** *** *********. ** long ** ** *****. **** ***** *** *** ******** ** as * ********* *******

Undisclosed Manufacturer #9

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 02/09/17 02:35pm

** *** *** **** ******* ********* ** ****** ** ***** countries, *** ***** **** **** **** ***'* ** **** *** raise ****** ***** ***** *** *********** **** ****. **** **** pounding **** ********** *** **** *** *** ****. **** *** dust ******* *** **** **** *** ******, *** **** **** will ** **** ** *** *.*.

*** *** *******, *** **** ******* **** **** **** *** I **** *** ** **** * ***** *** ****** **** giving *********** *******.

Keefe Lovgren

IPVMU Certified | 02/02/17 06:30pm

*** ******** *** *** **-********* *** ****** ** ***** ******* as $***.**. * $*.** ******* ****** *** ***** ***** ** $414.99. ****** *** ******* ******* ** *** ******.

Itamar Kerbel

02/02/17 09:10pm

*'* ******** ** ** ******* * ****** *** **$ *** the *** + *** *** **-**$.

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

** **** ** **** **** *** ***** ****** ***** ** this *** **** *** ** **** **** **** **** ***** permanent.

***** ** ** **** ****** **** **** *** *** ********** cheap ** *** *** ********.

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

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Itamar Kerbel | 02/02/17 11:58pm

** **** ** **** **** *** ***** ****** ***** ** this *** **** *** ** **** **** **** **** ***** permanent.

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

* ********* ******* **** *** ********** ***** ******* (******* ***** COGS ** **** **** **** **** ******* **** ***). * do *** ***** **** *** ***** ** ****** *** ******* since **** ***** **** ** ***** *** ***** ***** *********** expenses (*.*., *** ** *****, ********* *** ******* ************) **** drastically ******* *******.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Itamar Kerbel | 02/03/17 01:10am

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

Undisclosed #3

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 02/03/17 01:40am

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

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 02/03/17 01:45am

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

**-**% ** *** ***** ************ ************ ** * ******** ***** range, ** *** ************* **** ******** ************* *** ************. ***** are ********** ***** ************ *** ****** ******* *** **** ***** to ** *** **** ***** ************ / ********, *** *** typical *** ***** ********* ****.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 02/03/17 01:50am

* ***** **** ***** ** * ***********. *** ****** ** the *** ** **** *** **** **** *%. ******* *** was ***** **%. *** *** ** ***** *******, ******** *******, and ******* ******** *** ***** *-*%. **** ** * ***** project. ***** ***** ****** *-*%. * *** * ***** ******** project *** ** **** ****** *% ** ******** ***** *** hardly ***** *** ******* ** *** *** ******* ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 02/03/17 01:56am

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

*********'* ******* ******** *********** *** **% **** ***** **** ****** ********* ******, ***** ** ****** *******.

* ***'* ***** ***'* *** *** ******** ***** ** **** but * **** ***** *** ** ****** *********'* *** ********** discounts.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to John Honovich | 02/03/17 02:14am

***** ***********, *** * ***** ******* ********* **** ** *** majority ** ***** ******** ** **** **** *** ******* ** Europe. ****** *** ******** ** ******** * $** ****** *** a ******* *** * *********** $*** ****** ***** *** ***** you *****. ****** *** ******** **. * ******* *********** *** enjoying **** ****** ***** ***. *** *** **** ****** **** $600 ****** ** *** ****, * *** **** *** **** one (**** **** ** $**) *** $***.

* ******** **** ******** ****** *** ***** ***** ***** **** along. ** ******* ** *** *** ****. ********** *** **** to ****** $*-* *** * *****/**** ***** *** **'* **** 15-20%. ** ***** ***** **** ** ******** *** $* *** they ***** **** ** *** ****** **** *****, ** ***** cost ** $*. ********** ******** ****** ** *** ******* ****** again.

Undisclosed #4

02/03/17 04:41am

** *** ******* *** *** *** *** ***** *** **? Hard ** **** **** *** *******?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 02/03/17 11:12am

***, ******* *** *** *** ***** *** **. **** *** turrets *** *** *** ***, ** ***** *** ****** ***:

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

Janet Fenner

02/03/17 04:26pm

*** *** *** ******* ***** ******* **** ** ***** ****** line ** *** **** ***** *** ****?

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Janet Fenner | 02/03/17 04:35pm

**** *** ***** ********** ****. *** ** ******* *** **** their***** **** ****. *** *** ******* *** **** ******** ****.

*****, *** ****** *****, ** ******** *** *** * ******** design **** *********. *** ******** *** **** ****.

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Ari Erenthal

02/03/17 04:33pm

******: * **** ***** ** ******** *** ******* ******, *** confirmed ** ** **** ***** ******* ****'** ** ******* ***** kits ** *** **** ***** ***** ** *** **. **** would **** ** ******* **** **** ** ***** ** ** the ******* ***** *** *** * ******* ****. ** *** other ************ **** ** *******, **** **** ** ***** * comment *****, ** ******* ** ********* ** ***@****.***.

Undisclosed Integrator #7

In reply to Ari Erenthal | 02/07/17 12:07am

*** ***,

* ** ******* ** **** ** ***** ************ **** ********* what **** ******* ** ******** *** ******* **** ***** **** being *** *** ******* *****. *** ******* ***** ** ***********.

Undisclosed #5

02/03/17 11:46pm

*********'* ********** **** ***** ******* ** ~**%, **** ***** **** are ******* ********** *******...

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #5 | 02/04/17 12:02am

*********'* ********** **** ***** ******* ** ~**%

******.

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

******** *** ********** *** ********, ***** ** *** * ***** considering ******* ********** '***********'.

*** ***'* ****** *** ********** *** ******** *** ** ****** the****** $*** ******* ** *********.

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

*** ******** ** ******* **** *** ********** ** *** **, UK, *** ***** '********' *******.

** ***** **** ** **** ** ********** *** ********* ** be ********** ** *** ** **** ***** **** ***** ****. I *** **** *** *** **** ******* *** '*******' ** China *** ** **** ** ********* **** ** ****, ****, market, ******* *** ********** **** ********* ** ***** ** *** US ** **** ********* *** **** ** **** ****** ** levels.

** **** ** ********* ** ******* **********, ******* **** *** profitable ** *** ** ********** ******* ***** **** ****** (***** they ********** ******* **** ***** ********** *********) ** * **** question.

*****/********?

Undisclosed #5

In reply to John Honovich | 02/04/17 12:34am

*********'* **** (* ***'* ***** * **** *** *** **** released ***) ****** ****** ***** ***** ******** ***** ****** ** 44.60% ******** ** **.**% *** ***** ********. **** **** ***** cameras ("*****-*** *********") ** ** ******* (******** + ********) **.**% gross ******, ***** ** ****** **** *** *******'* ***** **. If *** ****** ****** ******* *** ****** ******** ******** ** domestic, ***** ** * **** ********** ***** ****** ******* ** more **** **** ** ***** *******, **** **** ****** *** were ~**%+. * ***'* ***** **** ****** ******* ***** ** more **** *-*% ***** **** **** ***** ** *** ********* overall ** ******* *'** **** **** *** ***** *.*-*% ***** than ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #5 | 02/04/17 01:16am

***'* *** ********* ******** ** ** **%, ** **** **** higher **** **** ******.

*** ******** ** ***** ******* **** *** ***** ***** ******** overhead, ***** ** **** ****** **** **** **** **** ** China.

* ***** ** *** ***** **** ***** ***** ****** ***** are ***, *** **** *** **********, *** *** *****, *********, support, ***. ********, **** *** ******** *****, *********, *******, ***. with ***** ****** **** ** ***** *****, ***** ** **** Western ********* ** *** **** *********.

*** ***'* **** **** **% ***** ***, ******* *** **% gross ****** **********. ********** **** *****, ***** ****** *** ***** to **%.

** ** ****** ************ ***** ***** **** ****** ** ******** operations ****, ** ***** ********** *** ***** ******* ******* (***** their *** ** ** ***) **** **** *** **********. **** harder ** **, **** **** ***** ****.

***, **** ** *** ******** ******* ******* *** ********, ***** is ***** *** ***** ** ***** *** ******** (******* ** Interlogix, ***, ***.) ** ***** ******* ******** (********* *** / Hikvision ******** ********) *** ***** ******** ****** ******* / ******** (which ** ** ****** *** ****** **** *** *** *****).

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Gust Askounis

Security Solutions Inc | In reply to Undisclosed #5 | 02/06/17 01:37pm

*** ****** ******* ***** **********. **** ******* ********** *** ** motivation ** ** ******** ** ********** *** ***********.

Undisclosed Integrator #6

02/06/17 09:47pm

**** ** ** ** ******** ** *********, *** *** ******* Chinese ********** ******* *** ****** ** * ******** ** **-***. The ******* *** *** ******* *** *** ***** **** **** here, **** *** ************** ******** *** ******* *** *** ** a ****. **** **** ******* ********** **** ** *** *** of *** ******** ******* *** ***** ************ *** *** *** executing * "*******" **** **** ** *** ******** ******** ********. Their ******* *** ** ******** *.* *** **** ************ ******* in ***** ***** ** ********** ** ***** ** ****** *** world ** **** **** *** ***.

********* **** ******** ** ***** ****** ** **** ***** ** no *********** ** *** *** ***, *** **** ***** ** the **** ****** ***** ***** ***********? ******* ******* ********. **** will **** **** **** *) ****** ****** ******* *** ********** and *) *** *******, ****** **** ** *** ******* ** exercised **** ** ************ **** ****** ***** ******** **** ****** quality, ****** ******, *** ***** ****** ******* *****.

** ** ** ** **, *** ******** *** *** ************ to **** **** **** ** *** ******, **** ** *** change ***** **** ** ******** **********. ** **** ******* *** customer **** ********** *** ************ ***** *** **** ** ***** business **** ***** ******* *************...

"***** [*** *******] **** ** **** ** ****-**** **************, *** their ******* *** *** **********, *******, *** ***** ******* ** private *********, **** ** ***** **** ** ****** *********** ** traditional ******* ** ******** ********. ***’* ******* *** ******? **** are. *** **** *** ******** ************ *** **** ******** *** grandchildren *** *** ***** **** **** *******, *** *** *** place ** *** ****** ****** ** *** *****”

--**** *******, ****** ********* ******* ***, ****** **** ** ******************* Director ******** ************.

John Honovich

IPVM | 02/06/17 11:00pm

****** / ********** ******** ** *** '**** **** ****** ******** model' ******* **** * ****** ** ********:

** *** ******* **** ** * ********** ****** ******, **** are ** ****** ***** ** ****** ********* * ***********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #8

In reply to John Honovich | 02/07/17 10:46am

*** ** * **** ****** ************* ***'* *** **** ***** government . ** ** **** **** ***** ********* *** *** $6+ ******* **** ** ******. **** ***** *** ********** ******* ? **** ***** "******* *****" ** ***** ******** ** ***** ( ***** ***** ****** ***** *********** *** ). ***** *** many ******* *** *** *** ***'* *** ** ** ***** glance. *** ** ***** ** **** ****** *** ***** ** kill * **** ****** ***********.

*** *** * **** *** ***** *** *** *** **** any **** ****** *******. *** ** **** ** ** ** answer ** ** **** *** ** ** **** ** ****** as * ********* ?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #8 | 02/07/17 01:18pm

*** *** * **** *** ***** *** *** *** **** any **** ****** *******.

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

* *** ****** *** *** *** ******* ********* ** **********'* **** ********** ** ******** *** ***** ** *******, **** ****** *** outside *****.

********** **** **** ***. **** (* ****** ** * *****) and *** ** **** *** ** **** ** *******.

*** **** ** **** ******* ********* **** ********* **** **** to ****** *** ******** ** **** ****** ******** *********. ** course, ********* ** *** **** **** *****, **** ********* *** much ****** ** ****.

Michael Fusco

In reply to John Honovich | 02/07/17 05:26pm

* ***** **** ** ***** **** ****, *** *** *** news ***** ** **** ** ** **** *********, *** "******* security" ******** *** ***** ******, **** **** *** ******** *********** industry **** *** ********* ** *** ******** ** *** ****'*/****'*.

"*****" *** **** **** *** ** *********** ********** *** ************ hardware ******** ** ******* ********* **** ******** ***** ******* *********.

Wanchai Siriwalothakul

IPVMU Certified | 02/07/17 03:23pm

********* ** *** ***, ** *** ****** ******** ***** ** Access *******, ****** ************ *** ********* ***** ***** ****** ********. Such ** ***

*******: ****://***.*********.***.**/*******/*****-***/

*****: ****://***.*********.***.**/*******/*****/

*****: ****://***.*********.***.**/*******/*****/

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Wanchai Siriwalothakul | 02/07/17 03:31pm

********* ** *** ***, ** *** ****** ******** ***** ** Access *******, ****** ************ *** ********* ***** ***** ****** ********.

*** ** ***** ******* ***: "********* *********** ***" **** * **** ** *** **** ********** *** '*****'.

********* ** *********** *** ** *********** / ************ ************ ** you '****** *****' **** ***** ***** **** ********* *** *** clobbered.

Michael Fusco

02/07/17 05:19pm

************* ***** ************* *** *** ******* **** ****** ******* ** a ***** *** **** *** ****-******** *** **** **** ( currently **** **********) ****** ********* ** ****.

** ******** *****, *****, *******, *** **** * **** *** when ********* ** *** ********** *** ***** ****** ** ******?

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Marty Calhoun

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Michael Fusco | 02/08/17 12:50am

**** ******* *** **** ****** ** ********* ** **** ******* with *** *** ******** ********* **** *** ******* ** ****** that **** *** ******. ********* ** **** *** *** ***** one ** *** **** ** ***** ** ****!

Srikanth Kamath

02/16/17 04:48am

“**** ** *** **** ** **** ***** ** **** ** people **** **** **********.”
―*.*. *****

“*** **** ** **** ****** *** **** ****.”
―****** ****,* ******** ***

***** ***** ******* ******* *** **** *****, ****, ***** *** axis ** ****. **** **** *** ***** ****. **** **** intentions, *** ************ ** ***** ***:

  • ***************** ************* ******* ******* ***** *******
  • *********************** ******* ***** ******** ********** ** ************
  • ****** *** ********* *** *************

**** **** ********* ** ********* ** *** ************, *** **** them **** *** ******* ******* ******* ****, **** **** ***'* supporting *** ***** ******** ***'* *****://***.*********.***/********/********-**-*******

**** +*** *** *** (*******, ******* **********) ****** ********** ****, HikVision ** ****** *** *****, ** *** ** *** *** down

'**'* '** *** **** ***'**** *** ******* *******, ********** ** **** ** '** *** rides * ***** ** ****** ** ********.'

John Honovich

IPVM | 03/02/17 12:46pm

******: *** ******** '****' ** **** *** ****** **** *** gone **.

********, ********* ** *** ******* *** * ****** ** ****** kit *** **** ****, **** ******* $**, ***** $***:

Paul Jakowski

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 05/01/17 05:49pm

*** ******* *** ******* *** ***** ** ** *** ***** to ******* **. *** ** ** ******** **** **** ****** resistance ****?

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Paul Jakowski | 05/01/17 07:15pm

****, * ***** ***** ******* ******* *** ********. ***** ***** base *******, *******, *** **** ******. *** ****** **** *** metal *******, *** ******* *** **** ******* **** (***) *** foam ** *** **** **** **** *** **** **** **** being *******. *** **** ** ****** *** *** **** ** order ** *** *** **** ** **** ** *****.

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Geovision GV-EDR2100 Tested Vs Hikvision on Oct 16, 2017
A number of ADI's top selling IP cameras are, at least surprisingly to us, from Geovision. We recently bought and tested the Geovision EDR2100...
Top Problems Searching Surveillance Video (Statistics) on Oct 13, 2017
When crimes, accidents or incidents happen, the video surveillance system is a key component in finding out and proving what actually...

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