New: Axis Video Intercom

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on May 12, 2015

A suicide resistant camera, an IP horn and now a video intercom.

Axis might be getting pushed out of the low end of the market, but they are building out high-end speciality niches.

In this note, we examine the new Axis video intercom, the A8004-VE, look its key strengths and weaknesses, comparing it to analog units and offerings from Aiphone and Mobotix.

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Comments (27)

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05/12/15 05:01pm

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05/12/15 05:17pm

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed End User #2 | 05/12/15 06:15pm

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In reply to Brian Rhodes | 05/12/15 06:17pm

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IPVMU Certified | 05/12/15 06:30pm

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IPVMU Certified | In reply to Chris Dearing | 05/12/15 06:59pm

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IPVMU Certified | In reply to Brian Rhodes | 05/12/15 08:31pm

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In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 05/12/15 09:45pm

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2N Telekomunikace a.s. | In reply to Vlad Craciunescu | 05/18/15 09:30am

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Tomas Vystavel | 05/18/15 01:49pm

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2N Telekomunikace a.s. | In reply to Brian Rhodes | 05/21/15 08:13am

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05/13/15 06:37pm

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Chris Hammond | 05/13/15 10:03pm

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In reply to Ethan Ace | 05/18/15 04:18pm

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Gert Molkens

IPVMU Certified | 05/17/15 01:08pm

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05/18/15 09:26pm

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09/20/15 08:47pm

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Undisclosed #3

In reply to Michael Miller | 09/20/15 08:57pm

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Michael Miller

In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 09/20/15 09:09pm

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Undisclosed #3

In reply to Michael Miller | 09/20/15 09:47pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #4

03/31/16 03:32pm

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