Pelco Criticizes Arecont's Multi-Imager

Author: John Honovich, Published on Jul 10, 2015

Pelco is rolling out their new multi-imager line and they are taking aim at Arecont.

In their new promotion, here is the comparison they offer:

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Update: *****'* ******* ********* *****

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Comments (46)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

07/10/15 09:23am

* **** *** **** **** *** *** *****, **** ** a **** ** **** ***** ***. ****** ** ***** ***** then. **** **** ****** *** **** **** ************.

Undisclosed #2

07/10/15 10:57am

** **** *** ** ******** ********** ******* *******, ** ***** one ******* ***** ***** **** *** *** ****** ***** *** another ***** *******.

*** ******* ********. **** * *** ****** **** **** *********************** ** **** ***** *** ***-******* **** ***** ** *** number ** *******,*** *** **** ****** ** *** ******* ** ****. ** **** *****-*********** ***** ***** ******'* ** ******** **** the ****** ** ***** *** *******.

******* *** **** *******, *** *********** ******** ***** ***** ** this:

:)

Jeremy Ellis

07/10/15 02:18pm

**** ** * ***** ****** *******. * **** ** ******** all *******. ***** *** ****** ****** ** **** ***** ** a ******** ****. **** ***** ****** *** **** ********* ********.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

07/10/15 03:03pm

*** ******** ********** **** ** *** ******* ** *********!

* ****** ** ***** ** *** ***** **** ********** ******* of ******** ***** ********* **********. * ** *** **** ********* as * ******, ** * ***'* **** ** ***** ** a **** ** **** ********. * ***** *** ***** ***** put ** * ****** ****** ******* ******* *** ********** ********** for **** ********** *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 07/10/15 05:47pm

* ** *** **** *** **** * ******* *** ***** aspect ** *** *****.

** *******, ************* **** ** ***** ** *** (*) *** tactfulness ** ***** ** (*.*., **'* '*** ****' ** *** negative ****** ***** ***********, **** ** **** *** ****) *** (2) ******* ** ******** ************* *** ****** ***** (*.*., ************* with ******* ******* *** ***** ***).

** *** *** '**********' ****, * ******* ***** *** *************** ways ** ******** **** ****. *** *******, ***** ***** ***** from ** *** **** *** *** *******'* *****-****** *** ******** to ****. ***** ***** ****** *** ********* *** "****'* ** example ** * ****** ********** ******* ************ *** *** ** improved **."

*** ***** **, ********* / ***** *** *** ****** ******* than *******, ********** ************ **** *** $** ******* **** ************* ****.

Jason Spielfogel

07/10/15 04:25pm

****, *** ** *** ** * ********** ****. **'** ***** criticized *** ***** *********?

***** ******* ****, *** *** ******** **** ********* ************ (*** educational).

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jason Spielfogel | 07/10/15 05:51pm

"**'** ***** ********** *** ***** *********?"

***.

***** ** ** **** *** *** ******* **** ********* ** avoid ******* ********, **** **** *** **** *****.

Jason Spielfogel

In reply to John Honovich | 07/10/15 05:52pm

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

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to John Honovich | 07/11/15 05:24pm

***** * ** ***** **** **** ****, **** *** *** toeing ******* *** *******, ** ** *****. ***, * ***** it ** * **** **** ******* *******-********** **** *** *** over *** *** ******** ** * ********** ** **** *****. This ** ***** **** **** ** *** * ***** ******** giant **** *****. ** ** **** *** ***** *** ******, David ******* *******, **** * ***** *** ***** **** ** further, ** ***** *** ******** ***** *** **** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 07/11/15 06:08pm

"***** ******** ***** **** *****"

****, **** **** ** ****? :)

**** ****, * ***** **** **** ******* ***** ******, ** the *****-****** *******, ******* ** *** '*****' ** ** ***** clear ******, ** **** ******* ** ******** **** ** ***********.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to John Honovich | 07/11/15 06:48pm

********** ** *******'* ******* *********, ***** ** *** ***** ** be ****** ** ** ********, ** ***** *** ** ** cautious ** ******* **** * *****.

**'* ****** *** **** ** **** **** ********* **** ***** claims *** *** ***** ***** ***** ** *** ******* **********.

**'* ****** **** ******* ***** ***** ** **********, "****, **** ain't *** **** ** **!" ******* "****, * ******'* ***** go **** ***."

** *********** **** ***** ** ** ********* ******** ** ********** class *** *** **** ** * ****-**** ********* ******* *********.

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

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Ryan Hulse

07/10/15 05:31pm

* **** ** *** **** *** ******** ** ****** ** the ***** ****** ** *** ************* ******. ********* ** *** narrator **** *** ****** "** ***********" ** *:**, * ****** is ********** ****** ******* ******* ** *** ****** ** *** scene.

* ** **** *** ******* ** ******** **** *** *** overall ******** ** * ****** ******.

Chris Dearing

IPVMU Certified | 07/10/15 06:15pm

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

*** *** ***** ** ** ** ***** *, *** * lot ****** **** **** *** ********* *** ** *******-******** ** ******* *****-*******.

*'* *******.

Michael Miller

In reply to Chris Dearing | 07/10/15 06:34pm

*** *** *****'* *** *****'* **** **** ****** **** *** Arecont

Chris Dearing

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Michael Miller | 07/10/15 06:40pm

****'* **** ******** ** ****? *'* ******** *.* ** *, but **** * *****...

Jason Spielfogel

07/10/15 07:22pm

*** ********* *** *** ****** ** **.* *** @ ** megapixels.

Michael Miller

In reply to Jason Spielfogel | 07/10/15 07:26pm

**** **** *****'* **** ******** ***** ** **.* ***. ** I ******* *********?

Chris Dearing

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Michael Miller | 07/10/15 08:30pm

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**.* ***** ** ** * ***/** **/*** ***

******* ********** ******* ***** **** ***** ***-*****, ********** ******* **'* got ******* ****** ** ** **** **** *** ****** ***** there ** ** ****** ****** ***** ****...

****: *******'* ***-***** ***** **** ******** *** ** *** ** binning, ***** ******* *** ********* **********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Michael Miller | 07/10/15 09:30pm

*****'* ********:

"**** ***** *** ******** ****** *** *********** ***** ** *** Optera ****** ***** ****** ******* ********. **** ******************* ********* ***** **** ***** ** ***** ********** *** ** not ********* ** *** ***** **** *** ****** *** ********* at.

****** ******* ** ****** ******* ** ** ** **.* ***. "

Undisclosed #2

07/11/15 04:53am

*********** **** ***** ****** *** ******* **** *** ******* ***** is *** ** ***** *******, *** ********** ******** ***** ***** IR *** *******.

***** ** ***** *******, ** **** ****** ** *** ** both *** ******* ** *** **** ****** ***** ******* ***** open. *******

  1. *** **** ** ******** *** ******** ******** ****
  2. *** ****** ***** ** *** ****, *** ** *** ******** different ***** ****** ** **
  3. *** **** **** *** *** ** *** **** *****, *** the *** ** *** ***** *****
  4. ******* *** ******** ********* ** ***** ***** ***** *** *******.
  5. ** **** **** ******* *** **** *******.

****** ** * ***** ******* ***** ***** ******. *** ***** think **** *** ******* ***** ** ***** **** **** ***********, which ** ***'*, ******** **'* *** *** *******.

*****, *** ********?

Undisclosed End User #4

07/13/15 10:23am

* **** *********** *** **** **** *** **** ******** **** info ** *** ******* *** ** ***** ****. ****** **** by **** ******* ***** **** ** ** ****. ******* **** low ***** *** **** *** ******, ** **** ** **** standard ******* ********** *** ********* *********** *** * **** ** any ***** ********* ****** ** ****. ** ** *** **** this ** *** **** ** ******* ** ** ****** ********** to *** *********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed End User #4 | 07/13/15 11:18am

"* **** *********** *** **** **** *** **** ******** **** info ** *** ******* *** ** ***** ****."

** *** ****** ******** *** **** '*** ******* *** ** stone ****.' ****'* ** ********** **** ***.

*** ***** ** *** ********* ** ******* ************ / ******* concerns. *** *******, ****'* ********* *****: "***** ********* *** ******* ************ ** ** ******* **% ** more." **** ******** **** ****** * ******** *****. ** ***** be ******* ** ****** ** '***%' ** **** ***** *** making * ******** ***** ***'* ****** *** ******* ***** ** what ** ******** / ********. **** *** *** ** **** own ******* *** *** *** **** ** ****.

**** ***** ** **** ** *** ******* ********* **** ** that **** **** **** ***** ***** *** *********** **** ***** than **** ***** ** ******** ****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

07/13/15 04:48pm
******* **** *** ** ***** **** * ********! *********** ****** should ****** ** ***** *** ******* ******** * ***** *****. http://www.securitysales.com/photos/ssi_announces_1st_annual_stellar_service_awards_winners_at_esx/2

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5 | 07/13/15 04:51pm

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

*** ****'* ****** ****** -***** ************ ******* ****

Hal Bennick

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5 | 07/16/15 02:32pm

**** ** * ****, *****?

Jason Spielfogel

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5 | 07/16/15 05:52pm

**** * ***** **** **** * **** *** * ***** of *** *** ***'* *** *** ******* ** *** ***** or ******* ******. * ***** ** ** **** ****** *** IE *** *** *** **** ******.

* *** ******* ** "*** ******". ******* *****'* ** **** thing ** "*** ******". **'* *** "******" ***** ** ******* the ********* ****. *** ******* **** ** "**********" *** **** when (**) **** **** ** *** ********* ****, ** ******* "2nd ******" ***.

**'* ********* *****, *** **'* **** ******** *** ** *** AP ***** *****, ***** * ***** ****** ** ******** ***** magazine **** ******** ***** & *********** ** ** ******** ****.

*** **** ** ** ** **** **** **&* **** ** that *****, *** ******* ** ****'* **** **** **** **** credibility **** * ***** *********** ********* *** *********** *******.

Irina Manea

07/14/15 04:19am

******* ***** *** ******* *********. ** ** **** **** ** take ** *** ***** ** *******, ***** ** * *** settings, ****** *** *********, ********, *** **** ****** **** *** camera ****** *** **** ***** **** **** ******, ********* *** best ******** *** * ********** ***** *** ***** *** **.

****,

***** ** ** ******** *** ******* *** ***** ********* ** do * ***** *** ** **** ****? **** *** **** engineer **** ** **** ** ********* *** **** ***** *** copare ******.

**** *** ****** ***** ****** ********* *** **** *** ***** for ******* *** **** *******.

** *** *** ** *** *** ** *** ***** ******* - *******/****

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Irina Manea | 07/14/15 06:31am

*****,

** **** **** *** **** ******** **** ******* ** *** testing *** ** *** *** (** ***** ***** ************ *** ****** *****,***** *******).

** ****, ******* ** *** **** *********** **** ***** ********* the ***** / ***** ** ***** *********, *** ******* *** consistent **** **** **** ***********.

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Kevin Bennett

In reply to Irina Manea | 07/14/15 02:16pm

** ** *** **** **** **** ***** ** ** *** Arecont *****-****** ******* ** *******, * *** ***** **** **** of *** ********** *** ***** ** *** ***** *****: ***** IR *** *******, ****** ******* ********** ******* *******, *** ***** alignment ****** ***** *** **** ********* *** **. *** ***** rate *** **** ******* *** ***** ****** ** ********* *********. We **** *** **** *** ******* ***** *****.

**** ****, *** ******** *** * **** ** *** **** we ******** ******* ****** ****** *** ******* **** **** *** on ******** *****, *** **** **** ****** ** **** ** those *** ***** ******* ************. *** ***** **** ** *** SurroundVideo **** ** *** (**** ** *** **** ****) ******* to **** ******** *** ** *** ****** *****. ***** *** imagers *** ************* **********, *** ********* ***** ***'* ****** ** appropriate ***** ** ********** *** **** ****.

*'** ** ******* ** *** *** **** *** ***** ********** with ***** **** (** *** ********). * ****** ******* ****** to ** ** *** ******* **** ******* ** ****** **** camera ******** ** *** ********. ** ****** * ***** ***** about * **** *** *** *** *** **** **** ** full *********** **** *** ***. (*** ***'* **** ** ** is *** ***, *** *******' ********/********, ** **** *********** ** the *** **** ****** *** **** ***********)

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Kevin Bennett | 07/14/15 02:23pm

"*'** ** ******* ** *** *** **** *** ***** ********** with ***** **** (** *** ********)."

* ***** **'* ****** ******** **** ******** ******** *** ***** of *********** **** *****'* *****-****** ******************* **** ******** ***** *** *** *****-****** ****. *** ***** **** *********** ******** * ******* *** **** Avigilon ***** **** ** ****** *********. ****** **** ***** *********** do **, *** **** ***** *** ******** **** **** ****** believe ** ******, * ***** ** ***** ** * ********.

"*** ***** **** ** *** ************* **** ** *** (**** my *** **** ****) ******* ** **** ******** *** ** cut ****** *****."

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

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Kevin Bennett

In reply to John Honovich | 07/14/15 02:50pm

************* **** ** *** ******** ********** ** *** ** ***** in *** **** ******. * **** ***** *********** *** **** configuration *******. *** *** ******** ****** ** **** - * have *** ****/********** **** ** ******* *** *** **** ** purchase **** - *** ** **** ************ *** ***** *********** of *** **** ***** **** ** * **** ***. ** some ************, *** ****-***** ********** ** *** *** ******** ****** is ********, *** **** ***'* ***** *** ***** ** *********** of ****** ********* **** *** ***** ****.

* ****'* ******* *** **** "***********" *********** **** *** ***** devices. ** ***** **** ** **** ** ** **** ** adjust ******* ******** **** ****** *** *** ****** **** ****** to *** **** *** ****** *** ******* *** **** *********** from *****. **** **** *** ******** . . . *** Axis . . . ** *** ** ** ******** ***** of *** ******* ** **** ** *** **** ** *** other *************' *******, *** ************* *** ******* ** **** ** too **** ** *** **** ***** ***, ** (**** ******) both. *** ***'* ** *** **** *** *****?

**** ** ***** ******, * ** ********** ** *** ***** as * ********* *********** ** *** ******* ************* ****. * will ********* ***** *** **** ****-**-**** **********. :-)

Michael Miller

In reply to Kevin Bennett | 07/14/15 03:07pm

** **** **** ********* *** ** *** ******* ***** ******* cameras **** ********'* **** *******. *** *** ***** **** ** costs ** ** *******/*** ******* * **** **** **** ****** the **** ** ******* **** **** ********'* *******.

*** ******** ** ******** ***** *** ** ******* **** ** very ***** **** ** **** **** ***. *** *** *** everyone.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Michael Miller | 07/14/15 03:23pm

....* **** **** **** ****** *** **** ** ******* **** with ********'* *******.

******** **** **** *** ******* ***** **** * ****** ** more ******* ***** *******, **** ** *** ** **** ****?

  1. **** **** **** ******* *** ******** ****** *** *** ***?
  2. ****** **** ** *******?
  3. ******* *** ******* ******* **** ****** ****-***** *****?
  4. ***** ***** **** **** ********?

Michael Miller

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/14/15 03:47pm

** ****** * :)

Chris Dearing

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Michael Miller | 07/14/15 04:28pm

*** * ***** ****** ** ********, ****** * ***** *** most **** *** *** ****:

Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

07/14/15 04:02pm
* *****'* ******* ** ******* ****** ** *****, *** **'* incredible **** ***** **** *** *** **** ******** **** *** back **** * ***, *** *** ****** **** ** ****** them! ****, **** ******* ** ***** ******'* ***** *** ** very ************.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #6 | 07/14/15 04:07pm

"*** ****** **** ** ****** ****"

*** *** **** ***, ******* *** ******* **%+ *** ****. Now, **** *** ***** ** **** ** ***.

*** *** ***** **** *** **** **** ** ** *** multi-imager ****, ***** ***** **** ******, **** *** * **** monopoly **. **** ****, **** *** ***** *********** *** ****** up **** *****-******, ** ** ***** ** ** **** **** on *******.

Undisclosed Integrator #7

07/14/15 04:47pm

********* ** *** *** ********* *** ***** ********** ****** ** the ******* ***'*. *** ***** ******* ****** ********** ** * nonsensical ******. **** **** **** ** *** *******, *** **** you ** ** *** **** ** * *** *** **** to ****** **** **** **** ** *****: *-*-*-*. *******'* *********** is **** **** *** ******** ******** ****** ******* ** *** order **** **** ******** **********, ******* *'** ***** **** *** to ** ** **** ***** ********* *****. **** ***********. **** also **** ***/******* ********* ***** * ********* ***** *** **** up ** * ***** **** ****** *** ******* *** ********* numbered. **** ******** *** ** *********/********* ** *** ********.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #7 | 07/14/15 05:07pm

****, * **** ***** ********** ****, ******. * ******** ***** noticed **** **** ****** **** ** ** *-*-*-*, ******** **** were ******, *** *** **** * ***** ** **, **** do **** ** ****** ** ** **** *****. **'* * silly ********, *********** **** ** *-******* ******** ******** *********** *** same *** ******* ****** ****** *********. ** *****'* **** **** to ****** ***, *** **'* **** *** **** ***** ********* stacked ** *** ******.

* *****'* **** *** ********* **** *****, ******, ****** ** my **** *** ** ******* **** ****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

07/14/15 05:13pm

*******'* ********* **** **** ********* **** ***** ***** ****** ******* spit *** ** **** ****** *** ****** ** **** *** per ******, *** **** *** ***** ** ***** **** *** sent ** ******...**** ** * ***** ** ***** *** *******. I ******* **** ****'* **** *****, *** * ***** *** an *********** ****** **** ********* ***** ***'* ** ***** ******* to *** **** ****** *** ****** **** ****** **** ************ provide.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #6 | 07/14/15 05:18pm

"***'* ** ***** ******* ** *** **** ****** *** ****** each ****** **** ************ *******."

*** ******* ** **** *** ********* *** ** ** ******* problem *** ***** *****. *** ****** ***** ****** ** **** multiple ******* ************** **** *** ******.

*** ******* ** ****** **** *** ******** ***** ***** *** that ***** *** **** *** ****** - ****, **** '****'**', etc.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #6 | 07/14/15 05:19pm

...***** ***** ****** ******* **** *** ** **** ****** *** second ** **** ***...

**** **** ***** ****** ***? ;)

Alexander Gutierrez

07/23/15 02:25pm

***** ********* *****'* (******)'******* ***** ***** ***** ****** ****, * was **** **** *** ********* **** **** ** *** ***. Event ***** ***** ***** ******** **** ** *** ****** **** they ********* ** *******

Jason Spielfogel

07/23/15 06:52pm

****** *** *** ******** ****, *** **'* **** ** *** you're ***** ******. ** *** ****** ** *** ******* **** the ****** ***** **** *** **** *** ** ** ********** significantly ** **** *** ********* *** ******* **** **** ****, so **'* *** ************** ** *** ****** *** *****. ****** have ********* **** ******* *****.

**** *** *** "**** ** *** ******" *** *** ** more ********?

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Jason Spielfogel | 07/23/15 07:26pm

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

********* ** *** ******** **** *** ****** "** ***********" ** 1:41, * ****** ** ********** ****** ******* ******* ** *** middle ** *** *****.

*****, ** ***** *** (**** *****) ********** ******** ** *** individual ******* ***'*?

** ** **** ************** ******** ** **** **** *** *** zero *******, ** *** ********* **** *** **** **************?

Jason Spielfogel

07/23/15 08:28pm

* ***** **'* ********* ** **** **** ******* ** ********** impossible ** ***** *** ** ********* ****** ** ****. **** overlap **** ***** ** *** ********* (*** ********* ******** *** you *** ** **** ***** ** ****** ***** **** ******* to ******* *** *********) *** **** ******* ***** ** *** blending ** ****** ** ****.

* **** *** *********** **** *** ***** * ************ ****** reducing ****** *********** *** **** ******** ** **** ************ ** the *******.

** *** ** **** ******** ****, ****** ********** ******** ** performed *** ********** ** *** *******, *** ** *** *****-**********.

***** *** **** ********** ***** ** *********** ***** ******** **-*********** to ** **** ** *** *****. **** ***'* ** ******* line (*'* *** ****** ****** *** ** *********** ******* ********), but ** * ******, ** *** ***** ** ** *** complex * *********** ** ** ********* ******** ** *** *****. That's *** ** *** ** **** ***** **** ***'* ** made *********, *** * ******* ***** *** **'** *** ********* for **** *****-***********.

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