Pelco Favorability Results 2021
Pelco was once a huge video surveillance manufacturer, but after a decade of decline and multiple owners, what do integrators think of them now? And how does new owner Motorola impact opinions?
Inside, we examine statistics and commentary from ~200 security integrators on Pelco's positioning, pros, and cons.
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*****'* ****** *** ************* *** ******** (-22%), **** **** */* ** *********** having * ******** ****.
*******, ******** ** **** *** **** stats, *****'* ************ *** ******** ********, with ******** ***** ********** ********** *** a ****** ******** ** *********:
Outside *** **** **** ********
***** **** ** *** ******* ** the **, *********** **** *** ******** towards *****, ** *********** **** **** more ********, **** * *** -** vs **** * *** -* ******* the **.
Key ******
*** **** ****** ** ********** ********* were:
- ********: **** *** ***
- *********** ***********
- **** ** *** **** / *** In **
- ********* / **** *****
- *********: ***** *** ***********
Motorola: **** *** ***
*********** ********* ******** ********** ** ***** responses, **** ***** **** * ****-***-*** attitude, ****** ** ******* *** *********** would ** ******** ** ********.
- "*****'* **** ***** ******* ** * long **** ***** ** ******** ** network *****, **** ** ******** ******** of ***** ***'*, ** **** *** what **** **** ** ******* *** Motorola."
- "* **** ** ** ********** *** think **** **** **** * ***** to *** ** *** ******** *********. Really **** **** ** **** ******** as **** *** *** ***** **... ???"
- "** *** **** **** ***** *** Pelco, **** **** *** $&*#, ******* product **** ** **** **/* **** support **** **** ***** *******. * have *** *** *** ******* **** Pelco ***** ******** ****** ****, *** can *** **** **** ***** **** improve **** **** **** ****. *** Avigilon **** **** **** ** ****** camera ****** *** ********."
- "* **** ********* ****** *******. *** cameras (**** ** ** **** *****) are * ***** *******. "*** *******". I ***** *** ************ **** **** on ****. ******** ********* *********** **** be *********** ** *** ******* ******."
- "***'* *** **** ******** *** ** with ****.....**** ******* ********* *** ***."
- "**** ** ** ** * ***-**** product *** ********** ** *** **** Motorola **** **** **."
- "**** **** *** ****. ******* ** to **** ******** **** ** **** them."
- "*** **** ** ********. **** *** used **** ****, *** ******* ** see ** **** ************* **** ***** other ********* ** **** ***** **** existing."
- "*** *** *** ** *********** *** i ***** ***** ******** ********* ** will ** ******."
- "***** ******* ** *** ***** ******** will **** **** - * ****** Avigilon ******* **** ** ******** ***** to ****** *** ***** *****."
- "** *** * **** *** **** Pelco **** **** ** ****. ** should ** *********** **** ******** **** with ****"
- "**** **** ** ** ******* **, expensive ******* *********. **** *** ********* by ********, ** ** **** *** what **** ** **** *** *****."
- "* **** ** **** *****. ******* were **** ** *** *** ****** really **** **** ****** ********. **** the ******* **** * **** **** had ****** **********. * **** ** see * **** ****** **** ********. We **** **** * ****** ******** however ******* ***** ** *** ** as ***********. **** ******* ****'* **** to **** **** **** *********** **** my ********* *******. **** *** *** a ***** ****** ** ***** *** are ****** ** ** *** ***** way ** ***** ******."
- "*** ****** *****. :-) **** *** what ******* ****** ********."
- "***** **** ****** ****** *** ***** wrt *** ************* & ***** ******* have **** ******** **** & *** no ****** ** *** ***** ******* they **** **** & ***** *** no ****** *** ****-**** ******** ****** of ***. *******, **** *** ****** acquisition ** ******** & * **** of *** ************* **** ** *** US **** ***** *** ** **** for **** ** *** ******."
- "*** *****. ***'* *** **** ******** does **** *** ****."
******** **** **** ******** ** *****'* chances:
- "* *** ******** ***** **** **** experience. * *****'* **** ***** ** several *****. * *****'* **** ** heard ******** ******** ***** ***** *** acquired ** ******** *********. ** ****** their ******* ********* ***'* ** *** worse **** **** ********* ****** *****."
- "***** *** ** *** **** ** follow ***** *** ********** ****, *** all ********* ********, ************ *** ******** bought **** * *** **** ***** of ********* ********* ***** **** **** them **** ** **** **** ** a ******* ************. **** *****'* **** anything ** **** ******** ** *** security ******** *** * **** **** and **** ** *** *** ********** of ******** ************* ***'* **** **** who **** ***."
- "********* ** *** ******* ***** *** a **** ******* *** *** ******** acquisition ** ******** **** ********* *** Avigilon ******** **** **. **** ** Motorola *** ***** *** ******* ****, we ***** *** *** **** ***** they **** **** *** *************."
Acquisition ***********
** ******** ** ******** ** ********, several *********** ********* *********** *** ** Pelco's ******* ** *********:
- "**** ********* ** ***** ******** ** different ********, ** *** ** **** skeptical ** ********* ***** ******* ** the ******* ** **** *********."
- "**** * ***** *.*. ***** *******, it *** **** ** ******* ** IP ********** ****** *** ******** *** got ****** ****** *** *****. ******* mismanaged. **** ***** **** **** **** recognition. **'** **** ********* ** **** project *********** *** ** ********* ****** support *** *********."
- "*** **** ***** *******, *********** ** products *** ******* ***** ***'* *** direct ******/******* ******* *********."
- "** **** ****** ** *****, **'** see **** **** ***** **** **** go. *** ***** ** **** ***** but ****'* ***** **."
- "***** *** **** *** *** **** company *******. * ***'* ***** **** with **** **** ***********. **** * checked, **** **** *** **** ****** anyway"
- "****** ** ******* ******* ** *** past ***********."
Good ** ***Past / *** ** **
**** *********** ********* **** **** **** to *** *****, ******* **** "*** best", "******", ** ****** "****", *** they *** *** ********** **** ** effectively.
- "****** ***** ***** ******** **** ** the ***. ************ ***** ************ *** enclosures. *** ***'* ***** ************ *** enclosures *******?? **** ** **** ** with *** *****."
- "**** *** **** **** ** *** IP *****, **** ** *** *** Pelco's ******* **** *** ****"
- "***** ** *** *** **** ***** of **** **** **. **** ** develop * ******** **** ****** **** to ***** ***** **** *** *** other *******."
- "** **** ** *** * *** of ***** ********* *** **** ***** away **** **. ** ***'* **** the ******** *** ******* ******* *** premium *****. **'** **** *********** * general **** ** **** *******. ** we've *** ** **** *** ******* back *** ******, **** ****** **** forever ** *** **** ** ** some ***** **** **** **** "********" but ***** *** ***** ******** **** the ******."
- "**** ** *** *** **** *** we *** *** **** **/* **** were ****. *** ***** *** * see ** **** *** **** *** their ****** ******** ***** ***** **** older **** *. (* ******* "********" at *****, *** *** * **** care ***** **** *******."
- "***** **** ** ** *** ******** leader (** ** *******) **** ***** ago. * ***'* ***** **** ************ well ** *** ******* ***** **** the ****** *****. * *** * few ********** **** ***** ****** ****** and **** ** ******* ** * project ** ****** ** ******* ***** ago **** * ****** *** ******* integrator *** ** ***** **** **** didn't **** **** ******** ***** **** although * *****'* ****** **** ***** products *** ** ***** *-* ***** so ***** *** ** *********** ***** then."
- "***** *** * ***** **** ** came ** ****** ******* *** **** held **** **** *** *** ****. They ****'* ******** ** ******* **** it **** ** ******* ******* *** it's ****** *****. **** ******* *******, I ** *** **** ***** *** thought."
- "**** ***** *** * ****** ***** from ***** ********** ** *** ****** space *** *** **** ****** ** others ** *** ** *****."
- "*********. ***** *** *** **** ** with *** **********."
- "**** *** **** ***** ****** ****"
- "**** ** **** *** ***** **** they *** ******. ******** ****** *** get **** **** ** *** **** were."
- "**** ***** ** * ***** ** time * ***** **** *** *** slowly ******** ******* .. *** **** do * ****"
- "**** ** *********.... **** * *** been **** *** ****** ****"
- "******** **** ****** ** *** ****"
- "********. ********** ********** ** ****** ** resurrect *** ***** ***** *** **** ancient ************ **** **** ********* ** amber."
- "***** ** *** *** ******** **** hangs ******. **'** ***** **** * Pelco ******, **** ******* **** **** time ** ****."
- "**** ** ** * ***** *******. They *** ********* ***. **** **** dinosaurs, **** ****** *** ** ****** any ****."
Expensive / **** *****
**** *********** ********* **** ***** *** too ********* *** *** ***********/******* ***:
- "******* *** **** ***** ******** ** AXIS *** *****, *** *****'* **** any ***** *****. ** ** ***** at **** ** **** ******* ** switching ** * *** ***** ******."
- "********** *** ****** *** ***** ** what * **** *****."
- "** **** ** *** * *** of ***** ********* *** **** ***** away **** **. ** ***'* **** the ******** *** ******* ******* *** premium *****. **'** **** *********** * general **** ** **** *******. ** we've *** ** **** *** ******* back *** ******, **** ****** **** forever ** *** **** ** ** some ***** **** **** **** "********" but ***** *** ***** ******** **** the ******."
- "****** ********** *** ** *** ******. Nothing ** **** **** ****** ***** than ***** ******* ** **********."
- "**** *******, *** **** **** *** out ** *** ********, *** *********** offers * **** ****** ***** *** the *****"
- "***** **** ****** ******** . **** bad *** ********* **** ** ******** . *** ***********"
- "*** *****, *********, *** ***** ****** options *** ********* **** ******* *************"
- "**** *******, ** **** *****"
- "** ******* *** ********* , * don't **** ********* *** **** ***** of ******* ."
- "** *** ********** ********. *** *********"
- "*** ********* *** ******** *** *********"
Positives: ***** *** ***********
***** *********** **** ********* ******** ** Pelco *******, ******* ********* ********** ***** their ****.
- "**** *** ********* *** ******* ***** we ******** *** ** *** *** gas ********"
- "***** **** ****** ***** **** ** they *** *** ********* *** *** before *** ***** **** **** *** loosing ******."
- "***** *** ***** ****** ***'* **** work *******."
- "**'* **** * **** **** *** I **** * ****** ** ***** PTZ's *** **** **** ***** *** they **** ******* *******!"
- "**** **** **** ** *** *******"
************, **** ********* **** ***** **** was ***** *** ********:
- "**** **** *** ******** *** * while. **** ********* **** * ****** behind *** ***** **** ** *** technology *** ***** ******** **** ****** been *****. ***** ***'* ****'* *** for *** ***** ******. *** * long **** **** **** *** ******** standard."
- "***** *** ********"
- "*****, ***** ******** *********. *** *** forget *****!"
- "********* ******** *******"
*******
*****'* ****** ******* ** *********** ******** ***** *****. *********** ** ******* *********** *** bringing ***** ************* **** ** ** facilities ***** ************* **** ** * strong **** ********* ******, ***** **** integrators **** ******. *******, ** ** still ******* *** ***** **** **** to ******** *** **** ********** *****'* place **** ** ** *** ******, long-term.
********** ******* ****, ***** *** ***.