Startup Rhombus Systems Says Twice the Features, Half the Price of Verkada

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Sean Patton
•Published Jun 04, 2019 16:02 PM

Closed cloud systems may be the fastest growing segment of video surveillance with Meraki and Verkada. Now another California company is joining the market, startup Rhombus Systems who says they offer twice the features and half the price of Verkada.

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Comments (40)
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Duncan Ross
•Jun 04, 2019

*** *** **** ********* *** ** my ******* * *** *** *** end *****, *** ***'* **** *** better, ** ** **** *****, ******

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Undisclosed #1
•Jun 04, 2019
IPVMU Certified

****** **** ****

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
•Jun 04, 2019

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

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

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John Honovich
•Jun 04, 2019
IPVM
In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

** *** ***** * *** ******* to ****-******* ***** ** **** *** pages ******, *** *******, ***.

**** ****, *** ***** **** **** archived **** ****** ** ** **** links. ** **** ******* **** *** update ***********.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
•Jun 04, 2019

**** **** ** ***********. **** ********** to **** * ****************** ***** ********** versus **** ******* **** ****** ** no ********** ******* ** ***** *******. Who **** **** ******? 

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Undisclosed Integrator #5
•Jun 04, 2019
In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

*'** *** ** *** ***** ********** because *'* * *********** ******** *** secretly ***** ********** ***** ******, ***, yeah, ** **** ** *********** ** watch. 

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
•Jun 04, 2019

** * ******* *********? * *** camera **** **** ******* ** *****?
****'* *** *****?

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Michael Miller
•Jun 05, 2019
In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4

****** **** *** **** ***** *** calls ** * *******: ****** ****   

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Garrett Larsson
•Jun 05, 2019
In reply to Michael Miller

*** - ** ** *** *** reasons ** **** **** **** ** (Rhombus *******) **** * *** ******, but ****** ** *****.  ********* ** enable ******** **** ******* ***, **** and ****.  

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Michael Miller
•Jun 05, 2019
In reply to Garrett Larsson

******* **** ** **** ****.  *** REAL ****** ** *** ********* ** the ***** ***** ** *** *** don't *** *** **** *** ****** just **** ****** *** **** **** up **** * ********* **** *** it ** **** ** ** ********** people. 

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Garrett Larsson
•Jun 05, 2019
In reply to Michael Miller

*** *** ******* **** *** ********* is * *************, *** ***** *** solution *****'* ****** ************ (** ***** video ** *** ******) **'* ****** more ***** *** *******.  ** *** store ** ********** ***** ** **** really ********* ** ***** ***** ** really **** ***********.

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Michael Miller
•Jun 05, 2019
In reply to Garrett Larsson

** ***** *** ****** *** ** a ******-***** ****** **. 

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Undisclosed Integrator #4
•Jun 05, 2019
In reply to Michael Miller

***** ****** *** ***** ***** ***** is *** ***** *** ***** **** yet.

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U
Undisclosed #1
•Jun 05, 2019
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Garrett Larsson

**** * ***** ** **** ;)

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Scott Smith
•Jun 05, 2019
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Undisclosed #1

*** ****** **** *******. *** ****** have **** * ********. ;-)

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U
Undisclosed #1
•Jun 05, 2019
IPVMU Certified

****, *********** * ****** ** * rhombus, *** ** ******* **** **** it * “******”, **** ** ****** real ******.

 

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Undisclosed #10
•Sep 07, 2019
In reply to Undisclosed #1

*** ******* **** *********** **** ** think ** *********'* ****. ******* ***** too. ***********?

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John Honovich
•Sep 07, 2019
IPVM
In reply to Undisclosed #10

* ***'* ****. ** **, *** bigger ****** *** (*) ****** * name **** ** **** ** *****, i.e., '*******' *** (*) *** ****** the ****** **** (**** *** "**************.***" not "*******" ***** ** *** ****). That's *** ******** *** **** ** names **** ******* ** ***** **** problems.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #6
•Jun 05, 2019

*** ** ***** ****** ***** ** the **** **** ****** ** ******** the ******** ** ***** *** *** recognised ** *** ** ** ***** a ******** ******* **** *****? ** seems ********** ** **** *** ****** at * **** **** ******* *** jumped ** **** ****** *********. **'* not **** ** **, ** ** can ****** **** **** **** ** China.

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John Honovich
•Jun 05, 2019
IPVM
In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #6

******....*** ****** **** **** **** ** China.

**. *** ** ********** ****** ** a *******, *.*., ** ****** ********** ******* ****:

****** ** * ******* ** **** list, ***** (***) ** *** ** the ****.

*** ****** ******** *** *** ******* to *** ***** *** *******, ***.

** * ****** ** ********, ****** is ******* ********** ** * ******** country. ** * ****** ** *********, it ** ******** ******* ** *** PRC's *****.

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Clint Hays
•Jun 05, 2019
In reply to John Honovich

***** *** * ***** ****** **** Trump **** **** ****** ******* ** recognized ****** ** * ******** ****** from *****. ** ** ** *********** them ** * ******** ******* *****.

 

****, **** **** **** ******* ********* at **** ******!

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Undisclosed #1
•Jun 06, 2019
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Clint Hays

***** *** * ***** ****** **** Trump **** **** ****** ******* ** recognized ****** ** * ******** ****** from *****.

****** **** *** ** ******’* ********* Taiwan ** * *** ;)

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U
Undisclosed #7
•Jun 05, 2019

******* ****** ****** ***** ******* ** *** ******* ***** **** ** *** ******* Camera!

**, ***** ******* ******* ** *** the ******* *******, ******* ***'** ******* but **** ** **** **** ** be ********* ****** *** ****** ********* ** *** AWS ***** ** *** ****** *** ****** ** SD ****, **** ******** ** ***** camera, *** ******** *** *** ** top. *'* **** ** *** **** the ******* ****** ** **** **** of ******* ******* ******* *** *** of **** ***.

**'* ******** ***** *********... **** ***'* need ** **** **** *** ************ of ******** *** ****** ******** (******* QC ***** ** ********) ** *** NVR (***** ** * ***** ** firmware + ** ** ****, ******** Micron) *** ******* ***** ** *** VMS. * ***** *** *** ***** formation ********, *** ** ****** **** takes * ******* ** **** ** up *** **** * *** **** you *** **** **** *** ** their ******** *******.

******** ** ***** ** *** ***, probably * ******* ** **** ********? Any ***** ****** + ** **** + *** ******* *** ***** ***** AWS?

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Garrett Larsson
•Jun 05, 2019
In reply to Undisclosed #7

**** ** ******* (**-******* *** *** of *******) *** *'** **** ** and ******* ** **** ** **** comment.  

* ***'* ******* **** ***** ******* do, *** ** ******* ** ** not *** *** *** ****** ********* or *** *********.  *** ** *** video ********* ******** ********, *********** *** ********** ********* are *********** *** *** ** *** secure.  ** ** *** **** ****** that ** ******* ** *** *** of *** *** *** ********* **** can ******* ************* **** **** ********* over **** *** + *** **** latency ** ***** * ****** *** web, ****** *** ******* ******* ***** cannot ** ******** ***** *** *** camera ********* ********.

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Undisclosed #7
•Jun 06, 2019
In reply to Garrett Larsson

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

** ** *****, * ******* *** referred ** ******** ** * "*** company". ** **** *** ***** *** to ***** ***** *******? ** * VMS ****** *** ***** *** ******** system ********* ******* ** ** **** to ***/ ******* **. * ****** systems ************? *** ** ***, ** you *** ******* ******* ***** ********* cameras ** ********** ***** ****** ******?

* ****** *****/ ******* ***** ********* like **** ** ****** ****-** *** bricking ** *** ******** ** *** end **** ******* ***** *** ************...

GL
Garrett Larsson
•Jun 07, 2019
In reply to Undisclosed #7

***, ** ** *** ********* ** a *** ** * ***** **** specifically * "***** ***" ***** ** have ******** ********** ********* ** ** with *** *******.  

** ***** ** ********** *****, **'** definitely **** ** ** ** *** future.  ***** *** **'** ******* ** delivering ** ********** ********** *** *** customers **** *** *******.  **** **'** nailed ****, ** *** ********* **** a ****** ****** *** ***** *******, then ** ** ********* ** ***** consider.  

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Igor Keel
•Jun 05, 2019
3dEYE

**: *********** #*

*** ******** ** ***** *** *** some **** ** *** ******* ********* technology *** **** *******, *** *** AWS ***********/***** ******** ** *** ********* to *** *** ** *** *** for **/* ***** ********** (**********: ** use *** *** *** ***** ******** pipeline).

*** **** ***** ********** *** ******* streams *** ** *** *** *** RTMP *** **** ********* ** *** for * **** ****, *** ** does ******* *** ***** ****** ******. In *** **** *** *****, *** amount ** ***** ******** *** ******* has ********* **** **** ** **** than *******-******* ********* *******. ** ***** *** ** ********** to **** ********* ******** *** ******* **** specialized ********* ******** **** ** ***** and ****** ** *** ******.

******* ****** *** ********* *** ** implement **** ********* ********* ***** ******* ******. ** ***** ** ******* **** HLS ** ****-**** *** **** ********** by ********** *** * ******, *** therefore *****.

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U
Undisclosed #8
•Jun 07, 2019

** * *** * ******...  *** I ** *** ** *****. *** do ***** ********* *** *** ******* they **?..**** ** *** ***** ***** deck *** ***********...** ***** ***** ** scale * ***** ******* ** ********** RMR *** ******** ***********  ******** **** a ****** ****** ** *** *** answer ** ***** ***********... *** **** timeline ** ************* ** ******* ******** when ***** ** ************ *** ** taking * ***** ** *** ***.

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U
Undisclosed #7
•Jun 07, 2019
In reply to Undisclosed #8

** *** ************ (**********) ******* * cut ** *** ****** ************ ** say ***** * ** *? ** is ** **** ** *** ******* purchase?

** ***** ** **** *** *** being **** **** ** ******* ** the **** **** ****** ***/ *** in *** **** *****:

*. * ******* ******* **** ***** moving *****, ****** ** ****** ** sell (*** ***** **. **********) ** customers **** ******* ************

*. * ****** ***** **** **** makes *** ****, *** *** ** more **********, ********, *** ****** ** terms ** ****** ******* *** ****** decisions **. * ******* *****

*. ******** ********* ****** **** *** a ******* ** ******* ** *******

*. **** ****** *** ******* **** in ***** ***** ***** ******** ** the ************ ******* *** ************ *** a ****** **** **** *** ********

*. ********** *** ******* ****** ** later ***** *** ** ****-** ** the ******** **** *** ******* **** is ****, ******* **** ****** ****** out *** *** ******* ******** *** camera

*. * ***** ****** **** ******* customers, ** ****** **** ** *** sea

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Garrett Larsson
•Jun 07, 2019
In reply to Undisclosed #7

* ***'* ***** *** ***** *******, but ** (*******) **** *********** * cut ** *** ****** ***.

U
Undisclosed #8
•Jun 07, 2019
In reply to Garrett Larsson

* **** **** ******* **** ** luck... ** **** ** "* **** row ** ***".  *** **** ***** to ****** **** *** ** *** best... * ***** *** *** **********/*********** have * **** ***** ** *** hardware ** * ****** *********** ******** (because ***** ** ***** **** ****/*******) and *** **** *** *** ***... after *** *** ******* *** ****** just * **** ****** *** *** RMR *******.  ***********, *** *********** (****** be ****** "**********" ***** ***** ** nothing ** ********* ****/**) *** ***** nada ** ******* *** ******* ** earn **** ***...**** *** **** ****** into **** ****** ***** *** *** bearing *** *** ****.

U
Undisclosed #9
•Jun 07, 2019

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U
Undisclosed #1
•Jun 07, 2019
IPVMU Certified

******* **** ***** **** ** ** sell ***% ******* ***********, *******, *********, they **** ** * *** ** direct-to-end-user *** ******* ******** ******* **** do *** **** ****** ******** ** service ****** *** **.

*** ** ** *************, *** **** ever **** ****** ***** ******* ** selling ****** ** ***-************ *******, *** **** ********** *** direct *****?

***** * **** ********** ******* ** a ******* ***** ****?

****, *** *** ****** **** ** dealer?

JH
John Honovich
•Jun 07, 2019
IPVM
In reply to Undisclosed #1

**** **** **** ****** ***** ******* is ******* ****** ** ***-***** *** **** *******, *** **** ********** *** direct *****?

* ***** **** ** * ******* pattern *** ******** ** **** *****. When *** ***** ***** * *******, virtually ** ********** ** ******* ** resell **** ******* ******* ** *** risk *** ********** ** **** *******, so ********* **** ** **** ****** or **** ****** ** *****. ****, many ********* **** ** ****** ** a ******* *****.

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U
Undisclosed #1
•Jun 07, 2019
IPVMU Certified
In reply to John Honovich

**** *** *** ****** ***** *****.  but ** *** **** ** ******* of ******* *** ******* ****** *** no ****** **** ****** ****** *****?

** ** ****** ****** **, **** made **** ***** ***** ******* **** the ****** ******* * *** ***** back, * ***’* **** *** ********** they ****, *** ** ***** ** shocking ** **** **** *********** *********** direct ***** ** **** *****.

****, ** ** ** ******* ** the ********* ********, *********** *** * cut ** *** ***,  ** ***** also * ******** ****** ***** ****?

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U
Undisclosed #8
•Jun 07, 2019
In reply to Undisclosed #1

** ** **** ** ****** * bell.  ********* ****** ** * ***% channel *****, *** **** ** **** fall *****.  ** ** *******, **** sold ******** ** ***** ****** ********* from **** ***** (*** ***** *** today)... ** *** *** ** *** day ** ** ***** **** ***** does * ******* ***** ****.  *** VSaaS, * ***'* ******* *** ******* has ****** ***** ***** **** *** installation ** *** ********.

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Sean Patton
•Sep 10, 2019
IPVM

*** ****** *** **** ******* ** reflect*** ****** ******* *** ********* *********:

Cameras *** *********

******* ******* ****** ****** **** * **** factors:

  • ** *** ****** / **** ****** Cube: $*** **-**** ** $*** **-**** on ****** *******
  • ** *** ****** / **** ****** Cube **** ****: $*** **-**** ** $385 **-**** ** ****** *******
  • ** *** ****** / ***** ****** Outdoor ****: $*** **-**** ** $*** 40-days ** ****** *******
  • **-***, **-* *** ****** / ***** stream ******* ****: $*** **-**** ** $1,199 **-**** ** ****** *******

****** ********** ************* *** **** *** camera, **** ******** ** *** ** camera ********, **** **** $** - $199 *** ****, **** ********* *** multi-year ******** *****. ** ********* ******** the ********* ********:

** ******** ******* *** ******** ** R1 ********, *** ***** ** *********, and ** **** ** ********** ***** storage:

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Sean Patton
•Sep 10, 2019
IPVM
In reply to Sean Patton

***** ** *** ****** * **** related ** *** **** ****** **** fisheye *** ****-***** **** *******:

*** **-*** *** **-* ******* *** significantly **** ********* **** *******'* ******* cameras, ** *** **** ** *****, but *** ***** **** ********* **** similar ******* ****** (******* ******* ** $899 ******** ** *******'* $*,***).

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

********* ******** **-**** ********** ***** ******* matches *******'* ******** ** *** **** price ($*** *** ****** *** ****). Rhombus *** ****** ********** ********* *** initially $*** *** ****** *** ****, but ***** ******* *** ** ********** $120 *** **** *******. **** ***** the **** ******* **** ********* *************, but *** ***** *** ******** ***** storage, ** ** ******* *******.

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Sean Patton
•Nov 06, 2019
IPVM

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

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Joey Walter
•Sep 02, 2020
IPVM • IPVMU Certified

********** ************** ***** ** *** ******* **** and ***** **** ************* *** ********* today.

**** ****** ** **** ******* ** reflect *** ********* *******:

  • *** ****** ****** ********** (**** **** ****** *********,**** *** ****** ** ******* ****)
  • ******* ******* ***** ******* *** **** model
  • ******** ******* (** ******* ** ****** offered, *** ******** *** *** ********** and ************)
  • ********* ******* (** ****** ******* *** R1 *******, "********" ** ******** *.*. unusual ******** *********, ****** ***********, ******* counting ** ****** ******* **********, **** are **** ******* ** ********** *******)
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