Favorite Surveillance Monitors Statistics

By: IPVM Team, Published on Nov 29, 2017

What monitors are most commonly used for video surveillance? Are they more typically consumer or professional? Are there specific brands that dominate? And how important is the surveillance monitor selection process?

IPVM has answers on all these, based on survey results from 140+ integrators around the world.

**** ******** *** **** commonly **** *** ***** surveillance? *** **** **** typically ******** ** ************? Are ***** ******** ****** that ********? *** *** important ** *** ************ monitor ********* *******?

**** *** ******* ** all *****, ***** ** survey ******* **** ***+ integrators ****** *** *****.

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Integrators ***** ** ******** **. **********

*********** **** ***** ** evenly ***** ** ***** consumer ******** ****** **********, with * ****** ******** preferring ********.

*** *** *** ******* given *** ********** ******** monitors ****:

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***** ***** ********** ********** mainly ***** *******/********** ** advantages **** ********.

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***** **** ***** *********** most ********* *******, ******** by **, ****, ***, and ****. ***** **% of *********** ********* ***** brands, *** **** ** these ******* **** **** 5% ** *********.

Consumer **. **********

*********** ***** *** **** lower **** ** ******** monitors ** *** **** common ****** *** ********* them. ******* ************ ********* commercial ******** ***** * tough **** *** ** the ********** **** ******* of ******** ******.

"********, ****** ******* ** the *****. **** *** buy * **** ** consumer **** *** ********** grade. ** **** ******* the ******** **** * sets ** ******** **** still ** ****** **** commercial ** *** **** run."
"****** ******** **** ** monitors. *** ***** ********* in **** ******. ***** is *** ********** ** price *** *** ** big ** *******."
"**% - ********, ** professional ******* ** ***** difficult ** ******* * reason ** *** ** huge **********. **** ******** monitors ******** *** ***** good ***** ******* *** stability."
"** **** *** ******** brand ** ********. **** modern *** *** **** in ***** * *****, but *** *** ** cheap *** ****** **** dropping ***** **** **** better. **'* ********* *** worth *** **** ** a ********** ******* ** replacing *** ** ***** few *****."
"********* ******** ***** ***** size ** *******. **** the ******* **** ** low, **'* **** *** to **** ** *********** occurs ****** **** *** commercial ***** ********."
"** *** *** **** to ********* ********** ******** when ******, *** **** a **** **** ********** clients."

*******, **** ******** **** commercial ******** *** *** only ****** *** ******** used **/*, **** **** in *** ******** **** common ** ******** ******.

"** *** **** ********** grade ********. **** ** our ********* **** ***** these ******* *** *** everyday ** ** **** provide **** *** ******* quality ******** ** ***** image ****-**. ** *** to ******* ******* *** maintenance ********* ** *** of *** ********* *** a ******** ***** ******* would **** ** **** risk ********** **** ******* replacement **** *** ****."
"********** ***** ** *********. With ******** *****, ******** need ** ** ***** to ***********."
"** ********* *** ********** grade ******** ** ***** are ********* ******* **/*. If **'* ********* **** like * *********** **** 9am - *** **** something **** ***-***-***** ***** be ********."

Samsung ******

*********** ********** ******* **** often ***** ***********, ***********, and ********** ******* ** reasons *** ***** ***** monitors.

"**** ** ******* *** to ******** *** **** performance. ***** ** **** a *************."
"******* ******* **** **** proved ** ** *** best ******* *** **** over *** **** ****"
"** **** **** ********* Samsung *** ***** ****** Monitors *** ** ******* name *********** *** ***********."
"** *** ********* ******* HD **'*. ** **** found ***** ** ** 100% ******** *** ********* working ****."
"******* ******* ******** - entire ******. ***** **** been ***********. ****** **** failure *** ****** **** issues **** ***********"
"*******, **** *******, **** to ***, **** *******."
"*******. *****, ***********, *** availability"
"*******. ******* ** ***** robust ******."

************, **** **** *** other *****, ******* *** mentioned ****** **** ******** and ********** *****.

"** *** ******* ********** monitors. ***** *******, *** failures, *** ******* *** Hanwha ************ ** **** good *******."
"******** *** ** ****. Pelco, ******* *** **** used."
"** ******** *** **** monitors *** ****** ** applications, *** **********-***** ******* monitors ***** *** **/* for ***** ***** *** large ******* ************."
"********, ******* ******* ** Vizio. * *** *** those ** ******* **** from ** ********** ** it **** ***** ** my ********"
"*** **//* ******** ******* Commercial."

*********** ********** ** **** often ********* ***** ** their ******. *******, **** respondents ********** * ********** for ** **** ********* Samsung, ********** **** **** loyalty ** *** ** brand.

"**. ********* ******** *** perform ****."
"** **********. ***** *** 24/7 *** * ********* image."
"******* ** ** ******* the **** ***** *** delivery **********"
"** *** ** *** Samsung. ****** ******* ** price ****** *** ***********."
"**** **** ** **** tvs **** **** ** NVR ** **. ** or *******."
"** ** *******. ****** because ** ***** *** can ** ******** *** cheap."
"******* & ** ******* of **** ***** ** quality."

****

*********** ***** **** ***** price *** ************ **** often. **** **** ********* reseller **********, **** **** monitors **** ***** **** PCs.

"** *** *** **** UltraSharp **** ** *** time. *** ****'* **** been ******** **** * good ********."
"********. ****. ****** ****."
"**** ****/*******/************"
"********* ******** - ****. Readily *********, **** ********, available ***** **** **********."
"* *** ** **** because **'** * ******** and **** ** **** the ** ************"
"**** ********** ** ********** Dell, **** *** ** contracts. ** **** ***'* have * ******* **** will *** *** ******, we **** ** ***** options ** *** *****, consumer *****, ** ****."

***

****** **** ********* **** others, *** ******** **** of *** ********* ******** from ***********, **** *******, warranty, *** *********** **** cited.

"*** ***** ** ** my ********* ***** ** monitor, ****** *** ***** durability. *'** *** ****** of *** ******** (******* at *** ***** *** in ****) **** **** been ** **/* ******* for **** ** *****! In ****, *** **** time *'** *** *** of ***** *** ******** fail *** **** ** was *******! **** (**** story - *** **, it *** *** ******* by **.) **** **** significantly **** **** *********** monitors ** *** ****, but *** ***** ****** has **** ***** *** well ***** *** **********. We've **** ********* **** other ****** ** ******** on ***** *****, *****, Acer, ****, **, *** even **** "**-****" ** "no-name-you've-ever-heard-of" **** - *** they ******* *** **** about *** **** - dead ***** * *****."
"****** ** "** ** right" **** *** *** and ****** ********."
"* ********** ***** ** commercial ***** **** ** NEC *** ********* **** squawk ** *** ***** and ********* ******* ***** own ******** ***** **** as *******."

****

*******, ***** *% ** respondents ********* ****, ****** citing ***** *** *** money.

"** ** **** **** or *** ***** "********" monitor. ** ***** ****, quality ** ****, *** they *** ****** ******* them ******* **** *** fairly ***********."
"****** ********, ****, **** monitors *** *** *****"
"********* ** **** *** Acer ** **** ******** for *** ***** *****."

Comments (3)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

11/29/17 08:27pm

"** *** ******* ********** ********. ***** *******, *** ********, *** through *** ****** ************ ** **** **** *******."

*'* ******* *** * ****** ************ ***** ** **** ******* for ******* ********? *** ***** * ******** ** ******* ******** monitors **** **** **** ** ****** **** ***** ***** *** Samsung ****?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 11/30/17 05:00pm

****** ******* ***** *** ************ ******** ** ***** ******. **** are ***** ******* *******. * ******* **** *** ****** ******* models ***** ********** **** ******* ******* ******. ***** *** *** 4k ******. *** **** *** **** * **** ********.

Undisclosed Distributor #2

11/30/17 04:19pm

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

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