Vivotek Favorability Report 2019
Taiwanese video surveillance manufacturers, even relatively large ones like Vivotek, have lost ground in the PRC-China-driven race to the bottom. With market dynamics shifting, how would this impact Vivotek?
Vivotek favorability results improved only modestly from 2017 and are barely net positive, as shown in the graphic below:
In this note, we share 100 comments from 200+ integrators and examine how they felt about Vivotek and why. Comments fell into 8 themes ordered from most prevalent to least prevalent, as shown below:
- Not impressed / cheap / poor quality
- Good product / value
- Dated / dying (despite good fisheye) / marketing is bad
- Product just ok
- Not as good as others
- Overpriced
- Poor choice for commercial
- Outlook
*******'* **** *** ************ *** +*, climbing **** **** **** ** *** -1. *******, *** ******* ***** ** integrators, ****** */****, ***** **** ******* about *** *******. ****** *** **** they ****'* *** *** ****'* **** much ***** ******* **** ** ****** half ** *** ******** ********. * comparison ** ****'* ** ****'* ******* is *****:
Not ********* / ***** / **** *******
*** ***** **** *** **** ********* with **% ** *** ******** ******** was **** ****** **** *** ********* with **** ******* *** ** ***** or **** *** ******** **** ***** and ** **** *******:
- "** ********* * ******* ** ***** cameras **** *** ***** *** *****'* impressed."
- "**** ** ******** ******* ******* ********. The *** **** * ******* **** their ******* * *** ************. *** promised * ****** **** ***** **** license ****** ** **** ******** ********** and **** ***. *** ****** ****'* perform ** **********."
- "**** ***-**** ****** ******* **** * ton ** ********* ***** *** *** a ****** ** **** ** ******* in ** **** ** ******** ** pursue. ** *** **** ** *** small ****** ******* *** *********, ********** and *** ******* *********. **** ******* image *** **** ** ***-******* ******* and **********."
- "*** *** ***** **** **** ** their ***** *****, ***** ********* ***** and ***** *****. * ***'* ***** it ** ********** ******."
- "**** *******."
- "**** **** ** ***** *****."
- "*** *** **** *** *** ***** cameras ********. ** ***** **** ** the ****** **** * **** **** but **** *** *** **** ** position *** **** ****** ** *****."
- "* *** **** ********** **** **-*******, and * ****'* **** **: **** and *** * ****-******** *********, *** very ********."
- "***-***** *******."
- "*******."
- "***'* **** *** ***** ********."
- "*** *** **** *** *** ***."
- "**** *********** ******."
- "**** *** **** ***** *******. * saw **** ******* ** ******* ** a ******** **** *** **** **** very ***** *** *** *** *** and ***** ***'* ** **** (******* to ***** ***** ** ******** ** indicate ******). ******** ** ** * retail *********** *** ****** **** ** cheesy ** * ****-*** ***** *****."
- "** ***** **** *** ***** ******* is **** ***. ** **** ***** a *** ***** ***** *** ******* PTZ ***** *** ** ** **** back *** ****** ** ********."
- "*** ***** **********."
- "**** ***. ******* ******** ********."
- "***'* **** ***** ******** *********."
- "**** *** **** *********** ****** **** Vivotek *******. *** ******** ** *** great."
- "*** ******."
- "**** *****, *** **** *** *** job ****."
- "*** ****** ** *** **** ***** professional ****** ******** ** **** ****** suitable *********."
- "* ** *** **** *** ******** interface."
- "*****, **** ****. *****."
- "**** ******* ***** *** **** ******* products."
Good ******* / *****
**** ** **** **** ***** *** thought ******* *** * **** ******* that ******** * **** *****. **** commented ************ ** *******'* **** ******* or * ********** *****, ***** ****** specified ******* **** *****, **** * particular ***-****** ****** ** *******'* ******* cameras:
- "***** ***** ** *** ******* **** - **** ******* - *** ******* is **** ** ******** *** ** a *** ** *****."
- "**** ******* ****."
- "******* **** **** **** *** *****. Only ******** * **** ***, **** from *** *** ******* *** *** IR's ** **** ** ***** ********. Other **** **** * **** **** a *** ** *******."
- "**** *********, ********."
- "**** **** **** *** ****** ***** but *** ***** ******* *** ***********. Seems *********."
- "**** ***** ********. **** ***** *** deg *******. ************, ******-** ***** * think ** **** ** *******."
- "***** ******* *** *******. ****** *** cost *** *** *** **** *** pay ***."
- "***** ******* *** *******."
- "**** ******** *** *******."
- "****: **** ***** ** *******."
- "**** *******."
- "******* ******** ** * **** ***** point."
- "***** *** ******** ***** ** ** favorable."
- "**** ******** ***** ******** *******. ** do *** **** **** ****** ** failures **** **** ** ***."
- "******* ***** **** *** ** *** better ***** *************, *******/******* ******* ** be **."
- "**** ***** * ******** ********."
- "**** ******* *** *** *****."
- "******* *** * ******** ******** ** work ****. ******* **** **** ******* line *******."
Dated / ***** (******* **** *******) / ********* ** ***
**** ** **** ** ******* ******* provided * **** ***** ******* *** company *** *** *** ******** **** dated, ** **** *** ******* *** dying *** / ******** ** ****** due ** * **** ** *********, with * ****** ** ****** ****** even *** **** ******* ******'* ******* has ***** *** **** **:
- "* ***** **** **** **** ***** came **** *** ****** **** ***** 360 ******* ******. *******, * **** them **** ****. *** **** **** first *******, *** *** ********** ******* by ******** **** **** *** **** they ***, *** **** ******."
- "**** ** ** **** ******** ***** Vivo, **** ******-*** ******** *** *********** camera *******, ** ******** ***. ****** though, *** ****** *** ******* **** used ** **** *** ** ****** much ******* ***** **** ***** **** some ***-****** ******* **** *** *****."
- "** ** ******* ** *** *** reputation *** ***** ** **** **** new *****."
- "** *****'* **** **** ** *** Vivotek ******** ** ***** * *****. Haven't ****** ******** **** ******* *** our ********** ** **** **** **** somewhat ****** ** *** *******."
- "******* ***** **** ******** ***'* ** around *** **** ******."
- "**** ***** ***** ** *** **, but ****** *** *** ****** ** the *******."
- "**** ***** **** *** * **** RSM, *** **** ** ********* ** our ****. * **** **** **** alright ******* *** *'* *** ***** to ******* **** * ***** ************."
- "**** *******, ********* ***** ***********."
- "**** *** ********* *** ******* ** several *****. **** *****'* **** ** have *** ****** *********** ****."
- "** *** **** * *** ***** since **'** ****** **** *******. *** quality ** ***** *** ******** *** very **** ** *** ****. ** have *** *** ** ******** ** trying **** *** *****."
- "**** *** **** ** * ***** now, *** ** **** ********** *** not ****."
- "***** * ***** *** **** **** great. **** ******** *** *******. **** tried **** ***** *******, *** ****'* impressed **** ****** *******. **** *** quirks **** ****** ******."
- "* **** ***** ** **** *** know ****** ** ******* ***** ****."
- "* *** **** *** *********** ***** ago *** ** *** *** **** anymore."
- "*** **** *** ******, *** **** we ****, *** ******* *** ***-*** at ****."
- "******* ******** ****** *********. **** *********."
- "*** **** ********** ** *** **** few *****, ** **** *** ****** nobody ****. ** *** ****, * was ***** ************ **** ***** **********. We ***** ** ****** ***** ******** many ***** ***."
- "*** ****** ***** ******* *** * long **** ***, ** ** ***** idea ** ***** ********* ***** *** last **** (**** **** * ***** ago)."
Product **** **
** *********** **** **** ***** *** product *** *** ********** *****, ** really *** *** ******** ** ** overly ******** *****. **** ****, ** was ******** **** *** ********* **** likely *** ******* ** **** ***** or *****, ****** *** ********* *** a ****** *************, ***** **** ****** it ** ***** **** **** **** not *** ******* **** ** ** all *****. * ***** ****** **** that ***** *** ************ *** ****** good *********, ***** *** * ******* or ******* "***" **** *** ** the *** ** ********:
- "* **** ***** ********, ***** ******** is **** (*** **** ****, ** AI, ** *** ******** ***** * years ***). ***** ******** ** **** durable *** *** ******** ** ***** cameras ** **** **** **** ** do, *** * ****** ***** ** these ***** **** ** ******** *** accomplished. ***** ******** ** **** ****. I ******* ***** **** *******, ** is ****** ********** ** *********. ** confidence ** ***. ** ******* ********** this ***** *** ** **** ******. Frankly, * ****."
- "**** **** **** *** *** ** much ****** *** **** **** * lot ** *** ******** ** ***** and ** ** *** **** ** their ********* **** **** **** *** VMS ************. ***** **** * ****** look ** ***** **** ****** ************ to *** ** ** *** *** them ****."
- "********* ********, ***** ***********, **** ***** and *****, ***-***** *****, ***** **** support *** ** *** **** **** is *** **** *** *** ***** a ******* **** ***'* **** *** back **** **** ******* **."
- "*******-**** ** *** *** ***, *** price ************ ** *** **** ********** anymore ** ** ******."
- "** ***'* *** * *** ** their ********, *** **** ** **** they **** ****** **** *******."
- "****'** **."
- "** ******* - *** **** **** used * ****** ** *****."
- "**. **** ** ***** *** **** what *'** ****. * ****** ******** that **** *** ******* *** ***** cameras."
- "*** * *** ********** ****** *** the *****, ***** ** *** ***** and **** *****-**** ********."
- "*** **** *********** *** **** ** service ******* ******* **** ** **** over ** * ****. **** *** okay. ******* *****, ****** ********* ** work ****."
- "**** ****** * *****, ** *** trust ****** ** *****. *** * lot ** ***** *** ********. **** more ** *** & *** ******."
- "** *****."
- "**'* **, ****'** ************* ******."
- "******* ** * **** *******. **** their ******* ***** ** ******* **** make ** *** ** *******. ****** have *** * **** ************ **** this *****."
- "******** *** **** ** *** ***-*********** brands *********. ** ***'* **** ** that ******, *** * ******'* *** away **** ******* *** ***** ***********."
- "**** *******, **** ******* *** ******** and ******* ******* **** ** **** limited. ***** **** **** **** *********** to ****** ** ***** *****."
- "***** ******** ***** ** ****, *** their ******** *****."
Not ** **** ** ******
**** ** **** *** *** ******* that ***** ******* ***** ** ****, it *** *** ******* *** ***** that ***** ************* ***, **** **** naming ****, *****, ******, *** ********* as ****** ************:
- "******* ****, *** ****** *****'* ******* as **** ** **** ** ******."
- "***** ******* ******* ** ****, *** Vivotek ** * ******-**** *******. ****'** just *** ** *** ***** ** Axis *** ****** ** ***** ** picture *******, *** ****'** ***** ****** good. ****, **** **** * ****** of ******* ** * ****** ****, small **** ******* ***** ************** **** from **** ***** ************* *** *****."
- "**** ***** *** *** *****. **** to *** **** **** ****** ********* took **** *** *****/*********** *****."
- "** ** * ****** ******* *** we ***** ** *********** ** ****** for *** ***- ***-**** *******."
- "*** **** ***** ****** *********** *** to ***** **** *********."
- "**** **** **** *** * ***** but ********* **** **** **** **** better ******* *****."
- "* **** **** *** ************* **** cannot ******* ******* ********* **** ****, Hanwha, *****."
- "* **** **** * *** ** Vivotek ** *** **** *** ***** Hikvision *** **** ******* *** ***** products, ******* *****'* **** * ******."
- "******* ****** *** ** ****** **** the *********** *******."
**********
******* **** **** **** ** *** product ****** ** *** *** **** it *** ******** ** **, ** was *** ********* *** **** *** integrator ***, ***** *** * ***- to ***-**** ******* *** * ******* price:
- "** ******* ** *** **** ** Vivotek *******, ** *******, **** *******, good ******* **** ** *** ******* don't **** ** **** ***** *** good ******* **** ** ****** * MP *******, * ***** ******* ** no **** *********** ******* *** **** and ********. *** ***** ** ******, therefore, ** **** **** ******** *** replace ******* **** *****."
- "** **** *** ******* ******* **** one ****** ****** ** ****. *******, at ** ******** *******, ** **** plenty ** ******* ********. * *** no ********** ** *** *******, ***** than *** **** ** *** ******* seem ** ** **** ******** ** Axis & ******, *** ** ** not ******* ******* ** ** *** same ******* ** ****."
- "**** ** ***** ******** **** **** construction ** * *** ****. **** a *** **********."
- "***-**** ******* **** * ***-**** ***** manufacturer."
- "********* *** **** ** **."
- "***** **** **** *******, *** **** don't **** ** ******* **** *** wholesalers *******, *** *** ******* *****'* seem ** ** ** **** **** competitors."
Poor ****** *** **********
**** * *** ***** **** *** manufacturer *** *** * **** ****** for **********, ****** **** ** *** really **** **** * ***********-***** *******:
- "***** **** * **** ****** *** home/residential, *** *** *** **********."
- "**** **** ** **** * **** product *** **** **** *** ********** for * ********/*** ****** ** *** enterprise/government ***** *** ** ***'* *** any ****** *** ****."
- "**** ***-****** *******."
- "***** ***** *********. *** * '************' grade ****** *********** ***** *******."
*******
***** ******** ************* *** ********* ********** may **** *******, ** *** ******* is ***** ** **** ****** ** a ********** ********** ********, **** *** going ** **** ****** ************* **** in ********, *****, *** *********. ******* they *** ******* ** **** ** do ** ******* ** ** ****.
* **** **** * *** ** these **** *** **** **** ***. I **** ******** ***** ******* ******* times *** ***** **** ** ***** that ***** ***'* & ***'* *** at *** *** ** *** ****. I ***** ****** ** **** ****** when ****** ** ********* ****'* ******* to *** *** ***** ***. **** in * ***** ***** ******* ******* themselves **** **** **** ** **********. I *** ****** ********* **** ***** daisy ***** *** ****** * *** years ****.
** **** **** ***** ******* ** some ******** *** **** **** **** well *** *** **** ****. *** motion ********* ******** *** * *** finicky. **** *** **** ****** **** the ******* ***** ****** ****** *** needing ** ** ********. * **** used **** ** ** *********** ** Axis *******. * ** ****** ** sell ** ***** ***-******* ****** ****.
* ****** ******** **** **** *** ActiveX *** ***** *******.
** **** **** ** **** ********* shipping ******? ** **... * **** to ******** ** **** *** **** clinging ** ** ****.
** **... * **** ** ******** if **** *** **** ******** ** to ****.
******* ******* * ********** ******* ** camera *************. ******* ** **** *** is *** ***** *******... ****** ******* ******* *** ***** ************
** ** *****, *** ********* *******, just ******** *** *** *** **** industry ** ******* **** ** ***** to ******* ******* *** ***** ******** issues.
** ********** #*,
****** *** ** ******* ******* ****** models ** ******* ******** ******* *******. Although ******* ** ****** ** ** by *******, ***** *** *** ****** and ******* ** ****** ******* ******* installing ******* ******. **** ** *** snapshot.
***** *** *****. **** ***** *** ******* ** ***** **** ** alternatives ***** **** *******. ***** ******* should **** *********** ********** **** *** I ***** ** **** **** ********* if ***** *** ** ****** (**** if *****) *** *** ** *** IE. *** ******* ****** *** **** be ** ****** *** ****** ** currently ******** ******. ******* ******* ****** is **** *********** *********** ** ******** "business ** *****" **** ********, ******** browsers.
***** *** *** *** ******** ********, Integrator #*. ** **** ******** ** improve *** ******* ** ***-******* ********. At **** ******, *** *********** ** development ****** **** **** *** ************* and ******* **** ** **** ******* itself, ***** ******* ******** **** **** of *** ****** ****** **** ** deliver **** ******* ******* ** ****'* testing. ** ******* **** *** ******** of ******* ***********, ******* **** **** deliver ****** **** ********** *** ***** cybersecurity *********** *** ************ ********.
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*** ** ** * ******** ************, they *** *******.
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** ********** *******, ****** *** *********. Very *** ***, ********* ******* ********, I ***** *** ******** ******** *** from *********** *** ** *** **** the ************. ************ ** ** *******, which *** **** ******** ******, ** have ****** **** **** **** ** Speed *****, ********* **** **** * years, ******* * ****** ***. ** addition ** ** **** *** *** KPC *******, ** ************ *** ******* so **** *** **** **********, *** their **** **** *** *** **** on *** ******. * ***** **** MKT ** *** ****, *** **** its ******** ***** ** **** *******, besides ****** **** ************** ** *** products *** *** ***********.
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******* ***** ****** ********* *** **** forward ** ***** ********* *********** ****.
*****
*** **** ****** *** *** ******* on *** *******? * **** ** install * ******* **** ** **** of ********** *********.
***** ** **** *** *** ****, You ****** ** **** ** ******* all * ** **** ** **** recorder **** **** *** **** *******.
*** *** ******* ** ****** ** an *******. ***** *** ******* *** H.265 *** *** ****** ********** **** as *** *** *** * *** slots. *** ***** ****** *** ***** is **** ***** ***** ** *** can ******** *** ** ** **** with **** * *** ******, *** again ** ******* ** **** *** are ********* *** *** **** ***** movement ******* ** *** ***** ***/** if *** *** ********* ************ ** on ******.
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**** *** ****** ****** *** ****** been ************* *** *** **********.
**** ****'* **** ***** ***.
***** * **** ****** ********* **** don't **** ***** ***.
*** ******** *****'* **** ***** ***.
**** ****.
***, ****** ***** ******* **** *** get **, *** * **** ** least ***** ****. **** ******** *********. First ** ****** **** ** *** better ** **** *********.
*** ******** *** **** **** **** useful, ** **** ******* **** **** them *** ********* *** ******** **** hallways.
***** *******, *** *** **** **** I ** ******* *** ****** *** they **** ** ** ***** **** to **** *** ***** ***** **** Hanwha *** **** **.
*** **** ********* ** *** *** integration **** *******, *********, ***** ** seemless ** ***** ** *********, ******** views, *********, ***. ***** ** ** bs ** *********** ** ** ****** tons ** **** *** ***********.
** ******** *****’* **** ***** *** they **** ** **** ******* ******* to ******* **. *** ********* ******* looks ********** ****** ** ****** *** same ***** *****. *** **** ** true ** *** **** *****. ** focusing ** *** ****** ***** ** matter *** ***** *****. *** **** of *** ******* **** ** *****.
** ** * **** ******* ** Panasonic, ** *** * **** ***** feature **** *** ** ********. ********** at ********* ** **** ****, *** could, ***** *** ** **** **** 60 *****, **** ** **** ********* products.
* ***** **** **** ****** *** the **** ****. ***** ******* ****** the ***** *** *** ** ****. However, * ** **** *** ******-*. We *** **** ** ********* ************ and **********. **** **** ***** *** mounting ** *** **** ***** *** counters *** ** *** **** ******** is ***** ** **** **** **. Anytime *** **** ** ** ***** in *******'* **** *** *** **** they're ***** ** *** ***** ***** a **** *****. ***** *** *********.
*** ***'* **** ***** *** ******** for *** *****. ** **** ******** thousands ** ******* *** ** **** had **** ** ******* **** ***** Rep *** ******** ************.
** *** *** ********, *** ********* 4MP ***** **** ******* ** **** price *** *********** - *** ****** ******** - ****, *****, DW, ******, *********, *******, *******
**** - * **** **** ****** when *** ****** ** *** * think ** *** ********** ****** ** Vivotek ** *** ****** ***** ***-*** model **** *** *+ ***** ***. Their *** ****** *** **** * 9 ** *** ******* **** *** also **** *.*** **** ***** ****** III. ***** *** **** *** ****** Shootout *** *** ****** ******* ****** to ******.
** ******* **** ******* ** ****** for **** ******** *** *** ******-** was **** **** ********* ** *** time. **** *** **** ***** *** models, *** *** ** *** *** cost/fixed **** ********, *** **** ** that ******* ** **** **** ***** be * ****** ******. * ***'* see ****** ****** ** ***** *************** **** *. ***** *** **** new **** **** *** * ******, but *** ***.
****, **'* ***** ****** **** *** 4MP ******** ****'* **** *** **********. **'* ***. *** *********'* ****** Performance ****** *** ***** *** *** newest ****** ** *** ****, ****** to ** ***** ******* *******, *** just *** ****** **** ****** ** many *****.
***** *** ****** *** ********* **** back *****. * ***** *** ****** of *** ****** *** **** *** unbiased. * *** **** ********* ** see **** ***** ** ***** ************** in *** ********.
**'** **** ******* ** ******* ***'* projects *** **** **** **** ******* rates **** **** ** *****. ****** orders **** ****** **.
*****, ********** *** **** ******.
*****, ***** *** ** ********.
****** **** *** ********* ****** ** market ***** ** ******** ********. ******* has/does *** *** ***** *** ***** names (**** ****** *** *** ******** idiot *** ****
*****, **** ****. *****") (**** * small ****** ****** ***). ** **** do **** **** ***** ** ****** for ****, *** **** * ********* they **** ********** ** *** *** product ***** *** ******.
***** ****/**** ******/***** ****** *** ***** the ****, *** **** ** ****** pricing **** ****/****** ** ***** ***********.
**** **** **** ********* *********** **** Genetec *** *********.
******* ***** *** *********** **** **** can't/won't ** * ***** ****** ****** they ******. *** **** ***'*.