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**** **** *** ******** ********** ***** in*** ************ ********** *** '*****' ****** ** this ******, *** ** **** ******** many. *******, ** **** *** ******** some ******** ***** **** ******* ***** or ***** ***** ************* **** ** strong ******.
Executive *******
**** *** *** **** ****** *** each ******* **** *** *****:
- **** *** ****** ********:*** ****** ******* ****** ** ** chambered *** ***** **** ******* ** some ****, * *********** ****, ****** its ****** ****** ****** ****.
- **** *-**** ** ******:*** ***** *** ******** **** **** response ** *-**** ******, *** ** miss ****** *******, *** **** ***** quality.
- ****** **** ******** *** (*** **/*):****** **** ******** ****** (******* ** low **** ********) **** *** **** cables ** **** *** **/* ************* in *** *****, **** ********* **** installability.
- ***** **** *********** ******:*** "**" **** *** ****** (********-**) suffered **** *** *********** *****, ******* ~30% ** ******** ********, *****************, ********* demographic ***********, *** ********* ********* ***** in **** **** ***** **********.
- ***** *** ********* ******:*****'* *** ********* ****** (*******) ******** poor *** ***** *******, **** *** most ****** ** ******** ** */*** cameras ******.
- ***** ********* *********:*****'* ********* ********* ********* **** ** the ****** ** ***********, ********** ******* ******** ** ****** high *** ****** *** ********* ******* to ***** ** ******** ******* ******** tracking **** ********.
- ****** ***** ** ******:******'* **-***** ***** ****** ******* ** recognize **********, ********, ********, *** ******* to ******* *********** *********, *** ********** activated ** **** ******, **** ****** photos ** *** ***** **** ** a **** ******* ** *** *****.
- ********* ********** **** ******** ***:********** ******** **** *********** ********* ******: Vehicles, *******, *** ******* ******** ** people, ********** ****** **********, ********* *********** information, *** ****.
- ********* ***** *******:******* *** *** ***** ********* ** our******** ********* ********, *** **** ****** ** *** test ** ******* ** **** ***** alert *******, **** ** ******* ****** by ******* ******, *******, *** *******.
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- ********* ********* *********:*********'* ********* ********* **** ***** *** worst ********** ** ***********(**** ***** *** *******), **** ***** alerts ****** ** *******, *******, *******, and ****, **** ***** ************ ** both *** **** *** **** *** models.
- *** ** **** ****** (**-******):*** **-****** *** *** ****** ****** camera ** ****** ***** **** ****** ********, ********* *** ***** *** *****/** (below) *** *** ****** ** ******* tested, **** **** *** *********** *** higher **** ******* ********.
- ******* ********* *********:*******'* ********* ********* **** ********* ** passing ****** *** ********* ** ***** mode, ******* ***** ****** ** *** analytics ******** **** *** ********* **.
2GIG *** **** ****** ********
*** ******* ***** **** *** ****** is **** ** ******** ****** ******* handling ** ******* ** ****** ****.
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Axis *-**** *** **** ****** (*****)
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Copper **** ******** ******* *****
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Dahua *** ********* ****** (*******)
*** ***** ******* *** *** ** the ***** ********** ** ******* *** *** / *** ****** Shootout, **** **** ******* ** ********** high *** ** *** *****, ******* its ********** ** *** "*********" *****.
**** **** *** ********* **-********-*** ********* poorly ** ****, *** *** * much ***** ******, ****** **** ******** 2+ ***** ***** ** ******* (******* ***** ****** ** ***), ***** *** ***** ******* *** newer.
** ******** ** *** **** ** detail, ** ******** *** **** ****, with ******** **** ******* ** *** center ** *** ***** ** ****, and *** ***** *********** *****, ***** other ******* ******** **** **** ********.
Dahua **** *********** ****** (***-********-**)
** *** *****, ******** ********-***** ******* ****** ***** *** *** live ** ** *****'* ******, *********:
- *** *********** ****:*** ****** ****** ** ********* ~**%+ of ******** ***** ***** **** ********, due ** ******** ******, **** ***** of *********, ******** ******* ****/****, *** low ***** ******* *** ******** ** failures.
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** ****** ***** ****** ** **** video:
Dahua ********* *********
******** ** **** ****** ** ***** ****** ********* ********, *****'* ********* ********* ******** **** two *********** ****** ********* ****** ***** would ******* ** **** **** ***** use:
- ****** ******** *******:** *** ****** *******, *****'* ********* frequently ****** ******** ****** ******* *****/******** indoor ****** ** ***** ***** (~**' and ******).
- ******** *** *** ********:** ******* *****, ******* ****** ** alarm ** ******** **** ~**' ********, despite ************ *** ******** *** ****** properly ** ~***'+.
Google ***** ** ******
****** ******* ***** ** ***** ****** was:
*******, ** *** *****, ** *** several ****** ************* **** *****:
- ***** **** ********* ** *********** *** sort ** ****** (******, ****, ***.) or **** ** ***** ****** (***** rooms, *****, ***.).
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*** *******, ***** ** **** *******, the ****** ******** *** ****** ** the **** ** * **** *******:
Hikvision **********
*** **** ** ********* **** ******** NVR, **********, ***** **** *********** ******, including, *** *** ******* **:
- ******** ******** ** ******
- ******* ******** ** ******
- ******* ******** ** ******
- ******** ******** ******
- ***** ************ *********
- **** *********** ********** *** ******** ** all
- **** ****** *** ******** ** ***
** ****** ******** ** ***** ****** and **** ** **** ***-****** *****:
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Hikvision ********* *********
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Hikvision ***** *******
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Hikvision ***** ******* *******
*********'* ****** *** **** ****, ***** Value ********* ***** *******, *** ******* ****** issues.
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TVT ** **** ****** **-******
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*****, ********* *** ********* ** ******* of ******* ******, ***** ********* **** after ************ *** **** ** ******** setup:
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Comments (8)
Undisclosed Integrator #1
After reducing the sensitivity on the UNV Analytics, you can eliminate the clouds and shadows problem. But the bloody squirrels will get you every time.
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Undisclosed Integrator #2
Shouldn't this be titled for 2018?
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Luis Carmona
IPVMU Certified | 01/11/19 09:29pm
While everyone seems to look towards "Best of..." lists, I've come to the conclusion the "Worst of...." lists are probably a lot more useful. For example, you can argue the merits in some cases of which should be ranked first of the top 3 or so out of 6 or more entrants. But chances are any of those top 3 will probably do the job at least well enough.
But being at the bottom of the list, or considered mostly a "fails advertised expectations" is pretty bad and a reliable indicator to stay clear.
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Undisclosed #3
IMHO, Dahua was robbed of a well deserved first place.
Although Hik is shown as having earned four (4) awards, the most of any vendor, Dahua should be accounted the same, since the following product was apparently inadvertently omitted from consideration:
Bad: Dahua Villa Video Doorbell Tested
This entrant would likely have swept the field!
Yes, technically the review was posted on Jan 11, two days after the “Worst Tested in Past Year” articles, however unless all the testing took place on the 10th, (which seems unlikely considering the tech support interactions), the product was actually tested and the abject failure was known to IPVM in the days prior to the closing of the awards.
Therefore, this review should be moved from Bad: to Worst.
Thank you.
*Full disclosure: I do not work for Hikvision*
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