cavcom 0 Posted September 19, 2016 I have had a lot of issues with this brand, I love the price and camera selection but Im not sure its worth the headaches. I use avigilon and axis for my premier brand and Hikvision for my entry level , anyone got another brand in the same price range that has had good luck with? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ericq 0 Posted September 19, 2016 I have had a lot of issues with this brand, I love the price and camera selection but Im not sure its worth the headaches. I use avigilon and axis for my premier brand and Hikvision for my entry level , anyone got another brand in the same price range that has had good luck with? Samsung Wisenet Lite series? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 190 Posted September 19, 2016 I have had a lot of issues with this brand, I love the price and camera selection but Im not sure its worth the headaches. I use avigilon and axis for my premier brand and Hikvision for my entry level , anyone got another brand in the same price range that has had good luck with? Hi I think everyone is giving up on hikvision.... But since you have hiks already installed and you might have Tvi hiks then look at the new range from dahua ..... They now sell hybrid cameras .... Not. As in recorder ... But as in camera.... All cameras are analog or cvi or tvi. No need to buy a format type the camera detects the format of the recorder and as from next month all cameras will be all in one cvi Tvi analog and IP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ak357 0 Posted September 19, 2016 I have had a lot of issues with this brand, I love the price and camera selection but Im not sure its worth the headaches. I use avigilon and axis for my premier brand and Hikvision for my entry level , anyone got another brand in the same price range that has had good luck with? And I use Avigilon with HIK without any problem Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cavcom 0 Posted September 20, 2016 I have had a lot of issues with this brand, I love the price and camera selection but Im not sure its worth the headaches. I use avigilon and axis for my premier brand and Hikvision for my entry level , anyone got another brand in the same price range that has had good luck with? And I use Avigilon with HIK without any problem That would be a great setup with my opinion the best software with the best Bang for the buck cameras, if I try this setup anything I need to know? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cavcom 0 Posted September 20, 2016 I have had a lot of issues with this brand, I love the price and camera selection but Im not sure its worth the headaches. I use avigilon and axis for my premier brand and Hikvision for my entry level , anyone got another brand in the same price range that has had good luck with? Hi I think everyone is giving up on hikvision.... But since you have hiks already installed and you might have Tvi hiks then look at the new range from dahua ..... They now sell hybrid cameras .... Not. As in recorder ... But as in camera.... All cameras are analog or cvi or tvi. No need to buy a format type the camera detects the format of the recorder and as from next month all cameras will be all in one cvi Tvi analog and IP Thanks Tom I am going to research them now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ak357 0 Posted September 20, 2016 That would be a great setup with my opinion the best software with the best Bang for the buck cameras, if I try this setup anything I need to know? Not really, Just use SADP for HIK then add them to Avigilon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssmith10pn 0 Posted September 20, 2016 Not as cheap but Axis M series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cavcom 0 Posted September 20, 2016 That would be a great setup with my opinion the best software with the best Bang for the buck cameras, if I try this setup anything I need to know? Not really, Just use SADP for HIK then add them to Avigilon What's SADP ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thewireguys 3 Posted September 20, 2016 If your looking at Hikvision you should understand and be be comfortable with the fact that they are owned by the Chinese government http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/chinese-supply-cctv-cameras-britain-sparks-security-concerns-1581595 SADP is Hikvision's discovery tool Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 190 Posted September 20, 2016 If your looking at Hikvision you should understand and be be comfortable with the fact that they are owned by the Chinese government http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/chinese-supply-cctv-cameras-britain-sparks-security-concerns-1581595 SADP is Hikvision's discovery tool Also there cloud is owned by the government along with there ddns service Share this post Link to post Share on other sites