High Quality Camera / Processional DVR System | Certified Vendor Better than Costco
High Quality Cameras | Processional DVR System | Certified Vendor Better than Costco
A comparison study of Costco vs. a solution provided by packages offered by professional solution providers yields the following results. While Costco systems might be appropriate for your system, it’s important to understand the differences between what is offered at locations like Costco and your professional vendor.
- Legal Comparison
- Quality
- Feature Benefits
- Overall Satisfaction
Legal Comparison
The text overlay has been a time proven solution. It’s hard coded imprint on the video with time stamp, and continuous monitoring has for years been a method to strengthen the case in employee theft cases. Without the overlay, the burden requires more comparison of point of sale data, and does not prove that no tampering occurred. The continuous feed of text overlay and video combine presents a journal of documentation that is very clear and straightforward for anyone reviewing the case.
Quality
For many, the quality of cameras system provided by places like Costco are adequate. The considerations for buying a system are mostly budgetary. If your budget is to consider the next 5 years of operation, the features, flexibility and camera quality of a more professional system bring a significant value.
Feature Comparison
Most notably would be the remote viewing, the ddns server (The ability to connect to your store from anywhere using just the hosted websolution, not something like logmein.com which is not designed and does not work well with camera systems).
The IPHONE, Smart Phone, Android apps are simply a must feature for new business owners, but they will find these features lacking in the capabilities of those purchased at Costco.
The Integration with Point of Sale. While more costly, the integration options significant boost the value of the camera system.
Finally, we can considerations for you if you are looking at online purchases. Many of the surveillance manufacturers have policies that void the warranty if product is purchase by certain vendors, or under certain circumstances:
This is the Speco Policy:
Sales Policy
Speco Technologies only sells wholesale products through authorized distributors to ensure that customers obtain proper support and service.
If a Speco Technologies product is purchased from an unauthorized distributor or other source, including retailers, mail order sellers and online sellers, it will not be honored or serviced under existing Speco Technologies warranty policy. Any sale of products by an unauthorized source or other manner not authorized by Speco Technologies will void the warranty on the applicable product.
Speco Technologies does not authorize Internet or mail order product sales.
If you have questions about a reseller, or would like a list of Authorized Dealers near your location, please contact Speco Technologies at 1-800-645-5516.
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