Hikvision or Dahua NVR - Iphone remote viewing

[hippak]

Hi All.

I am at the point now where I've narrowed down my setup requirements and was set on a 6 4PM Hikvision Cameras + a Hikvision NVR. After reading several threads on here it looks like there is alot of folks who are transitioning over to Dahua.

I was wondering what the consensus is if I am planning on Running an NVR and require remote access via and iphone?

Any feedback on Hikvision's NVR Iphone App versus Dahua would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[bababouy]

The apps for both Dahua and Hikvision are good. I know that the push notifications work well through idmss. I use both for several different systems each. I use playback features as well as the mic in and audio out features.

 

[hippak]

Thanks! Given that the apps are similar in terms of functionality what are some differentiators which lead people to choose Dahua or Hikvision? I understand that price wise Dahua are generally cheaper. Are there any other considerations I should have?

 

[username]

FWIW, yesterday Dahua published an update to close a vulnerability reported last month. CVE-2017-3223. If you go w/ Dahua make sure you upgrade the firmware if applicable.