Hikvision's summer brochure is advertising a new line of windows based hikvision nvrs and servers called Blazer Express and Hikcentral. These new nvrs are not listed on their website, but only on their promotional brochure. Anyone have any information on these? According to ADI, a blazer express 16 channel with no hdd sells for $1275 special order to give everyone an idea of pricing prespective.
New Line of Windows Based Hikvision Nvr's
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Here is the HikCentral product announcement with details. A quick summary of it:
- HikCentral is being marketed as a CMS, not a VMS, meaning that it manages Hikvision recorders but it does not directly record cameras.
- Hikvision is discouraging this as a competitor / replacement for 3rd party VMSes: "It is not designed to replace a third-party VMS partner already in use. If third-party VMS is in use, the customer is encouraged to continue using the third-party VMS and simply add Hikvision cameras. Alternatively, if an RFP specifies a third-party VMS that actively partners with Hikvision, we would encourage the customer to use the selected VMS with Hikvision cameras."
- Licensed per camera, with the 'base' appliance or software only coming with 64 (or 300) licenses included.
- Dealer only and requires a 1/2 day of training.
