Re: DMP XR500 vs. DMP XR200

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I guess I'll buy to play with. Only 32 areas? ... and what 900 users ? :-)

Have you tried one of the new glass keypads yet? Just wondering

Rob


"Jackcsg" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Not sure why he wouldn't want to sell you an XR500. It costs less for a
> dealer than the 200 with an iCOM router. It just has area arming (32 to be
> exact) Rather than the home/away mode or the perimeter/interior modes of
> the
> 200.
> As far as the Processor goes, both communicate via SDLC Protocol, which is
> practically 40 years old, and still the fastest in the Industry today, I
> wouldn't let that be a decision.
> The "Flash" on the 500 is nice for updates though, which there has been 12
> so far.
> Both come with 10 zones on board, so size really isn't the issue, just the
> expansion.
> All DMP panels and devices are "future proof", as they are all
> backward/forward compatible, and have been for over 25 years.
> The 500 is better priced on the Internet Monitoring side of things, if
> that's also what you're looking at.
>
> Jack
>
> "blueman" <NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> We have been talking with our alarm company about the XR500 vs XR200
>> panel for use in our home.
>>
>> I prefer the XR500 since it has built-in Ethernet (vs a module
>> add-in), flash upgradeability, and generally upgraded electronics
>> relative to the XR200 which by now seems to be getting a bit long in
>> the tooth (for example the XR200 runs on a Z80 micropocessor which I
>> believe powered the original TRS-80 PC back in the late 70's). In
>> general, the XR500 seems to offer better future-proofing.
>>
>> On the other hand, the installer is pushing the XR200, saying that the
>> XR500 is really only for commercial installations. Specifically, he
>> says that it doesn't even support "home" and "night" modes and that it
>> is much more complicated to use.
>>
>> Any first hand knowledge and recommendations out there?
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