Re: DMP XR500 vs. DMP XR200

["Jackcsg" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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?