Re: DSC 864 or 1864

["alarman" <alarman2000@xxxxxxxxx>]

What's wrong with your 832?
js
<bigjess007@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have some questions about DSC's 864 and the new 1864.  I had an old
> 832 installed and am looking to upgrade to the 864.  Since DSC
> released the 1864, the original 864 line is hard to find.  I've read
> that the new series of panels including the 1864 has been very buggy
> and already went through 1 recall.  So to the experts, what do you
> advise?
>
> 1.  Should I stick with the original 864?  If so, can someone
> recommend a good vendor to purchase?  And importantly ---- what
> version of the panel should I be looking for, I'm guessing I should
> get the last version of the 864 panel before they discontinued that
> line and went with the 1864.
>
> 2.  Should I just upgrade to the new 1864?  I've read it's buggy.
> Since I'm not affiliated with DSC, how would I get panel upgrades ----
> I can't correct?  I've read the new panels are upgradeable, but I'm
> guessing since I'm not in the biz I don't get the upgrades without
> buying a new panel.  I programmed my last panel and will be
> programming this one, but I'm not looking to want to deal with bugs.
>
> Thanks everyone for your time.
>