Re: DSC 864 or 1864

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On Feb 6, 11:36 am, "Roland Moore" <rol...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The main difference in the 832/864 and the 1616/1832/1864 is RoHS and CP-01.
> There is not a lot of differences in feature set (okay set your own daylight
> saving schedule) between the old and new. There was a recall on the panel
> but it only affected the SIA transmission format and a near full event
> buffer. If you're looking for a "bug free" panel I don't think any vendor
> fits there. Everyone has their own little issues. DSC is not a top of the
> line product. DSC is a main stream, low end, high volume panel vendor. If
> you want to "upgrade" then there should be some features you have in mind to
> upgrade to. Once you list those features it would be easier to recommend a
> panel that would fit.
>
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I agree, no "bug free" panel, but I would think that the last version
of the 864 was more stable then the new 1864, since it had been out
for some time, but you guys are the experts.  And since I'm not
affiliated with DSC and doing this on my own, I would imagine I don't
get any recall upgrades.  My main issue with my old 832 was that
'drive you crazy' door chime on all the keypads.  And I figured with
the 864 I had more room to grow, specifically with more zones and
partitions (my 832 had 27 zones used).  I'm just trying to decide what
the lesser of two evils are, 864 or 1864.