Re: DSC 864 or 1864

["Roland" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The way some companies work is to have the dealer be the "Beta" for the
product. Others do not. In any case the 832 has been out there long enough
so there aren't any surprises left I'd say. When there are problems with
panels, I have had manufacture's engineers fly in to (think) they were going
to tell me how the cow ate the cabbage, but left with their tail between
their legs owing me thousands of dollars in tech time. I am not saying that
was DSC, but I am not saying that wasn't DSC. Having a panel with 27 zones
is not a lot of zones and the 832 can handle that easily. As you know the
832 has 2 partitions with 32 zones. The 1832 has 4/32 and the 1864 has 8/64.
If you need a panel with more partitions consider upgrading. If not then
wait. If you like DSC, you'll be happy to hear it is overhauling its MAXSYS
line. It certainly has more features than the Power Series does. It should
be here in about 2 years.

<bigjess007@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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.
>>
>> <bigjess...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1170744088.154732.270980@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
> 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.
>