Booba5185
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Re: 2000 GTP...and so it begins...(LOTS of PICS)
New (and hopefully final) alarm is in! It's the next model up from what I had before, and is currently the best Excalibur has to offer. Specification wise, it's the same as what I had except for the range (1 mile vs 1500 ft), the color of the remote, antenna, and it comes with a car charger for the remote (woohoo?).
I've had 2 of the previous versions, both operated about the same, and somehow the range got slightly better after a few weeks. My only complaint was range, when it worked it worked exactly like I wanted. This new one seems to operate MUCH faster, by this I mean the confirmation on the remote. When I arm the alarm the remote plays a little video of a car door locking. With the old model it was about a second or so (probably a bit less) before the video played. This model has easily cut that in half. The screen on the remote also has better color and lighting, etc. I'm still charging the remote before I test the range, but before I swapped them I tested the old one and there were a few dead spots in the house. So far, I haven't had any dead spots in the house. Tomorrow at work will be the real test. Surrounding myself in Okuma Lathes, mills, Faunc robots (and safety cages), and all that fun stuff MIGHT give a little signal interference. The old model only worked if I was within 30 feet of the wall I was parked on the other side of.
Overall it just seems like if there was a "best" pile of parts at the Excalibur factory, the AL-2050-EDPB gets it's parts from that pile, while the AL-1950-EDPB get's it's parts from the "good enough not be considered scrap" pile. This is just my initial impression, so time will tell if I still feel this way in a few weeks.
New (and hopefully final) alarm is in! It's the next model up from what I had before, and is currently the best Excalibur has to offer. Specification wise, it's the same as what I had except for the range (1 mile vs 1500 ft), the color of the remote, antenna, and it comes with a car charger for the remote (woohoo?).
I've had 2 of the previous versions, both operated about the same, and somehow the range got slightly better after a few weeks. My only complaint was range, when it worked it worked exactly like I wanted. This new one seems to operate MUCH faster, by this I mean the confirmation on the remote. When I arm the alarm the remote plays a little video of a car door locking. With the old model it was about a second or so (probably a bit less) before the video played. This model has easily cut that in half. The screen on the remote also has better color and lighting, etc. I'm still charging the remote before I test the range, but before I swapped them I tested the old one and there were a few dead spots in the house. So far, I haven't had any dead spots in the house. Tomorrow at work will be the real test. Surrounding myself in Okuma Lathes, mills, Faunc robots (and safety cages), and all that fun stuff MIGHT give a little signal interference. The old model only worked if I was within 30 feet of the wall I was parked on the other side of.
Overall it just seems like if there was a "best" pile of parts at the Excalibur factory, the AL-2050-EDPB gets it's parts from that pile, while the AL-1950-EDPB get's it's parts from the "good enough not be considered scrap" pile. This is just my initial impression, so time will tell if I still feel this way in a few weeks.
