Home Security systems. Any suggestions?

[mowin]

Ok, since I had 2 chainsaws stolen the other day, I've been researching home surveillance systems like this one.
http://www.amazon.com/Swann-SWDVK-43...dp_ob_title_ce

Anyone have something like this? Do they work good? Thinking, like anything, you get what you pay for, but something is
better than nothing.
Really don't want a home security company like ADT.

[AY4B]

I have cameras as well but mine have wireless communication with the system. They work well. Mine came with just 2 cameras but we bought 2 more that I still need to mount. We also have ADT. All backed up with my Springfield XD.40. You cant ever have too much security.
Oh I forgot to add my 6 dogs are also part of the system.

[AY4B]

Also never leave your garage door open without you there.
If you have ever experienced a burglary where they took lots of stuff and basically wrecked your house to get the what they got, you will get all the security you can. The feeling you have from that experience does not leave you.

[AY4B]

I forgot to add, I have lots of outdoor lighting. Those new LED bulbs are a wonderful thing.

[Brentc]

I presently have multiple wireless Logitech cameras that work well, but they only are lasting about 2 years and then they start dying. Logitech has discontinued them and offers no support so I'm out a thousand dollars eventually. Anyway, I've been researching replacements and Lorex seems to be a reputable brand that has my interest. I'll most likely end up with them and post the results. Love having cameras tied to my smartphone with alerts. Nice piece of mind.

[Orange Spyder Man]

a question about wireless cameras... how often do you have to change batteries...

osm

[Bob Denman]

I don't need no stinkin' batteries...

[DJFaninTN]

this is what I have done for the past 8 years. i cannot tell you how many people, HOA's and fortune 100 companies I got calls from who went cheap and then were not happy. they could not see what they thought they were going to see. there can be a huge difference between what a live picture looks like and what a recorded pic looks like.

yes you always, always, always get what you pay for. i am betting your cell phone has a much better camera than what you are looking at with that system. a one mega pixel camera is 960x1280. that system you are looking at says it is 960x480 so not such a great pic. forget blowing it up and drilling down into the image should you need to look closer at an image.

then if you are looking towards a very bright light or the sun, that camera is going to be blinded. think of it as someone taking a very bright flashlight and shinning it into your eyes. same thing happens to cheaper cameras. to avoid that you would want to look for what is called a wide dynamic range camera. it eliminates that for the most part.

then don't get me started on the cheap 3rd world county wire they use in these kits. it just doesn't hold up to heat and humidity over time.

this is the reason you should find yourself a local independent company who handles video and can sit down with you and help you plan and execute a video system.

[DJFaninTN]

a question about wireless cameras... how often do you have to change batteries...

osm

wireless cameras still need a power supply of some type. in case you are using some type of game camera or something along those lines.

[Motorcycledave]

Fort Knox!!!!!!

I have cameras as well but mine have wireless communication with the system. They work well. Mine came with just 2 cameras but we bought 2 more that I still need to mount. We also have ADT. All backed up with my Springfield XD.40. You cant ever have too much security.
Oh I forgot to add my 6 dogs are also part of the system.

[AY4B]

a question about wireless cameras... how often do you have to change batteries...

osm

You dont use batteries, they plug into any 110 plug. The video signal is what is wireless.

[AY4B]

Mine is called a Uniden Guardian. I got it at Costco. It was one of their least expensive systems. Just a few hundred dollars.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

...Geese or even better Swans.......I'm serious......................Mike , ....................sorry to here about your issue

[Frank G]

You might take a look at Ring.com I have the doorbell system and plan on adding the security cameras. The system works as advertised.

[mowin]

...Geese or even better Swans.......I'm serious......................Mike , ....................sorry to here about your issue

Yes, geese would have alerted me that someone was out there, but what if I wasn't home?

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Yes, geese would have alerted me that someone was out there, but what if I wasn't home?

...Actually they do a H*ll of lot more than make noise.....especially Swans......they are really more like Pitbulls that are RABID and They don't back down... .......Mike

[Bob Denman]

But then you're always dodging all of the extra crap in the yard from them...

Which I could never reliably manage to accomplish!

[cuznjohn]

i have this system with 8 cameras, all wireless and they work great http://www.amazon.com/Lorex-LH024501...ystem+with+dvr

[mowin]

The problem I have with the wireless, is the cameras need there own 110v power supply. Kinda tuff running a line to each one.
The wired system has the power, audio/video all in one, and they connect to the DVR. The DVR's 110v power supply powers the whole system.

I've been reading alot about the different systems, camera types. Still not sure which system I'm going to get.

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

I don't need no stinkin' batteries...

yea but that only works if you can see them

[AY4B]

The problem I have with the wireless, is the cameras need there own 110v power supply. Kinda tuff running a line to each one.
The wired system has the power, audio/video all in one, and they connect to the DVR. The DVR's 110v power supply powers the whole system.

I've been reading alot about the different systems, camera types. Still not sure which system I'm going to get.

It's a lot easier to run wire from the nearest plug than each one to the dvr. My shop is about 120 feet from my house. My problem is it can not be placed inside a steel building.

[Bob Denman]

yea but that only works if you can see them

You don't know my unique situation
My office is right next door to my house, and we can see everything...

[mowin]

It's a lot easier to run wire from the nearest plug than each one to the dvr. My shop is about 120 feet from my house. My problem is it can not be placed inside a steel building.

I've got an old house with not a lot of outlets. I'd have lead cords all over the place.

[Bob Denman]

I've got an old house with not a lot of outlets. I'd have lead cords all over the place.

Have you considered having an electrician do some "updating" to your power situation?
All of those lead cords are a potential source for a call to 9-1-1...

(Sorry... it's just the Insurance Guy; worrying about his friends. )

[DrewNJ]

yea but that only works if you can see them

Don't need to see much with one of these....just get it pointed generally in the right direction. Also keeps you from shooting your neighbor in his bedroom 3 houses down. uploadfromtaptalk1455134434040.jpg

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