Smith45acp
Regular Member
I'm looking for some recommendations, here's what I'd like to have feature-wise:
-4 cameras with decent resolution will be enough
-Some sort of low light/infrared capability
-Remote viewing with computer or smart phone
-I'd like a reliable motion sensor activation, or maybe an alert sent to me when something is detected. I figure what good will they be if I'm away and all the cameras do is show me what the bad guys took first when I come home. This is my main concern. My home is very secluded and even if I had a loud alarm going off there is literally no one to hear it, and the sheriff's bare minimum response time would be close to 20 minutes (if he came straight away and hightailed it).
-Again with the alert option - I don't want to have a separate tv monitor on all the time that I have to keep an eye on while I'm puttering around the house, is it possible for a motion sensor alert to automatically turn on a tv or switch the input to the CCTV feed?
I'm thinking a hard wired system will be best. They seem like they'd be more reliable interference/power wise and I'm competent at stringing wire.
While I'm at it, any suggestions for making a secluded home more burglar resistant would be great. My entry doors will be steel with reinforced jambs. I have a sliding glass door that I'm probably going to just switch out, no way to make that any better that I know of. Of course windows can always be bashed in but I'd like to at least make that a required effort. I have two big dogs staying inside during the day that probably only sound scary, I don't think they'd bite anyone (especially if they had biscuits!)
Once inside my firearms etc. will be tough to get to unless they have all day.
Any input is much appreciated!
-Smith
-4 cameras with decent resolution will be enough
-Some sort of low light/infrared capability
-Remote viewing with computer or smart phone
-I'd like a reliable motion sensor activation, or maybe an alert sent to me when something is detected. I figure what good will they be if I'm away and all the cameras do is show me what the bad guys took first when I come home. This is my main concern. My home is very secluded and even if I had a loud alarm going off there is literally no one to hear it, and the sheriff's bare minimum response time would be close to 20 minutes (if he came straight away and hightailed it).
-Again with the alert option - I don't want to have a separate tv monitor on all the time that I have to keep an eye on while I'm puttering around the house, is it possible for a motion sensor alert to automatically turn on a tv or switch the input to the CCTV feed?
I'm thinking a hard wired system will be best. They seem like they'd be more reliable interference/power wise and I'm competent at stringing wire.
While I'm at it, any suggestions for making a secluded home more burglar resistant would be great. My entry doors will be steel with reinforced jambs. I have a sliding glass door that I'm probably going to just switch out, no way to make that any better that I know of. Of course windows can always be bashed in but I'd like to at least make that a required effort. I have two big dogs staying inside during the day that probably only sound scary, I don't think they'd bite anyone (especially if they had biscuits!)
Once inside my firearms etc. will be tough to get to unless they have all day.
Any input is much appreciated!
-Smith
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