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Consumer Reports might have some good information. They usually have quick and easy to read information. Put up a phony camera housing to take attention away form the real stuff.
Are you willing to prosecute?
Will you have a face you can see?
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Get a big dog.
Costco sells them. They were on sale a month ago.
Zoneminder is free, open source and runs on Linux. You only need a computer and cameras.
(2) On your budget, Sam's Club has a 4 camera "Night Owl" model with an 8" LCD monitor that looks like a good system.
open source http://www.zoneminder.com/
I have not used it but that’s what I would look at.
Needs someone who can install linux/unix software, etc.
Then, software costs you nothing, package seems pretty good, you just need to pick hardware ($400-type pc, wiring, cameras, cards on the pc that cameras connect to) and buy it.
http://www.boschsecurity.us/en-us/
Everything you need, highest quality in the world, lower prices than you’d expect.
The National Security Administration, the CIA, and FBI headquarters in Quantico are among the satisfied clients.
The gubmint is already watching your house.
I am as well; however, us siblings installed one on our inherited farm last year. No one lives there, but we have web access and email alerts for any detected activity outside and inside. The farm system was a Ganz system with up to 16 channels. I would never buy that for my home—cost about 10k$. Cycles one month records.
Comparable systems can be purchased for a lot less, I believe. Something else I will also buy are the wireless game camera systems (camo and longterm power—battery and solar) to mount in the woods on trees for our property. About $250 a pop to catch all “non-conventional approaches” and transmit to house/web monitoring system. Use circular buffering to record the time you want. At this time, I would estimate 2-3000 bucks for a suitable system. No specific components picked out yet.
Thank you all, knew I could count on freepers to lend a hand...Great links and info...Not to do some reading!
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