08-02-2014, 09:21 AM
My summary of it is its better to have something than nothing.
Apart from the money Nick the system you are looking for is a lot of technology to battle with. You seem to thrive on it but for me, although I can usually get my head around it, its a chore. Yes! Electronics have become more reliable but the more complex the system the more likely hood of failure. This usually for me is a few years down the track when I have forgotten all I learnt about it during the install.
So, for a rural property with outbuildings you need it to deter the pro thief.
For a house, with one shed and not much in it of great value, in a small town street maybe less is appropriate.
My aim is to deter: to make it more attractive to break in somewhere else in the road than ours. So even dummy cameras might put off the amateur. But a video system, with proper cameras could be the way to go. The pro would see them as the real thing and hopefully go somewhere else.
As to the DVD getting stolen as well, then that’s bad luck. But once they are inside the property is violated anyway. Other items are going to go apart from malicious damage.
What does having the recording do for you then? It may help others, in that they get caught but as you said they will most likely be hooded and disguised so maybe not.
Even if caught does retribution do me any good? Not really, stuff they steal I probably wont get back and I bet they do a lot of damage.
A friend used to leave a large wad of £20 notes in jar on the mantelpiece, his theory being they might grab that and leave the rest alone. I guess these days you could put a laptop alongside it.
Gary
Apart from the money Nick the system you are looking for is a lot of technology to battle with. You seem to thrive on it but for me, although I can usually get my head around it, its a chore. Yes! Electronics have become more reliable but the more complex the system the more likely hood of failure. This usually for me is a few years down the track when I have forgotten all I learnt about it during the install.
So, for a rural property with outbuildings you need it to deter the pro thief.
For a house, with one shed and not much in it of great value, in a small town street maybe less is appropriate.
My aim is to deter: to make it more attractive to break in somewhere else in the road than ours. So even dummy cameras might put off the amateur. But a video system, with proper cameras could be the way to go. The pro would see them as the real thing and hopefully go somewhere else.
As to the DVD getting stolen as well, then that’s bad luck. But once they are inside the property is violated anyway. Other items are going to go apart from malicious damage.
What does having the recording do for you then? It may help others, in that they get caught but as you said they will most likely be hooded and disguised so maybe not.
Even if caught does retribution do me any good? Not really, stuff they steal I probably wont get back and I bet they do a lot of damage.
A friend used to leave a large wad of £20 notes in jar on the mantelpiece, his theory being they might grab that and leave the rest alone. I guess these days you could put a laptop alongside it.
Gary
