An Alarm is Not Enough Security for Your Home
According to every crime statistic report, home invasion crimes are on the increase. The poor economy has made criminals more brazen and no neighborhood is impervious to home invasion crimes such as burglary, assault, rape and in a few cases, murder. Even though the windows and doors are locked, it is hard to relax and feel secure in one’s home these days.
Many homeowners have opted to install alarm type security systems. Alarm systems have many advantages, such as automatic notification to the police of a breach and warning to home inhabitants of security breach; some systems even include smoke detection and automatic notification to the fire department. Another real advantage of an alarm is that the culprit is likely to be deterred as soon as they hear the screeching of the alarm. Home alarm systems are very sophisticated and they not only alert to the breach of an armed entryway, but to the sound of breaking glass. Alarm type security systems are convenient and generally easy to use. However, something they cannot do is record any information about the perpetrator.
If your home is protected by an alarm security system and a burglar attempts a break-in around 1am some morning, as long as the alarm is armed it will sound and the burglar will likely flee. The police will come and take a report but unless you or someone in the home sees the burglar during the incident, there will be no physical description for the police to use; chances are the burglar will not be caught for attempting to enter your home. An alarm is not enough security for your home.
To completely protect your family and home, a CCTV surveillance system along with the alarm system is the best solution. CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) can be installed outside the home, inside the home or both. In the home invasion scenario above, an outside CCTV surveillance camera would catch images of the offender and provide the police with a suspect description; thus dramatically increasing the chances that the suspect will be captured and convicted.
CCTV installations are available in two types: PC and non-PC Based. Non-PC Based systems plug into a standard TV set with RCA cable; both live and recorded video can be reviewed on the TV screen. Non-PC Based systems are generally equipped with plug-ins for DSL or cable internet connections that enable the viewer to watch the security system cameras via the Internet utilizing a web browser. PC Based CCTV surveillance systems are optimal when a high quality recording device and remote viewing is required. There are many advantages to PC Based systems, such as viewing images from your home’s CCTV cameras and recording directly to the PC. You can watch images from your cameras in real time via the Internet using a laptop, PC, cell phone or PDA. Today, the most frequently installed CCTV security systems are PC-Based since most homeowners already have a PC in the home that can be used for monitoring and recording purposes.
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