justchil

They had most everything covered... but sadly...pretty much everything including a small safe that wasn't bolted down is gone. All jewerly, coins and guns were stolen. They left cameras, tv's laptops all kinds of stuff. When they can afford it they are going to get a much larger/hidden safe that is bolted down. They have 2 german sheps one has some training... but they are too nice of dogs to do anything. They have a 2 year old and another on the way so the dogs kind of have to be that way :\ My sister is too much of an animal love to keep a dog from being spoiled lol. The rear door on the house was waaaaaaay to easy to break entry... a plastic frame around the window... took maybe 10 seconds to snap it and reach inside. We're fixing that with a solid door, cameras, security system on the house and a hidden/bolted safe. I realize from doing network/computer security for years that nothing can 100% keep someone out... but a few different layers can help... and keeping things in a safe that's not in the master bedroom closet w/o bolts is just as bad as not having a safe The male german shep which is 100-110lbs of muscle was found outside the electric fence. We're not really sure what happened but he has only done that a couple times before when chasing a small rodent. I'd say he was either lured with food or tazed... no signs of a struggle that we could find... if he got a hold of someone they would have a bad day. I know he would listen to commands and protect his owners when they are home.

Would a Vari-focal Lens be better vs a fixed lens for a driveway camera? Would it be better for license plates, etc?

Here is a real quick map of the house/area. The fence is nothing special... just 3 strands of barb wire in the front (road side) and some metal fencing in the rear/sides. There is a gate with a padlock coming from the road.

Found these: CNB VCM-24VF Looks pretty nice! I'm not sure how many of these they could afford but I think for the driveway and the back of the house it may be perfect. I'm looking around on http://www.surveillance-video.com.... the DVR's are way more expensive than what I expected for an 8ch

I forgot to say... our budget for the camera setup is 400-700$. We're also exploring options for home security and looking at ADT but we're not sure yet. We could do this ourselves too if we can find a good system. I'm not sure what the budget would be for this yet. ADT looks pretty good... but they will be living here for 20-30 years so the monthly costs will add up! =============================== My sister/bil aren't too tech savvy so it needs to be stable and easy to operate. I also need to make sure the DVR is secured.

Greetings! My name is Andy and I've been in the IT industry most of my life. I know a little bit about wiring, camera specs, etc but I am in a pinch and really need some help. My sister & brother-in-laws home was broken into and all guns, gold, safe, etc were stolen. They live in the country with the closest neighbor being 1/2 mile so they need some security. I hope this it the proper forum to ask! ============================================= The home is located in a field so it's wide open all around the house. It's fenced in with a (now locked) gate. They don't have access to broadband other than a 3g modem/router which won't provide much bw for remote viewing... so this isn't a big deal. I'm looking to start with a 8 channel setup with 4-6 cameras. From what I can see a DVR system is probably the best to start with. It's a new home and we'll be doing all the wiring ourselves. This is a modular home so the entry points are all on the front and rear facing parts of the house. Of course when it was robbed recently it was exploited from the rear by prying a plastic window frame then unlocking the door. Without getting too windy here... I'm looking for a good DVR that will do 8 channels. I would like the best cameras we can afford... we could probably start with 4 cams. I've been looking at a kit at tiger-direct but I don't know how nice it is... http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=165417&sku=Q300-2804 Does anyone have the time to help me out? If I could just find a place that sells quality stuff I can compare/research on my own. We need to install this ASAP. Thanks!