Home Security Systems – Video And Audio Are A Must

We all feel more secure when we are positive no one can gain unlawful entry into our homes. Whether we are at the grocery store, away on vacation, or sleeping soundly in our beds – safety is always a priority. Because of this need, home security systems have been on the market for almost a hundred years. Recent advances in technology, however, have made buying a home security system about as complicated as it can get, so many homeowners tend to buy the wrong one, or go without.

Nowadays, video is everything. We can’t just expect to have an alarm go off as the door or window is pried open, and then have the burglar run scared as he takes off. A loud noise is certainly going to scare someone into thinking twice about robbing your home or your office, but will it catch the bad guy? Probably not.

Professional thieves know that it takes at least five minutes for police to respond to a home invasion. Within that time frame, even with a loud alarm going off, they can quickly find your jewels, money, and high electronic gear – and be gone – before help arrives.

Some homeowners have been convinced by many alarm companies that silent alarms are the way to go. Wrong! There’s nothing as useless as allowing some burglar into your home… And giving him five to ten minutes to wipe you out, or worse – to harm you. Having an alarm go off that no one can hear – including the bad guy! – is pointless!

What you need and what the police want is video! They need to see the guy’s face! If they are lucky they’ll even see the getaway car and a license plate, and perhaps his buddies who helped.

As long as you are adding video cameras, make sure you have cameras that include motion sensors – these cameras follow movements. There’s little sense in installing video cameras and then finding out that all the action was out of camera range! Make sure you have at least a camera at the front door, and then put alarms on each window. A super effective system will have cameras and alarms at each entrance, and cameras and audio that cover the entire property.

If nothing else, at least have a good motion camera, with audio, installed at your front door.

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