Home security systems were made to make us feel safe and comfortable in our homes – whether we are there, or on the road. There’s nothing quite as comforting as being able to snuggle into your bed at night feeling completely safe and secure. If anything goes “bump in the night” you know you’re OK.

With the advent of CCTV, video is now the best security option possible. Loud alarms, flashing lights, heavy bolts, and live feeds to the local police department all have their place in the security business, but without the all important video, most bad guys are never caught.

A professional burglar knows the business. He can disarm most systems and understands about loud alarms that aren’t hooked up to anything outside the house. He knows that if an alarm goes off, he still has enough time to find grandma’s pearls, your good silver, and the cash in the freezer – and be long gone before the first police car arrives on the scene.

Many alarm companies sell silent alarms and convince homeowners this is the way to go. Unfortunately, these are anything but helpful. Considering that burglars already know they have five or ten minutes with an alarm sounding, without the alarm they won’t have any way of knowing. If the cops are taking their time, these bad guys will have all that extra time to do even more damage.

Video is what the police need! Anyone who has ever watched reality TV can attest to how many times some stupid burglar has been caught simply because there was a video of his face and his actions, and sometimes, even his car.

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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