Re: pc based security intrusion and camera system

[Matt Ion <soundy106@xxxxxxxxx>]

ABC wrote:

> Sure, PC based systems aren't 100% reliable, but a 1 speed bicycle is
> probably more reliable than a car.  Do you still ride around on a 1
> speed bicycle.

Ultimately it comes down to how much you're willing to spend.  A 1-speed
bike may be slow, but it will also always get you there.  For most
people, an alarm system isn't something where even 99.99% reliability is
good enough.

I do agree that Bob understates the reliability of PC-based systems *in
general*.  Something running Windoze on a $300 computer will naturally
have significantly less reliability than something running an embedded
OS on a enterprise-server-grade hardware... but there again it becomes a
matter of how much you're willing to spend, as Roland's response points out.