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Re: Home video surveillance
Sounds practical but beware of the X10 cameras - for the most part
they're junk. Get cameras with CCD sensors - not the cheap CMOS ones.
From:Frank
frank062547@xxxxxxxxxx
> Newbie alert ;o)
>
> We are in a rural area not visible to our neighbors and would like to
> use video surveillance to enhance security while we're away. I've
> checked the www.x10.com website, and it looks like everything I want
> is right there, but I wonder about the wireless technology. Is it
> really practical for home useage? My plan right now would be to use 4
> exterior wireless cameras within a 50 foot radius of the computer.
> The computer would be hidden to try to discourage burglars taking it
> with them as they leave. The computer would have an 80Gb or greater
> hard drive, and as I understand it, the software would erase older
> files as it records new. I'd put the computer on a UPS to try to
> keep it going through power outages.
>
> Does this sound practical?
>
> thx
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