Just bought my first home, and got a provisional completion date for the end of the month. Can someone spec me a decent house Alarm system ideally below £300 if that's possible. As you can probably appreciate budget is tight.
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which one?Personally I think a CCTV system will be worth more for that budget.
which one?
sounds really good thanksSorry. I meant to add that and got distracted. I recently got some Blink cameras which were about £200 for 3 cameras and the hub, worth looking into to see if they suit your needs. Totally wireless, batteries last a very long time, good night vision, no subscriptions.
sounds really good thanks
Kind of thinking one camera outside front and one camera back of the house not really bothered for all bells and whistles wireless would be better and easier to install.How many rooms do you want your alarm to cover and do you want wireless or wired? Are you looking to self-install ? Do you want a decent alarm or are you looking for lots of bells and whistles ?
Word of warning on cheap CCTV cameras, check what frame rate and resolution they record to the SD card at, most of the 4MP cameras only actually record to the SD card at 1MP or less which makes their images almost useless.
Again sounds good I'll take a look thanksYi cameras
£20 - for 720P (perfect for internal)
£35 for 1080p (good for pointing out windows)
you can add an SD card for buttons these days which means no subscription. they send auto alerts to your phone. will record movement only, etc.
they are powered by USB cable so no need to buy batteries. you can also buy cheap waterproof covers off ebay for outdoor installation rather than buying the more expensive outdoor version of the camera.
personally i'd buy a yale smart alarm. costco do them for a good price as does amazon, etc.
i'd then buy a few cheap YI cameras to cover driveway and entry points.
How many rooms do you want your alarm to cover and do you want wireless or wired? Are you looking to self-install ? Do you want a decent alarm or are you looking for lots of bells and whistles ?
Word of warning on cheap CCTV cameras, check what frame rate and resolution they record to the SD card at, most of the 4MP cameras only actually record to the SD card at 1MP or less which makes their images almost useless.
Has anyone got a link to the Yi cameras you are using? How do you view footage? Can you connect via wifi like the dashcams?