X.10 and Home Security?

cancerboy asks: "After last night, I need to set up some home security since a kid put a brick through my bay window. One of my primary concerns is basic video surveillance. I am aware of X.10 and know that any number of vendors sell X.10 cameras. However, I am a complete novice when it comes to X.10 technology. One, I was hoping to get some pointers for getting started (considerations, HOWTOs, code libraries, etc). I am also interested in any opinions about the cost/benefit as well as any legal issues I might be facing by installing video surveillance equipment. I live in an urban environment in a town house and I wonder if there are any issues with recording exterior shots that include public property."

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Re:Be careful of X10 quality

[technos]

Switch to an ultra-cheap brand of bulbs in that lamp. Most are manufactured in the former USSR or Mexico primarily for domestic consumption, but sold relabelled in the US cheap because it is actually profitable. They were designed to run acceptably on dirty power grids, and on a wider range of voltages. You'll never get one to last as long as a standard bulb using clean AC, but on dirty AC they last magnitudes longer.