Funny. I live in Berkeley and had my car stolen last year; laptop, electronics the year before that; and now they stole about 10K of tools from my shop.
I thought about getting cameras after the first incident, but I didn't want to be a spaz. At this point, I feel it's a community service. Several neighbors have been burglarized this year (also cars, tools, jewelry). The cops are understaffed and overwhelmed, and frankly, didn't seem that eager to put their ass on the line for some yuppies.
I helped set up a commercial system once, so I knew kind of what I wanted. I found something pretty close at Costco: night visior outdoor campers, dvr multiplexer, a basic quality setup. It arrived a few days ago, so I'm still setting it up. If you're interested, I can keep you posted on what I discover.
I'm in the same boat: I want to cover the front and back yards.
Link to the Qsee system I purchased for 1.5K plus tax:
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11235330&whse=BC&Ne=4000000&eCat=BC|79|4802&N=4001405&Mo=16&No=4&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&cat=4802&Ns=P_Price|1||P_SignDesc1&lang=en-US&Sp=C&topnav=
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Funny. I live in Berkeley and had my car stolen last year; laptop, electronics the year before that; and now they stole about 10K of tools from my shop. I thought about getting cameras after the first incident, but I didn't want to be a spaz. At this point, I feel it's a community service. Several neighbors have been burglarized this year (also cars, tools, jewelry). The cops are understaffed and overwhelmed, and frankly, didn't seem that eager to put their ass on the line for some yuppies. I helped set up a commercial system once, so I knew kind of what I wanted. I found something pretty close at Costco: night visior outdoor campers, dvr multiplexer, a basic quality setup. It arrived a few days ago, so I'm still setting it up. If you're interested, I can keep you posted on what I discover. I'm in the same boat: I want to cover the front and back yards. Link to the Qsee system I purchased for 1.5K plus tax: http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11235330&whse=BC&Ne=4000000&eCat=BC|79|4802&N=4001405&Mo=16&No=4&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&cat=4802&Ns=P_Price|1||P_SignDesc1&lang=en-US&Sp=C&topnav=