jrfoxx
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I picked up a little alarm kit (2 of them actually) from Harbor Freight for like $20 a piece. It come with a motion sensor alarm, and 2 window alarms to connect to it also, plus a remote (has a built in key pad also). You can set the key code to whatever you want, and set the "delay" on the sensor from 0, 15, and 30 seconds. They arent fancy, but they do works very wel.No false alarms yet, even with a cat (obviously, you need to figure out the proper placement to fit your needs), but they have a great range, and work well.They are also QUITE freakin loud, and have AC power, and battery back up (so it's not like it can get silenced by just unplugging it). I managed to get 100% coverage of ANY movement in the entire bottom floor of my townhouse with just 2 sensors (ymmv vary with somepace bugger and/or arranged different obviously).
Like I said, I have no illusion they are the best, but they are inexpensive, you buy it one at a time as needed for you, and they have worked perfectly for me.I also bought a night vision color camera from them that is up in top rear corner of the 1st floor, and connects to the TV in my bedroom upstairs. I DID have to buy a secondary IR light to get a clear view of the entire floor, but even that was only $40 on top of the $25 for the camera. So, I can also now see ANYTHING, day or night, with perfect clarity, from my upstairs bedroom if needed.ALso VERY pleased with that for the price.
Just a thought, as I have only 2 windows, 1 door, and one large sliding glass dorr on the 1st floor to worry about, and all the bedrooms are on the second floor, with a narrow staircase with a 180deg turn in the middle, and I can cover the whole thing from the second floor easily, so I kinda luck out having a great, narrow choke point before anyone could get anywhere near they family.The 2 sensors and the camera cover ever inch of the 1st floor.Worth looking into them IMHO though. Very customizeable for cheap, and work well for me.
Like I said, I have no illusion they are the best, but they are inexpensive, you buy it one at a time as needed for you, and they have worked perfectly for me.I also bought a night vision color camera from them that is up in top rear corner of the 1st floor, and connects to the TV in my bedroom upstairs. I DID have to buy a secondary IR light to get a clear view of the entire floor, but even that was only $40 on top of the $25 for the camera. So, I can also now see ANYTHING, day or night, with perfect clarity, from my upstairs bedroom if needed.ALso VERY pleased with that for the price.
Just a thought, as I have only 2 windows, 1 door, and one large sliding glass dorr on the 1st floor to worry about, and all the bedrooms are on the second floor, with a narrow staircase with a 180deg turn in the middle, and I can cover the whole thing from the second floor easily, so I kinda luck out having a great, narrow choke point before anyone could get anywhere near they family.The 2 sensors and the camera cover ever inch of the 1st floor.Worth looking into them IMHO though. Very customizeable for cheap, and work well for me.