Expert Home Security Comparison Guide and Reviews

Home Security and Automation: Stay Safe by Being Alerted To Problems

June 9th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed

Skylink SC-100 Security System - Deluxe Kit

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You can find a complete range of home security and automation products for sale both on the Internet and at the normal brick and mortar outlet stores. When it comes to home automation, there are many different products available such as home automation software, automation controllers, audio/video, touchscreens, lighting and appliance control, electronic gadgets and other miscellaneous automation items.

There is a sophisticated Ethernet Ready Remote Pan & Tilt camera that is known as the Vidi Observer One is excellent in the area of automation for your home and is a all seeing eye that can easily be accessed from virtually any computer in the world through the Internet and has the capability to pan, tilt as well as hear what is happening at remote locations and can also be purchased with a wireless option. Its costs is roughly $225.

For the security minded person, there is the Skylink Deluxe Total Protection Security System which is very easy to install and is ideal for use in homes, apartments, convenience stores etc. and the cost of this home security and automation product is about $139.

Camera Home Security System and Other Products

The main component that makes up a security system is obviously the security camera. It is often used in home security and automation to observe events that are unfolding at remote locations and there are many varieties to choose from. In addition to cameras, there are numerous other products available for home security and automation including but not limited to personal keychain security alarms, weather stations, thermometers, keypad controlled door alarms, wireless parking alerts, motion sensing adapters, home security safe and many more.

There is the Swann MicroCam IV Wireless Security Camera, which is tiny but powerful and even though it is very small in size and can be concealed in the hand, it delivers high quality color pictures and has a strong signal which enables it to transmit to receivers that are up to 330 feet away and it has four switchable frequencies so that there is no interference with one’s wireless network.

It is a versatile unit in that it can be used to watch lets say your child or two observed the front door area or even secure business and can also be used to inspect crawl spaces as well as gutters. You can connect it to any VCR, DVR, video monitor or computer through its wireless receiver by using a video capture card and you can send video for the cost of roughly $80.

On a different note in regards to home security and automation is a device that is useful called the GE Smart Security Smoke Sensor which is a photoelectric Sensor that is used to detect heat or smoke and it sends a single to the control panel where it sounds an alarm and the owner is alerted to the problem. You can buy this home security and automation product for only $60.