What alarm and camera system would one install these days.

[bruce_miranda]

A friend has asked me for my opinion on having an alarm and / or camera system put in. What's out there these days, that has moved on with the times.

10 years ago I installed a Visonic system and then added some IP cameras and they work well. But it needed a lot of hacking to get them integrated into a wider Home Automation system. Surely there must be better stuff available now.

Any opinions.

[fergie]

I would approach it from the angle of what is your budget and what do you want it do?

For me I didn't want to spend a fortune, but wanted a system that offered phone and internet control.

I went for a smanos 100 which does the job for me. App isn't bad either- though is s fiddle to pair sensors. Will be much better out there but, not much with phoneline and internet built in.

[smarthome111]

Are you looking for a camera outside or something for inside? Going to be completely different if you want an outdoor security setup or something for inside your home.

There are a few here Smart Home Cameras

[MichaelD]