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Most CCTV systems use video cassette recorders (VCRs) to record video images from the monitors.  Recordings make it possible to view events that may have gone unnoticed at the time they occurred or that may require close investigation later. Technological advances now make it possible to record images in digital form on a computer disk.  [...]

The monitor receives the transmitted electronic video signal from the camera and displays the image using a cathode ray tube (CRT).  Although similar in function to a TV set, a CCTV monitor provides higher lines of resolution (better picture quality) and accepts only video signals rather than RF/antenna signals. Lines of resolution refer to the [...]

Fake cameras are used to trick possible intruder into thinking that your home is protected by a security system. It has the same effect as “Beware of Dog” sign. Even if you don’t actually have a dog, the sign would make a would be burglars to think twice about intruding. Just like the “Beware of [...]

The control panel is the central component of a security system. It is the home to the central processing unit, the brain of the system. This is the one place that you should never cut corners. You are better off spending additional money now for a control that will be capable of performing any function [...]

Security system is one of the best ways to protect your home. It’s reported by NBFAA that homes without security systems are 3 times more likely to become burglary targets than homes with such devices and according to the FBI, a burglary occurs somewhere in the United States every 15.4 seconds. That is a very [...]