phyzik
09-06-2010, 08:44 PM
So, its been over 15 years since my house has been broken into.... The thing is, yesterday my neighbor came over and said their house had been ransacked that afternoon, right around 3pm....
They had left the house around 2:30pm and came back around 4pm...
The scary thing was that we where home and didnt hear or see a thing. We have reason to believe it was the guys that live on the other side of my neighbors house but we have no proof except that the wooden fence between that house and our neighbors has 3 boards kicked in from their side. Trust me, I approached them asking if they saw anything and "casually" mentioned that someone is at my place almost all hours of the day and anyone that managed to get passed the dog would find nothing but a shotgun shell to the face. (there is someone at the house almost all hours of the day since we have roommates).
I already have an actual alarm system but I want something extra in case we all take off for vacation or some shit like that.... Im going to build a video security system.
So, Im trying to decide what system Im going to use.... So far, Im thinking about Logitechs Alert™ 750i Master System.... but thats subject to change...
Anyway, I have several computers laying around that can be repurposed for this task and have several 2TB drives that can be used for recording... The connundrum is where to hide the system... It would be pointless to have a system like this if they steal the system as well as everything else.... So Im trying to think of a good place to hide it.
I've been thinking of sticking it up in the crawl space (its literally a crawl space, you have to crawl on your belly to access it) and access it via VNC (no monitor up there obviously) whenever necessary but Im woried about cooling, dust and the occasional rodent....
Do any of you guys know of a computer case that would be up to the task or maybe even a "covert" computer case disguised as something else that wouldnt be stolen, like an 8-track player or an old VCR? Something like that.....
They had left the house around 2:30pm and came back around 4pm...
The scary thing was that we where home and didnt hear or see a thing. We have reason to believe it was the guys that live on the other side of my neighbors house but we have no proof except that the wooden fence between that house and our neighbors has 3 boards kicked in from their side. Trust me, I approached them asking if they saw anything and "casually" mentioned that someone is at my place almost all hours of the day and anyone that managed to get passed the dog would find nothing but a shotgun shell to the face. (there is someone at the house almost all hours of the day since we have roommates).
I already have an actual alarm system but I want something extra in case we all take off for vacation or some shit like that.... Im going to build a video security system.
So, Im trying to decide what system Im going to use.... So far, Im thinking about Logitechs Alert™ 750i Master System.... but thats subject to change...
Anyway, I have several computers laying around that can be repurposed for this task and have several 2TB drives that can be used for recording... The connundrum is where to hide the system... It would be pointless to have a system like this if they steal the system as well as everything else.... So Im trying to think of a good place to hide it.
I've been thinking of sticking it up in the crawl space (its literally a crawl space, you have to crawl on your belly to access it) and access it via VNC (no monitor up there obviously) whenever necessary but Im woried about cooling, dust and the occasional rodent....
Do any of you guys know of a computer case that would be up to the task or maybe even a "covert" computer case disguised as something else that wouldnt be stolen, like an 8-track player or an old VCR? Something like that.....