Any Black Friday bundle for home surveillance good?

Saw a few of these Black Friday deals but not sure if there's a catch with them. I want to secure all the doors and windows in my home and have a few wireless camera where needed.

So there are four doors that lead into my home of 3,600 sq. feet: garage, front, rear patio and second-floor patio; 10 first-floor sliding windows; 6 second-floor windows that could be accessible with a ladder; two side-entrances into my home even though one side is blocked my masonry.

I wanted to go with Costco instead and get wireless cameras if you can recommend a bundle; hard wiring is just not something I'm really looking forward to doing. I saw some outdoor ones that are solar-charged so are they worth it?

Let me know what you recommend.

Thanks!

 

You're not likely to find a good, reliable, wireless system at a big box store unless it's PIR and/or camera based. For individual entrances and windows, something like a Honeywell/Ademco wireless system would be better. A little harder to set up but ultimately a better, more professional setup.

 

What tech are the big box stores based on?

 

Eufy, Simplisafe, etc, and generic house brands. Check out AlarmLiqudators.com, AlarmGrid.com and a few other reputable online sellers

 

Will do. But are there any alarms that will call out what opens when it opens?

 

You'll need one of the Pros on this forum to tell you exactly how that works. You can get an alarm to call your phone with a cellular dialer but I don't know the details of what it sends.

 

Intrusion alarm and video are two totally separate systems, despite the way that some mass marketers present them as bundled systems. What they are selling is an interface that talks to both systems thru a "common" interface. System are generally set to call a central station, but some can be set to call a mobile phone, but the info you get that way is limited. There are third party devices that can give you a app type interface. These days, your choices are largely going to be Honeywell & DSC, with Napco coming in as a third choice.

 

MrRonFL so what would be a ballpark figure that I'm looking to spend if I get the legit equipment?

 

You can find the basic intrusion kit with system board, wireless receiver keypad, siren and power supply and battery in the $250-$350 range. The wireless transmitters run ~$40 +/- $5-8, each; and you need one for each opening that you want to protect. The third party interface board that would let you control and view the system via a mobile phone app is about $100-125.

There's a huge number of vendors online for this stuff. I really can't advise you, because I get this stuff from a wholesale distributor, so I don't deal with direct sales to public vendors.

 

MrRonFL So I called Honewyell / Resideo and looked at the DSC website and it seems that you have to be a licensed professional to purchase their products as opposed to an end-user. I think I'll just go with a Costco brand instead. It's better than nothing.

 

No you don't. Check out the two sites I posted before (alarmgrid.com and alarmliquidators.com). Honeywell won't help you but they might.

 

sktn77a Thanks! Sorry I overlooked it but let me see what they got...

 

There are lots of third party distributors that will sell you the hardware. Honeywell or DSC will _not_ provide you with any tech support, but most of this stuff, once you get past the nomenclature and jargon, is pretty basic stuff.

 

Eufy has recently introduced wireless door/window sensors. You must have their camera/homebase setup to use them and they are rather large. The Eufy gear is more reliable than most of the "big box" store gear but they are expensive.