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baldeagle wrote:Nice. Opportunists roaming the neighborhood looking for easy pickins. Grrrrr....

It's called 'Car Hopping' and they go through a location hopping from car to car looking for open doors to rummage through or visible items of value and then may force a break-in if they want the item bad enough.

92f-fan wrote:
It lists video as 640x480
That is standard definition normal TV resolution ( normal for 10 years ago ) BUT thats not enough for use to ID someone.
here is a sample video taken from that kind of camera
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you wouldnt be able to identify anyone or read a plate with that resolution

640x480 is good enough to ID a person, but not a license plate. I use that resolution with my Trendnet wireless network cameras. If you want to see the quality, here are a couple of videos where someone tried to get into my car.

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92f-fan wrote:
Its not urban legend - Its my experience.
But we are not talking here about a child disappearing - we are talking about burglary. Or attempted burglary.

So perhaps ( stating the obvious ) the difference is in the crime - In my experience North Dallas, Carrollton, Grand Prairie, and Duncanville Police are uninterested in Video - Even GOOD video when its a traffic or property crime. They cant even be troubled to come get the video or look at it. If a small child is involved I wouldnt be surprised if everyone involved is more engaged.

The patrol officers may not be interested, but the detectives investigating the case more than likely will be. I have provided video of attempted vehicle burglaries numerous times to one of the Plano motor vehicle burglary detectives. He even called me to ask for video of a specific model of vehicle when we had some home burglaries in the neighborhood. The best thing you can do after an event is call a day or so after and find out who the detective is leading the investigation and let then know you have video. Even if you tell the patrol officers you have it they may not get that fact clearly into the report and the detective may not know it is available.

92f-fan wrote: I can help with the Network side remotely... All I need in trade is a big box of 22 lr shells

My God man, you're requesting to be paid in GOLD to help him? Sheesh!!!

Target1911 wrote:They do have to have a power source. ...usually wired.

Also I have heard of problems with wireless. Easier to jam and hijack the signal.

I do want WIRED cams.

As far as a security system goes...we live in a lease house and will be moving within 6mo so I'm not going through the that cost till we get moved.

I know you view what HAPPENED and its not much for prevention but I also can't ID who it was at my door without the cams.
It is my first step in the right direction.

They are all encrypted with wireless security, so if using WPA2 they are no more easily hacked than your wireless network. However, you do have to consider the signal and them getting to your wireless router. I have two of them and one is on the ragged edge of being strong enough to stay connected and drops at times. I need to either put in a wireless range extender or move my router (WAP) closer to the one camera without taking it out of range of the other.