[Discuss] Home security & automation

[Richard Pieri]

On 9/21/2014 5:31 PM, Matt Shields wrote:
> Part of wanting to do it myself is because I would learn about all the
> different components and be able to troubleshoot and fix them if necessary.

Yeah... see, security systems are very much a "you get what you pay for"
kind of thing. To paraphrase Mr. Schneier, if you rely on amateurs for
security then you get amateur security. You'll be better off bringing in
a residential security consultant to audit the premises than doing it
all yourself.

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Rich P.