Electronic Alarms and Home Security Devices - Recommend a good home security system that will not break the bank

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watasav
12-11-07, 11:42 AM
I want to get rid of my Brinks system and put in a stand alone system with call out feature. Can anyone recommend a good system that will not be very expensive

I also want to reuse the wires that Brinks already ran for the current system

MrRonFL
12-11-07, 11:55 AM
Just stick with the major brands like Honeywell/Ademco, GE/Networx, Ge/ITI, DSC, or the like. Most will be in the same basic price range.

The GE/ITI Concord family is considered to be a bit more DIY friendly than most, but all of them are not that difficult to follow the instructions for. Just realize that these instructions are not like a set of stereo installation instructions. They are not step by step, they are a reference instruction with generic information, because all alarm installations are custom by defininition.

Just compare the systems feature by feature, and select the one that has the features you want to use.