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A few weeks ago, someone attempted a break-in at my house in the middle of the night. For the first time, my family realized we needed a security system — immediately. We discussed the most critical ...

You may wonder why the footage from your home security camera appears to be fairly low quality, but there's a good reason for the low quality video feed.

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Modern security systems have ways to improve hair-trigger alarms and similar problems. Here's what I've found works.

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