Best home alarm system?

[*r2d2*]

Hi,

I'd like to buy a home alarm system and am looking for advice.
I've read that the infrared ones aren't that good and that maybe I should get a system where each point of entry (windows/doors) has a contact that is connected (wirelessly if possible) to an alarm system that you can simply switch on and off with a pin/password.

Ideally, I'd like something easy to operate, reliable and that I could install myself.

Thanks for any advice

[Drd]

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[*r2d2*]

Thanks, but there seems to be loads of options.

I'm looking for a system that can be bought and installed myself.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

[Crocodile]

I had a Response system on a rental property a few years ago. That had a couple of contacts for the front & back doors & a couple of PIRs. Bell box was solar charged & control panel ran from an ac adapter. Dead easy to install & worked well enough but the control panel was a bit heath-robinson. May have improved by now.

A friend of a friend is an installer. His take is that ONLY wired systems are up to the job. He says that within the industry, Infinite are the only wireless brand worth considering.

You need PIRs as a contact will not alert to access gained by a broken window.

[lostinspace]

The only thing I'd say is get a privately monitored system-the ones that go off around me are never reported (except by me AFAIK) and the police don't seem interested.
Everyone seems to believe a house alarm which has gone off is a false alarm, and just ignore it.

[Tfish]

Burglers dont ignore them so thats the main point