Everyone gets a turn at losing their hard earned eguipment sometime in the life. I have purchased a $40 camera from harbour freight. It comes with 80' of cable and it has color and sound. Hook to vcr, put a 6 hour tape in and you'll probably catch someone doing something to you! You do need some light at night though. I also spent $96 on motion detector lights. Works great...$140 is not to bad for "some" protection. You'll feel a little safer......