The choice of a DB-9 connection may indeed indicate an external video hack. The security lug opening is logical enough as an exit for a ribbon cable, assuming that individual cables weren't used. The installation is neat, even if it is also ugly, as tomlee59 points out. However, the use of a DB-9 may reflect no more than having had male and female connectors in the parts drawer. What if someone lashed-up an electronic security system in place of the purely physical one that was originally envisaged in the design?
Only flipping off the bucket and looking inside is going to settle the matter, but TTL monochrome video out or fancy security system alike are not gzackly $100 premium attributes for a Plus.
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