The Many Facets of Custom Audio Video and Home Automation

Thanks to new technologies in custom audio video and home automation, homeowners and commercial property owners can now have far more integrated control over the way their home systems function. Home automation can be as simple as putting your outdoor lighting on a timer or light sensor, but the possibilities of custom audio video and home systems integration can accomplish so much more. This is an overview of the various systems that can be controlled in an integrated home automation system and ways they can make your life better.

Lighting

Lighting automation is probably the easiest and most popular segment of the industry. For many people, putting home lighting on a timer is a matter of controlling energy costs, but automating your lights and integrating the controls with other home systems offers so many more possibilities. On the practical end, you can set up a scheme where the garage light turns on automatically when the garage door opens – and control it all with the garage door opener, or from your smartphone. On the aesthetic side, you can create home lighting schemes to suit your moods or to highlight landscape or architectural features. And of course, proper lighting is an important aspect of home security.

Security Systems & Access Control

With the proper setup, your home can call you to alert you to any variety of situations that may require your intervention. Those situational triggers can range from traditional security events to such things as water in your laundry room or basement, or the fact that your child didn’t arrive home on schedule. You can even wire your home to allow to remotely unlock your front door when a friend or repairman arrives and you’re not home.

Audio/Video

Replace the typical array of remote controls for your cable, audio system, television, DVR and other audio/video devices with a single controller. You can set up an integrated system that will turn on your television, set it to the right channel, start the DVR and even dim the lights when you press a single button. In-wall or ceiling speakers can pipe your chosen playlist to any room in your house – or provide different playlists in different rooms.

Utility Automation

In addition to security and entertainment, you can automate a wide variety of home utilities, including sprinkler systems, heating and air conditioning, intercom systems for communication and even the windows and blinds. You can set any or all of those systems to start or stop based on a variety of triggers, including time, light, motion and other events.

For more information about how custom audio video and home integration systems can make your life more comfortable and convenient, contact a company that does wiring/pre-wire for new and existing homes in your area.