Are you dealing with slower internet speeds and connections in your own home on a daily basis? Often, even when you pay your internet service provider for Gigabit internet speeds, you’ll still find your phones and tablets afflicted by loading and buffering symbols. So how can you gain faster Wi-Fi speeds and gain a strong connection no matter what type of mobile device you use? In this blog, we’ll dive into what can cause these slowdowns, and how you can get your Fayetteville, AR property’s home networking a major boost. Want to find out more? Keep reading below.LET’S DIVE INTO WI-FI CONNECTIVITY & SPEEDS
SMART CONFERENCE ROOM TECHNOLOGIES & SYSTEMS
These days, video conferencing has become the go-to for most employees across the board – for those working from home to the in-office employees holding down the fort. No matter what, video conferencing has alleviated the pressure from the lack of in-person collaboration and bridges the gap between your remote and in-office team.
For a system you can trust and rely on in your Fort Smith, AR offices, you need the right tools and technologies. In this blog, we’ll dive into what makes up your commercial AV setup to elevate your next virtual meeting with your employees.
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Whether you’re starting a new business or upgrading an existing building in The Woodlands, TX area, one room that definitely deserves your full attention is the conference room. It’s a space for meeting important clients, conferring with stakeholders, and communicating with your team, so it makes sense to ensure it is provides everything you need for business success. Keep reading to learn about the best conference room equipment placement and design strategies.
SCREEN
A common mistake is getting a huge screen that practically covers an entire wall, then not leaving enough space between the screen and your conference table. You can actually calculate the best size screen for the room based on the amount of space you have available between the closest seat and the screen’s desired location. Double that distance, and you have the optimal height for the screen. This height/distance setup keeps the people closest to the screen from having to crane their necks or shift to a different spot in order to take in everything on display.
PROJECTOR
Nothing says disorganized like a conference room table cluttered with cords and equipment. You should never treat your conference table as the permanent location for your projector. Not only does the projector take up needed space and create a messy look, but it’s also probably not height and distance for screen clarity. Instead, invest in a ceiling projector rig, in which the projector is completely hidden until you need it. At the push of the button, the projector lowers from the ceiling into the perfect spot for lighting up the screen.
With the weather getting warmer in the Lone Star State, many of us are itching to get outdoors to enjoy the sunny climate. From lounging in the pool while listening to your favorite tunes to watching your favorite shows outdoors, you can do it all in your Memorial, TX backyard.
An outdoor sound system elevates your entertainment beyond simply bringing a Bluetooth speaker outside to enjoy while the family hangs out by the firepit at night. Keep reading to learn how an upgraded audio system can elevate your outdoor time, well, in no time!
Transform Your Room into a Movie Theater with High-Definition Video, Surround Sound, and Automated Lighting
Are you missing out on movie magic? You may have a large TV mounted on the wall and speakers set in strategic locations, but it seems like you’re not getting the immersive movie experience you want. Transform your entertainment room into one that truly captures your attention with professional home theater installation in Bentonville, AR.
From mounting 4K projectors or TVs to designing and installing a surround-sound audio system as well as automated lights, A/V Design Consultants ensures a home theater experience like no other. Enjoy your favorite movies and shows like they’re meant to be viewed! Read more to learn how to give your theater room an impressive upgrade.
Now Is the Perfect Time to Strengthen Your System’s Connection
With everyone staying inside lately, your dependence on technology is at an all-time high. Whether you need your computer for work video conference calls or want to open a streaming service for family movie night – having devices that work is crucial. Not to mention having a smart home that functions properly so that you stay comfortable and at ease throughout this uneasy time.
This is why a professional home networking upgrade is a must for your system. A robust, secure network can provide the strong connectivity you need in order to go about your day indoors and at your Bentonville, AR home.
Want to find out why now more than ever is the perfect time for an upgrade? Keep reading on below.
Keep Peace of Mind by Keeping an Eye on Your Property
Now that you’re spending even more time at home, a smart home security system is crucial more than ever before. Your family’s safety is your top priority, and with solutions like smart surveillance and smart locks, you can maintain peace of mind throughout the day.
In this blog, we’ll dive into the top features that we find essential for your Springdale, AR home’s smart security setup. Want to learn about the technologies that can keep you from worrying about your family and property’s protection?
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Illuminate your yard with smart fixtures
Have you felt it? The weather is starting to turn -- spring is here, and it's time to enjoy a little sunlight. While many of us will remain cooped up at home for a little while, there's no reason you can't explore the possibilities of your backyard. One of the most commonly untapped aspects of backyard design throughout Fayetteville, AR, is landscape lighting. You can enjoy a layered, multi-faceted look with just a few swipes of a control device when you install integrated lighting control outdoors. Want to learn more? Keep reading.
Integrated speakers will help your backyard time last
Daylight saving time is here, and that means you're going to be spending a little more time in the backyard in the coming months. Now that the sun doesn't go down until after seven, you'll want to entertain and get the most out of the Fort Smith, AR, landscape: That makes now one of the best times to invest in an outdoor audio system. You can ensure your outdoor entertainment leads to a fun nighttime experience when you have easy controls and superior sound quality. Want to learn more? Keep reading.
A leader in “smart” security can simplify your home safety
Technology develops so rapidly that it can seem daunting to add a new system to your Rogers, AR property. After all, how do you know what will last for years, and what will be obsolete by next March? The simple solution is to consult a home technology expert. And one of the most commonly asked for advice is about home security system technology. What makes one system better than others? In this blog, we’ll show you. Keep reading for more.
How Organized Wiring Sets Up a Successful Smart Home
Point-to-point wiring is all too common, even in some smart home and office installations today. This setup risks being unable to carry the heavy data load in high-bandwidth applications, but transmitting bandwidth is paramount to a successful integrated home.
In case you haven’t already guessed, we recommend structured cabling to not only solve this issue but also clean up unsightly wires and support future updates to your smart home. In this blog, we’ll compare point-to-point wiring with structured cabling and share some insights regarding why we highly suggest structured cabling and how AV Design Consultants can help you implement it in your Fort Smith, AR, home.
Learn More About Lutron Serena and Triathlon Window Treatments!
If you’ve kept up with our blog for long, you know AV Design Consultants loves showing customers that motorized shades do more than most people give them credit for. Most people know that they raise and lower and sometimes block sunlight, but it might surprise them to learn that they can save clients substantially in energy bills, top off a room’s design, eliminate glare from screens and more.
While we’ve described their benefits at length, maybe you’ve moved past that stage. You’ve seen how Lutron works in stores or through our video tutorials and know that it’s the right solution for your Fort Smith, AR home’s lighting and shading needs. If this describes you, we venture to guess that you want to explore more details about popular offerings and assess their pros and cons. Today, we’ll discuss two popular Lutron shading options - Serena and Triathlon. Curious? Let’s dive in.
Curious to Learn Some of Its Most Useful Applications for Your Arkansas Business? Read On!
How many people who join your meetings sit there and listen in silence, without participating? Though managers are often seen as “ideas people,” they don’t want to be the only ones visualizing and sharing at their Fort Smith companies. But all too often, attendees don’t feel comfortable enough to participate, and one reason is that they don’t know how to use the technology well enough to share content with ease.
How can you reverse this pattern? Just add one technology to your conference room design, and motivate everyone to chime in and share ideas by adding a content sharing system like one of our favorites, ClickShare. We’ll discuss some of its capabilities today and outline how to deliver insights more efficiently, so stay tuned.
Learn How Qolsys and Alarm.com Devices Bolster Automated Safety Systems
Still haven’t made a New Year’s resolution? It’s not too late to jot down a few goals, no matter how big or small, that you have for the year. Many of us resolve to take better care of our bodies, while others prioritize spending more time with family, going on more vacations or redecorating their Springdale homes.
Though it’s easy to get caught up in personal goals, like losing weight or increasing our income, some of the most important resolutions start at home. Does your Arkansas home security system truly protect your family from harm around the clock? And can you view notifications and respond to threats in real time? All of these features and more are available to you with the help of AV Design Consultants and a couple of our most trusted security tools - Alarm.com and Qolsys. Keep reading to learn more about both below.
We’ll Show You How to Welcome Your Arkansas Business to the Next Decade!
Imagine you invited a prospect to your Fort Smith office - the one that you’ve been trying to capture for years. You’ve prepared your presentation and brought in the best catering; overall, the conversation went well. But the more you replay the event, you realize that they cracked a joke about your old AV equipment, and then you suddenly remember that uncomfortable network lag mid-videoconference.
Conference room blunders can cost you money. In a business setting, too many communication breakdowns, AV issues or scheduling problems don’t just damage your reputation: They could also cause you to lose out on business partnerships.
Expert integrators like AV Design Consultants can usually walk into a conference room and point out the problematic or outdated setups right away. Unfortunately, so can some of your key contacts and clients. How can you mitigate this issue? We’ll walk through three telltale signs your conference room could use some updates and how we’d fix them.
A Closer Look at Battery-Operated and Hardwired Shades
Lutron has been innovating how we see home lighting since they patented the first dimmer switch in 1959. Since then, they have revolutionized lighting design with not only enhanced dimmer technology but also automated lighting and shading solutions that integrate with your changing lifestyle needs.
Now, Lutron is slowly making the manual shades we all grew up with feel obsolete. In 1993, the company patented its first shading offering, the base-model Serena. With one button, Serena’s “smart” microprocessor-controlled system scrolled from shade to shade, and early users marveled at the Quiet Electronic Drive technology. You could choose from four fabric options.
Fast forward nearly two decades, and you’ll see that Lutron’s motorized shades have come a long way, giving us almost too many design and fabric options to choose from. Though picking automated draperies for your Fayetteville, AR, home feels daunting at first, selecting between wired and wireless shades is an excellent launchpad. Which offering suits your home and budget needs better? We think you’ll know by the time you’ve finished reading.
See Why They’re Important and Which Brand We Recommend for Your Fayetteville Home
When you start a home security system installation process for your Arkansas home, we’re sure you think of the basics first. You know you need a surveillance system, alarms, smart locks, and maybe even some extras like video doorbells and HVAC, audio and lighting integration.
You’ll learn today why you shouldn’t neglect one vital environmental sensor, especially as we head into the predicted rainy, snowy winter. Read on to see why you should include a water leak detector in your home security suite, as well as one innovative product we recommend.
Wireless soundbars, vintage revival, and more!
It seems as though just several years ago, a residence with a whole-home audio setup was pretty rare. Now we see more and more requests for them here in the Rogers, AR, area, but look and feel of the requests is changing rapidly. We look forward to seeing where multiroom audio is headed in the next decade and can’t wait to share some of the trending concepts with you.
If you’re just now in the market for your first whole-home audio system, this season provides the perfect time to have AV Design Consultants complete one from start to finish or upgrade an existing installation that could use a modern touch. After all, the holidays are right around the corner, and Thanksgiving is already close enough to plan your menu. What better way to impress family and friends than a home entertainment system? Read on for our recommendations.
How to Connect All of Your Devices, Expand Reach and Improve User Experience
We know that your home network isn’t the most glamorous part of your Springdale, Arkansas, smart home, but you can’t deny it connects your most memorable audio-video experiences. Though networking tools aren’t as flashy as an 8K display or dazzling home theater, Wi-Fi’s newest iteration is nothing short of impressive when you see all of its features.
In this blog, we’ll discuss why a speedy connection matters and dive into the new Wi-Fi standard that we’ll see in homes soon. Are you ready to stop settling for a slow internet speed? Keep reading to see what AV Design Consultants can do to help.
Seeing Movies in Anamorphic Style Give Visuals New Life!
Whatever movie you view, from modern action flicks, dramas and comedies to sports events, it will most likely benefit from the superior image rendering of anamorphic style.
What is anamorphic formatting? This setup automatically fills your screen with the aspect ratio intended by the film’s creator. Basically, if a film was meant to be seen in square aspect ratio (1.33:1), that’s how anamorphic will render it. If the movie is a widescreen and features a rectangular aspect ratio (1.85:1 or 2.35:1), it will fill the entire screen, automatically.
Prepare your home theater system for endless entertainment before the colder season settles in by revamping your screen setup. In this blog, we’ll let you know a few more details and benefits of this visual configuration so you’ll understand how to experience more immersive movies in your Fayetteville, Arkansas, home.
