Helping Your Parents Stay in Their Homes Longer
Have you wondered what to do with your parents as they age? Are they unwilling to go to a home? Home Theater Installation Orange County can help you set up a smart home for your parents so you can feel comfortable letting them stay in the home that they love.
There are a few ways we can setup their home in order for them and you to have peace of mind.
- Sensors
- Sensors installed on the windows and doors can report if they have left the home.
- They can be an element of overall safety as they can be put on the doors of medicine cabinets or refrigerators.
- Security Cameras
- You can put cameras inside and outside the home to make sure that your loved one doesn’t fall and get hurt. They even have cameras that have built-in microphones.
- Smart intercoms – they are intercoms at the front door with a built-in camera, with a touchscreen, tablet or smart phone your parent can talk and see who is at their front door without opening it.
Those are a few ways that you can make sure your parent is being safe and comfortable in their home. Check out Control4’s blog, Smart Home Technology Allows Seniors to Age in Place, for more ways to make sure your parent or loved one can live in their home while giving you peace of mind that they will be ok.
About the Author
Experience Audio Video has been serving Orange County and Area since 1999 for residential and commercial audio, video and security camera installation services. 5 Star Yelp Ratings, Thousands of Referrals, there is not a better choice than Brian Chappell and the Experience Audio Video Team. One phone call and you will know right away the difference in working with Experience Audio Video vs. others in the area. Contact us now at 714-744-4455 or info@eav-inc.com for a Free Consultation.
Is Having a Smart Home Right For You?
Have you been thinking about making your home a smart home? A touchscreen, app or remote that will work for your surround system, turn on your lights, open your shades or connected door locks sounds like we are living in the future. At Home Theater Installation Orange County we can help you figure out what you really need to make your home a smart home.
Centralized lighting is very helpful. Have you come home with your hands full and wish your lights were on when you walked through the door? Well with either a Crestron or Control4 lighting system you can turn your lights on while you are outside before you grab the kids or groceries. Or have you been on vacation and wish your lights were on a schedule so it looked like you were home? That is another wonderful thing we can do. We can have a vacation schedule setup in your lighting program, no need to worry just have fun!
Do your kids get home before you during the week? Do you have a housecleaner? Well with electric door locks you don’t have to worry about giving all of the kids and house keepers a key to your house, we can set up a code just for them.
Every program is personalized to your needs and wants. Let us know if we can help you simplify your life.
On Control4’s website they have a blog post, “What is a Smart Home OS”, that talks about the home technology that we have now; “A smart home operating system, like Control4 Smart Home OS 3, is designed to unify hundreds of connected devices across the home and control them all from a single platform that gives homeowners the control and personalization you want while also offering concierge-style professional support when needed. Phew! I know— there was a lot of information in that one sentence, but in a nutshell, that's what a comprehensive smart home OS does. So let's break it down, point by point.”
About the Author
Experience Audio Video has been serving Orange County and Area since 1999 for residential and commercial audio, video and security camera installation services. 5 Star Yelp Ratings, Thousands of Referrals, there is not a better choice than Brian Chappell and the Experience Audio Video Team. One phone call and you will know right away the difference in working with Experience Audio Video vs. others in the area. Contact us now at 714-744-4455 or info@eav-inc.com for a Free Consultation.
Automate Your Home's Climate and Lighting for More Comfort and Energy Savings
Never stop halfway to work and wonder if you turned off the lights at home or turned up the air. Home automation systems regulate your lighting and climate control to optimize your energy savings and comfort. In fact, leaving lights on can contribute significantly to wasted electricity. We can help you with home automation at Home Theater Installation of Orange County.
Stop Wasting Light!
The International Dark-Sky Association estimates that 30% of outdoor lighting in the United States is unnecessary. Examples of wasted outdoor lighting include fixtures without shields that indiscriminately shine their light everywhere instead of focusing it on certain areas. In fact, the amount of exterior lighting the United States uses could light all of New York City for two years! Wasted indoor lights also contribute to the problem.
If you don't think that wasted light affects you, look at your utility bills. By investing in home automation that lets you control your indoor and outdoor lights from anywhere, you can reduce the amount of wasted light around your home. Not only will you save electricity, but you can also make your home safer by giving the illusion that someone is home turning lights on and off.
Cool Off Without Paying Too Much
In southern California, though the climate typically is mild, there will be days when you need the air conditioner or heater in your home. Instead of leaving the central air running all day and cooling an empty home, turn it on when you leave work through a home automation system. When you arrive, you will enter a comfortable home, and you didn't have to pay to keep cool all day.
Home automation systems also can let you change the temperature if you are at work and your kids are home. Instead of trusting your little ones to properly set the thermostat, you can do the job yourself. By keeping tight control over your home's temperature, you will reduce the amount of electricity and money wasted.
Money Savings and Comfort: What More Could You Want?
By investing in a home automation system, you can enjoy both home comfort while cutting your utility bills. What better combination could you get? To get started, contact us at Home Theater Installation of Orange County at 714-744-4455. We're here to make it easy to upgrade your home to a smart home.
Surround Sound: It's What Sets Apart a Movie Theater from Your Home's TV
What makes your home theater a runner up to the experience you get at a movie theater? The answer lies in the sound systems. Movie theaters offer surround sound that includes physical speakers on all sides of the viewers. However, most televisions only have a speaker in the TV, so sound comes from one source. To upgrade your viewing experience, you should integrate surround sound into your home.
What Is Surround Sound?
Surround sound includes speakers and receiver channels. You need to match the number of speakers to the number of receiver channels.
When it comes to sound systems, you will see a number with one or two decimals in it. The standard version has the number of speakers to the left of one decimal and the number subwoofers to the right of the decimal. For example, 7.1 surround sound has seven speakers and one subwoofer. You will need seven receiver channels.
Newer systems, such as Atmos, has a third number. This value, which comes to the right of a second decimal, represents the number of up-firing speakers. This type of surround sound creates an even more realistic representation of where the sound would come from.
Improve Your Home Theater
If you don't already have a home theater surround sound system, or if you only have a 5.1 model, consider upgrading to a more complete experience. The more speakers you have and the better the sound system controlling them, the more integrated you will feel into the action.
Make Your Home Theater a Better Experience
Transform your home viewing experience into one that more closely replicates watching a movie at a theater. Start your process today by picking up your phone and calling us at 714-744-4455 at Home Theater Installation of Orange County. Let us help you to turn your TV watching into an experience of unsurpassed video and audio.