Today’s consumers want to be able to experience their music, sports, or movies throughout any area of their home, or be able to control their lighting, shades, and thermostat from an app on their phone or tablet. Utilizing the latest technology from well-respected top-of-the-line brands, MediaTech creates systems that provide this type of living, tailoring projects to the needs and desires of each individual client.
You decide the experience you want, and a MediaTech expert will make it happen.
But not everyone knows where to start with automating their home. If home automation is a rather unfamiliar concept for you, we have outlined a few basic questions below.
What Is Automation?
Home automation refers to the overall system that enables you to manage your amenities. An intelligent home automation system can help homeowners create spaces they’ve always dreamed of, whether it’s a single home theater room or a whole house system.
Maybe you’re tired of picking through a table of remotes, or you want to replace your unsightly sound system with something a little less visible. An integrated system lets you do that, as well as switch to an “entertaining” mode with lights, music, and even your preferred indoor climate with the touch of a button.
There are also many practical reasons for automating your home. Home automation saves you time by simplifying everyday tasks. Increasingly, it also means consumers can have control of their home from anywhere in the world.
How Does It Work?
Smart home automation enables you to monitor, manage, and communicate with different facets of your custom home from a computer interface on a tablet or a smartphone. It also provides ways to consolidate all of your electronic systems so that they’re easier to manage. How you’ll control and manage systems is a big part of automation. Many people enjoy a combination of technology that includes voice-activated options and a smart app for remote control.
In other words, as the homeowner, you’re involved in deciding what your needs are and whether any new devices or equipment will be introduced to your home. A home automation expert can work with you on such details as determining the strength of the network and wiring needed for the desired service.
What Can be Automated?
The short answer: almost any smart device that connected to the home network. Maybe you’d like to automate a new set of functions so that your door locks automatically after a certain amount of time or your lights turn on or off on their own. It’s no surprise that home automation is one of the biggest remodeling trends.
These are some of the more common ways MediaTech helps clients integrate smart technology in their homes:
- Smart Lighting Systems: Lighting control systems can be created and customized for one room or for every light, shade, and drape in an entire home.
- Audio/Video: We streamline how you listen to any audio source (CD/DVD, iPod/MP3 player, stereo, PC, satellite radio, internet radio, or music servers) in one room or multiple rooms.
- Home Theater Systems: MediaTech works with architects, designers, and other experts to design and install integrated media rooms and home theater systems that provide an immersive audiovisual experience.
- Surveillance: Video doorbells and CCTV cameras provide the ability to view the perimeter of your property and alert you when someone arrives or leaves your home.
- Network and Wi-fi: A superior living experience relies on the integrity of its structured wiring system and network infrastructure to provide seamless coverage, high-availability, and high-bandwidth, which serves as the foundation of a robust home automation system.
- Climate Control: Use our system to control multiple temperature zones from a single location and allow it to adjust automatically throughout the day. Today’s technology can save on energy by regulating your HVAC system or monitoring the indoor climate while you’re away.
- Window Treatments: Lutron Shade Automation and Lutron Shade Control allow you to raise and lower your window treatments smoothly and effortlessly from the touch of a button.
At MediaTech, we work with the best product providers in the industry to offer you the highest quality experience imaginable. All of our audio and video services come with 24/7 emergency service, available extended maintenance agreements, and a one-year warranty. Contact us for a free consultation.
