TVs are a fact of modern life. The average American home has 2.86 TVs–and those smart TVs are getting bigger every year. Hopefully, yours are of the slim, flat-panel design. They’re much less obtrusive than old-fashioned CRTs and can squeeze into just about any space. Still, a screen is a screen–not much to look at […]
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How One Touch Delivers Outdoor TV by the Beach
An outdoor TV and URC's Total Control give this homeowner the ultimate al fresco AV experience.
Entertaining outdoors can add a little something to the experience, especially when your backyard overlooks Laguna Beach. However, this homeowner still wanted the option to gather guests around an outdoor TV. Instead of making a big screen part of the permanent landscape, the installer came up with a solution that would create the ultimate al […]
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Outfitting a condo with invisible speakers, motorized hidden TV and a Total Control automation system.
Neighbor envy apparently is a potent driver for custom audio/video systems. That’s a good thing. This project in Hoboken NJ got started when the owner saw the Serious Audio Video truck parked outside as technicians were busy installing a system down the street. A conversation started, one thing led to another, and pretty soon the […]
Get the GuideHidden TV with Motorized TV Mount Keeps the Focus on Design
FOR MANY HOMEOWNERS, it’s more important that the design of a room, rather than its technology, be the visual focal point. While simple in theory, it’s a misson that can be difficult to carry out, particularly in locations where entertainment is essential, like the bar area of this 18,000-square-foot home in southwest Ontario. In addition to loudspeakers and A/V components, there would be a 55-inch Samsung flat-panel TV to fuse into the architecture. Although numerous concealment techniques exist, like using a motorized lift to retract the display into the ceiling, underneath the floor and within furnishings, “these solutions would have all left telltale signs that something was hidden within,” says home systems integrator John Stumpf from Station Earth, Fergus, Ontario.
Get the GuideMotorized and Automated: The Smartest Smart House on the Block
Hidden TVs, 2 dozen surveillance cameras, 158 speakers and more equal a smart house of epic proportions.
An 18,000-square foot house goes over-the-top with extreme home automation.
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Uniquely installed AV system preserves condo's minimalist style
Integration of high-end player one of many unique twists in Crestron automated, luxury Miami Beach condo.
Get the GuideHigh-Tech Home Control Additions to Your Master Bedroom
Formula for relaxation calls for better lighting, shades and A/V controls.
Formula for relaxation calls for better lighting, shades and A/V controls.
Get the GuideStealth Goes Even More Stealth with New Invisible Speakers
The LRG Series offers several new super-thin speaker designs.
The LRG Series offers several new super-thin speaker designs.
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Unique mounting system puts Sharp LED TV and Leon soundbar in the pole position.
Dual poles put Sharp 90-inch TV in perfect viewing position in a large, multipurpose family room.
Get the GuideBackyard Becomes Outdoor Electronics Showpiece
Talk of a tiny TV in a Tiki hut grew into a project delivering 3,000 watts of audio and 102 inches of high-def, rear-projection video.
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