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Short Answer Is professional home automation worth it? Professional home automation is worth it when three or more systems have to work together as...
Short answer Start whole home automation with lighting, then the network, then shades, then audio and video. Build it one room at a time in the order...
Short Answer A smart home scene is one command that changes several things at once, like lights, shades, temperature, audio and video. The three...
Short Answer What does home automation maintenance actually involve? Home automation maintenance is a short recurring routine rather than a repair...
Short answer Home automation adds two kinds of value, and only one of them turns up at closing. Industry estimates from NAR and CEDIA put the resale...
Short answer Prewire during new construction when the walls are already open. A data drop costs roughly $150 to $350 at rough-in and $400 to $1,200...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems across NYC...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems across NYC...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers mounting displays and AV systems across NYC...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing audio, home theater and smart home...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems across NYC...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems across NYC...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems across NYC...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Short answer Lutron is a dedicated lighting and shading platform. Control4 is a whole-home automation platform. If lighting and shading are your...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Short answer For most luxury homes, Control4 is the better choice. It is more accessible, more consistently executed, has a far wider dealer network...
Short answer Choose Control4 for device compatibility, programming flexibility, dealer availability and lower hardware cost — it supports over 14,000...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
My friend Sarah ran a speed test last week and called me, confused. “It says I’m getting 487 Mbps download and 23 Mbps upload. Is that...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems across NYC...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems across NYC...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems across NYC...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems across NYC...
Imagine you’re streaming your favorite show in 4K, your kids are video chatting with friends upstairs, someone’s working from the home...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems across NYC...
Written by William Young: Lead AV Specialist at Nex AV — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems across NYC...