Eero vs Ubiquiti: Which Wi-Fi System Is Better for Large Homes?
Written by the Nex AV team — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems across NYC. About us If you’ve got a big house and you’re tired of dead zones, you’ve probably narrowed your search down to these two names. Eero and Ubiquiti show up constantly in these conversations, and for good reason. […]
Home Network Checklist for Smart Home Installations
Written by the Nex AV team — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems across NYC. About us I’ve seen too many people drop thousands on a beautiful smart home only to have it run like garbage because nobody thought about the network. It’s like building a mansion on a foundation of cardboard. […]
Mesh Wi-Fi vs Traditional Routers: Which Is Best for a Smart Home?
Written by the Nex AV team — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems across NYC. About us Three years ago, I recommended a high-end traditional router to a client building out their smart home. Six months later, they called me frustrated—their video doorbell kept disconnecting, their smart lights in the master bedroom […]
Why Professional Home Wi-Fi Installation Is Worth It
Written by the Nex AV team — certified Control4 & Lutron installers designing smart homes and AV systems across NYC. About us Your internet keeps dropping during video calls. Netflix buffers in the bedroom. Your smart home devices randomly disconnect. You’ve rebooted the router seventeen times this month, and you’re pretty sure your ISP is gaslighting you […]
Home Networking & Wi-Fi for Smart Homes: The Complete Guide to Reliable Connectivity
Imagine you’re streaming your favorite show in 4K, your kids are video chatting with friends upstairs, someone’s working from the home office on a video conference, and your smart doorbell just detected a package delivery. Suddenly, everything freezes. The stream buffers endlessly, the video call drops, and you miss the delivery notification entirely. Sound familiar? […]