Knowing whether to go with a DIY smart home installation or a professional one can be difficult. Though there are a lot of differences between the two, there’s one major distinction to consider for your Scarsdale, NY, home. DIY installations usually revolve around individual smart devices, with a separate app needed for each. Home automation systems, on the other hand, bring all devices within one central platform.

In this blog, we'll highlight some of the most significant benefits of a one-app smart home and the unique cases when it might not be the right choice. Streamlining your smartphone's home screen is only one of the reasons you may want to move away from a DIY installation.

If you have a backyard and patio that are ideally situated to host parties or outdoor grilling, then this time of year is the right time to take advantage of them. An outdoor entertainment system in your Greenwich, Connecticut yard can transform the entire backyard – and get it ready for any occasion both in the summer and fall.

When it comes to the technologies that you should include in your outdoor entertainment system, we’re not just talking about speakers that can deliver music throughout your entire backyard. There are several other technologies that can boost outdoor living this summer, and in this blog we are going to highlight three of the technologies you shouldn’t forget as you enhance your outdoor living areas.

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The most essential part of any smart home or A/V system is the network. Home networks function as the backbone of the technology in your house, facilitating communication between each of your devices, ensuring clear video and audio signals, and reliably connecting the disparate parts of your system. But different networks can offer different results.

If you’re looking for the best networking infrastructure for your larger home in the Fairfield County, Connecticut area, consider fiber-optic home network installation services. Here are five reasons you can benefit from a fiber home network with the help of Westchester Audio/Video Design Group.

In today’s world, lighting control is so much more than the traditional on/off switch. You can dim lights, you can install custom keypads, you can automate lights and you even can control them from your smartphone or tablet. Of course, in order to experience these newer ways of taking advantage of your home lighting, you need to upgrade to smart lighting control.

As Westchester County’s leading installer of smart lighting control system solutions, our team at Westchester Audio/Video Design Group has gained insight into how much smart lighting control genuinely can elevate your property and your lifestyle.

In this blog, we share three of the most significant advantages of upgrading to smart lighting control at your New York property based on our experience helping local homeowners just like you.

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