Smart Homes Should Enhance Your Lifestyle

Surely you hear about smart this and smart that on a weekly basis. Every new refrigerator seems to need an internet connection to enable smart features, and your thermostat, security camera, lights, speakers, and other devices are now all “smart.” 

So what does that mean? Is it about giving you an app to control that device or appliance remotely? Well, that is part of it. How about controlling it by voice commands? Yes, that’s part of it, too. How about turning things on and off by a schedule? In many cases, that too! So if you can do all that with smart devices, why would you need a smart home system in your Salt Lake City home? That’s what we’re covering today for Utah homeowners. Please keep reading below!

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Smart Integration

A smart home is not merely a collection of smart devices. It is one where all these devices work together to enhance the convenience, aesthetics, and efficiency of your home. Rather than offer you five different apps to control your different devices, it’s about having a unified, consistent interface to manage and control your home, whether it’s via voice, a touchscreen, an app, a TV interface, or a wall-mounted controller. It’s also about a system that does things for you without input, like opening the garage door and turning on a path of lights from the living room to the kitchen when it senses your presence. 

Now, you might think, can all this happen with different devices and features from different manufacturers? The answer is yes, depending on the system you choose. Some smart home vendors offer all the major smart features like motorized shading, lighting, climate control, and doorbell and security cameras. Others make it a point to work with a wide range of third-party solutions. If you like everything that one manufacturer offers, you might like that vertically integrated approach. But if you like best-of-breed solutions and the power of choice, you may prefer a system that works well with other solutions like Control4. 

Enhancing Your Lifestyle

Does everyone need a smart home? Not really, but there are undeniable advantages to having one. And enhancing your lifestyle is not just about convenience and luxury. It also means keeping you and your property more secure and efficient. Efficiency in your lifestyle might mean spending less time turning lights on and off and managing window treatments; they are programmed to fit your needs for lighting and comfort. Efficiency in operation might mean that your lights, motorized window treatments, and climate control work together to keep your home balanced with comfort and energy efficiency. 

Of course, the luxury and convenience aspects also elevate your lifestyle. One touch of a button or voice command can create a lighting scene for entertaining with perfect illumination along with music to set the mood. When you go to bed, a command or schedule can turn off the lights, adjust the temperature, close the window treatments, and turn on security alarms and cameras, allowing you to relax and not worry that something was left undone. 

Are you ready for a smart home system that enriches your lifestyle? Get started by contacting Show & Tell AV Solutions today! We would love to tell you more.