Connecting Tomorrow

Don’t look now but I just mentioned a dirty concept in our business, IT.  Mention those two simple letters to many of the professionals in our industry and you’ll get all kinds of angry stares, not to mention harsh comments about integrators with IT roots.  I’m not exactly sure why this happens and am even less sure why it does with such amazing frequency.  I can’t tell you how many times our company has been ripped on by others because we’ve built our business based on concepts from our past experience in IT.  Maybe they had a bad experience working with companies that sold them PCs (or Macs).  Maybe they’re scared that the industry is changing.  I really don’t know for sure but they have their opinions and they’re entitled to them. 

Our opinion is different.  First off, bashing competitors isn’t a wise decision which is why you’ll never hear us doing it.  We like to spend our time making our business better instead of worrying about who’s putting us down and getting back at them by doing the same.  Secondly, we wear our experience in the IT industry as a badge of honor and believe whole heartedly that it’s what sets us apart from the crowd. After all, it’s this experience that gives us the ability to implement amazing products from companies like Control4, a company that’s taken IT concepts and completely changed the face of home automation. 

Control4 offers a product line of completely IP (Internet Protocol) based home automation controls that truly connect every aspect of your daily lives.  Each of Control4’s intelligent devices lives on and can be operated from your own personal home network, wired or wirelessly, with the touch of a button.  What we like the most about the Control4 product line is that it’s affordable, easy to use and offers unparalleled scalability for any solution.  You can start with the Home Theater Controller or Media Controller and immediately realize the benefits of a connected lifestyle.  Manage your entire digital music collection with ease streaming your digital music over your home stereo, right from the controller. 

Control4 controllers can exist by themselves in a home theater solution on those merits alone but they allow you to accomplish so much more.  Owning a Control4 system gives you the ability to add devices at any time, at your own pace.  Add a light dimmer switch here, an outlet there, and pretty soon you’ve got a fully functioning automation system without any new wiring.  Swap the old “dumb” switches with the new Control4 intelligent switches, add the device to your network and you’re done.   And that’s just scratching the surface.

Control4 solutions work in any home, anywhere.  Old homes, new homes and all homes in between are perfectly suited for Control4 solutions which is another reason we’ve absolutely fallen in love with their products and have installed them in our own homes.  Hop on over to www.control4.com and take a look around.  We promise you’ll enjoy your visit!