Security can be uncomfortable to think about when it comes to your home. After all, making sure your house is safe means admitting that terrible things could happen. Fortunately, Distinctive Audio Video has you covered for smart home security in the Bellevue, WA area. Our home automation experts will install a state-of-the-art automation system to help you rest easy whether you’re at home or away on vacation. Keep reading for three of the ways home automation helps keep you and your family safe.

When planning a brand-new media room or upgrading an existing one, it’s typical to wonder what one component will have the most significant impact. Will it be purchasing a new 4K Ultra HD TV? Should it be adding a few speakers to your surround sound? The truth is no one component will transform your space. What can make a real difference? The right planning and foundation during your media room installation. And that comes down to asking these questions when it comes to your Seattle home.

We are seemingly awash in smart devices in our daily life.  We depend on our smartphones to stay connected to everything, our computers, our tablets, our smart TVs that stream from the Internet, smart lights, smart speakers, and smart cameras. Some of the technology that powers them emanates from right here in the Seattle and Bellevue area, home to Microsoft, Amazon, and many smaller technology companies. 

The common thread across all smart devices is that much of the intelligence that makes them “smart” comes from their connection to powerful cloud applications.  What makes the Amazon Echo a smart speaker that can do so much is the link to Amazon’s cloud platform, which can connect it to many other services that can do things for you.  And for that to work, you need an always-on, robust network connection. 

As we add more and more devices to our homes to control and manage functions like lighting, climate, and entertainment, we need networks with the capacity to handle it all.  Is your home network system up to the task? 

Read on to learn more.

Home automation technology continues to advance at a rapid clip.  Much of the same hardware and software technology that has made the smartphone such an indispensable part of our lives is also being applied to make homes much smarter. 

The smartphone itself is still a big part of it.  Virtually every smart device has an app of some kind.  While app control is convenient and powerful, there’s more to the smart home than controlling smart devices.  It’s about making everything work together seamlessly, allowing multiple forms of management and control of routine functions, or automating a task, so you don’t have to even think about it. 

To that end, here are some trends to watch in home automation systems when considering smart technology for your Seattle home.