SEE ALSO: 3 Things to Consider In Your Outdoor Video Setup An Outdoor Audio-Visual Experience Like No Other In order to impressively transform your outdoor areas, you need more than one speaker or a small TV mounted on an exterior wall. That’s a poor attempt at outdoor entertainment. With so many advances in smart home technology and the audio-vis

SEE ALSO: 5 Ways To Install A Hidden Speaker System   Location Location is the most important thing you should consider when installing your outdoor video system. Outdoor TVs by Séura are built in two models: The Shade Series and Ultra Bright. With the Shade Series screen, ideally it should go under a deck or a gazebo and facing away from the Flor

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SEE ALSO: Improve Your Design by Hiding Your AV Components!   Connect a Turntable or CD Player! Old meets new when you blend sophisticated audio distribution with the music you’ve been collecting for decades. Many of us miss the good old days of listening to music from retro devices, so we think you'll be delighted that these once-antique music pl

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SEE ALSO: How Integrators Help Builders Create Better Smart Homes MORE CUSTOMIZATION With OS 3, Control4 has made it easier than ever to customize the system to suit any customer’s needs. Families can now select distinct backgrounds in the Control4 app for every room in their house. They can upload their own photos, or they can choose from among C

SEE ALSO: Why Invest in Landscape Lighting? A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE It may be hard to believe, but lighting control can make a sizeable impact on your health. Don’t believe us? A lighting control system offers much more fine control over the brightness and color of your fixtures. With the right programming, your fixtures can mimic the way sunlight c

SEE ALSO: Check out our photo gallery to see a sample of our past projects! BULLET CAMERAS Bullet cameras, commonly known as “lipstick cameras,” get their name from their skinny, cylindrical design. The electronics and camera components are all contained within the camera’s body, and many of them are only a few inches long. This small size makes b

SEE ALSO: I’m smart… I’ll make my home smart too MORE INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICES The sheer number of internet-enabled devices that have hit the market in recent years can put a strain on your network. Desktop and laptop computers, phones, gaming consoles, speakers and TVs, thermostats, security devices, light fixtures and even some appliances can no

SEE ALSO: Why Invest in Landscape Lighting? EPISODE Our first outdoor speaker brand is Episode. Their satellite speakers can withstand temperatures from -20 to 185° F, so hey can stay outdoors no matter what time of year. Their small size and sharp design help make it easy to blend the speakers in with your existing outdoor decor. For a more natur

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In conjunction with Control4’s #C4Yourself day and the launch of the new NEEO remote control, we chose to open the doors to our brand new experience space. FPA worked tirelessly to promote and create an exceptional experience for everyone who attended. Those who made it to the event were able to experience Control4 OS3 and everything it has to off

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Have you ever been out for a drive or an evening walk and noticed a beautiful home that you can’t help but admire? The one thing they most certainly have in common is a properly designed and installed landscape lighting system. Many homeowners have spent enough hours and money on their landscaping that they could have taken a nice vacation with the

 During this critical period, we are committed to helping our clients stay connected, support remote learning for the nation’s children, and protect our clients’ properties and families.  Though networking and communications infrastructure are the primary reasons for our essential business designation, we will also be available for any service, su