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Friday, 28 February 2020

Why Choose Structured Cabling Over Point-to-Point Wiring?

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How Organized Wiring Sets Up a Successful Smart Home

Point-to-point wiring is all too common, even in some smart home and office installations today. This setup risks being unable to carry the heavy data load in high-bandwidth applications, but transmitting bandwidth is paramount to a successful integrated home.

In case you haven’t already guessed, we recommend structured cabling to not only solve this issue but also clean up unsightly wires and support future updates to your smart home. In this blog, we’ll compare point-to-point wiring with structured cabling and share some insights regarding why we highly suggest structured cabling and how AV Design Consultants can help you implement it in your Fort Smith, AR, home.

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Friday, 14 February 2020

A Look at 2 Lutron Motorized Shades Options

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Learn More About Lutron Serena and Triathlon Window Treatments!

If you’ve kept up with our blog for long, you know AV Design Consultants loves showing customers that motorized shades do more than most people give them credit for. Most people know that they raise and lower and sometimes block sunlight, but it might surprise them to learn that they can save clients substantially in energy bills, top off a room’s design, eliminate glare from screens and more.

While we’ve described their benefits at length, maybe you’ve moved past that stage. You’ve seen how Lutron works in stores or through our video tutorials and know that it’s the right solution for your Fort Smith, AR home’s lighting and shading needs. If this describes you, we venture to guess that you want to explore more details about popular offerings and assess their pros and cons. Today, we’ll discuss two popular Lutron shading options - Serena and Triathlon. Curious? Let’s dive in.

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Thursday, 30 January 2020

Add Hassle-Free Content Sharing to Your Conference Room With ClickShare!

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Curious to Learn Some of Its Most Useful Applications for Your Arkansas Business? Read On!

How many people who join your meetings sit there and listen in silence, without participating? Though managers are often seen as “ideas people,” they don’t want to be the only ones visualizing and sharing at their Fort Smith companies. But all too often, attendees don’t feel comfortable enough to participate, and one reason is that they don’t know how to use the technology well enough to share content with ease.

How can you reverse this pattern? Just add one technology to your conference room design, and motivate everyone to chime in and share ideas by adding a content sharing system like one of our favorites, ClickShare. We’ll discuss some of its capabilities today and outline how to deliver insights more efficiently, so stay tuned.

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Friday, 17 January 2020

Start the New Year with a Better Home Security System!

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Learn How Qolsys and Alarm.com Devices Bolster Automated Safety Systems

Still haven’t made a New Year’s resolution? It’s not too late to jot down a few goals, no matter how big or small, that you have for the year. Many of us resolve to take better care of our bodies, while others prioritize spending more time with family, going on more vacations or redecorating their Springdale homes.

Though it’s easy to get caught up in personal goals, like losing weight or increasing our income, some of the most important resolutions start at home. Does your Arkansas home security system truly protect your family from harm around the clock? And can you view notifications and respond to threats in real time? All of these features and more are available to you with the help of AV Design Consultants and a couple of our most trusted security tools - Alarm.com and Qolsys. Keep reading to learn more about both below.

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