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How to Take Your Media Room from Good to Great

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Consider These Features in Your Media Room Installation

What is a home media room? Well, firstly, there is no “standard” home media room because they can be flexible to fit all your media needs; they’ll accommodate watching movies, listening to music, or playing video games. How you choose to use a home media room is customized to your lifestyle and preference. A media room should provide space to enjoy different forms of media with high-quality audio and video technology—enhancing the experience beyond that is just icing on the cake.

If you’re planning a media room installation or upgrade soon, consider how additional features could take those entertainment experiences from good to great. Continue reading to learn how to enhance your Frisco, TX, media room.

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Lighting Control, Smart Interfaces, and Control4

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The Global Leader in Smart Automation Brings Together the Latest in Lighting Control

When it comes to choosing smart lighting control for your home in Frisco, TX, the sheer number of brands and technologies available can be overwhelming. At Simpele, our lighting control experts light the way for you. We recommend the best products, design technology solutions tailored to you, and integrate lighting into a comprehensive, automated home. Best of all, you can control the whole thing using Control4!

Read on to learn why Control4, the global leader in home technology automation, is the best choice for integrating all your lighting products.

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How To Personalize Your Smart Home Experience

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Smart Home Automation Comes to Life When You Work with an Authorized Control4 Dealer

Customization is the buzzword attached to nearly any product we buy – clothes, jewelry, gifts, phones, cars, and homes. Without the ability to personalize a product, you end up with something that is ordinary, not extraordinary. And that’s the last thing you want! When you customize something, you set yourself apart and add more luxury to your life.

This is especially true with a home. But we’re not talking about installing new floors and countertops or updating your outdoor entertainment area – even though those are excellent ideas. Instead, the most impressive way to enjoy luxurious and customized living is with smart home automation.

Keep reading to see how Simpele, a leading Control4 dealer in Frisco, TX, can give your living experience an incredible upgrade.

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The Making of a Media Room

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A Perfect Media Room Is a Combination of the Right Equipment, Design, and Control

Have you been thinking about a media room installation for your Frisco, TX home? Search “media rooms” on the internet, and you'll find there are as many different media room designs as there are families and homeowners.

What do you envision? Reclining chairs with LED-lighted cup holders? Or comfy, plush loveseats and sectionals designed for the ultimate in relaxation? Does your fine art painting transform into a large screen 4K HDR TV, or does one-touch on a tablet lower the projector from its hidden compartment in the ceiling?

It’s a lot to consider. At Simpele, we take the time to understand your vision and what type of space would genuinely enhance your life. Media rooms are, after all, about fun and enjoyment, a place to gather with family and friends for the latest movie or the big game, a space to enjoy your favorite musicians in surround sound, and the room where you tame the dinosaurs in Fortnite. It’s a multi-use room that will undoubtedly become one of the favorite spaces in your home.

So, let’s look at the many details involved in creating a media room.

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Comfort & Climate Control with Control4 Home Automation

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Heating, Cooling, and Lighting Exactly When You Need It

Smart home automation may sound like a flashy and fun household accessory. But most of our Texas clients use their smart home system to make their homes a more comfortable and welcoming space.

Control4 smart systems simplify and automate your home’s atmosphere and climate systems, from fans to window shades to the AC. But you may be wondering, how does it work, and is it worth it? Explore your options below to see how your Frisco, TX home may benefit. 

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Bring More Light & Life to Your Home with Control4

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How Control4 Lighting Control Enhances Your Smart Home Experience

A robust Control smart home system transforms your day to day in ways you never thought possible. With the tap of an icon, remote control button, or wall pad, you take control of the lights, sounds, and entertainment in your home. Combining simplicity with sophistication, a Control4 system makes it easy for you to seamlessly control a wide range of technologies throughout your home in Dallas, TX.

One of the most impressive features of a Control4 features is lighting control.

Do you want to add a smart home system to your existing home or a new home? You can trust Simpele, a leading Control4 dealer, to help you take advantage of all Control4 has to offer. Keep reading to learn several ways a C4 system makes your home smart and your life more enjoyable.

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Outdoor Entertainment: From Getting Started to Expanding Your System

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SEE HOW FAR YOU CAN TAKE YOUR OUTDOOR TV AND SOUND   

Watching TV or listening to music at home might not feel like a thrilling pastime. But when you move your media outdoors, suddenly your time entertaining feel more special. An outdoor entertainment system will transform how you gather with friends and family and enjoy new movies, shows, and albums.

When installing outdoor entertainment in your Dallas, TX, backyard, you can always start small and build later. To see how expansive and integrated a system can get, read on for our technology tips below.  

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3 Reasons Why Control4 Is the Right Choice for Home Automation

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HOW A LEADING SMART HOME COMPANY CAN TRANSFORM YOUR LIVING EXPERIENCE

Take control of your home with Control4! As a leader in the smart home integration industry, Control4 takes sophisticated, smart technology and makes it user friendly for homeowners. You’ll have easy, one-touch access to every technology in your home – from lighting control and motorized shades to smart security and advanced audio-video systems.

Although there are many reasons to consider Control4 for your home, we’ll highlight three of the most compelling ones in this blog. Keep reading to see how Simpele, a leading smart home company in Frisco, TX, makes your home a smarter and more luxurious place to live.

 

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Get More Home Theater Use with a Multi-Purpose Media Room

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Make Your Theater More Approachable, Flexible, & Easy to Use

If you’re thinking about installing a home theater in your Dallas, TX, home, you may be wondering: how often will I use this?

Some folks use their home theater every day, making it their primary location to watch all shows, sports, and movies. Others treat home theaters like a pool—only using it when the mood is right, and sometimes only on special occasions. Some homeowners grow too accustomed to their private theaters and end up not spending as much time inside as they first imagined.

Well, that’s no good! We believe a media room installation can be easy to use and flexible enough to incorporate into your everyday life. That way, you make the most of the stunning visuals and high-end audio to create a theater experience that calls you back over and over again. Here’s what we recommend for creating a multi-purpose room that delivers home-theater-quality entertainment.  

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Control4 Takes Innovation to a Whole New Level

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LEARN HOW A TRUSTED LOCAL COMPANY ADDS THESE 4 ADVANCED C4 TECHNOLOGIES TO YOUR HOME

A smart home is only as smart as the technologies you have. If you’re still using products and systems from years ago, then your smart home experience will suffer. It’s the same way a computer starts to slow down over the years. As systems and software become more advanced, your old phone or computer won’t keep up with the new technologies.  

Fortunately, Simpele is a smart home company in Dallas, TX, that can get you up to speed again. We install cutting-edge Control4 products, so you can enjoy all the convenience and extravagance of living in a fully connected, modern home. Make your home smarter and your life more luxurious by upgrading to these four C4 products and systems.  

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THE CONTROL4 OS 3

Released in 2019, Control4’s OS 3 system made smart home control even more intuitive and simple to use. It offers home automation personalization at the highest level. Choose from a wide range of stunning wallpapers (or pick your own photo) to put on your smart tablet. In addition, you can place your most frequently used apps on the home screen, making your entire smart home system incredibly accessible. Much like your phone, it’s easy to add, arrange, and remove your smart systems and devices, streaming services, and scenes. 

But the new OS 3 system isn’t only confined to your tablet. Download it to your phone as well for full control functionalities that seem as intuitive as scrolling and selecting apps. If you have a lot of devices in your home, the new filter function allows you to find them easily. For instance, you won’t need to scroll through a long list to find your motorized shades or smart door locks. By tapping “Room,” you’ll see and control all connected technologies in that room. You can also “Favorite” rooms to prioritize them, displaying them more prominently on your interface.   

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