Smart Home Basics – IR Control

Smart Home Basics – IR Control

IR Control is how your TV Remote communicates to your TV.  Your Remote has a little bulb on it that flashes.  When it flashes, it sends a command out to your TV.   Your TV has a little IR sensor built into it that see the flashing command from your remote. The Smart...
Smart Home Basics – Video Distribution

Smart Home Basics – Video Distribution

Video Distribution is similar to Audio Distribution, but it’s for your Video sources (Blu-ray Players, Apple TV, Roku, Satellite/Cable Receivers, NVRs, etc). You are able to keep your Video Sources in a central location like the Media Rack and distribute the...
Smart Home Basics – Audio Distribution

Smart Home Basics – Audio Distribution

Audio Distribution (also called Whole Home Audio) is my favorite part of a good Smart Home.  It’s the ability to play music out to speakers in different rooms of the home.  Audio systems differ in their complexity, but here are the key components. Amplifier The...