LG's wall-size direct-view LED TV.

Don't rule out switching to a larger size based on assumptions, but keep these TV buying tips in mind.

If it's been a while since you last bought a TV, you might be surprised to learn that what's considered "big" has changed a lot. These days even 42 and 50 inches are barely considered "midsize." This is thanks to manufacturers being able to make larger screens more cheaply, and also 4K and 8K resolutions making huge TVs more usable. Ultraslim designs also mean that larger screens take up less space.

So if you're considering a new TV, it's understandable if you're thinking of getting the same size, give or take a few inches. But the reality is, you can probably go a lot bigger. How big? Maybe you don't need a TV the size of a wall or a TV that is a wall, but in most homes a 65- or 75-inch TV will fit just fine.

Overall our advice is simple: Get as big a TV as you can afford. The longer answer depends on your room, your seating distance and the acceptance factor of any cohabiting co-deciders. Here's how to figure out how big you can go.

Installing Josh ai with your control4 Home Automation system unleashes the possibilities of your smart home!

Installing Josh with your Atlanta Control4 system unleashes the possibilities of your smart home while enabling every family member with a personalized and inclusive control platform. Freely make multiple requests in a single command, contextually adjust your surroundings, and conveniently search for your favorite media content, thanks to Josh’s knowledge of Control4’s connected devices.  In addition to luxurious design and elegant user experiences, every Josh interaction remains private thanks to its steadfast commitment to keeping user data secure. Snap One is excited to bring Josh’s innovation to every Control4 home!  

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Watch Movies in a Brand-New Way This New Year!

With the new year here, it’s time to consider your home entertainment – is it up to par with the riveting films and suspenseful TV shows you watch with family and friends? You need stunning audiovisuals to match the excitement up on screen. Don’t settle for a standard AV setup; a home theater installation from our team of professionals can completely elevate your next movie night.

Learn how our team at Atlanta Audio & Automation can benefit your installation process and bring the home cinema of your dreams to your Atlanta, GA property. Want to find out more about our services and solutions? Just keep reading on below.

Integrated Shading & Lighting for Your Whole Home

A home’s lighting can transform the ambiance of your living space at all hours of the day. When your spaces lack natural sunlight or have poorly lit rooms, you and your family will start to take notice – your body and minds will even feel the difference throughout the day! You might observe worse sleep patterns or less productive days.

However, with Lutron motorized shades, you can let in the sun’s gentle rays and shield your interiors from the harsher light throughout the day. When you integrate smart lighting control into your home setup, you can completely take your Atlanta, GA home’s lighting under your control.

Want to find out more about these smart solutions for your entire property? Keep reading on below.

Smart Surveillance & Solutions Get You Ready for the Holidays

When it comes to your home security, you never want to be second-guessing things as you leave to go out of town or even down the street to go last-minute gift shopping. You want your family and Atlanta, GA property’s security guaranteed at all times – during this busy holiday season and all year round.

A smart home security system never leaves you wondering if your living space is safe and well-protected. With innovative solutions and cameras to keep an eye on every corner of your home, you can gain peace of mind today and always.

Want to learn more about how a security system can benefit your home? Keep reading on below.

Check Out How Sony Can Deliver Stunning Visuals for Your Next Watch

As the weather gets increasingly chillier, you’ll want to spend your time in the cozy indoors with loved ones. But if your home entertainment is not up to par, then you’ll likely be left surfing channels or straining to get a good view of the screen among everyone in the room.

But when you upgrade your media setup or cinema with top-notch home theater projectors, you’ll be able to experience your favorite entertainment in a whole new way. Keep reading below to see how high-end products from trusted brands can make all the difference!

Illuminate Your Home with Just the Tap of a Button

Your home’s lighting has everything to do with how you experience your living spaces. Whether it’s a dimmed setting or brightened area, lighting can transform and shape our home environment – so it’s essential that your home lighting is in your control. And Control4 does just that, integrating your smart lighting automation seamlessly into your whole-home system.

Control4 specializes in simplifying your smart technologies and incorporating them into your home experience with zero hassle. Keep reading below to learn how this trusted brand can enhance your lighting throughout your Atlanta, GA home.

Get Your Home Soundscape Up to Par for the Biggest Games of the Year

The weather is slowly getting chillier, meaning football season is upon us. And with big games approaching, you’ll want to make the most of them by having friends over to enjoy the season together. But is your home entertainment setup ready to host you and other football fans?

A whole-home audio system can ensure you never miss a single moment of the game throughout your Atlanta, GA living spaces. Keep reading below to learn how this innovative sound setup completely elevates your game day experience!

Check Out the Highlights & New Product Releases of Control4 Smart Home Systems

It’s the perfect time to dive into the latest products that one of the leading brands in the industry has to offer. From enhanced security to a more seamless home control setup – Control4 is always elevating and improving its technologies.

Control4 is known for offering effortlessly integrated smart systems and reliable smart solutions that can make your everyday life easier than ever. And our team at Atlanta Audio & Automation is your trusted Control4 dealer here to bring these new updates and product releases to your Atlanta, GA property! Keep reading on below to learn more about these innovative selections.

What Actually Is a Smart Home – And How Can One Transform Your Daily Living?

As you start your smart home journey, you probably have far more questions than anything else surrounding your planning process. But with an installation in your Atlanta, GA home, you don’t have to go at it alone – a smart home integrator can make the entire project a breeze from start to finish and can address every one of your questions and concerns.

But how can you determine that you’ve found the right integrator for you? Keep reading below to see what qualities make up the most trusted smart home companies – and dive into what a smart home can truly do for your daily living!

AV Solutions, Acoustics, & Comfy Seating

A home theater should bring everything you’d find at the local cinema right into the comfort of your own home – but leave all the negative features at the door! No more sticky floors, overpriced snacks, or too-talkative seat neighbors. Well, that last one might still be unavoidable – however, your dedicated home theater design can instead match the views, sounds, and comforts of a commercial cinema and improve them tenfold!

In this blog, we’ll dive into what design aspects truly make up the ultimate home theater in your Atlanta, GA living space and how these features can take your entertainment setup to the next level. Keep reading below to find out more.

How Automated Shading Brings Your Whole Home Together

Have you considered bringing motorized shades to your Atlanta, GA property? This smart solution isn’t always at the top of homeowners’ lists for their must-have technologies. But an advanced shading system from Lutron is a game-changer.

Lutron shades can add convenience, protection, and style to your home’s interiors – plus so much more! Learn more about these innovative shades from a trusted brand by reading on below.

Lighting Automation, Motorized Shading, & Climate Control Help Your Home Go Green

A home automation system that can streamline and centralize your entire smart home will make everyday living a breeze – but what kind of impact will it have on your energy usage? The Crestron Home platform aims to create a smart home experience that delivers top-notch performance while still keeping your space energy efficient.

Below, we’ll dive into the system’s various features that can improve your overall home energy management. Keep reading on for more!

"Don't Be A Dumbell, Make Your Home Fitness Smarter" Control4.com; Accessed August 17th 2021

Sleep Technology

"For the sleep obsessed, there’s a plethora of technology available designed to keep an eye on your sleep quality and habits, from wearables and sensors you place on your mattress to headbands that aim to measure brainwave activity. If you’re already using an Apple Watch or a Fitbit, you’re probably familiar with their built-in sleep tracking functionality. However, there’s a couple new companies offering wearable products that are geared more narrowly towards rest and recovery, like the Oura ring or the WHOOP band. The Whoop tries to parse out the data taken from your everyday life and break it into three categories: strain, recovery, and sleep, then gives you an overall percentage grade of readiness for more strain so that you have some feedback about whether you’re ready for a workout or should be prioritizing rest. The Ouro uses a similar system, but their tracker is a minimalist ring with sensors inside the band."

"The Best Seat In The House" Control4; Accessed August 11th 2021

The Best Seat In The House

A home theater should feel like a special destination in your house—the one place you can retreat for a couple of hours to escape from reality and be transported into another world. The place you like to visit frequently with friends and family to enjoy the latest blockbuster releases—but without walking out with a backache from sitting in a poorly constructed seat.

The Options Are Truly Endless!

A professional home theater installation from our team at Atlanta Audio & Automation entails so many components – from the room’s acoustics and seating to the overall setup. But what about arguably the most important, certainly eye-catching, part of the room?

Your screen display is crucial to the appearance and performance of your Alpharetta, GA home cinema – and when it comes to the sizing, resolution, and type, you have endless options. Keep reading below to explore the possibilities!

"Why You Still Need Wires in a Wireless World" Cedia.net ; Accessed August 17th 2021

What’s wrong with just Wi-Fi?

"In smaller homes, a router-and-modem Wi-Fi rig can handle just so much. With a couple of laptops and a phone or three using the wireless bandwidth in a home that’s under, say, 2,000 square feet, everything will likely work fine. But add anything from a smart TV streaming a movie service to a wireless audio system to a connected fridge, and the bandwidth that particular Wi-Fi device provides can become rapidly unstable. And no one wants to see a frozen screen or “the spinning beach ball of doom” on a device in the middle of a critical Zoom meeting or the kids’ e-learning session."

"5 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Crestron Home" Crestron; Accessed July 27th 2021

5 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Crestron Home

If you haven’t heard about the new residential platform from Crestron, then now is the time.

With Crestron Home™ software, we’ve taken a new approach to residential system design, configuration, deployment, and user experience. Even if you’ve actively followed the progression of the platform, it’s easy to miss or forget some of the many new features. Since the inception of the platform in the fall of 2019, there’ve been three major updates. We expect to release another update around the time of this blog post. Hopefully, you can take away at least one useful thing from this post and use it to provide value to your upcoming job.

"Home Theater vs. Media Room - What's the Difference?" HTA Certified; Accessed July 27th 2021

Home Theater vs. Media Room - What's the Difference?

Nomenclature is a challenge when it comes to home technology. We struggle with terms that resonate with homeowners. From the “AV guy" to system integrators to custom installers to technology designers to low-voltage contractors, the home technology industry seems to have an identity crisis, even though all those terms mean essentially the same thing to an insider. The same goes for the terms that we use to define rooms in the home, which brings us to the topic du jour: What is the difference between a media room and a home theater?

Most homeowners do not know or even care about the difference.

You will hear them referring to their dedicated home theater space as a media room and vice versa. For architects, interior designers, builders, lighting designers, and other contractors, however, these distinctions can be important in defining your vision and communicating with each other. In other words, it’s good to know the difference between the two.

Lighting Control from Lutron, Crestron, and Control4 Improve Your Life and Beautify Your Home

Home lighting is no longer a system that’s simply “functional.” Decades ago, it served one practical purpose – to light a room. However, today’s smart lighting control systems enhance the appeal of a space and offer seamless control for the end-user. From LED recessed lights to fiberoptic lighting to accent lights that create a certain mood, you can design a lighting system in your home that elevates your entire living experience.

Smart lighting from industry leaders like Lutron, Crestron, and Control4 offers an endless variety of products to suit your home’s design and your preferences. Best of all, you’ll enjoy one-touch smart home control that allows you to adjust lighting and shading from anywhere in your Atlanta, GA, home. Keep reading to learn more!