Connected Design

  While  smart home technology  integrators are never a moment without dreaming up possibilities to enrich and simplify their clients’ lives, relaying the seemingly infinite options of total control home automation to these very clients isn’t always the easiest task. Angus Murray of London’s  New Wave AV  has found that having a Control4 Experience Center showroom offers the perfect environment for enabling wild imaginations. Take his project in the London suburb of Kent, for example. Through a mutual relationship with the project’s interior designer, Murray met some eager homeowners who visited the Experience Center for ideas on their new 12,000-square-foot home. The main desire for this family of four was to own a system that allowed them to enjoy both audio and video around the property with minimal equipment on display. In addition, they wanted a dedicated cinema room as well as a secondary projection system in their bar/media room for more informal viewing....

Planar , a global leader in visualization technology  Integrator  today announced the Planar Luxe UltraRes X 100, the latest addition to the Planar Lifestyle Displays family. The Planar Luxe UltraRes X 100 is a 100-inch LCD display featuring 700-nit brightness, a wide color gamut perfect for High Dynamic Range (HDR) content and advanced video processing capabilities. Planar Luxe UltraRes X 100 delivers superior image performance for a variety of luxury environments, including media rooms, studios and workspaces as well as hospitality and entertainment venues.  The release of  Planar Luxe UltraRes X 100  introduces a global first: a 100-inch commercial-grade, 24×7 LCD display that allows users to showcase 4K HDR content with high brightness and a slim installation profile that is compliant with the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA).  “The launch of Planar Lifestyle  Displays  was met with enthusiasm, and reinforced the interest in LED and LCD ...