Building a new home?

considerations  

If you are building a home,  you probably want to plan it for home electronics now, and in the future. Here are some  simple things to consider:

• Will you want music around the house?
• Will you have a computer or more than one computer?
• Will you have TV via antennae, cable, satellite or all of these?
• Will you want room-to-room control?
• Will there be adequate telephone jacks?
• Will there be a home theater? With surround sound?
• Is paging, door answering a consideration?
• Would you prefer one set of controls for lighting, temperature, music, video, etc?

Lots of decisions to be made. However, these decisions are typically not high on the priority list of a new home owner during the early stages of building a home. Thinking about the modern conveniences of home electronics is  sometimes put off until it is too late or at the very least much more costly. If  you examine a few of your preferences before the drywall goes up, your electronic "after life" can be a lot more fulfilling.

possibilities

Most people's thoughts on home electronics are limited by their knowledge of what is possible. Here are a few thought-provoking possibilities:

• Different music in every room
• Answer the door from the phone
• Mute music when phone or chimes ring
• One set of controls...that's really cool
• Keep an eye on the house
• Great video and better sound
• Share the home theater with the rest of the house

relax

Studies show that among the first things people do when they get home is change into something comfortable, turn on the music or TV, and unwind.  Fox AV can provide new and faster ways for you to relax in the comfort of your home.

specifics

These technologies in today's audio/video field are surprisingly affordable and can become a very important "staple" in your everyday life.

Whole house audio

Enjoy high quality sound all around! Imagine being able to listen to the same or different music in every room of your home - at the same time, and all from one system.

There are several options that will allow you to discretely place speakers in the walls and ceilings throughout the house and control the source you are listing to from keypads right on the wall. These systems can start as few as 2 rooms such as a kitchen and a master bedroom and grow to speakers in every room in the house!

Whole house video

With whole house video we can distribute cameras throughout the house (front door, rear door, baby's room, outside pool) and allow you to view them on any television in the house.  We can even "broadcast" any other video source such as a DVD, cable box, satellite receiver and assign an unused television channel that you can view on any television in the house.

Driveway sensor

This is a very handy way of knowing when someone is in your driveway.  A small metal detecting probe is buried next to or even poured in the driveway that will sound a small tone throughout the house to let you know company has arrived. These systems can even be programmed to turn lights on at night, turn on cameras (or a VCR if you're away), and more.

Front/Rear door entry system

This attractive brass door plate (available in several finishes) will allow you to communicate with anyone at the front or rear door of your home. The visitor simply presses the doorbell switch and it automatically will either sound one of several digital sounds throughout any of the specified speakers or simply send a half ring to your phones. You then simply pick up any phone in the house and have a two way conversation with whoever is at the door.  By pressing special numbers on the phone, you can even unlock the door, open the garage door or activate just about anything electronic. This system also doubles as a whole house paging system.

Surround sound prewire

You have not truly had the theatrical experience at home until you have heard it in surround sound.  There are many affordable systems available that will fit within most people's budgets. Before you insulate and drywall is the best time to have your home prewired in any room you plan to enjoy your leisure.

Fox AV has been wiring computer, phone and home/business audio for over 23 years and can prewire your home with the latest wire and technology to meet your immediate needs and even make your system "future proof."

All the toys!

Fox AV also sells a very large line of products like DLP,LCD,Plasma,Projector Televisions, mid to high end audio, complete surround sound packages and quite a few cool electronic toys you are probably not aware of, but would not be able to live without after seeing. All for prices that can more than beat any local store.

Please call us for a free consultation.

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