The Design Perspective

Security system “opportunities” for new and existing homes
My Father-in-law tells a funny story how his daughter dented his 3-yr old Audi and told him “but this is a great opportunity to get it repainted like new!”
The FCC changes the rules on the wireless spectrum to take advantage of new technologies. While almost everyone has heard […]

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Five years ago when I got this crazy idea to throw away my 17+ years experience in pharmaceutical control systems and start DistinctAV, we did a lot of research into the industry. We were told we needed a big “lifestyle” showroom to compete with the big box stores on one side and what the industry […]

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Less than three weeks until Spring!
If you are anything like me, you are already enjoying the brief warmer temperatures, planting in the garden, or the thought of lounging on the deck. What could make your outdoor spaces even more enjoyable? How about listening to music through discreet garden speakers that blend in with their natural […]

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Energy saving options
Close the Door!
Do you feel like a broken record when it comes to reminding your children to do simple things around the house?. It seems like they never learn…
“Close the door–the air conditioning is on!”.
“Turn off the lights downstairs!”.
“Flush the toilet when you’re done!”. 
They do eventually learn to remember these things but […]

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While DistinctAV can manage all phases of a basement renovation project for you, there are some steps you can take as the homeowner that will save you time, headaches, and thousands of dollars.
Learn what’s possible. DistinctAV offers free seminars covering everything that is possible today in home electronics and also gives a glimpse of what […]

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Wes Dwyer from Art & Soul Gallery & Frame in Carmel said it best when he told me “A luxury once sampled becomes a necessity”. He also said he regrets more the things he had not purchased than the things he has purchased. I hear this from homeowners all the time when they realize the […]

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I still remember the first time I watched the scary sci-fi movie “Alien”. My aunt wanted to take me to a movie and Alien was the only matinee showing. Being a teenager at the time it was thrilling to get to see an “R”-rated movie but what I remember most was the theater design.
We went […]

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I hear it time and time again…”Why do I still see black bars on my new widescreen TV?”
Without getting too technical or asking you to dust off your middle school geometry textbooks, here’s the basic facts about Aspect Ratios:
Fact 1) There have been several image formats developed over the years.
Format A) The NTSC television format […]

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Home security systems are incredibly simple. When armed, the controller receives a signal from a door switch, motion sensor, or blass break sensor then proceeds to sound the siren and dial to a Central Station monitoring company. The Central Station calls the police, fire department, or whoever is on the call list.
With 99.99% of the […]

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A friend of mine in New Jersey recently asked me for help selecting a big screen for his basement. He named off a few model numbers of the displays he was shown at a local big box store and asked which one was the best overall TV. My response email was a good summary of […]

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