"Home Automation is a term that gets thrown around a lot these days. I'd like to explain what this means to you in English regarding today's toys. Our home automation options include ways to:

1) Control your toys: You can easily control all of your TVs, surround sound, DVDs, listen to music in other areas and more with a simple hand-held remote, on-wall touchpad or an iPad. Want to make your electronics simple? Combine one of these automation devices from URC, RTI or Elan with our programmers' genius and you'll soon be enjoying your toys instead of throwing a rock through the TV.

2) Control your lights: Want your lights to come on every day at sunset, regardless of daylight savings or the seasons? How about having your entryway lights turn on when you pull into your driveway? Want your Living Room to dim like the theater when you and the family turn on a movie? All of these options are available with our lighting automation products. Be energy-efficient AND enhance your life with lighting control.

3) Control your home: Simple one-touch control for your pool, HVAC, entry gate, shades, irrigation and more. We make it easy to see who's at the front door on your iPad or make sure the jacuzzi is turned up for the party tonight. It's a breeze to open all of your motorized shades downstairs while you're upstairs. You've got enough to worry about in life...you shouldn't worry about controlling your appliances and systems. Let us help!

4) Protect your home: Wouldn't it be nice to see who is at the front door on your TV when you hear the doorbell? How about talking to them through an intercom before opening the door? See what's going on in your home while you're on vacation? See what pesky kids keep picking your roses? Our CCTV/intercom options with iPad control will provide security and safety to you and your family.

We've been helping our clients in San Diego for years with home automation and universal remotes. Sound interesting? Give us a call and let us make it simple for you to enhance your life through today's technology."

San Diego Home Theater Installers Aire Theater Designs proudly serves all of San Diego County especially the communities and cities of Central San Diego County which includes Rolando, SDSU, Darnall, Cerritos, Del Cerro, Allied Gardens, Talmadge, Kensington, Hillcrest, Mission Valley, Fashion Valley, La Mesa, Lake Murray, Friars, North Park, Balboa Park, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Pt Loma and Downtown San Diego. We also gladly serve those in North San Diego County which includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista, Elfin Forest, Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, 4S Ranch, Santaluz, La Jolla, Poway, and Rancho Bernardo. Wildomar, Temecula, Murrieta, Blossom Valley, Alpine, Del Dios and Bing Crosby...we're here.

If you haven't noticed, we REALLY enjoy this stuff and want to spread the word. Here's a spot by John about one of our toys.

"Easy? Who said this stuff was easy?

That might be what you were thinking after you unpacked your new TV, AV receiver, BluRay player, HD satellite box, CD changer, AppleTV, Xbox360, iPod dock, a plethora of cables to connect everything and a half dozen or more remotes to run the show. It doesn’t look very easy so far…

That’s why we are in business… To make your entertainment system enjoyable and EASY to use!

With today’s entertainment systems utilizing four or six or more components, the easy part has slowly faded into the sunset unless you have made the decision to invest in a true control system. When I say “true control system” I mean one that will run ALL of the devices you want and operate them easily. Watching TV shouldn't be difficult...this option makes it simple.

When most people tell me what they want out of their new system, the phrase “easy to use” is always a top 3 item. What the client is really saying to me is “PLEASE DON’T MAKE ME USE 16 REMOTES!!!” We have solutions!

The most popular control system in the Aire Theater Designs arsenal is a one-two punch from the folks at Universal Remote Control or URC. But before I go into the virtues of our most popular control solution I want to tell you who URC is and why we love them.

URC has been making remote controls for more than 20 years. More than likely, you all ready have a URC remote in your home and don’t even realize it! URC makes original equipment remotes for several consumer electronics manufacturers out there, including Denon, Parasound, Mitsubishi, McIntosh, Krell, Sharp and many others. Even the remote that came with your cable box was made by URC!

Now that you know a little bit about the control professionals we like to use, I will get back to the one-two punch I mentioned earlier. The MX-980 and MRF-350 are the pieces that make up our most popular control system. The handheld unit is wand shaped and features a generously sized color LCD display with dedicated hard buttons for volume, channels, numbers, etc, a rechargeable battery and charging stand. The MRF-350 is our little secret that allows your A/V equipment to be controlled in a closed cabinet or from another room all together. That’s right; you no longer have to point the remote at anything! Throw in a little custom programming from our top-notch install team and you can hide the 16 remotes that came with everything and you will have an EASY to use A/V system!

I’m sure you’re all wondering “how much does this thing cost?” In the course of a year or so you will spend more on aspirin than this control system if you don’t get one! (that might be an exaggeration)

So the next time you want to simply watch TV with your awesome entertainment system, just press the button that says “Watch TV” and let the remote do all the dirty work!

Did I mention this can control your lights too? Call us up to find out more!"

San Diego Home Theater Installers Aire Theater Designs proudly serves all of San Diego County especially the communities and cities of Central San Diego County which includes Rolando, SDSU, Darnall, Cerritos, Del Cerro, Allied Gardens, Talmadge, Kensington, Hillcrest, Mission Valley, Fashion Valley, La Mesa, Lake Murray, Friars, North Park, Balboa Park, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Pt Loma and Downtown San Diego. We also gladly serve those in North San Diego County which includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista, Elfin Forest, Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, 4S Ranch, Santaluz, La Jolla, Poway, and Rancho Bernardo. Wildomar, Temecula, Murrieta, Blossom Valley, Alpine, Del Dios and Bing Crosby...we're here.

If you haven't noticed, we REALLY enjoy this stuff and want to spread the word. Here's a spot by Danny about one of our toys.

"This is Danny here, ATD's extremely handsome AND knowledgeable Installation Manager.  I wanted to take a little time to share w/ you one of the most versatile, seamless, easy to use and just plain cool music streaming devices out there...the SONOS BRIDGE, CONNECT and PLAY5.

Are you a fan of iHeart Radio or Pandora Internet Radio?  Do you have an iTunes, Rhapsody, or SiriusXM account?  Do you want access to literally 100s of free Internet radio stations?  Well, you can have this and much much more all at your fingertips with SONOS.  And like I said earlier, it is extremely easy to use.  SONOS offers a slick wireless touchscreen controller that is very simple to use. You can even turn your Apple or Droid mobile device into a SONOS controller with a free App from SONOS that you can download.  Like I said...just plain cool.

Not only can SONOS be easily integrated into your existing gear and speaker setup, it can also act as a standalone system w/ the SONOS Play Series (Play1, Play3 and Play5).  This allows you to easily add a wide variety of music sources to any room w/o the headache of pulling wires or purchasing a complete audio system. Got a multiple-story house and want music throughout your home? This is an inexpensive solution that offers a ridiculous amount of music and options.

Sound fun? Call us up and check it out at our office here in San Diego. You'll love it unless John got there first and put on his AM talk radio."

San Diego Home Theater Installers Aire Theater Designs proudly serves all of San Diego County especially the communities and cities of Central San Diego County which includes Rolando, SDSU, Darnall, Cerritos, Del Cerro, Allied Gardens, Talmadge, Kensington, Hillcrest, Mission Valley, Fashion Valley, La Mesa, Lake Murray, Friars, North Park, Balboa Park, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Pt Loma and Downtown San Diego. We also gladly serve those in North San Diego County which includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista, Elfin Forest, Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, 4S Ranch, Santaluz, La Jolla, Poway, and Rancho Bernardo. Wildomar, Temecula, Murrieta, Blossom Valley, Alpine, Del Dios and Bing Crosby...we're here.