Automated Lighting & Living Inc.
Products
We only use the best products available for your home. There are many products on the market that fit into
this same category. All reputable integrators use products that are top quality. The only difference among the products tends to be the personal preference of the integrators. Most of the automation products we use, you have never heard of do to the specialization of them, and the newness of the technology. All reputable integrators use the best products available for 2 reasons. The first is we want our customers to have the best home experience that there can be. The other reason is we don't want to get the late Saturday night telephone call from any of our customers saying their system is not working. At Automated Lighting & Living Inc, in the unlikely event that it becomes necessary to make that late night or weekend call, we are available 24 hours a day.
Lighting Control: Lutron. Lutron invented the dimmer and has been a leader in the technology since
the 1960's. Lutron has a series of automated light control starting with the Caseta
which is designed for small installations. Radio Ra2 is good for up to 200 switches,
dimmers, and occupancy sensors.
Converging Systems: Converging Systems makes color LED controls. The built in color computer will allow dimming and raising of the light level while maintaining the color. With the computer control, a choice of 16 million different shades of color available. The controls can also be tied to automated functions where another event, such as the front door opening, can trigger a certain light level, and color.
Automation: RTI. RTI is a company that has been growing and developing since the early 1990's
They are the only company that still manufactures an all button remote,
essentially the same format since the very beginning. While updated and able to
handle many more simultaneous commands (macros), it is still the only practical
remote for a blind person.
The ethernet based control hubs are able to integrate all the different control
platforms (Z Wave, Thread (Nest), Zigbee, Apple Homekit, etc.) into the same remote,
and have them all work together seamlessly.
Automated Lighting & Living Inc is proud to be a certified dealer for RTI
Pro Control. Pro Control is the economy version of RTI it does much of what RTI
does, except it is designed for single room control. It is owned by RTI
URC. URC (Universal Remote Control) makes good, budget minded remote controls.
We most often use these in smaller bedrooms where cost is a factor. While very high
quality, there is not much choice in the graphics.
Audio: Denon. Denon has demonstrated its' quality and reliability over many years. It is a
household name and, with the addition of the Dolby Atmos surround mode, will make
your listening and movie watching experience much more enjoyable
Whole House
Audio: Autonomic. Autonomic is the maker of the Mirage Audio Servers. These work on an
ethernet based digital audio system, using all the cloud based formats, including Pandora
and Spotify. The music can be played through their amplifiers or outputted to any other
system.
RTI AD4&8 These amplifiers will take up to 8 incoming streams of music and broadcast
them to up to 64 different zones. The control is either direct or through the home IP
network
Denon HEOS is self contained, network based wireless server, amplifier, and speaker. It
is simple to install and is controll by a smartphone, tablet, or dedicated remote control.
install and is controlled by a smartphone, tablet, or dedicated remote control. It streams all
the cloud based formats as well.
Sonos This brand of whole house audio is probably the best known in the industry. We do not
actively promote sales of Sonos do to their huge presence in the DIY market and direct sales to
customers. We do sell and program Sonos for those who ask for it, and can integrate Sonos with
RTI, URC, Pro Control, and Lutron for a great listening experience at an extremely affordable
price point.
IP Network: Luxul. Luxul is a commercial grade network system. Its' wireless routers have double
the range of any purchased, or rented, from cable providers. The routers and switches
are extremely reliable, simple to program, and have great encryption. Their reliability and quality make them a must for any installation.
We are proud to announce new software, called Router Limits, is now available
directly installed on several different new Luxul routers, and available on others. This
software enables parents to limit the times their children can access the internet, and
limit the content they are allowed to see. It also works well for small businesses
IT departments to limit employee use of social media and pron websites during
working hours
Do to some really bad experiences in trying to work on homes with inferior networks,
we will not do an installation that does not have commercial quality network devices. The reliability, signal quality, and security of commercial equipment is significantly
greater than devices made for home use.
VIDEO: We are glad to recommend LG, Sony, or Samsung TV's to our customers. They are all
high quality companies that make excellent TV's.
We do sell two brands of outdoor TV's, Seura and Sunbright. They make TV's that range in size from 32 inches to 84 inches and have been tested and proven to be watertight and viewable in direct sunlight.
Motivated Design builds some of the strongest and most innovative TV and art lifts in the industry. The lifts are designed to withstand the rigors of use on yachts where to boat
can be moving around violently while the lift is in the up position.