April in the Pacific Northwest starts clearing the clouds, bringing sunshine and warmer weather.

With thoughts turn to spending more time outdoors, is your outside living space offering you the same entertainment options you have inside? 

Let’s explore some audio and video upgrades you might want to consider to spice up your outside entertainment this summer in your Lake Oswego OR home.

What do you think of when you read the phrase “smart home technology?”

For us at Encore Audio Video, it’s all about adding convenience and efficiency to your day-to-day lifestyle. A smart home installation should enhance your lifestyle with technology solutions you find helpful.

At Encore Audio Video, we expertly deliver custom smart home control solutions for homeowners in Vancouver, Washington and throughout the Portland metropolitan area; systems that go far beyond your standard home.

We explain what that means for you, below.

Where you watch your media is crucial to how you experience it.  Your surroundings definitely affect how it feels to enjoy a favorite film or binge-watch a new TV show.

So if 2018 is the year you decide to upgrade your home with a private cinema, there are three major factors to consider.  To create the ultimate home theater design for your Portland, Oregon living space, read on below to see the essentials on our list.

Sometimes surveillance systems get a bad rap.  It feels like they only capture problems after it’s too late to do anything about them!

But a smart home surveillance system changes this situation completely.  There are so many ways to keep track of your Portland, OR home’s status whether you’re inside or miles away from it – and all by using your smartphone or tablet.

We’ve listed out four features your system offers to give you that added peace of mind.

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