How to Build Your Perfect Outdoor Entertainment Space
Who to Hire & What You’ll Need for Your Austin, TX Outdoor AV
Everyone knows fresh air and vitamin D go a long way for our happiness. But between a day at the office, driving in the car, squeezing in a workout at the gym, and then relaxing with our favorite TV shows at night, we spend most of our days indoors. Living in Austin, we’re lucky to have more warm nights in the year than other states. So why not make the most of your backyard this year with outdoor entertainment?
Weatherproof screens and speakers make it possible to take your living room outdoors all year long. But how will you landscape and wire your yard for outdoor AV, and who should you work with to get the job done? Continue reading to learn how an outdoor installation works in Austin, TX.
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What Is Outdoor Entertainment?
Whether you’d enjoy audio and video on a shaded patio, by the pool, or across the entire yard, weatherproof TVs and speakers unleash a new way to entertain friends and family. Bring your Netflix nights or game days under the sky with Séura’s outdoor TVs. Séura builds two models of their outdoor screens: the Shade Series and Ultra Bright, each suited for either shaded or full sunlight to reduce glare. Their displays have been used in many high-profile settings, including the Texas A&M Football Complex. Splash water on the screens or leave them out during a storm, and when you return, they’ll be ready to watch like always.
Don’t forget audio! Sonance’s outdoor speakers are also built to deliver high-end audio through any weather. You can connect them to your outdoor screens, stream playlists, or both. Sonance’s Landscape Series will blend right into your plants and pathways, with small satellite speakers and in-ground subwoofers planted discreetly between flowerbeds. For an even more natural approach, Sonance’s rock speakers deliver powerful sound while resembling an earth-toned stone in your yard.
Who Should I Work With?
If you’re building an all-new outdoor entertainment area, there are three people to consider working with: a landscape architect, electrical contractor, and your technology integrator. A landscape architect will help create the patio, pathways, or shrubbery spaces you desire for a nature getaway. To wire and connect your outdoor AV, an electrical contractor will line cables underground that will stay protected from the elements.
With an integrator like us, we’ll install the technology you need and connect the components to a system that’s easy for you to control from a smartphone or tablet. We’ll make sure all wires are hidden and connected properly. Our sound design knowledge will let you hear conversations while containing a loud enough sound in your yard. We know that it’s best to use multiple outdoor speakers at a lower level, rather than blast the music of only one or two, and we’ll position the speakers at optimal locations. If you have multi-room audio indoors, we’ll sync your outdoor speakers so that as you walk from room to room, outdoors, and then back inside, you’ll enjoy your favorite tunes every step of the way.
Ready to bring outdoor entertainment to your Austin home? Call Captive Audio at (512) 997-9001 or submit our query form here.