Smart Home IO

The new Apple TV's generation 4 and 5 both have eliminated the digital audio output connection which in many setups and systems has created issues when not being able to now send a separate audio feed to separately amplify the audio signal. The fix for getting a new separate digital audio connection is to install an Audio De-Embedder  / Audio Extractor which essentially strips the audio signal from the HDMI output of the Apple TV and allows the de-embedder to send the audio to a separate device or amplifier. An additional HDMI cable is also needed to go from the Apple TV output to the De-Embedder input which is required for proper connection and installation. Below are two options that are recommended to get the digital audio connection of your choice from the Apple TV to your system or amplifier.                        

Control 4 has now released the latest software Composer 2.10.0 to the smart home eco-system with added products and improvements upon existing features. See below for the full updated details and 2.10.0 release notes.

Savant DaVinci 8.5 software release introduces the new Savant Touch 8 inch screen the ITP-E8000x into Savant's product lineup. The other major announcement with the 8.5 update is the release of Savant's new lineup of motorized shades.  The full Savant daVinci 8.5 software details and new features can be seen below.

The new Sonos 8.0 app update contains major UI changes that will be and is a new learning curve for Sonos users. Below are the following major changes Sonos has implemented with their newest 8.0 software release. New Tab Bar The new Sonos 8.0 app Tab Bar now allows you to access your favorites, browse your available music services, select rooms from the dedicated tab, search your Sonos music and use the more tab to get to your Sonos system settings right from the bottom of the app all the time. Easy Room Control The easy room control allows the Sonos user to send the now playing music to other rooms within the Sonos system by tapping the room name at the bottom of the app and then selecting either an individual room or the convenient everwhere slide button which plays the now playing music to all Sonos devices within the system.  Favorites All In One Place The favorites are now located all in one place from the My Sonos tab on the l

Link Your Devices  From the Amazon Fire TV go to Menu and select Music, Video, & Books. Select Fire TV Select Link Your Alexa Device then follow the on-screen instructions to select your device Finally select Link Devices to confirm the device pairing. You can link multiple Alexa devices to the same Fire TV, but each Alexa device can only be used to control a single Fire TV. To link your Alexa and Fire TV devices they need to be on the same Amazon account to work correctly.