What’s the Difference Between Smart Home Automation and Home Control?
We Explore the Differences & How Your Dallas Home Can Use Both
You have probably seen or heard the phrases ‘smart home automation’ and ‘home control,’ often used interchangeably. But do the two terms mean the same thing? What is the difference? Technology jargon can be hard to follow, so we understand the confusion. While there are similarities between automation and smart control, each defines different ways to use smart home technology.
If you’d like to add comfort to your busy lifestyle and simplify routines in your Dallas, TX home, then smart home automation and home control could be of great help. Continue reading to learn what each means and how to experience hands-off technology for yourself.
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What Is Smart Home Control?
Smart home control is essentially the ability to control your smart devices and customize the way your smart home runs. Whether through a remote, smartphone app, control panel, or voice assistant speaker, you can instruct a smart system like one by Contorl4 to perform countless actions. In one press of a button, lower every room’s motorized shades for nighttime privacy, or instruct your system to dim the lights then turn on jazz music for a dinnertime mood switch. A smart system allows complete control of all your technology from one centralized location.
What Is Home Automation?
Home automation takes your interactions with smart lighting, security, audio, and more a step further. An automated system expects your devices to work automatically, responding to your home’s environment with little-to-no direction. For instance, with regular home control, you would turn off and adjust your home theater’s lights when it’s movie time. But an automated system will automatically dim lights, turn on speakers, and lower blinds when you start the film. You can set your house to a schedule, so that every night, for instance, your automatic locks will arm the home, landscape lights will turn on, shades will lower, and indoor lighting fixtures will dim and adjust to warmer hues.
Combine the Two
For a superior smart home experience, it makes sense to manually control your home when necessary while automating it, too. Most home automation enthusiasts use hub software, like Control4, that serves as a middleman to connect various devices so they’ll ‘talk’ to each other. Automated smart systems are much more complex to assemble, but the result is a home that seamlessly anticipates how to create the best environment. Whether you’re getting ready in the morning, throwing a party on the porch, or winding down for bed, your home will set the right scene.
Would you like to add smart home automation to your Dallas, TX-area home? Look no further than Integrated Lifestyles, your destination for all technology design and installations. You can reach us at 214-272-8678 or submit our online form.
