Archive for the ‘Outdoor Living’ Category
October 31st, 2011 | 
Author: Our last entry mentioned how to maximize your outdoor entertaining area with everything from keeping your guests comfortable with some shade to utilizing a kitchen space. There is still something that you can do to make your outdoor area to give it that extra boost; and we do mean boost!
These spaces are just as much a part of your house as a family room or kitchen, which makes them natural places to enjoy music and video.The possibilities that homeowners can take with their outdoor entertaining areas have come a long way over the past few years. Here we are going to share a few tips for outdoor speakers and video systems from www.digitaltips.org.
Outdoor Speakers
Inspired by home theater designs, newer outdoor speaker packages offer small satellite speakers that can be optimally placed for stereo imaging and enveloping sound. Some are designed to look like outdoor lighting fixtures, while others offer more traditional rectangular designs. To round out the sound, unobtrusive subwoofers complete the package by adding solid bass frequencies. You can also chose among other discrete designs, like faux rocks, tree stumps, planters and other landscape themes that let speakers blend into your outdoor décor. Simply connect outdoor speakers to a wireless multi-room music system, a full-fledged custom multi-room A/V solution or simply to the “Zone 2″ output of your existing home theater or A/V receiver.
Outdoor Video
A growing category of products, outdoor video brings movies and TV shows to your patio or poolside. Specially designed outdoor flat-panel sets pack high-definition video into a weather resistant case that’s perfect for covered spaces like bars, screened-in porches and gazebos. For movie watching, outdoor projectors and screens can be incorporated into fully functioning patio furniture. The options are endless.
Whether you’re a city dweller with only a small outdoor area or you have a large backyard retreat, spruce up your outdoor space with audio and video entertainment.
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