Not Your Grandad’s Door-Phone: Introducing Control4’s High-Definition Video Intercom
April 7, 2015
This post comes to us from Lisa Montgomery, Senior Editor at Electronic House and freelance home technology writer.
According to research company IHS, intercoms have been gaining in popularity once again. Well, sort of. Actually, it’s the video intercom, or video door-phone as they are sometimes called, that’s generating a lot of buzz recently. It’s a technology that’s predicted to be worth an estimated $2.3 billion in 2014, an increase of $100 million from 2013.
It’s a hot commodity, and for good reason.
Intercom is a great way to monitor what’s happening in and around your household. You’ll not only hear the baby cooing in the nursery, you’ll also be able to admire her from a touch screen mounted in the kitchen or sitting on the countertop while making dinner. Then, of course, there are the security benefits. By tying in stand-alone surveillance cameras, you can see who’s knocking before you open the front door, and in crisp, clear, full-color video on an generous-sized screen—a much better view than an old-fashioned peephole can provide.
Also better than a peephole, a video intercom is able to conform nicely to your lifestyle. Thanks to adjustable settings like Do Not Disturb, Audio-Only and Auto-Answer, all of which can be programmed to engage automatically at certain times of the day and for specific rooms, it’s a technology that’s flexible and versatile to suit many different needs.
Clearly, a video intercom is a useful amenity for any household, and manufacturers like Control4 are modernizing it by incorporating sophisticated features like high-definition video and high-quality audio. With multiple touch screens added to various rooms throughout the house, you can form an in-home communications network, quickly notifying family members “in person” that it’s time for dinner or that someone has stopped by for a visit.
And with just a tap, the video intercom screen transitions seamlessly into the home’s control dashboard. From the same screen that displays a full-motion, real-time glimpse of the kids, the UPS man and other people and places that need checking up on, you can control the lights, thermostats, A/V equipment and more. It’s home control, visual surveillance, and in-home communications all wrapped up into one slick device.
And who said intercoms are old fashioned?
Category COMFORT & CONVENIENCE According to research company IHS, intercoms have been gaining in popularity once again. Well, sort of. Actually, it’s the video intercom, or video door-phone as they are sometimes called, that’s generating a lot of buzz recently. It’s a technology that’s predicted to be worth an estimated $2.3 billion in 2014, an increase of $100 million from 2013.
It’s a hot commodity, and for good reason.
Intercom is a great way to monitor what’s happening in and around your household. You’ll not only hear the baby cooing in the nursery, you’ll also be able to admire her from a touch screen mounted in the kitchen or sitting on the countertop while making dinner. Then, of course, there are the security benefits. By tying in stand-alone surveillance cameras, you can see who’s knocking before you open the front door, and in crisp, clear, full-color video on an generous-sized screen—a much better view than an old-fashioned peephole can provide.
Also better than a peephole, a video intercom is able to conform nicely to your lifestyle. Thanks to adjustable settings like Do Not Disturb, Audio-Only and Auto-Answer, all of which can be programmed to engage automatically at certain times of the day and for specific rooms, it’s a technology that’s flexible and versatile to suit many different needs.
Clearly, a video intercom is a useful amenity for any household, and manufacturers like Control4 are modernizing it by incorporating sophisticated features like high-definition video and high-quality audio. With multiple touch screens added to various rooms throughout the house, you can form an in-home communications network, quickly notifying family members “in person” that it’s time for dinner or that someone has stopped by for a visit.
And with just a tap, the video intercom screen transitions seamlessly into the home’s control dashboard. From the same screen that displays a full-motion, real-time glimpse of the kids, the UPS man and other people and places that need checking up on, you can control the lights, thermostats, A/V equipment and more. It’s home control, visual surveillance, and in-home communications all wrapped up into one slick device.
And who said intercoms are old fashioned?
For more information on how the beautiful new video intercom can add convenience and security to your home, register to join Control4 at an exclusive online event:
The Smarter Living Experience
on April 22 at 7pm ET / 5pm MT.
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