DIGITAL
MEDIA & SMART HOME ASSIST
Imagine having all of your photos, music, videos and recorded TV shows stored in one place, ready to play on your HDTV, and integrated with your computers and mobile devices. Well, the future of digital entertainment and home automation is here and SPELLNET Concierge is at your service and ready to help you take advantage of it.
Media Centers are computers connected to flat-panel TVs that are designed to serve as a digital home-entertainment hub. The two most popular offerings on the market are Windows Media Center and Apple TV. Both are designed to be controlled by special TV remote, but can also be operated with a mouse and/or keyboard. Media Centers organize and display your pictures, video clips, and music files stored on local hard drives, optical drives, and networked computers. Media files managed through Media Center can also be relayed via your local area network to standard TV sets via Media Center Extenders or gaming consoles such as Microsoft XBOX 360.
With the addition of digital TV tuner cards, Windows Media Centers can display live television programs to include Digital Cable and Satellite TV with support for HDTV format. Media Center can also organize and play a DVD Movie Library. Finally, Media Center supports a new format called Internet TV that allows you to browse and play from a dynamic library of streaming, Internet-delivered video.
Now let's take this system a step further. Imagine having the ability to monitor and control Electronical Devices such as interior lighting, motorized window shades, and HVAC controls using your home computer and/or Media Center. How would you like to be able to select from an array of network-connected Video Cameras and remotely view what is happening in and around your home or office ? With the addition of home automation technologies such as X10 Smart Switches and Receptacles and IP Cameras, Windows Media Centers can be used to monitor and remote control your home and office.