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audio/video - automation - lighting control - green energy control - integration - design
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Happy New Year!
It was a mad rush for most folks to complete gift lists or to prepare their homes for guests. For Digital, it was an intense effort to respond to our client's last minute technology upgrades and end-of-year budgeted equipment purchases. Lighting control, home automation, and wireless music systems topped the charts. Our commercial practice, Digital Commercial Systems, has seen a considerable increase in proposals. Looks like the new year is off to a great start.
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Relax, and leave the black boxes to us!
What's your fancy?...iPad®, iPhone®, Andriod®, PC, MacBook®, Universal Remote Control? You may know your chosen application hosting device well, but be careful attempting to make that leap to getting those controllers to play with functional hardware. 
The "behind the scenes" black boxes are where the real work gets done. They are the heart and soul of a home automation platform where the world of digital commands intersect with a complex world of operating shades, playing music, controlling temperature, locking doors, changing video sources, controlling lighting scenes, heating the pool, panning cameras, setting alarm systems, etc. To the casual observer, all you'll see is black electronic components, blinking lights and the hummmm of the thermal management systems.
Automation has hit the mainstream. Typically the customer is drawn almost entirely to the interface. (iPad as example). On the physical installation side, the professional integrator has to be confident and comfortable with the "black boxes". It takes hands-on experience to weed out what works and what does not. It is our value added service to understand the digital lifestyles of our clients while providing the best equipment choices to fulfill both their functional expectations and budgets. This is what we do...every working day. Why guess at black box configurations? Instead select a respected integrator, and leave the black boxes to a pro. You'll be glad you did!
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Digital Completes 8G residential prewire. What the heck is 8G?
High-end OEM Crestron, the world's leading manufacturer of advanced control and automation systems, has launched Digital Media 8G technology. To the point, 8G is the first true one-wire, high-output media network.
So why is this important to me? DigitialMedia 8G makes it easy to enjoy all the rich media benefits of digital content, including razor-sharp HD video, streaming Internet content, Blu-ray Disc™, Apple® Mac® and MacBook®, as well as the latest high-performance surround sound audio formats...all over a single wire. Imagine the reduced clutter and reduced expense of having less wire in your home or office! 8G saves integrators a lot of time and money, significantly reducing material and labor costs of cabling and the number of terminations
Digital Home Lifestyles has completed a recent home automation prewire project utilizing 8G technology. The details: 12,000 square foot custom home, featuring a "whole
house" Crestron automation platform controlling Audio, Video, Security, Surveillance, Lighting, Pool/spa, Security gate, Intercom, and Climate control.
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Employee Spotlight: Thomas Bechtel
Principal-Sales and Marketing.
Thomas Bechtel brings extensive sales and management experience within the technology industry, and has held senior management positions at Avnet Inc, ACE Hardware as well as the ACE Hardware Phoenix advisory board. Thomas previously held the responsibility of Vice President of Sales and Operations for the Avnet Asia supply chain management organization, and the Avnet pan-Asia electronic device programming center. Experienced in new and startup operations, Thomas has consulted on complex supply chain management projects with IBM, Compaq, Motorola, Nokia, Texas Instruments, Ericsson, Ford, Cisco and H/P. Mr. Bechtel most recently co-founded two award winning ACE Hardware retail locations in Phoenix. Thomas's expertise in customer service, technology project management, operations, supply chain management, and communications will greatly assist the DHL team in delivering exemplary value and service to its customers.
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Thank you! - to all of customers and business partners for a 'good' 2010, it's been an experience a small business owner won't ever forget. I wish everyone the very best new year and may God's blessings be with you and your family throughout 2011.
Jeff, Glenn, Tom and Team!
 Best Wishes,
Jeff Beall
President & Principal
602-224-9100
www.digitalhomelifestyles.com
www.digitalcommercialsystems.com
Phoenix, Arizona. 602-224-9100
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Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 10:19AM 
Digital began prewire services on a 20,000 square foot estate home in the Phoenix area. Using triple the number of technicians that normally to do the work, Digital went to work pulling twelve miles of combined phone, data, audio/video, automation and security/surveillance wire throughout the home. "While twelve miles of cabling may sound like a lot, it's consistent for a home of this magnitude" says Thomas Bechtel, of Digital Home Lifestyles... "This home requires various levels of technology to operate the subsystems. Interconnections, both wired and wireless, form the behind-the-scenes nervous system that serves as the system backbone." Once prewire is complete, and the drywall goes up, the Digital team performs a final integrity test on the wires before final connection and commissioning of audio/video source equipment.
Best Wishes,
Glenn Peacock has over 30 years of experience in commercial communications systems specializing in sound, video and data communications. His experience began in audio recording and television broadcast systems and facilities. During the late 1980's, this experience expanded to include installed medium and large venue commercial sound and video reinforcement systems, video/audio teleconferencing, data network AV delivery systems, cable TV, distributed sound and control systems. Glenn's experience includes Lead Designer and Project Manager for the Arizona Bio Design Institute, a research facility comprised of high tech laboratories, and core support facilities that bridges industry, government and academia to foster biotechnology, Information Technology, material science and environmental research. Glenn recently completed designs for the Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley, The UC Santa Barbara Pollock Theater, and Lucky Strike Bowling in Phoenix. 