Is Your Smart Home Outdated? Signs You Need a Refresh

How to Get the Most Out of Your Home’s Technology 

One of the scariest things about technology is how quickly it passes you by. One second, you’re boasting the latest gadgets, and the next, nothing works quite right. It’s no different with home automation. What was innovative five years ago looks clunky compared to modern standards. It’s intimidating trying to keep up, so many people just let their homes fall behind without even noticing it. 

In this blog, we not only outline signs that it’s time for an upgrade, but also explain how a professionally installed home automation system helps you avoid this problem in the future. Your family deserves technology that makes life more comfortable, easy, and fun. 

What Are the Signs Your Smart Home Is Lagging?

If your technology is hard to use, then you’re due for an upgrade. We’ve found that more often than not, the day-to-day frustrations that pile up usually fall into one of the following categories: 

• Multi-App Struggle: It sounds great to control lights, thermostats, and speakers through dedicated apps. Until you find yourself juggling ten different apps to get through the day. If you have enough apps to earn a dedicated folder on your phone, it’s time for an upgrade. 
• Delayed Response Times: Nothing ruins the magic of smart home technology more than latency. When you press a button, the lights should turn on instantly. If delays in your processor or network cause commands to take seconds, it ruins your flow. 
• Discontinued Hardware: Your cameras work fine until a software update makes them obsolete. End-of-life products that no longer receive software upgrades won’t have full functionality and leave your home vulnerable to the latest security risks.
• Inconsistent Connectivity: It’s not only the devices that can become outdated. If your home is using older Wi-Fi standards (like Wi-Fi 5), your network may struggle to keep up with the bandwidth demands of 4K streaming, high-res audio, and more. 

The Advantages of Upgrading to Crestron Home

We address each of these common issues with a professionally installed system. All of your devices get placed within a Crestron home ecosystem. Instead of a library of apps, you manage everything from one intuitive platform. 

Choose from a mobile app, dedicated touchpads, or even voice commands to manage your technology. We replace bulky switches with sleek, low-profile keypads matching your interior design. 

Crestron’s cutting-edge processors provide instant feedback to your commands. Combined with enterprise-grade networking, you never have to worry about lag from any of your smart devices. Crestron Home is compatible with hundreds of third-party devices, making it easier to integrate Josh. ai voice control, Lutron shades, or Sonos speakers.  

Future Proofing Your Property Investment

A key component of any smart home upgrade should be scalability. Your refresh should set a foundation that easily adopts new features and devices without extensive rewiring. Our team provides robust encryption and remotely upgrades your software to optimize security patches. With Houston’s top integrator by your side, you know your system is always kept in tip-top shape to perform today and years into the future. 

Your technology should work for you, not the other way around. If your system feels like a chore, a refresh can restore the simple luxury you expect. We look forward to speaking with you! Contact Relative Home Systems here to schedule your system diagnostic.