Outdoor Entertainment

June is the time to get outdoors!

Did you know that you could take your audio video entertainment outdoors as well. Imagine how cool it would be to watch your favorite Chicago sports teams' games in your outdoor entertainment area, kickin' back barbecuing, all while soaking up the suns life giving rays!

Sound & Vision offers a plethora of outdoor entertainment options, including speakers, TV's, projection systems and control.

The ultimate outdoor entertainment would be to create a backyard theater! Whether you want to entertain the neighborhood or just your family, watching a movie under the stars on a warm summer night is a blast! The advantage of an outdoor theater display is size! You can create a very large image and create a much larger viewing area so it could be seen from the patio, pool and lawn at the same time.There are many options available. All weather TV's are available that can even withstand direct rain and the brutal Chicago winters! You could have a display next to the pool, in a pergola, at the BBQ or at the spa. We would be thrilled to help with finding the best location for your entertainment needs.There are several manufacturers that provide displays in different sizes and types, we can definitely find the right one for you.

When integrated into the rest of your home system, we can provide Crestron controls for easy operation, Kaleidescape movie servers for easy access to you movie content and complete surround sound entertainment outdoors. Call a Sound & Vision system designer today to find out how you can start enjoying the outdoors.

Sound & Vision has a wide variety of outdoor speakers available from many manufacturers. They can be disguised as rocks. Some of today's rock speakers can sound great! They are meant to get rained on, be hot or cold(it often happens in the same day around here!). They can also come in a wide variety of colors and textures so that they can match your yard as best as possible. They are not always the best solution, depending on where it is important to you to be able to entertain.

There are other solutions that allow you to put several small satellite speakers in the landscape and a bury large underground powerful sub-woofer. This type of solution can often offer the greatest sound quality and is often the method that water parks and amusement areas choose to distributed audio around their park. There are typically several colors of housings to choose from and they are designed to be rugged and withstand all of the elements directly.

The most common solution for outdoor speakers is the standard all-weather box. They are available in a variety of fits and finishes, colors and sizes. They are typically designed to be mounted to a structure, under the eaves is a common location for good sound in a patio area. We can also integrate them in custom brick or wood work. In addition, they can also be placed under eaves or wherever your imagination and our engineering abilities lead us to.