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Author: Chase Bouchard, Solutions Engineer
When I started my role as the Residential Solutions Engineer at Crestron, I was shocked to learn just how easy Crestron Home® software makes it to set up and deploy DM NVX® AV-over-IP technology. For some context, my apartment has three encoders and three decoders, and in less than 15 minutes I had distributed video set up throughout, with no issues. Crestron Home handles almost all of the required setup for this platform and streamlines the deployment.
DM NVX adds value and benefits to any smart home, as it simplifies designs with its scalability and flexibility, speeds up deployment, limits points of failure, and provides an easy path for upgrades. This means there’s virtually no limit to the number of sources and displays the system can handle. And if you want to add a TV or additional sources, such as a gaming system, no hardware or infrastructure needs to be replaced. Instead, all you need to do is add an additional box for that new display or source.
The robust and diverse nature of DM NVX allows for systems to use an assortment of products based on need, which means you don’t have to worry about anything. It doesn’t matter if there’s surround sound in one room and stereo in another. All the complicated technical jargon, such as resolution and frame rate, doesn’t matter either. No matter what sources or displays are in the home today or tomorrow, DM NVX makes everything works seamlessly. Not only can you watch, listen, and play whatever you want, wherever you want, there are also no more wires and boxes lying around the TVs and there’s only one remote to control everything. This interoperability simplifies designs and brings down the cost to deploy a video distribution system.
Once installed, the goal is for everything to just work. Using the DM NVX platform can help accomplish this, thanks to fewer possible points of failure and an array of remote troubleshooting tools. Clients can be up and running quickly and won’t need to worry about their integrator needing to visit their home to resolve an issue.
If I had the choice between local sources at my displays vs. using DM NVX, I would choose DM NVX every time. Integrators will spend less time on-site during and after the installation. Adding displays and sources becomes easier as the system grows and there’s no need to worry about the clutter of cable boxes, gaming consoles, Blu-ray Disc® players, and streaming devices. Even better, DM NVX future proofs installations. When the next best video format or audio type comes along, DM NVX will be able to support it with just a simple software update.