The Living journal
Advice worth reading.
Written by installers, not marketers. Practical answers on cinemas, smart homes, lighting and looking after the system you already own.
28 July 2026
Control4 stopped working and your installer has vanished? Here's what to do
If your Control4 installer has gone quiet or out of business and your smart home no longer works, here are your options, including a takeover that hands control back to you.
Read →24 February 2026
Control4 Takeovers Continue the Trend
Seamless smart home takeovers: why Living are the experts in fixing and upgrading Control4, Crestron, Savant and Lutron systems.
Read →20 January 2026
Transform Your Luxury Home Entertainment: B&O Beovision Theatre on Motorised Floor Stand with Control4 Integration
A Control4 and Bang & Olufsen integration project: the Beovision Theatre on a motorised floor stand with one-touch viewing positions.
Read →22 September 2025
Why Home Cinema?
Why does anyone want a home cinema? A focal point that brings the family together, somewhere to enjoy sport with friends, or somewhere to unwind alone.
Read →18 February 2025
The Next Big Thing is Coming! Control4 X4
Control4 X4 arrives in early 2025. What the new OS brings, the compatibility requirements, and how our Gold dealer team can manage your upgrade.
Read →29 January 2025
Why Kaleidescape?
Living are Kaleidescape movie server dealers and installers in Poole, Dorset. Experience the new Strato-V player in our demo spaces.
Read →18 December 2024
Opening of the Charity Cinema at Dorset Children's Foundation
Celebrating the opening of the Dorset Children's Foundation facility in Boscombe, where we installed a free charity cinema with Together for Cinema.
Read →5 November 2024
Living Celebrate 20 Years in the "Home Technology" Industry
Award-winning family company Living Home Tech celebrates 20 years in home technology and unveils a new home cinema showroom in Swindon.
Read →16 September 2024
Exciting News: Living Home Tech Unveils New High-Tech Showroom at NSBRC Centre in Swindon!
Living Home Tech opens a new high-tech showroom at the NSBRC Centre in Swindon, showcasing smart home integration, interactive displays and expert advice.
Read →11 September 2024
Living Home Tech Partners with National Self-Build and Renovation Centre to Launch New Showroom
Our partnership with the National Self-Build and Renovation Centre in Swindon, with a new stand showcasing home cinema, smart lighting and automated blinds.
Read →11 July 2024
Projector or Big TV?
Are projectors worth it, or should you just get a large TV? Why we use premium projectors from Sony, JVC, Barco and Epson in our home cinema installations.
Read →29 April 2024
Why Lutron Homeworks?
Why Living Home Technology chooses Lutron Homeworks for lighting control projects across Dorset, Hampshire and London.
Read →19 March 2024
Living Home Tech & John Cullen Lighting: Illuminating the Future of Home Technology
Living Home Tech announces a partnership with John Cullen Lighting, blending in-house lighting design expertise with world-class architectural lighting.
Read →8 March 2024
New Trackman IO Launch Monitor
The TrackMan IO launch monitor reviewed: precision golf analytics, innovative features and why it is now easier than ever to install in your home.
Read →4 March 2024
Why Choose a Professional Smart Home Company Over an Individual: The Importance of Due Diligence for Project Success
Why due diligence matters when choosing a smart home installer, and the advantages of a professional company over a one man band.
Read →16 September 2023
How Living Uses Their Standardised Project Design and Management Procedures to Achieve Success in the Middle East
How Living's standardised project design, management and procedures deliver successful smart home and AV projects in the UK and Middle East.
Read →13 September 2023
Living Home Tech, Empowering Your Projects Across the Globe
Living Home Tech provides technical consultancy, project management, project rescue and site supervision for construction projects worldwide.
Read →6 June 2023
Why the Apple Vision Pro is destined to fail
Our opinion on the Apple Vision Pro: limited integration, high cost and limited appeal for the home make it hard to see where it fits.
Read →15 May 2023
Living® on The Science of Sound and how we became the Home Cinema Design & Installation Experts
Understanding the science of sound is essential to a lifelike home cinema. How Living design and install rooms that sound just right.
Read →15 May 2023
Your Bespoke Automated Blinds Experts Living®
Living apply their unique brand of design and customer care to bespoke automated blinds, with Lutron and Silent Gliss solutions for every space.
Read →9 May 2023
Another Award for Multi-Award Winning Home Cinema experts Living Home Cinema
Living win the Prestige Award for Best Home Automation Specialist 2023, another addition to an extensive list of industry awards.
Read →9 May 2023
Controlling your heating and cooling correctly...
How to control your heating and cooling correctly with Control4 and Heatmiser, and the benefits of smart HVAC controls in your home.
Read →9 May 2023
How our Trackman Golf Sim is helping our MD improve his golf game...
How regular practice on our Trackman golf simulator helped our MD Wes shoot his lowest ever round and chase a single-figure handicap.
Read →9 May 2023
This year we are celebrating our 19th year in business
Celebrating 19 years in the home cinema and home automation business, with a big thank you to all of our customers.
Read →9 May 2023
Living have been installing Control 4 for over a decade and are one of only a handful of Platinum Dealers
Living have installed and serviced Control4 for over a decade and are one of only a handful of Platinum Dealers in the UK.
Read →9 May 2023
We are the award winning home cinema installer for Dorset and Hampshire
Living are the award winning home cinema installers for Dorset and Hampshire, with a detailed consultation process and transparent pricing.
Read →28 July 2022
A First for Dorset - Living Brand New Showroom & Golf Sim Update
An exclusive event to celebrate the reopening of our renovated Poole flagship office, featuring a first-for-Dorset in-home golf simulator.
Read →20 May 2022
Living Design Private Cinema for the Families at Julia's House
Living Home Tech teams up with Together For Cinema to design and install a bespoke private cinema room for Julia's House Children's Hospice in Dorset.
Read →5 May 2022
How to Design your Perfect Home Media Room
Our tips on designing the perfect multipurpose home media room: lighting, acoustics, screening, seating and more.
Read →1 June 2019
4K Distribution: Is It Worth It?
Is 4K distribution worth it? Living on streaming quality, SkyQ, Apple TV and why a full 4K HDMI matrix is the ultimate whole home video solution.
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