Upgrade Your Media Room for Sports and Holiday Entertaining

Create the Perfect Entertainment Hub for Any Season

Football season is here, and holiday gatherings are already beginning to fill your calendar. As the weather gets cooler, you’ll find yourself heading inside to spend more time with friends and family.

Your media room should be able to handle the influx of indoor activity perfectly—but does it? You may find your current setup disappointing when you host game day parties or plan holiday movie marathons. The pile of remotes just seems to grow, and the sound cuts out during crucial plays. Worse, someone always complains they can't see the screen.

The gap between a basic media room and an exceptional one comes down to strategic upgrades that work together. You don't need to gut your space and start over. Instead, consider smaller, mightier improvements to audio, video, and control systems. Doing so can turn your existing TV room into a versatile family-friendly entertainment hub that adapts to whatever you're watching. Want to learn more? Keep reading!

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Audio That Puts You in the Action

Sound makes or breaks your entertainment. During a Chiefs touchdown, you want to feel the crowd's energy. When watching holiday classics, you want to hear snow crunching underfoot and crisp dialogue, even when the action gets loud.

Professional surround sound systems do more than crank up the volume! They create three-dimensional soundscapes tailored to the room and your media content. Dolby Atmos adds overhead channels that make helicopters fly above you and rain fall around you. The difference hits you immediately: dialogue remains clear during explosive scenes, and subtle background details you never noticed before enhance every story.

Media room sound systems integrate with your current speaker system for easy control and deliver audio quality that matches that of professional theaters. Your guests will ask what you did differently because the improvement is that obvious.

Displays Worth Watching

Bigger screens with higher resolution change how you experience content. 4K OLED and mini LED displays reveal details you miss on smaller screens, making the texture of grass on the football field stand out and the warm glow of lights in holiday films warm your heart.

But size alone doesn't make the difference. TVs and projector/projection screen combinations offer enhanced contrast, making dark scenes detailed and bright scenes easy on the eyes. Advanced color processing creates more lifelike images, making streaming and gaming content more engaging. Professional installation by Applause will ensure optimal screen positioning and viewing angles to reduce eye strain during those long Saturday game sessions or holiday movie marathons.

Control Systems That Actually Work

Multiple remotes create frustration. Integrated control platforms like Control4 solve this with one-touch scenes that handle everything automatically. 

Press "Game Day," and the lights dim, the temperature adjusts, the displays power on, and the volume is set to perfect levels for sports. “Movie Night” is another preset that creates warm lighting and optimizes audio for family viewing. The days of hunting for the correct remote or asking someone to turn something up are gone!

Dynamic lighting makes media rooms more fun by responding to what's happening on screen. During gaming, lights can pulse with on-screen action. Movie nights get gradual dimming that doesn't shock your eyes but keeps enough light for snacks and conversation.

A fully integrated media room can learn your preferences and create personalized experiences that make your next gathering more exciting!

Ready to Upgrade Your Entertainment?

If you’d like to feel like you’re cheering in the stadium without having to leave the house, then it’s time to reach out to our AV experts. Contact us at (913) 498-1183, use our live chat, or complete our contact form to schedule your complimentary consultation.