Given the current health crisis, we're all spending the majority of our time at home. It's not difficult to get bored with the daily routine when the venue doesn't change. Fortunately, when it's time to relax, we still have a plethora of audio and video content available to keep us both entertained and educated.

As the weather warms around Missouri and St. Louis, spending more time outside will be positive for wellbeing and a change of scenery. And the easiest way to do that is in your backyard and outdoor spaces. One way to add more options to outdoor activities at home is with audio and video entertainment.

What can you do with outside AV? Think of following an online yoga class al fresco with an outdoor TV. With outdoor speakers, family members can listen to favorite music while getting school and remote work done. And when it’s time to relax, the right music will set the mood, all while enjoying needed fresh air.

Read on to discover some of our favorite outdoor entertainment system options for your St. Louis home.

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Outdoor Sound

Options abound for outdoor audio with a plethora of speaker types that range from partially to fully hidden. All outdoor speakers differ from indoor models with weather-resistant housing, materials, and electronics that will withstand heat, cold, and humidity. Models range from in-ceiling and surface mounts for covered patios to buried subwoofers and spike mount satellites for landscaped areas and more.

One of the more recent entrants to outdoor audio is a partnership between two of our premier audio brands, Sonos and Sonance. Sonos is known for its wireless speakers and easy to use software that brings a vast array of digital audio sources together to find and play what you want easily. The company has partnered with Sonance, a pioneer in architectural and outdoor speakers, to combine Sonos's ease of use with the quality and durability of Sonance speakers. A couple of outdoor specific models feature Sonos's unique TruePlay technology, which tunes the speaker's sound to the acoustics of the area. If you are familiar with the ease of Sonos, this is an excellent combination for outdoor audio giving you simplified control from your smartphone or tablet.

Sonance also makes other lines of outdoor speakers that pair with any audio system. The SONARRAY series includes buried subwoofers and low-profile satellites that can spread even, full sound over a broad area outdoors.

Outdoor TV

Outdoor TV options can serve many purposes outside. Set up with the right equipment, you can even mirror screens from laptops and tablets onto the big screen for educational and work purposes. Of course, when it comes time to relax, outdoor TV can let you enjoy the comforts of an indoor family room outside.

Outdoor TVs differ from indoor models in much the same way as outdoor speakers; they have rugged, weatherized housing and protection for the sensitive electronics to withstand a year-round climate and pesky things like bugs. They also have different screens and brightness to adapt to the outside environment. For example, specific outdoor TVs from SunBriteTV are made for partial and full shade areas like covered patios.

Can you watch TV in full sun? Yes, the Ultra Bright Series from Seura features 1000 nits of brightness, letting you enjoy it in direct sunlight. You'll be happy to know that modern features like 4K resolution and HDR support are also present in outdoor sets. Some lines go all the way up to 86-inch screens, making family movie nights outdoors a memorable event.

Elite Technology Solutions has decades of experience with indoor and outdoor audio-video solutions. We can show you how to make the most of your outdoor spaces with audio and video entertainment systems. To learn more, call us today at (636) 939-4474 or reach out on our contact page. We look forward to working with you!