Allonis is one of the leaders in Sports Bar / Restaurant / Entertainment complex audio / video control systems. Why? Because they are easy to use by non technical users, they are reliable, and they are very cost effective compared to any commercial competing system.
From our many years of selling and supporting these systems, we find most custom systems share similar high demand features, but have more or less TVs and video source devices. Below is our new Quote Wizard to give you an idea of what these systems cost. Pricing includes an estimate for user interface development (CAD file is least expensive), Allonis system configuration labor, software licensing.
Essential
A myServer controller is the brains of the system. Only One is required. Several types are available including:
- 19" equipment rack mount (most popular). Modular case expands for audio, etc.
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- New "TV Box" (least expensive)
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- Shelf mount (includes 1TB of internal memory to store media)
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Popular Video Features
- TV On / Off control. This is very popular to put the TV remote controls away in a box, and click a single button on a smartphone or iPad to turn all compatible TVs on in the AM and Off at closing. This can also be automated if your time schedule is consistent. Sony, LG and Samsung IP controlled TVs are supported. Many others are as well. Contact Allonis with what you you have. TVs can be either ethernet connected (highly recommended) or Wifi connected to the myServer controller.
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- Control DirecTV channels. Now you can put the DirecTV remote away in a box. Control each DirecTV receivers channel from a smartphone or iPad. myServer controls DirecTV via ethernet connection. So no Infrared hardware to purchase, install, maintain.
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- Control Cable box channels. Many bars have both DirecTV and Cable for access to all games. Cable boxes are controlled via Infrared so IR hardware is needed.
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- TVListings: On almost all systems, Allonis's TVListings service is implemented that adds the current Guide available on the iPad. Price is per data subscription year purchased in two year blocks.
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- Control FireTV / AppleTV / Roku / Nvidia Shield Players. These are all IP controlled from myServer. Put these remotes away too. Put the streaming box on the TV and navigate the on screen menu via your smartphone or iPad.
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- A very popular (but expensive) option is to put all video source devices in a central equipment rack, and send the video to TVs around the facility. Many options are available. Most of our projects use our Video Over IP 925 4K30 transmitters (at the video source) and receivers (at the TV). An ethernet cable from rack to each TV is required (additional to the TV control ethernet cable)
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Y Receivers
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- Video Walls: Often, some of those TVs are arranged in a "video wall" format.
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- Network switch(s): If you are using Video Over IP technology, it is highly recommended to purchase Allonis's pre-configured 48 port switch to signficantly reduce the amount of expert labor required ($$) and aggravation during the installation. The network ethernet switch connects the Transmitters to the Receivers and connects myServer to the video system for control.
For the system above, we recommend Z switches. You can modify that (add more)
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Audio Integration
All Sports Bars have an audio system. Many use "DJ" complicated mixing boards. Many have "TouchTunes" for premium customer audio selection. Some need a michrophone, some small facilities use residential AV receivers. Many have old amplifiers and speakers. Allonis can easily engineer a strategy and system that supports these custom audio features and in most cases, can reuse good working equipment that is already installed (amps / speakers). The fundamental component needed for myServer control is our "DSP444". This allows 4 audio sources to be sent to 4 audio "zones" (a place you want to control what you are listening to and it's volume). Allonis has our own audio components and is expert at engineering these systems. Not two audio systems are the same, but for the basics:
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Optional features
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Optional features
Many clients purchase myServer because it is the most capable Sports Bar system on the market. Features that bring customers into the bar.
- Customer Listening: Your customers can select from their smartphone what is playing, and then listen to that broadcast in the privacy of their ear buds! With no "app" installed on their phone (so your wait staff doesn't have to become an IT support department). Pricing assume Allonis 925 video matrix is used.
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- Preview: Display what your video sources are playing on the iPad. Once you are happy with what's playing, send that player's output to the TV(s). Pricing assumes Allonis 925 video matrix is used.
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- Advanced Presets and Scheduling: Simply setup what you are watching, to which TVs, what you want to listen to, to which zones, at what volume, and save this to a "Preset" (like - "Weekend Opening" or "Super Bowl"). Once you have a Preset established, choose when that Preset should run (day of the week, time, holiday, on button push etc). Certainly, myServer has to already control those subsystems (video, content, audio, lighting, etc).
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- Lighting: myServer controls most of the popular lighting control technologies including DMX and Z-Wave. With thousands of possible systems, from basic (turn off the patio lights are midnight) to highly sophisticated lighting Scenes (like with DMX), let Allonis design your lighting system and experience.
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