Looking Back at 20 Years with Ryan Davis, Ratio’s Founder & President

Ratio AV is celebrating 20 years in business this March—and what a time it’s been! As an AV integrator and smart home company, we’ve seen the industry and our team evolve tremendously. After all, when Ratio began, it was only a one-man show. Flat-screen TVs were just being introduced, and smartphones didn’t exist yet!

To commemorate such a milestone, we sat down with our founder and president, Ryan Davis, to look back at two decades as a home technology company, proudly serving Park City, UT, and surrounding areas.

How has home technology changed since 2002—and where do we see it going? Here’s what our founder had to say.

Let the Music and Home Entertainment Take You Places

During the COVID-19 outbreak, it’s easy to feel like you are being “confined to your house.” While it’s important to consider social distancing, you can still enjoy yourself. Don’t think of it as confinement. Enjoy your home in Park City, UT, as you soak up the endless benefits of whole-home audio, newly discovered playlists, and streaming services that are yet to be experienced.

Looking for ways to make the most of your at-home time? Keep reading to discover the many advantages of having a home theater and whole-house audio systems.

Home Network Troubleshooting Tips for Your Utah Home

Laptops and computers are busy with remote work and schooling. The smart TV streams Netflix while speakers pulse with playlists from Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon Music. Your smart lights and security devices connect to Wi-Fi, too; not to mention, everyone’s smartphones are online.

That’s a lot of traffic heading towards your router, which it may not be able to handle. When people look for what’s causing slow internet, the first thing they do is point the finger at their internet service providers. But the issue may be with your home network installation.

If your home in or near Park City, UT, experiences subpar home networking, here are some steps you can take to improve overall performance.

Cord-cutting has gotten simpler in recent years, but it means a strong home wireless network is more important than ever

If you’re like most people in America, you can’t stand your cable company. Cable providers like Comcast and Time Warner Cable are some of the most loathed companies in the country, and generally for good reason. In many cases, customer service is abysmal, prices are high with no competition, and you’re not even guaranteed to get the network speeds you’re paying for.

Thankfully, it’s easier than ever to ditch your cable by “cord-cutting.” Streaming platforms like Netflix and Hulu, along with digital TV providers like Sling that don’t use the usual cable TV infrastructure, can provide endless hours of entertainment, often at a significantly lower price than cable.

This does not mean, however, that cutting the cord is always easy. If you’re relying on the Internet for your entertainment, you need a network that can handle all the data you’ll be streaming around your home. This is particularly true of your home wireless network, and today we’ll look at both the opportunities and challenges of cord-cutting if you live in Utah’s Park City region.