Steel frame. With digital, bi-directional lift controller & power pack. $270
Gonna try cannibalizing a motorized standing desk to make a wall-mounted, heavy duty, electric lift for a 48" screen.
Stand Up Desk Frame with Dual Motor, 3 Stage
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08436BT53
Ideally, it will be almost entirely hidden behind the screen when in the resting/down position. Debbie gives it a 60/40 chance of working.
I'm not following your vision. What's the "win" here by being able to lower your TV when not in use?
With all the glass and doors, there is only one good spot for an electric led fireplace in the master bedroom. ....And that's where the big damn Sony entertainment center resides. So, I need to make the tv screen scroll up & out of the way when I want to watch a light show.
I've already installed 2 of these elsewhere in the house (but with no need for lifts). Besides being decent, unobtrusive space heaters, we've both enjoyed the quirky, no-hassle, pseudo-fire ....though now we tend to leave it on 'random colors & effects' and it is more colored light show than fake fire.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08D8KNV7R
....Aaand, I just want to see if I can do it repurposing a relatively cheap commodity item rather than fabricating something like THIS;
https://www.firgelliauto.com/blogs/news/tv-lift-home-automation
It has become fairly popular to lower & store screens into cabinets and entertainment centers, raising them to a comfortable viewing height when in use. Lots and lots of pedestal-mount lifts available on AMZ now. Like so;
https://www.amazon.com/Touchstone-Valueline-30004-Motorized-Capacity/dp/B07L19B7V1
But a center-column unit wouldn't work for my plan to raise the screen.
Ceiling drop-down mounts are available, but they look weird and give neck cramps.
Got it. I knew of the use case of retracting into the cabinet, but it seemed like you were shooting for something else.
It seems like it will be important to avoid accidentally turning on the heater without getting the TV out of the way!
And I completely agree about the high-mount TV. All in all, I'd rather be watching a screen at floor level than at, say, 6 feet off the ground. My preference is bottom of the screen at about 2 feet.
Now Louise wants one for the den tv. A center-column unit would work there, though I would modify the usual installation to make its pedestal rest on the cabinet top. This one is short enough to stay hidden behind the tv unless it is in a raised position.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L18HDKX
I DON'T want to get involved in cabinet work, nor do I want the cabinets to have to be pulled off the wall so that the actuator can fit behind them.
>It seems like it will be important to avoid accidentally turning on the heater without getting the TV out of the way!
Yeah, I could use hubitat & a contact sensor to prevent that.