Here's a great DIY for people who want to build their own automated TV lift without having to buy new media furniture...
DIY Project: Build Your Own Automated TV Lift
The owner of this room had a 42-inch TV sitting on top of a rustic wood cabinet. Since he only watched it here and there, he'd rather see the awesome view through his windows than his powered down TV.
"He thought about getting (or making) a Pop Up TV cabinet to hide the TV, but he did not want to replace or modify the furniture he already had in the room," explains Instructables' user hiddentvguy. "We solved the problem by using a TV lift system to mount the television behind the existing cabinet."
The $1,350 system is made by Nexus 21, and is only 23 inches tall. They installed it on the wall behind the cabinet, so the cabinet acts to hide it when the TV is down. "The total distance between the wall and the back of the cabinet is about 8 inches (3 inches for the TV, 4.5 inches for the lift mechanism and 0.5 inches of clearance)."
(Images: hiddentvguy)
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lol
view jamilkb's profile
The only thing DIY about this is that he attached the device himself. Still neat though.
view 19day's profile
Cool, but not $1300 cool.
view mlleErica's profile
He seriously didn't want new furniture but spent $1300 on that?? I dun get it.
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These can be a lot cheaper, e.g., http://www.firgelliauto.com/default.php?cPath=108&osCsid=18d21fa4945666899af0cbdbe13061f2
view marcelor's profile
Shoot, for that kind of money I can go to Rockler.com and buy a kit that will do it in a cabinet. I was seriously hoping for something I would build myself. Maybe some angle iron, pulleys, and an electric motor hooked up to a wall switch. Kind of disappointing...
~DB
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