TV Lift Kit
One way to hide an LCD or Plasma TV is to conceal the TV in a cabinet or piece of furniture.
Inexpensive TV Lift Kit :
Using an inexpensive TV Lift Kit and a store bought dresser, you can make a TV Lift Cabinet in an afternoon. The TV Lift Kit is remote controlled so you can raise and lower the LCD or Plasma TV remotely with the push of a button.
Buy your TV Lift Kit, go to www.TVLiftKit.com.
With a TV Lift Cabinet you can have that flat screen TV in the living room or bedroom without making it seem like a dedicated media room. Take control of your decorating with a TV Lift Kit to hide your TV in a cabinet.
You can also use a TV Lift Kit to hide your TV at the end of the bed, so you can have a hidden TV in your bedroom.
TV Lifts are among the top hot items when it comes to design and home entertainment. There are times when you don’t want to have your TV on display, as it affects the look and feel of a room. There is also the situation where your space is too crowded to have a TV constantly in view. A TV Lift is the perfect solution; a useful piece of furniture as well as storage and display of your TV.
You can buy a pre-made TV Lift cabinet, you can get a professional cabinet maker to build you one, or you can build one yourself.
To build a TV Lift
You need the following components:
linear actuators
A linear actuator is a linear motor used to push the TV up and pull it down. You can use linear actuators for countless projects. Anytime you need to move or lift an object. Great for home automation projects!
mounting brackets
You will likely need one or two mounting brackets to connect your linear actuator to the cabinet and the TV mount.
guide rails
Guide rails are needed to stabilize the TV as it goes up and down. Linear actuators are not meant to handle non-axial loads.
remote control or switch
You can either use a remote control to wirelessly raise and lower your TV, or you can install a rocker switch in a discrete location to do this.
power adaptor
Most linear actuators run off 12V DC. You need a transformer able to provide at least 4-5 Amps of current.
gas spring (optional)
You can use a gas spring to remove or balance some weight in the system. This allows you to use a faster linear actuator. Typically speaking, the faster the actuator the less weight it can lift. This is basically a function of the gear ratio, you trade speed for force.
Universal TV Mount
You need a something to connect the TV to your lift.
… and a bit of ingenuity and DIY initiative. Have confidence, but remember to spend time planning. Best to go over your plan a few times looking at ways to improve it.
TV Lifts and Linear Motion Products:
When it comes to home automation and entertainment one of the primary concerns is the LCD or Plasma TV location. Recently people have had increasingly creative ways of integrating their TV into the decor of the room. Either by using a Mirror TV (TV Mirror Kit) or by having the TV in a TV Lift cabinet. Its also possible to build your own TV Lift using Firgelli Automations Linear Actuators. They have a UK office www.firgelliauto.co.uk and we have also found they have an Australian office also at www.firgelliauto.com.au