Easy Watching with Plasma TV Lifts

Remember that scene in the motion picture “Minority Report,” where Tom Cruise gives the flat panel television screen at the foot of his bed a slight tap before it disappears into the floor?  Although the film is science fiction, technology to hide away your plasma television is not.  It is alive and real in today’s world in the form of plasma TV lifts.

Even though plasma screens take up much less space than their cathode ray tube (CRT) predecessors, many people would still prefer to conceal their sets when not in use.  This need has spawned the creation of many a plasma lift, which comes in a number of varieties and designs suitable for practically all locations.  All you need to do is to press a button and voila!  Your plasma television is hidden away under the floor, above the ceiling, inside a cabinet.

There are many companies that offer either ready-made or custom-built plasma TV lifts.  One such provider is Auton Motorized Systems of Santa Clarita, California.  Their specialty is the Plasma Lift, a motorized contraption that hides a flat screen TV inside a thin cabinet.  The plasma TV lifts from DTVCity.com are compatible with lower-voltage controls; they come in 115-volt or 230-volt variations.  Offering similar plasma lifts are firms such as ComCore21 and Bausman & Company, Inc. 

Some homeowners would love to install their plasma screens in their kitchens, but are concerned about lack of space.  The motorized plasma lifts from KitchenCabinetHardware.com could solve this problem.  They offer custom-built lifts, making sure that what the customer gets is 100 percent suited to their kitchen space limitations and needs.

In addition, the cabinets with plasma TV lift technology offered by manufacturers come in a variety of designs, materials, and finishes, ensuring that they can fit in with a room’s décor or theme.  So whether the room to house the plasma TV has a contemporary, traditional, or modern motif, one can be sure to find cabinetry that will blend in and complement other furnishings in the room.  Many plasma TV lift cabinets have integrated shelves or drawers, enabling you to place all your other audiovisual equipment, such as your DVD player or video game machine, in one area for quick and convenient access.

A person can choose from among the various plasma lift technologies available that best meets his or her space and design needs either at home or elsewhere.  For instance, large flat screen displays, which are ideal for use in lecture halls or audio-visual centers, can be hidden away via plasma lifts for safekeeping – both to prevent theft and to protect them from dust and other damaging substances.  The technology can also be used for business applications: press a button and the TV rises from its console before a business or video presentation; press the button again to hide it when the business at hand is over.

Other locations in which plasma TV lifts are to be found nowadays are in camper homes or mobile homes.  With space a premium commodity, these lifts can play a big role in giving the illusion of greater space where little exists.  They’re also a great theft-deterrent, what the thief can’t see he usually wouldn’t attempt to steal.  There is also an increasing number of plasma TV owners who install this technology on their yachts!  Again, this helps save space that could be utilized for other objects or applications in confined quarters.
The introduction of flat screen televisions has created a related and very lucrative trend in interior decoration and furniture.  With experts predicting that sales of these TVs will increase in the near future, it would be reasonable to expect that furniture manufacturers will come up with additional technologies to accommodate viewers’ needs and demands.  It may turn out that the plasma TV lift technology of today is just the tip of the iceberg and that there may be greater and cooler things to come in the future in terms of how we show off – or hide! – our flat panel TVs.