DIY: Make Your Own TV Lift Cabinet

[TheDickWard]

Class up your home theater by adding an automated cabinet of your own.

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-...-Lift-cabinet/

[MA16v3]

I want... I want now!!!!

[iamstephen]

With the new technology that makes TV look like a piece of art why would you want to spend $1,000 trying to keep it out of sight, not to mention the hassle of dealing with mechanical malfunctioning and defective remote control? I just don't get it. Maybe it's for someone who can't afford bigger space but has extra cash to buy a big-ass flat screen TV and build this expensive cabinet.

[Josh Z]

With the new technology that makes TV look like a piece of art why would you want to spend $1,000 trying to keep it out of sight, not to mention the hassle of dealing with mechanical malfunctioning and defective remote control? I just don't get it. Maybe it's for someone who can't afford bigger space but has extra cash to buy a big-ass flat screen TV and build this expensive cabinet.

Well, I'll tell you why it might interest me. I have a projector in my home theater room, but I don't always feel like firing it up, especially not for video games, random TV watching, or Blu-ray bonus features. I keep a TV off to the side of the room for that. I would love to put it in the front of the room, but unfortunately it would block the screen if I did that. A lift cabinet would move the TV out of the way when I'm using the projector. I don't know that I'd really consider that worth $1,000 and the amount of effort involved, however.

[malakai]

If planned correctly, you could use an actuator motor from either a c-band satellite or gate opener and probably save $400+ off of that alone. There are some 18" 36v actuator arms on ebay currently for around $35 shipped. People have even used these to make car door openers too. Heck, if I had the extra money, I'd probably buy 5 or 10 and just store them until I found a handy project to use them on.