Re: Floor lifts for Plasma screens

["Mark Harrison \(Yahoo!\)" <mph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kevin,

You are not wrong about the "horrendously expensive".

Auton are King of the Hill, and will ship to the UK... www.auton.com

Alternatively, www.displaydevices.com have a range called
"PlasmaLift" which
does exactly what it says on the tin. Don't have any feedback on what
they're like, though.

Regards,

Mark

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Hawkins" <lists@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 2:31 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Floor lifts for Plasma screens


>
> My plasma screen is in a bay window - unfortunate but it is really the
only
> place for it. However it obscures  a lot of light from the room when
not
in
> use. So ideally I would like this to descend to floor level (or below
even)
> using a lift mechanism. At floor level I would conceal it in a small
narrow
> chest I guess, but I worry about the traditional TV scissor type
designs.
> I think something side/rear attached to the screen is probably better.
I
had
> considered a screw threaded rack/pinion (wrong terms but you may know
what
I
> mean) mechanical lift with some form of motor below the floor which
rotates
> the threads on each side of the screen and it rises. I even thought of
wires
> and a pulley arrangement but the thought of them becoming detached
sends
> shivers down the spine. Even a balanced hand operated system would do.
>
> Does anyone know of a company making such lift options for plasmas  -
no
> doubt they are horrendously expensive...
>
> K
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