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Are you looking for a beautiful affordable TV lift cabinet?  This week we are highlighting our Discovery TV lift cabinet.  This cabinet is made of select hardwood and veneers.  It features hand applied antique brown stain finish with solid brass hardware.  Plenty of storage can be found with the right side bookcase.  Cabinet has a built-in heavy duty rack and pinion TV lift that can accommodate up to a 46” TV.  The Discovery is priced to move at only $1599.

Bigger is better, right?  Sharp Corporation seems to think so.  Sharp introduced today its latest product, the world’s largest LED TV. The 90" LED TV dimensions are 48”H x 96” W x 5” D.  That is four feet tall averaging higher than most children.  Quite impressive!  This TV features a 1080p resolution, is 3-D ready, and has SmartCentral Service for Netflix, YouTube and Hulu Plus apps.  Two pairs of 3-D glasses also come with TV for you and a guest to enjoy 3-D movies.

This TV while impressive does come with a hefty price tag.  The TV is being retailed at $10,999.99.  Yes, it is definitely a luxury product. The TV also is difficult to conceal.  This TV will not fit into a standard TV lift cabinet. If you wish to only see the television when watching shows and then hide once not in use, then this TV may not work for your needs .  Of course, if you can afford to buy one of these TVs, then one would reason that you can also afford to build a extremely large custom

Larry and Pat were interested in purchasing our Carousel Brown TV lift cabinet.  However after seeing the stain wood sample in the mail, they discovered the brown stain was not going to work with the rest of their furniture.

I informed Larry that if he gave us a picture of his bed room furniture, we could have our factory get a stain that was within 90% of the exact color of his furniture.  Larry ended up sending me something better than a photo - he mailed me his actual cabinet door.  From there the factory began working on his custom stained cabinet.  The cabinet was completed on time and shipped to Larry and Pat's home.  Below is Larry’s feedback to us along with home photo.

“Please do pass our thanks and complements to the person that did our finish match.  We're just thrilled w/everything about the product and your execution of our order.  It could not have been a better experience from order placement through delivery and installation.

Exactly as you said, the cabinet

The Crystal Pointe Brown is one of our best sellers and it is no wonder.  With rich mahogany stained wood, exquisitely carved corner pillars and classic traditional appearance, this TV lift cabinet is beautiful!

The Crystal Pointe is finished on all four sides.  The front side is mirror imaged on back side to create a stunning piece of furniture from any angle in the room.  As a result, this cabinet can be used at the foot of the bed, against a wall or free standing.  The cabinet also has two bottom drawers that are reversible to be opened from front or back depending on where cabinet is positioned in room.  The drawers hold two electronic components comfortably.

The Crystal Pointe Brown comes with motorized rack and pinion TV lift mechanism and our Infrared Relay System.  The built in IR system relays commands down to your electronic components without you ever having to see electrics.  The electrics such as cable box and dvd player can remain neatly tucked away in bottom

According to Cisco’s latest annual Visual Networking Index report, online Internet traffic will reach 1.3 zettabytes by 2016, which is four times more than what we use today. At peak traffic time, Internet will reach 720 Tbps in 2016. Cisco reports this is the equivalent of 600 million people streaming Internet high-definition video simultaneously.  That is a lot of people streaming videos and Cisco is not the only one who is noticing.

Streaming has definitely become the preferred method for people to watch content.  In a generation that expects instant gratification, why would we wait to download content before watching on our TV lift cabinet?  As media giants fight to compete for content licensing for their streaming video services, gaming companies are also partnering up with TV manufacturers to offer game streaming.

At the E3 2012 conference this year, Gaikai announced they are partnering with Samsung to provide Samsung Smart TV’s with streaming game service.  This will be

The Prism offers a clean, minimalist design with a rich inviting espresso finish.  This cabinet is finished on all four sides to be used at the foot of bed, against a wall, or free standing within room.  Towards the base of the cabinet are flip down panels on either side to reveal storage space for AV electronics.

The Prism TV lift cabinet comes fully assembled with built in rack and pinion TV lift and infrared relay system.  The IR system relays commands from remote control to AV electronics.  The beauty of this system is that the electronics can remain hidden within cabinet at all times, eliminating the need to have direct line of sight.  The IR system requires no programming or installation.  The maximum TV size dimensions for Prism are 49 3/4"W x 5 1/2"D x 28"H.  The overall cabinet dimensions are 54 1/2"W x 18"D x 42 1/4"H.

Do you wish to buy a lift machine but are not sure whether your TV will fit?  Here is how to determine which lift will work best for your TV.

Step 1: Measure your TV height without stand.  Remember the TV stand is not needed since all our lifts have a platform for the TV to sit on.

Step 2: Go to the lift machine product page and click on the specification tab located under the picture.

Step 3: Once on specification tab, you will see the closed and extended lift dimensions. Take the closed dimension height and subtract that from the extended dimension height.  This will give you the maximum height of the TV that will fit on the lift machine.  For example, on the Uplift 3700 Commercial Grade lift machine, the maximum TV height is 33” (70” minus 37”).

As long as your TV height is less than the maximum TV height dimension, your TV will fit on the lift machine.  If you are planning to upgrade your TV to a larger screen in the future, it is better to go with the next size up so

Did you know that you can purchase our lift machines separate from the cabinets? For custom projects, customers have purchased just our lift machines.  Our lifts have been used on boats, inside pony walls, built within antiques and even used in retail displays.

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The lift machines come in varying sizes.  The smallest lift we have is our Uplift 2700.  This lift is designed for TVs that are smaller than 37”.  The largest lift machine is our Uplift 4000 which can accommodate up to a 70” TV.  All lift machines come with mounting hardware, manual control box, RF remote and instructions.  If you have questions about our lift machines, please contact our office at 561-417-0999 and speak with one of our lift specialists.

Verizon and AT&T are rethinking how they package their unlimited data plans.  Everyday more and more Americans are using data to stream content to their TV lift cabinets, laptops, and smart phones.  With more data usage being consumed, AT&T and Verizon have decided to do away with their unlimited data plans.

Verizon announced this week that they are moving their unlimited data customers to capped data plans.  They did not mention the capped usage amount and pricing for capped plans.  AT&T has decided to be slightly more generous.  They will allow folks who already have unlimited data plans to be grandfathered in, but all new subscribers will have capped plans.  The AT&T unlimited data plan customers that use a large amount of data will however, see their data being cut off or “throttled”.

Sprint is the only large wireless carrier that will still offer an unlimited plan.  Sprint has been struggling in the last few years with poor network coverage resulting in losing customers

Are you designing your vacation home master bedroom?  If so, you may wish to select one of the following three foot-of-the-bed TV lift cabinets for your bedroom.

Bermuda Run for Island Living

The Bermuda Run TV Lift Cabinet is part of our trunk collection.  This cabinet inspired by tropical island living is made of wicker, rich brown leather and Caribbean woods.  The leather bound corners are nailed in place by hand by our expert Craftsmen.  The Bermuda Run TV lift cabinet holds up to most 46” TVs with maximum TV size dimensions at 44"W x 4-3/4"D x 28-7/8"H. The cabinet also features plenty of room to conceal TV and two electronic components. There are pre-cut holes at bottom of cabinet for feeding cords underneath cabinet to an electric outlet.

Carousel White for the Cottage by the Sea

The Carousel White TV lift cabinet is constructed of solid maple wood and manufactured right here in the United States.  This cabinet is finished on all four sides in a classic white paint.

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