Plasma TV Ceiling Mount - Top Shelf Video Viewing

The size and weight of the new plasma TVs havedo. Soon the plan was formalized and the project was
created all kinds of innovative methods for mountingunderway.
the sets. There are cabinets that have customThe viewing room for the installation was selected as
motorized mounting brackets that slowly raise the TVthe family room. The cathedral ceiling began at the top
from the hidden recesses of the cabinet to aof the nine-foot wall and angled upward to the peak at
prescribed viewing height through remote control. Butsixteen feet above the floor. The ceiling had been a
one of the neatest mounts used the hardware fromtypical drywall ceiling with textured finish. Part of the
this type of installation to create a unique plasma TVremodel was to replace the textured drywall ceiling
ceiling mount.with a stained redwood strip ceiling. Hundreds of
The hardware was designed as a full-motionpieces of stained redwood would be laid out in parallel
motorized stand mount. It was made to fit inside awith a quarter inch gap between each strip. Near the
custom built cabinet. At the push of a button on thebottom of the ceiling approximately one foot from
remote control, the plasma TV was rise up pushingwhere it meets the wall, the homeowner wanted to
open a concealed door in the top of the cabinet. Ashave the TV installed in a hidden manner above the
the TV display came into view, the power to the TVceiling panels.
would switch on and the set would come to a stopAfter a great deal of work, the contractors finally had
just as the selected program came on.success. Careful craftsmanship had completely hidden
One flat panel owner wanted to use the same designthe ceiling mount behind the new wooden surfaced
criteria except for one factor. Instead of rising up outceiling. At the push of a button, the lights slowly faded
of a cabinet, he wanted his TV to descend from histo darkness. Then one of the redwood strips slowly
cathedral ceiling. Once it was fully descended to ahinged open and the new plasma TV descended to a
viewing height, he could manipulate the TV to swivelvertical position. Another button was pushed on the
and tilt to place the screen in a good viewing angle toremote and the big screen TV swiveled and tilted to
where he was sitting at any particular time.where the homeowner could easily see his favorite
After consulting with the manufacturer of theprogram. What an innovative installation they had
hardware and the engineers that made the plasmaconcocted together!
TV it soon became evident that the man could haveYour plasma TV ceiling mount need not be so
what he wanted. The hardware was purchased andelaborate, but this article shows that imagination is the
the homeowner met with a couple of professionalonly thing to limit how you may install your next
remodeling contractors to discuss what he wanted totelevision.