Automaticly hide TV in wall
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 11:22 am
Not sure if this has something to do with HA but it is one thing i like to have in my home.
Since i am redoing the living room and going to create some things before i am going to live there i suddenly thought, would it not be nice if the TV is hidden in the wall.
I mean a bit like this picture that its standing in the wall and not in front of it.
But then i thought why not make a screen slide in front of it when the TV is of so it is hidden.
I have reviewed a couple of options like these:
This solution is very nice but the price is also a bit high and have to be shipped and imported since they are made in the USA.
Also this solution of placing a mirror in front would be nice but starts somewhere for 65" tv at 1500 or 1700 usd
I also thought of switchable foil, the one that you power and gets white and is dimmable.
This is a great solution but when its transparent it still stays milky white, so its annoying if a TV is placed behind this
Great for the room windows though, but a bit expensive also with 330usd for 1m2
So back to the DIY mechanical style then i guess.
I have made a little drawing that i could come up with, knowing that the actuators you use for turning a satellite dish have 2 mechanical set points and could be done in software also that it knows when to stop with closing and opening
The only thing i am "scared" off is that when the actuators are mounted on the sides , the open/close parts will skew or crash because of the forces on the sides.
Anyone that has any ideas or have build such a thing already ?
I'd be happy to hear your thoughts.
Since i am redoing the living room and going to create some things before i am going to live there i suddenly thought, would it not be nice if the TV is hidden in the wall.
I mean a bit like this picture that its standing in the wall and not in front of it.
But then i thought why not make a screen slide in front of it when the TV is of so it is hidden.
I have reviewed a couple of options like these:
This solution is very nice but the price is also a bit high and have to be shipped and imported since they are made in the USA.
Also this solution of placing a mirror in front would be nice but starts somewhere for 65" tv at 1500 or 1700 usd
I also thought of switchable foil, the one that you power and gets white and is dimmable.
This is a great solution but when its transparent it still stays milky white, so its annoying if a TV is placed behind this
Great for the room windows though, but a bit expensive also with 330usd for 1m2
So back to the DIY mechanical style then i guess.
I have made a little drawing that i could come up with, knowing that the actuators you use for turning a satellite dish have 2 mechanical set points and could be done in software also that it knows when to stop with closing and opening
The only thing i am "scared" off is that when the actuators are mounted on the sides , the open/close parts will skew or crash because of the forces on the sides.
Anyone that has any ideas or have build such a thing already ?
I'd be happy to hear your thoughts.