Raising/lowering TV on wires from the ceiling

Hi. I have a loft that looks over the lounge room, and I’d like to be able to raise the TV up to the ceiling on cables/wire/fishing line so I can watch the TV from the loft.

With some work, I might be able to get this https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-xiaomi-aqara-curtain-motor-rails-Zigbee-wifi-version-work-with-mi-home-app-for-xiaomi/32810506959.html to work (I have the gateway), but my IRL hacking skills aren’t great.

Has anyone seen some better gear, or any builds that people have done that are similar, or any ideas on a better way to approach this?

How far up/down
What size/weight tv

Easy way is something that rides in metal track that holds TV mount (think drawer slides but stronger, TV mount is drawer)

Use motorize wire pully (like of Jeep) to lift up.
Gravity can lower

Also consider chain and gear(like driveway gate)
This allows to way pull movement. Same drawer like mechanism may be used for mount and movement

Its a 55", pretty new so not very heavy.

I’d like it to go up and down about 3 metres.

And attaching tracks is a bit difficult where it is (theres a bookcase behind). The ceiling has old wooden beams i could attach to though.

Maybe a counterweight? Then I could just move it by hand i guess :slight_smile: