What is a motorized TV mount and how is it different from a full-motion mount?

A motorized TV mount uses an electric motor—triggered by remote, app, or voice—to physically move the screen, typically dropping it down from a ceiling, pulling it down from above a fireplace, or extending it out from a wall. A standard full-motion mount looks similar in marketing copy but requires you to push, tilt, and swivel the TV by hand. If you want the screen to hide in the ceiling or lower from a high mantel at the press of a button, you need a true motorized model, not a manual articulating arm.