Size matters.
But when you’re not watching your 110-inch in-home theater screen, it looks a little — well, big.
You love that screen for your on-demand movies. If only you had an on-demand screen.
Vivid-Tek is a brilliant, elegant solution. It’s an immersive theater whose components hide in a credenza or bench — which the buyer helps customize.
Just pop the lid, press a button and a 110-inch screen rises up.
Vivd-Tek’s credenza opens up into a wide-screen TV.
This is not some Hollywood mogul’s fantasy. It was created here in Westport, by Westporter Mark Motyl and his partners. You can see it right here too, in a striking new showroom.
Motyl knows big screens, and houses. A former bond trader, he pivoted to home building.
Mark Motyl
The pandemic helped inspire Vivid-Tek. With plenty of time to watch TV shows and movies, Motyl wondered how people’s entertainment needs had changed.
From his home building, he knew that basement theaters are not perfect. They are downstairs, out of the way. The equipment can be complex. Theater seating is inflexible.
Motyl realized that people wanted something accessible. It had to fit in with existing decor. And it could not ruin a wall.
Motyl partnered with well-known Bridgeport cabinet maker Christopoulos Designs and leading tech firms to meld form and function.
Each Vivid-Tek houses a motorized retractable screen, and a top-of-the-line short throw projector. The 4K picture is crisp and clear. Great sound comes from Dolby Atmos speakers.
Vivid-Tek’s screen and controls can also be hidden in a bench.
An Apple 4K TV controls the system. Anything on your phone (or other devices) can be projected onto the screen.
Vivid-Tek turns out to be great for Zoom and other calls too. Families don’t have to crowd around a laptop to talk to Grandma; kids can relax and see everyone on the big screen during distance learning. Motyl’s neighbors’ daughter even had her first piano lesson via Vivid-Tek.
Big-screen TVs are not just for movies. One of the Motyls’ neighbors takes piano lessons via Vivid-Tek technology and design.
Yet the idea would never have happened if Motyl’s bond desk hadn’t moved from midtown Manhattan to Stamford in 2002. That led him to Westport — and eventually, building spec homes.
Just before the transfer, he and his wife Sarah Green — a former professional ballerina who was attending Columbia University — had built a weekend home on Long Island. The project solidified his love for real estate, architecture and design.
The couple, with a young son, looked for a new-build home here, but they all seemed identical. Then they found a teardown on Woody Lane, with a great lot.
Mark continued trading bonds. They had 2 more children. The couple designed their new home to be unique and fun. Mark contracted the work himself.
He enjoyed the work so much, he followed with new construction on Cross Highway and Beachside Avenue.
Mark’s homes are different and handsome. And now — thanks to Vivid-Tek — their owners can enjoy big-screen home entertainment centers on the main floor, hidden in plain sight.
The flagship showroom is at 1252 Post Road East (the former Splatterbox, near Fortuna’s). Customers can reserve a time slot. Virtual presentations are also available. For an appointment or more information, click here, call 203-800-9951 or email info@vivid-tek.com.
As they say: “necessity is the mother of invention,” But its takes a creative vision to make it a reality. Well done Mark. I can’t wait to see it.
I am looking forward to making an appointment to see this great idea!
Wow what an incredible idea. Can’t wait to check this out.
Motorized riser credenzas to hide flat screen televisions have been around for awhile. Certainly less heavy looking than an armoire used to hide old style TVs. However, the absolute height of screens have put a practical limit on size of screen that will fit to 50″ – 55″ and even those pieces start to look heavy and out of place in many settings.
This sounds like a nice alternative to hiding it in the ceiling for large screens.
GREAT IDEA