I have a gas one at my house in the basement. It blasts out so much heat that you really only get to enjoy the ambiance of it for about 30 minutes before it needs to be shut off. I can definitely see the appeal of an electric fireplace. We keep the yule log channel on our TV through Christmas FFS.
I think some of these guys haven't seen a modern quality electric fireplace. They can look awesome and be mounted/installed in spots that wouldn't necessarily work for gas. Sure, there are the all-in-one mantel+fireplace combos you can pick up at Home Depot for $120 - that would be your Nissan Micra of electric fireplaces. You can also pick up an E-class Mercedes of electric fireplaces.
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