The Hearth & Grille had an electric fireplace when they opened. Nobody requested to sit near it. After they installed the Orion V2 Traditional, their host started getting requests for the fireplace section by name. That shift happened because of what next-generation LCD technology actually does to a flame display. The Heliovision® LCD engine produces multi-dimensional fire with richer contrast, deeper blacks, and a vertical viewing area that reaches 30 inches high — the same scale as a wood-burning hearth. The internally lit TruWood log set glows from within with multi-color LEDs, and the active ember bed adds movement and texture at the base. There's nothing static about it. The fire changes, flickers, and responds the way a real fire does.
The V2 generation adds something no previous electric fireplace has offered: the unit gets better after you install it. The Modern Flames + app connects over WiFi and pushes new flame styles to the unit over the air automatically, meaning this fireplace's visual capabilities expand over time without a service call or a hardware replacement. Adaptive brightness technology reads the ambient light in the room and adjusts the display accordingly — bright during a lunch service, dramatic at dinner — without any manual input from staff. Add premium Bluetooth speakers built directly into the chassis, with three crackling fire soundscapes and full music streaming, and this fireplace handles ambiance the way a well-staffed room does: quietly, consistently, and without effort.
The 42" model also offers what smaller sizes don't: 240V capability. Hardwired to a dedicated 240V circuit, it delivers 8,300 BTU — enough supplemental heat for a full commercial dining room or a large residential great room. At 120V on a standard circuit, it runs at 5,000 BTU. The flame display operates completely independently from the heater, so properties run the full visual ambiance year-round regardless of whether they need the heat.
Who It's For
The Orion V2 42" Traditional is the right call for commercial properties that need a fireplace to carry a room — upscale restaurants, hotel lobby seating areas, resort lounges, private event spaces, and high-end bars where ambiance is part of the value proposition. It also serves residential buyers who have an existing wood-burning or gas fireplace they want to convert: the unit slides into the opening, an electrical circuit runs to the back or side, and the transformation is done the same day. For new construction, it installs as a built-in clean face in a framed opening. The 42" width and 30-inch flame height give it enough visual scale to anchor a space rather than just occupy a corner of it.
