Hi robbie3,
Your idea about a specific adjustable bed thread is a good one so I’ve used your last post as the beginning of it. This is a link to the post that was before it in the thread you originally posted in which I left where it was. 
Post #3 here also has some thoughts about choosing an adjustable bed to go with a mattress.
Some retailers that I use for price and value comparisons are in post #6 of this topic (click or scroll down).
Outside of price … these are some of the features that may be a more or less important part of the value of an adjustable bed purchase to different people …
- Weight capacity
- Construction quality
- Number of motors
- Massage options and settings and settings
- Strength of the massage
- Smoothness of operation
- Noise of the massage and lifting motors
- Warranty
- Extended warranty (see Post# 4 & 5)
- Support on the floor (number of legs)
- Whether it can be used directly on a platform bed without legs (see post #2 here)
- Modular construction and ease of any component replacement
- Length of time replacement parts may be available (US manufacturers will tend to keep replacement parts available for longer)
- Height of head adjustment
- Recliner position (foot lowering)
- Head and Neck articulation
- Remote functions and pre-sets (see post #2 here)
- Links to a smart phone (see posts #13 and #14 here)
- Lumbar support adjustment
- Underbed lighting
- USB ports
- Sleep tracking sensors
- Method of securing the mattress to make sure it doesn’t move (most have retainer bars but some don’t)
- US made (either the bed itself or the individual parts and motor)
- Appearance
The bottom line for me (at the time) was that there were none of these that justified the across the board higher prices of the L&P models and the features of the alternatives were either the same or superior IMO so the L&P would have needed a significant discount to be in the same “value range” as the other two unless the brand itself or the country of origin was an important part of someone’s “personal value equation”. NOTE ADDED: This has changed over time since I made my purchase as new models are always being introduced and pricing changes so this is just a frame of reference that was applicable at the time but isn’t as relevant any longer with the introduction of new L&P models and pricing and the many new models from other manufacturers that have since been introduced as well.
I also talked with quite a few retailers that were familiar with many of them (and weren’t biased towards or against any because of profit margins or what they sold) or who carried the one they carried because of their own comparative research and there was fairly consistent agreement among these retailers that the L&P were not the best value compared to the other two choices I was considering (again this only applies to the choices I was making at that time).
FWIW … Tempurpedic used Reverie as their adjustable bed manufacturer (although they now have their own manufactured that are similar apparently) and Simmons and Serta use Ergomotion.
Post #6 in this same thread (just click the link or scroll down) also has some comparisons between a few of the more popular adjustable beds and links to some of the better value adjustable bed sources I’m aware of that may be useful pricing references for “value”.
For those who wish to, I would welcome any other thoughts about how any of these features (or any others that may be important) compare between these or other brands and any information or opinions about any of them.
Here are a few of the most popular manufacturers for reference.
http://softide.com/ (ergomotion’s new line of adjustables)
http://www.lpadjustablebeds.com/
http://bedframes.com/rize
http://glideaway.com/products/comfort-bases/comfort-base-lifestyle-series/
http://www.customaticbeds.com/
http://www.electropedicbeds.com/Adjustable-Beds-Models.html
http://www.boydspecialtysleep.com/assets/Specs/UPSableAdjustableBedFrames.pdf
Phoenix