I really like this fireplace, I’m giving it 5 stars though I don’t know it’s longevity yet. There are several different lightingdisplay options, I included 2 in my pictures. You can have the heat off or on while still using the visual settings. It heats up pretty quick, you can adjust the heat settings and there is also a timer to turn off. It’s not super big so it doesn’t take up a lot of space if that’s important for you (like it was for me).