IF it has a battery backup, electric is the way to go. I've been trapped in mine 3 times now. Highly embarrassing.... but funny afterwards. And then there was the time I tipped it when it was on a platform after I had a knee replacement.... talk about feeling silly….
But I could not have managed a regular recliner while I'd had all the problems with my knee replacements and such...
And you definitely have to try them out. IT takes time and will be awkward but will be well worth it.