Wall mounting and projector advice

Lethagized said:
Are you sure you've measured that mock up screen to 92" diagonal? The mock up looks a lot bigger than an actual 92" diag screen.

Here's the full size specifications directly from optoma. The answer you're looking for is 300mm for the top black border

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Thanks for ze info!

Well I wasn't sure on the dimensions so I googled "90 inch projection screen dimensions" and it gave me what I put there. When I've actually decided on a screen then yes I'll remock it but it's still up in the air :)

Lethagized said:
If you can stretch on the budget, then THIS screen, you definitely wouldn't be disappointed. I would have it myself if i had the funds :(
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That would be awesome, but its motorised!
 
On a second note, I have infact just remeasured and found I needed to take about a foot and a half off the side, roughly :p
 
HD30 Being ordered this weekend, anything to look out for on a ceiling mount or are they all much the same?

Sorry for the dumb sounding question, but when spending this much time and effort it pays to do research :)

TIA
 
HD30 and that ceiling mount are on the way to me :) - will be fitting them Sunday so I can measure for a screen :)
 
Lethagized said:
Good news bud. You'll love it. Absolutely love it. Even on a magnolia wall its pretty decent. You must get a decent surround setup though. It adds to the awesomeness.
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Haha I already have a decent setup which I'm upgrading anyway :D

Got my new centre through yesterday, it's HUGE :D

Will bolt it up this weekend and then measure for a screen, expect pics :)
 
My setup atm...

Pioneer VSX921
Acoustic Energy Aegis Evo 1 floor standers - to be upgraded to AE Radiance 3's
Acoustic Energy Radiance 7 Centre
Acoustic Energy Aegis Evo 3 bookshelf rears
Sub - Soon to be ordering a BK XLS400 - current one is a donor.

Thanks for that :) - what ill be focusing on once its bolted up is making sure stuff like the throw, zoom etc are all correct. I don't want to be losing any image and I want it as sharp as possible and then I will look into getting a screen :)
 
Well I didn't expect this to arrive today! :eek:

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Quickly fired it up to ensure it worked and ran a film through it from the laptop.

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90" projected image, gorgeous picture. Now I need to get it fitted and find a screen! :D - That's a 50" Plasma for scale. :cool:
 
Ok so I've hit a bit of a snag...

After spending 2 hours measuring, checking, marking, remeasuring and measuring again I was ready to fit the projector.

So I lined it up, drilled into the ceiling...straight through plasterboard.

Balls! That won't hold the weight of the projector (and definitely not the screen) but I anticipated this and bought some wood to screw into to place above the plasterboard.

I climbed up into the attic and the section where I need to get to is completely boarded over with no way of accessing it unless I cut a hole in the boards.

Balls!

So I put my thinking cap on and have decided. Ikea sell a floating white shelf which is pretty much a perfect size for the HD30. So I can mount that to the wall at ceiling height and then the projector to that.

Then I got thinking about the screen...I've had a brainwave.

I checked the holes I've drilled into the ceiling so far originally for the projector, and have found that the floorboards in the attic are about 4 inches or so from the plaster board. So I've thought of a solution like this.

Ignore the crudeness...

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Brown are the floorboards in the attic, blue is my ceiling, grey is the projector screen.

Now I've thought of getting a long drill piece, and drilling into the floor board from bottom and then buying some long bolts (the black bits) to hold the projector and bolt into the floorboards above, therefore the floorboards taking all the weight.

Can anyone see a problem with doing this?
 
The projector is up! :D

Fitted it last night! Will be running cables properly tonight, had a measure up, I should be able to get away with a Sapphire screen with a 50cm top border. It'll be 1-2inches off being ideal but a custom one to make it ideal is a good £500 more. Not worth it for the gain :)
 
Hey mate,

Ah cool I hadn't considered those. I shall look them up. Thank you :)

I ordered the screen today :D - arriving Monday....might have gone for an electric one...oops

EDIT: Do you think the toggle bolts would be sufficient to hold the screen onto the plasterboard? or would I still need to go up to the floorboards?

I just can't see the plasterboard holding up 12kg of screen with just 2 bolts :/
 
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Lethagized said:
Its not the bolts that will fail, but more likely the actual plasterboard due to the concentration of weight focused on a small area. I personally would give it a shot being as it's an electric screen which means it won't be under any more pulling force compared to a manual pull down screen, but using more than 2 bolts if you can, but if you're in doubt then don't do it. Depending on which direction the beams are running (ideally parallel to the screen body), could you not cut a small square hole in the ceiling and stick a length of wood on the blind side of the plasterboard, then fix screws direct into the wood? When you screw the screen up tight, it will cover the hole, and you could essentially hide the power cables to and from the screen at the same time.
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Morning,

Hmm I do wonder how many brackets the screen will have, I wonder if it will be 2, 3 or 4? Hmmm. Some research needed me thinks.

Either way my Dad is coming over (he owns the place anyway so it's in his best interest to make sure an enormous great big wopping hole doesn't appear in his ceiling :D) to help put it up, I told him about the toggle bolts last night and he thinks providing there are more than 2 to spread the weight it should be ok! but either way he's confident we'll figure out a way of putting it up :)

He's also very pleased I didn't go for a ceiling recessed one :o

Screen arrives monday :)
 
Looking at the manual it comes with 2 brackets that you can secure in with upto 4 screws each.

We will find out Monday when it arrives! :)
 
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Wow. Brilliant replies from all. Being able to move the mounts is handy to find the joists but like others say lucid has cracked it.

Sorry for the short reply. Currently at a wedding paying for everything posted here ;)

Screen arrives Monday, should have it up by the weekend. Then will be asking about calibration :)
 
Jez said:
Tell me you got a motorised one? Thats my favourite bit about my home cinema stuff :p
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All I'm saying is this.

My gadget based heart took over what my sensible head was saying and the screen as a tad over £300 instead of being around £100 :D - oh and the STR gadget to switch it on when the projector comes on etc. :cool:
 
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easyrider said:
Mate that might be bent when you pick it up...

They need to be kept flat!:eek:
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It was there for about a minute before I got on the phone and told him to move it!

I'm going to take it out of the box tonight to check it all over and ensure its straight and the motor works etc.

Definitely not going to look into putting it up...nope...not at all

*cough*
 
Checked it over last night. The box had taken a hell of a beating in transit and I was extremely concerned (like anyone would be!) especially as Dad told me the delivery driver really wasn't all that careful with it and he nearly refused it himself. But took it all out and it was well packed. Not a mark on it. Phew!

Powered it on, all working as it should along with the screen coming down as it should etc.

Wednesday night is install and movie night :D
 
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