Hello All!, Anyone know of a projector mount that is retractable? I am looking for one that would raise my projector back into the ceiling after I was done with it. I have found one, but it is quite pricey$$$$$$$. It was around $2500 :E
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Robert P. 8)
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I've seen them advertised off and on in home theater mags. But they were all pretty damn expensive. -
You're already looking at the "cheap" ones. That kind of automated functionality is very expensive.
I saw a "pre-owned" elevator mechanism at a dealer about a year ago that they had taken back from a customer who had decided not to use it in a custom installation they were doing for them, (reportedly preferring fixed mount after the novelty of the disappearing projector wore off) and the store was asking almost $2,500 for it used.
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Thanks guys, I think for the price that they want I could build one myself, for now I am going to use a stationary mount.Robert P. 8)
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One thing that you might research is building an extending mount out of something that is far less expensive. These items have a HUGE home theater "tax" added to their pricing because the market is so small. But if you creatively search around for a device that is far more common that does raising and lowereing, you might be able to construct something for a fraction of the price. :T
Maybe built from an electronic scissors jack, or automatic door opener.
One point is that because the current digital front projectors are so lightweight, the load/support capability only has to be a few pounds, so it doesn't have to be super heavy duty as the old ones were to support a 200lb CRT front projector. 8OComment
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Thanks Dean, that is a really cool product, I am glad you put that link up,my brother-in-law had a stroke and is now confined to a wheelchair. He is having a house built that better suits his needs, and those should come in handy for him. Plus they may work for my application.Robert P. 8)
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hi
can the benq 2050a projector
do 180 to 200 inches at 11feet throw distance that is the depth of my room and still have a fantastic picture without altering the brightness light ambience
is there anthing that can be altered to do this
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As I promised to some awhile back here's my DIY projector mount.
Initially I built a mount from an old camera tripod which was great becasuse it allowed me to move the mount up and down easily as well as some tilt adjustments.... -
Okay, I'm at the end of my very long home theater project, and am finally going to buy a projector. Help me decide which one to go with!
I've been looking for a projector I can get under $2500 end price that can show 720p minimum resolution pictures on a 16:9 format image. Here's what...
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