Ceiling mount projector?

Question

I never owned one, However I am looking to buy one and mount it on the ceiling, But I am woried about someone walking upstairs and creating a "bounce" effect, do these have any type of corectionfor that ?
There is not much but I am still worried

Answer 1

I've been doing audio / video for longer than I care to admit, but let me tell you about one scenario that still gives me nightmares to this day. It all depends on the focal length of the lense and the size of the screen in order to decide where to mount the projector. In order to get the best picture, you want the projector to completly fill the screen and be as bright as possible (the closer the brighter). Wherever this optimum spot may be, the amount of vibration you will notice greatly depends on how and where the projector is mounted. For instance, a projector mounted between two main support beams for the building will have much less vibration effect than one mounted directly to a support beam. My nightmarish scenario was that this church had a projector mounted to the wall of an upstairs balcony. Anytime anyone would walk upstairs the projector vibrated. There are many companies that make shock absorbing mounts for projectors, but unfortunately, the majority of them are not astheticly pleasing. Most of them make your projector resemble a helicoptor and are tedius to adjust. Our solution to the vibration problem was to mount it to the ceiling instead of the balcony wall. After hours of gathering and setting up scaffolding to accomplish this, and rerouting all the video cables and power to the projector, much to our dismay, it still vibrated, although not as bad, anytime anyone would walk upstairs because the balcony was attached and supported by the same support beam that happened to be the optimum place to mount the projector to. So to really answer your question, there are options out there, but depending upon the structural stability of the building and the severity of the vibration, you may not be able to eliminate it 100 percent, but you'll never know until you try it. As far as I'm aware of, there isn't a projector on the market with vibration correction. The worst part about it is that a large amount of vibation can play a huge role in the life of the projector lamp and any good projector (not one from Best Buy or Circuit City) is gonna cost roughly $250-$650 to replace the lamp. Just try to use a mounting method that is least destructive and can be easily patched if the projector needs to move.

Answer 2

Hi. david.There are various ways to mount a projector on the ceiling .Some are attached directly to the ceiling others sit on a platform under the ceiling supported by beams.The second arrangement would solve any vibration reaching the projector. Another way is to mount it on the wall behind where you sit up high near the ceiling.

Answer 3

There are vibration mounts available to help reduce noise and vibrations. There are not any projectors that can correct this problem though. If you have people that are walking above and it is quite a bit you may have an issue with projector lamps burning out because of the bounce.

Answer 4

You best solution would be to buy them strips of stick on that you can hide the wires on and then stick it on the wall and ceiling. They sell them at Best Buy for around $20 for a set of four. Drilling and running the wire inside the drywall is harder. You can also get a professional to do it. I have my projector on a table. Hope this will help you out.