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EngrainedTea

I need help with my garage, soon-to-be movie room.

My Epson projector and accompanying screen is being shipped out to me and right now I am trying to find the best method of mounting the sucker.

Current

What I am planning to do is to place a curtain across the small arch to hide the waterheater and to reduce ambient light coming from my computer. Also maybe to have something span across the wall to form a bridge for my projector? Like so:

My Plan

I've already measured out the throw distance, etc. I need suggestions/alternatives on mounting.

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Projector: Epson 5020UBe

Screen: Visual Apex 1.1 106"

Posted Apr 18, 2014, 1:33 AM UTC

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silversniper01•
  1. Use stud finder
  2. Find studs near the place you have marked for a good distance from projector
  3. Use ceiling projector mount and mount it into your ceiling where you found the studs
  4. If it's a little ways away from the place you have marked just use the lens to change the size of the image

I hope that's what your asking for.

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CerberusROI•

I second this. With a centered lens, it will be easier to mount the ceiling mount in the center of the room (my current, ancient Dell has an off center lens). You can always zoom the image out to make it smaller, but mounting too close will cause you to not be able to maximize your screen.

I would recommend using a step ladder (and securing the projector to the top) at the location you are thinking to test out before you go to mount it. Then you can move it around a bit.

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EngrainedTeaOP•

Sorry, it was a terrible picture. There's a garage rail in the way keeping any ceiling mount from being centered and if I want my garage door to be functional I cannot do a ceiling mount. I also want the projector as close to the screen as possible to get full lumens. I also cannot place the projector in a plane that's clear of the garage door unless I place it off center, but even that isn't an option.

  1. Does changing the distance of placement, say... 3 feet from optimal, noticeably change the brightness? (If I were to disable garage door).

  2. Are there any cradle mounts so I can perhaps sling the projector from the bottom of the garage door motor unit?

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