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Originally Posted by ccool96 
audiovideoholic,
This is actually a mount from Digital Projection. It uses a thicker 2" pipe instead of the normal 1 1/2". The silver piece in the picture, is an adapter to adapter down to the standard 1 1/2" pipe for the Sony.
I completely disagree with the comments that you shouldn't do it this way, or that it locks you in more permanently than a surfaced mounted device. That is not true.
If you notice in my pic, there is a white blank plate on the ceiling just behind the projector. That was where a 1 1/2" pipe was before, and where about 6 different projectors hung over the years. When I switched to the DP Highlite and then the 1000, both machines were bigger and the pipe had to be moved further out from the wall. I just put a blank plate over that hole.
If I had a mount surface-mounted to the ceiling, there would be probably 4 or so screw holes spread out over a much larger area, and far more difficult to deal with then one 1 1/2" hole.
I have attic access, so this was a no-brainer. All of the connections run right down the pipe, and the mount is way more stable because it sits on top of the trusses, and screws down from the top. So the entire weight of the projector and mount is resting on top of the truss, the screws just hold the mount from shifting around.
So if you have attic access, I wouldn't do it any other way. Its much easier to throw up one blank plate to cover one hole for the pipe, then trying to patch a ton of screw holes spread out over a larger area. And its just a super clean install.
audiovideoholic,
This is actually a mount from Digital Projection. It uses a thicker 2" pipe instead of the normal 1 1/2". The silver piece in the picture, is an adapter to adapter down to the standard 1 1/2" pipe for the Sony.
I completely disagree with the comments that you shouldn't do it this way, or that it locks you in more permanently than a surfaced mounted device. That is not true.
If you notice in my pic, there is a white blank plate on the ceiling just behind the projector. That was where a 1 1/2" pipe was before, and where about 6 different projectors hung over the years. When I switched to the DP Highlite and then the 1000, both machines were bigger and the pipe had to be moved further out from the wall. I just put a blank plate over that hole.
If I had a mount surface-mounted to the ceiling, there would be probably 4 or so screw holes spread out over a much larger area, and far more difficult to deal with then one 1 1/2" hole.
I have attic access, so this was a no-brainer. All of the connections run right down the pipe, and the mount is way more stable because it sits on top of the trusses, and screws down from the top. So the entire weight of the projector and mount is resting on top of the truss, the screws just hold the mount from shifting around.
So if you have attic access, I wouldn't do it any other way. Its much easier to throw up one blank plate to cover one hole for the pipe, then trying to patch a ton of screw holes spread out over a larger area. And its just a super clean install.
I like how it rests on top of the ceiling joists. I was wondering how that part mechanically worked. I thought maybe it needed to be attatched between the joists which would have been a little harder (but still doable) with sheetrock already there. But if it just ties into the joists then that is very simple. I have thought about actually adding a pipe that is connected to my rafters that hangs down into the room or just above the drywall and then connecting whatever mounting hardware to that. This would almost completely decouple the projector and hardware from the room/ceiling joists. I'm really concerned with ceiling flex from bass and have added 10x the amount of drywall screws to the entire room plus extra troughs above the joists. I guess I'll need to see how the cheif hardware connects to the ceiling before making a decision as covering up the signs of a mount will be simple. I can stand above where the pj will be located to make any repairs in the attic, although I hope I keep this projector for many many years!!! I've never even thought about spending this much on a pj but its light output really sold me. I'm not like many of the 1000 owners that can actually afford to upgrade pjs at this price point when something very similar comes out but has a newer feature.
Thank you all for the replies!
