Customer Reviews

Atdec TH-WH-PJ-FM Telehook Universal Projector Flush Mount

5 star:		(42)
4 star:		(27)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I used this to mount a Sanyo PLV-Z2 projector. It works great and I am very pleased now that it is up on the ceiling. The mount works by having little arms screwed into the middle that protrude out to the mounting holes on the projector. They do provide several short arms, several medium length, and several long ones. It can be tricky to select the correct lengths, since selecting ones that are too long cause them to interfere with each other.

It does not come with mounting screws, though they provide so many screws that it is probably possible to just use some of the extras. I used some of my own that I had lying around the house.

The instructions are vary vague, but not impossible to figure out. I gave this 4/5 stars solely based on the poor instructions, otherwise it would be 5/5. My main complaint is that they provide a package full of screws. There are several pouches with 4 screws each (all marked A, B, C, and so on up until I or J) but the sizes are not marked anywhere! I came to the conclusion that A, B, C, were all the same size (just different lengths) and the same with D, E, F and so on. I'm still not sure that's accurate but I wound up finding screws that seemed to fit and used them.

Adjusting the mount with the projector on it was a bit tricky, but I don't believe this is anything specific to this mount. I have a screen and previously had the projector sitting on a shelf I mounted on the wall opposite the screen. I remember it took a long time to adjust it even on the shelf to exactly fit the screen. Adjusting the image to fit the screen will be a bit painful no matter which mount you choose.

I would recommend having a ladder so that you can be sure to see and reach everything without having to stretch yourself. All in all this took me about 3 hours from start to finish. This includes finding the correct screws, finding the correct lengths for the arms and attaching them, drilling into the ceiling for the mount (make sure to use a stud), and then mounting and adjusting the picture to fit the screen. If I had to do it again, I could probably get it done in 60-90 minutes (most of which would be adjusting the picture to perfectly fit a screen).

Make sure to mount it as close to the center of the screen as possible. Shifting it left/right or up/down WILL distort the picture. The further you shift it, the more distortion you will get. Fortunately, most projectors provide options in the menu that will allow you to fix the distortion (up to a certain point) and make the screen rectangular again. The closer you mount it towards the center of the screen, the less time you need to spend fixing the distortion.

Finally, be sure to mount the projector somewhere on the ceiling where fans, light fixtures, etc. will not be obstructing the image.

I purchased this item for my Sanyo PLV-Z5. I previously (in my former house) had a Chief mount. Chief mounts cost twice as much as this one. When I opened the package for this, I was pleasantly surprised; very dense, high quality metal, nice solid customization, easy to use screws, etc. But once I actually got it up on the ceiling, I was disappointed to discover it does not have a full range of tilt settings, but more critically, it is very difficult to have perfectly steady and secure. It took me an hour to get it even with the screen and I'm still (months later) tinkering with it to get the screws as tight as I can. It's hard to describe what I'm talking about without having one, but basically, the screws that you tighten to make sure the projector doesn't shake at all are not tough/large/secure enough to keep it from shaking. I'm not talking the San Andreas fault here. It's probably not perceptible to someone not familiar with home theater stuff. But I notice.

On the whole though, for half the price of chief you get something ALMOST (not quite) as good. Pretty good deal and product.

After researching mounts for hours that would work for my new epson 8350, I kept coming back to this mount. Alot of mounts recommended for an 8350 were well over $100. This mount is solid and works perfectly with an 8350. The huge assortment of hardware included is packaged really well and has just about anything you would need to mount almost any projector. I want to thank the other 8350 owners who took the time to review this product. The review written by Taze helped out alot making installation a breeze.
I would highly recommend this mount if your flush mounting an epson 8350!

I was a bit apprehensive by some of the 1-3 star reviews but decided to give it a try given Amazon's pain free return policy. Initially upon opening the box I was a bit perplexed by all the brackets and screws (what do you expect for a "universal" mount). However after scanning the directions it was quite clear how to install. For the 8350 you will need to remove the shorter brackets that come attached to the base of the mount and replace them with the two longer and one medium length bracket. The medium bracket should be screwed into the front center slot and the two longer brackets should be screwed into rear left and right mounting slots.

The easy way to perfectly find the center of gravity is to "loose" mount it (but securely) where you think the center would be and use a piece of rope or something with a hook on the end to attach to the bolt running through the top of the ceiling plate. Then all you have to do is lift the projector using the rope (in my case a small dog leash) to check balance and adjust as needed. It may take a couple of tries to fine tune the placement of the mount, but it will be perfectly balanced in the end. Kudos are deserved for the almost infinite adjust-ability of this mount.

All said, for the price, and for the Epson 8350, w/o hesitation I agree with the 4-5 star reviews.

The only suggestion would be to include a rope or small chain with a hook on the end to use as a balance tester as described above. Could even come pre-attached to the top of the ceiling mount... hint-hint Atdec.

I have an HP vp6310. This projector mount was very inexpensive when compared to other universal mounts, and it is very sturdy and works as advertised.

I would easily give it 4 or 5 stars, but the kit did not come with the appropriate size bolts for the HP vp6310. It DOES come with about ten different sizes bolts which is great, it just didn't have a small enough thread for the vp6310.

I am a mechanical engineer and I do not see a feasible way to properly attach an
Optoma HD20 to this universal mount. If someone here claims to have done it, I
would love to see a photo. I do not believe it is possible.

I will attempt to describe the problem as best as possible. The mount consists
of a flat disk with 4 adjustable length arms attached. These arms have through
holes at each end for bolts to be connected to projector's mounting points. The
mounting bolts sit proud of the top of the arm and thus cannot be positioned
within the center mounting disk due to interference between the disk and the
bold head. Unfortunately, the HD20 has a bolt pattern that is smaller than the
center disk of the projector mount, which means that regardless of where you
position it one of the mounting bolt holes will be within the center disk and
cannot be connected.

This projector mount is not universal, but I am more upset that it is
recommended for purchase with the HD20, which it does not fit. This is the
reason for the low rating. Aside from this flaw, which made it useless to me,
the quality of the mount appears to be good and it will fit any projector with a
mounting bolt hole pattern larger than the center mounting disk. If you have an
HD20, look elsewhere.

I'm not the handiest guy and expected the mounting process to be a chore. However, I had no issues whatsoever. This thing comes with many different screw sets and one set exactly matched my Mits HC1500. From that point on, it was a piece of cake. It's very stable when locked in position. Occasionally the projector shakes, but that's only because my kids are jumping around and shaking the floor upstairs which vibrates the basement ceiling beam on which it's mounted. (A quick shout upstairs usually solves that issue.)

Also, I had to exchange the projector once so I went thru the mounting/unmounting replacement cycle and had no issues whatsoever. Overall a great product.

Disclosure: I'm not that "handy", mechanically inclined or creative when it comes to install or repair something related to home improvement.
Review:
I bought this one to mount Optoma HD20. I had really hard time figuring out the configuration on Mount for this particular projector. The reason I am suspecting is that being universal mount this device has very awkward settings and Optoma seems the smallest of the pack so that fuels the confusion to figure out the right way to attach this device to projector. In fact in this process I broke one of the screws that goes into the projector mounting hole by applying pressure to over tight it. This device does come with proper hardware for this particular projector (and as other have noticed in fact it comes with plenty of hardware to accommodate every single projector ever made) and hence if you want to try it out go ahead and buy it. However I wish I had spent more and bought the Mount that is meant specifically for this brand of projector sold at Optoma web site to make my life easier.

I received a few of the units in which the quick release "removable" ceiling mount was not functional because it was fused to the bracket. I have tried everything to unfuse them, but no luck. It appears that there is not enough clearance between the cylinder of the bracket and the ceiling mount and the coating has fused. On a few units I was able to twist the ceiling mount around about 50 times causing the coating to peel off and then it finally released. Very frustrating because now we will have to take the whole bracket and ceiling plate down to perform maintenance on the ceiling projectors.

I bought this for my Mitsubishi HC5500 projector. It was easy to install without any confusion. It is an excellent value for money.