Home > Consumer Reviews > Atdec TH-WH-PJ-FM Telehook Universal Projector Flush Mount

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.

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.

The product itself is constructed well and very is very sturdy. Looks a bit complicated to setup at first. The picture currently being shown of the product shows a shaft (a rod with holes to make the product longer), but this product actually does not have the shaft, so the projector will be very near to the ceiling, which is not suitable for vaulted ceiling or suspended ceiling. Had to return mine. Return transaction with amazon went smoothly.

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.