do's and don'ts: installing a projector - school projector screen

As you can see from the above picture, there may be some accidents in any home project.
Luckily, no one was hurt, but we did learn a lot about being careful in the attic.
In this structure, you will be shown how (carefully)
Install movie and entertainment projectors at home.
The first thing you need to start with is to figure out how far the projector is from the wall so you know how big the screen is.
Our projector ends up being 7-
8 feet away from our wall, giving us a 4x3 screen of about 100 inch (
Because the aspect ratio of our projector is 4x3, we chose 4x3).
Not all projectors have the same throw ratio, so either look at yours or measure it yourself.
You first need to decide the cable you will fish.
If you run hdmi on a projector, you should definitely consider buying an hdmi switcher so that you only need to run one cable.
The Hdmi switcher requires 3 inputs to switch to the output between devices.
We used this.
But I think we found it on ebay for around $10)
: One also has a priority switch, so it automatically switches to that input if you turn on a device.
For our projector, we only run a 30 feet hdmi cable on the projector and put the switcher at the end using our cable box/xbox/computer.
We use cables like this: The best thing you can do when installing a projector is to make a screen.
Nothing is worse than installing the right projector to project on a painted wall.
I know it may be more than you want to spend, but for a non-
Reflective fabric screen.
I don't remember where we bought the screen fabric, but it's almost the same as this one (
I think we spent $30. 40)
: Build the frame for the screen, we use some scrap wood and a nail gun to build a rectangle to wrap the screen.
Then we picked up some decorations from Home Depot and put them on the side.
I know we also purchased the projector holder from Amazon for around $35, but I can't seem to find the exact model we bought.
Just make sure it fits your projector and can rotate/adjust according to your ceiling condition.
Since our attic is above the projector, we added a socket to the attic to allow us to connect.
If you're curious about how to do this, check out this note: measure where you want the projector to be.
Ideally, you want the screws of the bracket to support the weight of the projector by means of bolts or beams.
We found the closest pallet that gives us the ideal screen size and puts the bracket with the back wall.
If your installation kit is good enough, they should have a paper template for you to draw the location of the center hole.
Get a drill bit large enough to install the head of the cable you will be fishing and drill holes in the center of the point you marked.
Once your cable is fishing, you can put the mounting hole cover on top to make it look seamless.
Well, now is the biggest and most embarrassing failure of the project.
When the fishing Cable falls off the wall, you may have to drill a hole in the bolt that runs along the top of the wall in the attic.
While my roommate and I were downstairs connecting the surround sound system, my brother drilled the last hole in the last wire of the surround sound system in the attic.
As he crouched down to drill the last hole, his finger was stuck by the drill bit and his finger was cut off.
He jumped up from the pain and took a step back.
What he did not realize was that the "Board" He stood behind the board was actually a piece of cardboard.
His whole leg came in from the ceiling and opened a 2 feet hole in the ceiling.
When we found out he was okay, the argument and the quarrel came.
When everyone calmed down, we drove to Home Depot and picked up some pieces of stone and mud.
We cut the broken sheet off the nearest shoe nail and cut a patch to fill the hole.
Then, we float the seams with a piece of stone mud (
It's just a quick fix, no sanding and painting patches yet).
Lesson learned: be careful when walking up the attic!
You are very upset when you find yourself falling into the ceiling.
Cut holes for your wire and get a panel to cover the holes.
Beat all your wires off the wall from the attic.
If you find it difficult to fish your wires, try pushing your wires down the wall with a fishing snake.
The screen will greatly improve the quality of the projector system and I highly recommend you to buy one.
It will make your color more vivid and easier to look on your eyes.
The projector screen does not have to be expensive, but it does not have to be cheap.
Do not use sheets and upgrades for some real projector screen fabrics.
It is made by a non
The reflective material that prevents the projector from dazzling light.
Build a rectangular frame with wood and cut your screen into the size of the frame with about 4 inch overlap on all sides.
Expand the screen around the frame and fix the screen on the frame using a nail gun.
Similar to the stretch canvas, if you start from the center on all sides and work slowly around the screen, you get a tighter look.
There are several ways to fix the screen to the wall.
We finally bought some metal plates from Home Depot with some holes on it.
We fix them on both sides.
Half of the screen, half of the hanging)
Our screen uses some screws and then lifts the screen to the wall and screws it to the wall.
We covered the metal plate with some decorations and roses.
You can also consider using French cleat.
Sorry I don't have a photo of the screen we made and we are busy making it.
When it's finished, turn on the projector, take out the popcorn and start the movie Carnival!
I wish I was inspired.
Not scared)
You can consider installing your own projector.
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