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PM1-S Projector Ceiling Mount Review

The PM1-S is an inexpensive mounting solution for projectors ranging from ultra portable to large venue and auditorium projectors.

On first examination after you remove the mount from the box you will notice it is made of solid steel construction and that they didn’t skimp on materials or accessories when designing and building this mount. The mount and its extra parts are powder coated in a durable black coating and is assembled with heavy duty nuts and bolts and large headed Allen keys.

I have installed my fair share of projectors in my day and have used a fairly wide range of mounts including, Sanus, Omni-mount, Peerless and Vantage point. All of these mounts hold well and absolutely can get the job done. I actually found this mount to be quite easy to install. It has a large ceiling flange that is able to give good pressure distribution onto the drywall to prevent it from cracking and if you don’t have a joist to mount this to it should help stabilize the mount from swinging if you have to use a drywall mounting option.

This mount in most areas uses "real" fasteners instead of small allen key screws that can strip out easily or impractical tightening solutions that require a steel rod and spinning the projector mount until its tight while the projector is connected. It comes with 10mm / 13/32nd and 13mm / ½"  nuts and bolts with head that can accept a 8mm Allen head driver bit. You will have a tough time rounding  that size of hardware over with no matter how much torque you put into them. The mount only uses a smaller caliber of Allen head screw to tighten the arms that hold the projector to the mount. And even there they use double screws and nuts to securely fasten the arms to the mount.

The mount comes with ten different sets and sizes of screws, five different sets of washers and spacers and a total of eight projector mounting arms in four different sizes. The related sizes of arms are as follows; 2 x 2", 2 x 3", 2 x 4", 2 x 6". This will allow you to mount almost any projector you could get your hands in a residential or medium sized installation.

Recently I installed this mount onto the Epson 1080 home cinema projector. I was worried when I looked at the bottom of the projector if this mount would be able to adapt to the unusually large 11 6/8th by 6 ¼ mounting pattern. But all I had to do was install two of the longer arms and presto it was able to securely hold our Epson 1080 to the ceiling while still allowing access to the lamp and filters with out even moving the projector. Once installed, the projector will hang 5 1/2" from the ceiling. We have even used this to suspend a Boxlight 4500DP dual lamp large venue 5000 lumen projector to a truss system for an Oasis video release party in.  

The mechanism that holds the mount together might remind you of a yoke in a drive shaft. It will allow tilt and angel the projector while further up it will allow you to spin the mount from left to right. Once you tighten the bolts that are attached to the yoke you are still able to fine tune the placement of the projector with the use of some force. Two people are usually required when mounting a projector for total security. Not so with the PM1-S due to its locking feature, unless you are mounting an unusually large projector. This mount also has a feature that with removing one bolt you are able to pull the projector from the ceiling with out touching the fine tuned position adjustments you have already made to the mount to get your image properly positioned.

Overall this is a very versatile, secure and inexpensive mounting solution for projectors in a wide range of sizes in home, business and industrial applications.

Specifications

• Dimensions: 6" x 5" x 3"
• Quick disconnection for simple maintenance
• All mounting hardware included
• Weight capacity: up to 15 lbs
• One year warranty

This review was written by George Williams