Customer Ratings & Reviews

Bottom Line: The Insignia Universal Projector Ceiling Mount is easy to install and should work well for flush mount ceilings. Pros: easy to install Cons: no vertical height adjustment; not good for drop ceilings Review: The Insignia Universal Projector Ceiling Mount is easy to install and comes with the hardware necessary for most installations. To mount to joists, you simply need to drill two pilot holes using the included template and then wrench in the base with two included lag bolts. The bolts are pretty long, and so I do not have any concerns about the mount coming loose. From there, you screw on the descending arm, attach the bracket to the projector and to the mount arm, and tighten everything into place. The whole installation process should only take about 20 minutes including configuring your projector to display the picture properly. That said, my projector has a non-standard bracket placement that requires slightly longer bolts than the ones that are included. The instruction manual does provide pictures and directions on how to handle different bracket placements, and so it was just a matter of going to the hardware store to pick up the specific bolts my projector requires. There are two issues buyers should note when looking at this mount. First, it is designed to be installed directly flush with the ceiling. The instructions cover how to install through drywall into wood joists or anchoring to a concrete ceiling. You won’t, therefore, be able to achieve a clean look with a drop ceiling even though you can drop the mount arm through the tile if you really want. Second, the length of the mount arm isn’t adjustable, and so raising or dropping the height of the projection has to be done with the tilt of the bracket and tweaking the image with the projector.

The insignia adjustable projector ceiling mount was exactly what I needed. It is fully adjustable both in the angle and the use of arms to connect the mount to your projector. I received this yesterday, and it took less than an hour to install including getting out all my tools and putting them away. I first snapped lines to figure where center in the ceiling was and made sure there was nothing blocking the way. If you have a ceiling fan in the room where you want to install this, you must ensure that your projector has keystoneing, giving it the ability to project from a side angle and then correct the image on the wall. Anyway, if there is nothing in the way, it is quick and easy to mount this on the ceiling, and just as quick to mount your projector, then you can fine tune the adjustments to make sure everything is lined up. One thing to ensure, you always want to make sure that you adequately hand tighten the screws into your projector. Do not use a ratchet or anything, or even a drill, as you could crack the plastic.