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<blockquote data-quote="OnlineDM" data-source="post: 5275378" data-attributes="member: 90804">falcarrion - Thank you so much for the pictures and additional details!&nbsp;&nbsp; I get it now.&nbsp; You screwed a pipe end plate to one side of the block of&nbsp; wood and you screwed the ceiling mount for the projector to the other&nbsp; side.&nbsp; Simple and beautiful!&nbsp; This is definitely the direction I'm going&nbsp; next.As an update for everyone, I've put up <a href="http://onlinedm.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/projector-setup-needs-better-resolution/" target="_blank">another blog post</a>&nbsp; now that my projector has arrived and I had a few minutes to play with&nbsp; it (though I'm getting ready to leave for a business trip, so I won't be&nbsp; able to fiddle with it for the next couple of days).&nbsp; The problems I'm&nbsp; seeing with my current setup are:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">800 by 600 resolution isn't high enough - the monster tokens look totally pixellated</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The tripod projects the image way off center - as you guys pointed out, the image doesn't spread out evenly from the center of the lens</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The tripod does get in the players' way somewhat.</li>
</ul>On the bright side (no pun intended), 2,500 lumens seems to be plenty, and MapTool is great.&nbsp; My next steps are to swap this projector for a higher-res one and to try building a single-pole mount.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OnlineDM, post: 5275378, member: 90804"] falcarrion - Thank you so much for the pictures and additional details! I get it now. You screwed a pipe end plate to one side of the block of wood and you screwed the ceiling mount for the projector to the other side. Simple and beautiful! This is definitely the direction I'm going next. As an update for everyone, I've put up [URL="http://onlinedm.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/projector-setup-needs-better-resolution/"]another blog post[/URL] now that my projector has arrived and I had a few minutes to play with it (though I'm getting ready to leave for a business trip, so I won't be able to fiddle with it for the next couple of days). The problems I'm seeing with my current setup are: [LIST] [*]800 by 600 resolution isn't high enough - the monster tokens look totally pixellated [*]The tripod projects the image way off center - as you guys pointed out, the image doesn't spread out evenly from the center of the lens [*]The tripod does get in the players' way somewhat. [/LIST] On the bright side (no pun intended), 2,500 lumens seems to be plenty, and MapTool is great. My next steps are to swap this projector for a higher-res one and to try building a single-pole mount. [/QUOTE]

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