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Need help with a classroom LCD mounting / wiring setup - PeterB - 07-05-2010
Hi everyone,
For one of the classrooms here, we'd purchased two Viewsonic 2430 LCD's, mostly because these particular models have about every possible / conceivable type of input (composite, component, HDMI, VGA, S-video, coax, etc.). I wish we could have gone a bit larger on them, but money was somewhat limiting at the time. The reason we need all the different inputs is that we want flexibility in terms of hookups ... be able to hook up a microscope setup, a computer, a DVD player, etc.
The problem now is that I need maybe one more monitor-- am thinking of the Viewsonic 2730 (so as to keep things consistent, and go slightly larger on the screen), but I also need the following:
1) Cheap, but good, ceiling mounts; we have ones there now, but they're for CRTs rather than LCDs, and I don't think they're compatible... and we'd need one additional mount for a third monitor...
2) The wiring to do this with. For now, I'd be happy with whatever outputs the microscope setup has (they may be either HDMI or VGA), but cable length/splitting/signal loss is a concern, as the source video will have to get split to at least two monitors, and for a distance of at least 15 feet or so.
Suggestions on where to get this stuff from...? TiA
Re: Need help with a classroom LCD mounting / wiring setup - Ken Sp. - 07-05-2010
MonoPrice.com has great prices and quality of cable and mounts.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10828&cs_id=1082801&p_id=5465&seq=1&format=2
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10828
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10828&cs_id=1082803&p_id=6531&seq=1&format=2
Re: Need help with a classroom LCD mounting / wiring setup - PeterB - 07-05-2010
Ken, yeah, I'm looking at Monoprice but am not sure if I'm looking at the right thing.
Examples:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10828&cs_id=1082801&p_id=5465&seq=1&format=2
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10828&cs_id=1082802&p_id=4051&seq=1&format=2
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10828&cs_id=1082801&p_id=3007&seq=1&format=2
... I'd definitely want tilting capability, but am unsure about how these things attach at the ceiling point, and also what the advantages/disadvantages are of each...
Re: Need help with a classroom LCD mounting / wiring setup - mattkime - 07-05-2010
don't you get summers off??
Re: Need help with a classroom LCD mounting / wiring setup - PeterB - 07-05-2010
matt, surely you jest...
Re: Need help with a classroom LCD mounting / wiring setup - Ken Sp. - 07-05-2010
You will need to mount it to a strong mounting point in the ceiling.
Re: Need help with a classroom LCD mounting / wiring setup - Ken Sp. - 07-05-2010
Any reason you don't wall mount with an extendable articulating arm?
Re: Need help with a classroom LCD mounting / wiring setup - PeterB - 07-05-2010
Yep -- not enough space in the classroom to do that. And what's there now is two ceiling mounts, so it should be possible to adapt them to these new mounts...