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Thank you to all who responded about this situation. Since a number asked to read what was sent I am posting this hit. _____________________________________________________________ Can't give too many details, but I bought TV's and mounts from the same company for assurance of fit. Zenith, we've been happy. At another school, I found a company for hotel/motel TV mounts (lots cheaper than school vendors). Just a couple of points to ponder. ___________________________________________ We have 32 inch TVs that are mounted to the ceiling. I believe they are mounted to the beams under our tile-looking ceilings. I would not go smaller than this size because they are difficult to see (and so many of the kids have big screens at home). ________________________________________ as a teacher-librarian-media specialist of 20 plus years...we started out with ceiling mounted tv's ...1979 and before...I would NEVER have ceiling mounted anything....admin types always think it's best...especially to combat thief...(we only had 1 thief which turned out to be an adult aide) ...in 20 years. My reasons: It's not so bad...the cons can be lived with...until repair time. It always took 2 super able men to take them down...and when our main building custodian started having back problems...then we had to wait for the county lift to be delivered in order to get the things down to be repaired...it got so that getting them down for repair was a major, major problem...and the building custodian hated it too. It was a major on-going hassle until I out lasted the admin types that thought it was the best thing since sliced bread!!! Also if they are on carts...if one is down for repair...another from another classroom can be just rolled in to use while it's out for repair. Ann _________________________________________________________ Our district put monitors in each classroom for computer instruction. They are way too small. Just be sure they are of an adequate size. ________________________________________________________________ We quit doing it because of safety concerns. People bumping heads, dangling cords, and ceilings are not as sound as walls. We do all wall mounts now. They are up high. ___________________________________________________________________________ we mounted a tv (27") and vcr in every class last year using mounts found a catalogue called frontgate (frontgate.com). after ordering some from the catalogue, i found the rest cheaper at Office Depot. very strong, sturdy and simple. _________________________________________________________________ Just ordered some for our new high school the other day. After some experimentation we went with Phoenix toke style wall mounts. The television sits right in the mount with a vcr shelf underneath. The televisions are Zeniths with s video hookups and all are 27". Some of these wall mounts can hold up to a 35"tv. The price for the tv is 304.50 (27") and the wall mount is 196.00 with an additional 65.00 for the vcr holder. We have had some for two years now and the teachers love them. __________________________________________________________________________ Did someone check with state law, building codes and the Board of Ed. attorney regarding mounting those TVs in the ceiling? If one falls- some lawsuit could follow- get directives in writing as to your responsibility and liability - for the district/school/Board/ etc. if one falls .... is this a new building? ____________________________________________________________________ Hi. We are a Channel One school, but we have ordered some supplementary products from Convergent Media the company which gives technical support. Phillips televisions and multi-media monitors, along with mounts for TVs and mounts for VCR's. If you are interested in contacting them, they are located in Norcross, Georgia. They have a 800 # . Ashley Johnson is the person that you need to speak to or Chuck --I cannot spell his last name-- and they are very helpful. We are very pleased with their service. _____________________________________________________________________ This probably won't help you now, but at my elementary school we wanted ceiling mounted TV's and the district said no. We were getting 36" televisions and could not find a manufacturer that would guarantee that much weight on a ceiling mount. The engineering department said it would have to re-inforce the ceiling and the expense would be prohibitive. We settled on a floor mounted cabinets with the television mounted on top and the VCR inside. The 36" televisions are needed for group instruction, we didn't consider any smaller. ____________________________________________________________________ We have all our TVs in wall mounts, not ceiling. We mount 27" TV. Our TV(JVC) and mounts are on a bid order, so I'm not sure of the brand. When I have to order a mount not on a bid, before they went to bid actually, we bought them through Highsmith. _____________________________________________________________________ You order a bracket that attaches to a secure brace in the ceiling. I just did that to hang a 36" monster from the ceiling in the library. The kind I bought was a Bretford. The thing is just a metal platform on which the tv sits. You can order an VCR bracket to attach under the TV bracket. Our maintenace people will run a pipe from the brace up in the attic, above the ceiling tiles; then they will attach the Bretford thing to the pipe right at the ceiling tiles. I don't remember if they said they would weld it or what. ____________________________________________________________________________ we ordered 27" TV's with wall mounts with space for the vcr under the TV. The reasons are that we have drop ceilings and it is difficult to mount from the ceiling and shorter teachers need to be able to reach the equipment. The 27" Panasonics are easily seen when we mount them tilted toward the ground. We order our mounts from Cousins in Pleasantville, NY (914)769-2200. Ask for Joanne and tell her what you need - she is very helpful. ______________________________________________________________________________ I just submitted a proposal for tv's, vcr's and mounts, both ceiling and wall, to my superintendent for our new school. Some rooms needed ceiling and some needed wall mounts. 30 wall mounts (Bretford TVLCW27-BK Silhouette) with retainer bracket, safety belt, and VCR bracket for 25-27" tv's were $98.97 each through School Specialty. 12 ceiling mounts (Bretford TVLCC27V-BK Silhouette) were quoted at $123.75 each. ___________________________________________________________________________ Just a word of warning. Every classroom in my school has a mounted TV/VCR and it works out well BUT every room has a computer on a computer cart underneath which is hooked up to the TV so the teacher can demonstrate whatever s/he want on the computer monitor. IF you are not careful when you stand up, you will hit your head on the TV/VCR. I know because I have done it 5 times this year. If you do not put something of considerable size underneath the mounting, I assure you many people will hit their heads. Not fun. -- Carole L. Ashbridge, Library Media Specialist Sackets Harbor Central School Phone 315-646-3575 P.O. Box 290 Fax 315-646-1038 Sackets Harbor, NY 13685-0290 Model Schools Site Administrator, KidsConnect Volunteer ashbridg@northnet.org http://www.nc3r.org/shcslmc =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. 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