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In Focus Screenplay
By: ralph
September 16, 2008 @ 9:35 AM
We have had the infocus screenplay for about 3 years
Recently, white lines appear in front of the picture.
The repair costs $2150!!!!
That is not a misprint. It is $2150.00
Apparently, they break down after 3 or 4 years and require repair:))
What is this about?
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PROBLEM! White Vertical Bar in Projection
By: James
May 28, 2008 @ 1:08 PM
I’ve had my Infocus-X1 since the summer of ‘94.
I have enjoyed it having had no issues (Motor’s a little noisy) until just recently when this “White Vertical Bar” suddenly appeared on my screen just off centre to the left. It shows up right away when I start the unit and is there with or without any source connected to it. I’m quite upset as I am trying to find out what the problem is and no one is able to tell me anything. I emailed tech support from the back of the manual and they had no answers for me. They gave me a number to call but they say they do not service X1’s anymore (after reading a few of these reviews, I think I can see why) So now I’m stuck with a project of which I have no idea what is wrong with it or what the damage may be or how to fix it. Am I S.O.L. or what?!
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Contrary to what people say, I am very dissapointed with the X1
By: Eric de leon
December 5, 2007 @ 8:24 PM
Being an owner of a Sanyo LCD projector with similar specs, 1000 lumens, SVGA. I can say that the X1 fails in comparison.
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X1 is great-
By: Kenny
November 27, 2007 @ 10:45 AM
I got this little refurbished baby back in 2004 for $600 and it hasn’t skipped a beat for me. I’ve read all the other bad reviews about the chainsaw noise but I guess I’m one of the lucky ones who never had that problem. Either that or everyone else who enjoys their X1Ã’s is too busy watching movies / playing games and doesn’t write in to tell about it. I’m currently on my second bulb. The first one lasted approx 3500 hours. I hardly ever clean it and leave it running for about 5 hours continuously every day give or take a few.
4000 hours bulb life / 5 hours a day = 800 days = 2.2 years
3500 hours bulb life / 5 hours a day = 700 days = 1.9 years
I will never go back to watching TV on a small screen ever again. Even the HD isn’t bad at 800×600 native (it’s able to scale up to 1080i).
I’ll eventually get a newer higher resolution projector but until the prices come down again and my bulbs all expire that just isn’t going to happen!
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Infucus X1 Started Out Good Then Grinding Noise Started
By: Tony
October 7, 2007 @ 5:59 PM
At first this was the golden god of projectors for the money back in late 2003. Then this thing started that grinding noise and infocus refused to repair it at all or did so improperly to tens of thousands of customers. It was a design flaw and infocus could not fix it and did not honor their warranty. Infocus is a company everyone should stay very far away from. As far as I am concerned they are a bunch of scumbags that cost me $800 at least in loses considering the the time I got out of the unit before it seized up completely. Half the time I owned it the unit made a horrible grinding noise which only got louder and louder making it impossible to enjoy watching anything with it without headphones and even then you could still hear that damn noise. I wish their had been a class action lawsuit against infocus because they need to pay for what they did to so many people.
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Not realiable at all
By: BOB
January 18, 2006 @ 6:52 PM
Bought it and the picture was quite nice, but it broke down and after confusion about an extended warranty, infocus are refusing to pay for its repair. Very bad decision to take a risk. Some stores near me are now refusing to deal with infocus because of complaints.
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It was WOW starting out then.......
By: K Pitman
May 7, 2005 @ 1:10 PM
To be honest I was extremely impressed when I first got the x1. Then this grinding noise started and it got worse. THis horrible metallic grinding noise. The unit was under warranty and Infocus promises a “detailed written repair report”. THe report read that they replaced a screw. Then a few months later the same noise started only worse. Sent it back to Infocus and was sent back stating they repaired the color wheel. (Not replaced it.) The unit is now out of warranty and the noise is back. Infocus can’t repair their own unit properly so I got a 1000.00 projector hanging upside down like a bat that is useless. It would be one thing if there was a snowball chance in hell getting it repaired right then this unit would be worth it. As it sits it is useless and a rating of 1 in my book.
I have written Infocus just this last week with no response. (05/3/05
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See it in HD
By: kevin
August 15, 2004 @ 10:02 PM
I agree with all the fine reviews here. Owned an X1 for 6 months. My cable company just started offering HD. I ran a 1080i signal to the X1 projected on an 8 foot screen. In deference to the professional reviewer who said the HD picture would probably only be incrementally better than DVD, the HD picture is astoundingly better and I have Denon DVD player with a Faroudja chip. It is hard to imagine a clearer image at any price. The image pops off the wall. It truly leaves you speechless. With a high quality HD image, such as found on Discovery HD, It is nearly flawless. My cable installer said it riveled the picture on a Pioneer Elite large plasma. If retailers would properly demo the X1, 4800 or 4805 especially with a good HD signal, they would be hard pressed to sell the high dollar flat panels. Rear projection-dust gatherers.
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best £580 I ever spent!
By: Lee (UK)
July 2, 2004 @ 2:45 AM
Bought this to replace my NECVT460 which cost £1200 6 months ago and am gutted that I didn’t just buy this one back then! The quality is equalled only by projectors costing £4000+ over here in the UK, and you can pick this up for a mere £580! Unbelievable value for money!
The picture is so bright and colourful compared to the NEC, even though it’s rated at 600 lumens less. The blacks are black and the whites are white, as opposed to the varying degrees of grey on the NEC.
The only negative I’d say is the NEC had a better short-throw lens so I’ve lost about 20cm projected image size horizontally and vertically but am more than willing to sacrifice that for the increase in picture quality. I’ll just have to buy a bigger house now :)
So, 9 out of 10, mainly for the smaller image size and occaisonal rainbows.
PS I’d completely agree with whoever said Finding Nemo is the DVD to show this projector off…I’m blown away by it EVERY time! The picture is better than every other projector I’ve seen, and as I said i’ve tried them up to £4000. I can’t believe what a bargain this is!
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Great value and performance too
By: Larry
May 26, 2004 @ 4:47 PM
I have installed and used this projector in my home theater for the past several months. It replaces a rear projection 55″ Mitsubishi, which did a great job until this became available. Our room is completely light-proof and the X1 produces exceptionally bright and lifelike images (most definitely better than going to a movie theater). We usually watch DVDs using the 16:9 mode on a 70″ wide Dalite screen. This system blows away the Runco I wanted to buy 10 years ago, which sold for over $15,000!!! For less than $1,000 you can’t go wrong. Lastly, the rainbow effect is there if you choose to rapidly move your eyes. My wife noticed it immediately but was able to adjust and now enjoys it immensely.
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What a FANTASTIC Value!
By: S. DeLoach
April 16, 2004 @ 7:39 PM
I just purchased the X1 and I have to tell you, I cannot believe it! For the money, this projector does so much more than I had imagined. I have used several video projectors, and this one is the easiest to set up and has the best picture I have seen on such a low priced projector.
If you are thinking about getting a projector, I suspect you will find that you haven’t gone wrong by choosing the X1. I sure feel that way.
And by the way, I am using the projector as I am writing this review. I am playing a DVD on my laptop and have it hooked to the projector through the S video port. While my family is enjoying a movie, I am reading and writing reviews for this projector. What a GREAT VALUE!
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AMAZING!!!!!!
By: BILL
April 11, 2004 @ 6:21 PM
I JUST HAVE TO SAY WOW!!! MY BUDDY JUST BAUGHT A PROJECTOR THAT COST ABOUT $2000 DOLLARS, AND I WAS NOT AT ALL IMPRESSED. THEN I READ ABOUT THIS LITTLE GUY, AND I DECIDED TO TAKE A CHANCE. WOW!!! FOR $900 THIS PROJECTOR REALLY CRUSHES HIS , AND SAVED ME $1000. VERY HAPPY!!
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Happiness
By: Allon
February 4, 2004 @ 7:46 AM
My wife bought me an X1 as an engagement present. This really is an amazing machine. I am awed by the way this machine displays movies. I have it hooked up to my Panasonic Progressive Scan DVD Player (which also has a Faroudja DCDi chip) using Pacific Cable’s component video to VGA cable. I am projecting it on a da-lite screen that I bought for just over $100. Movies show up in beautiful colors, with great darks and excellent contrast. I have also started projecting television by running a signal to the VGA from a computer with a TV capture card. The image isn’t great but that is the fault of the signal, not the projector. Overall, a great buy and a wonderful machine.
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Changes the way you live
By: Brad
December 15, 2003 @ 7:34 AM
We wanted to remove the TV and sickening entertainment center it sat on from our living room. After following the projector market and noticing the X1 went under 1000 I started looking for reviews. I bought one in early december 2003 from Circut City. I use it with a Sony DAV-S500 Home THeatre system. S-Video out is only option. As this is a non-progressive scan DVD system. The picture is awesome. I made a screen of canvas drop cloth until we can get a screen. I stretched the canvas over a sheet of paneling and used a large plastic putty knife to rub the gesso into the canvas. After a couple coats , stapled to the wall. At 12′ thow we get a 6.5′ horizontal 16:9 image and a 80″ plus diagonal 4:3. We have a ceiling mount on order.
HDTV Tuner is next. I am currently using a HiFi VCR for TV images. Its okay for now.
I see some rainbows but it is not unpleasent. If you can see them and look for them you will see them. Most people don’t. Most people are so wrapped up in the movie they don’t notice them. Need to control ambient light big time. I like it dark for movies. TV (Football) presentation mode and native aspect is okay.
Change your life get rid of the glass teat dominating the living room. Get a retractable screen and a projector.
It is sooo cool. I say get one. If you have kids watch Nemo for the first movie. It is amazing on this projector.
DVD movies, football and CSI the rest is crap. Get rid of the TV as furniture and step into the future.
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Awesome Deal
By: Matt
December 9, 2003 @ 11:49 AM
I have been supremely impressed with this little projector. I use projectors at work and I wasn’t too sure how a low good this low cost projector would be despite the good reviews I read. I have to say the X1 is amazing. A lot of my friends are now kicking themselves for buying more expensive rear projection TV’s!
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Excellent buy
By: Steve
November 24, 2003 @ 4:33 PM
I just bought my X1 and was blown away. The image quality is great adn video gaming is killer with life size characters. Light output could be better but in a dimly lit room it’s fine. Anyone interested in having a real movie theatre experience in your living room should seriously look at the projector.
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