InFocus X1 Projector Review

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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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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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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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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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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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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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 X1Â’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!

Rating: 7 :: 0 out of 0 people found this user review helpful.

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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