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InFocus X3
by John Borders - Sep 03, 2007
| Image Quality |
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5.0 |
| Features |
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5.0 |
| Construction |
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1.0 |
| Ease of Use |
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5.0 |
| Reliability |
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1.0 |
| Value for Money |
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1.0 |
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XGA (1024x768), 1700 ANSI Lumens,
6.8 lbs, $699 (MSRP)
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| Personal Experience |
| I've had my X3 since Oct 2005 & for the most part loved it. I overcame the noise by ceiling mounting it in a closet & projecting thru a small opening into the home theater room. Then the right edge got dark & started slowly moving left. See problems for more on this. I've carefully cleaned the lamp screens every 2 months & my original lamp is up to 1558 hours & working fine. |
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| Problems |
| It turns out that the optical engine (non-warranty repair, $1,037) has a light pipe made up of four mirrors that are glued together. With time & heat, the glue fails & the mirrors start moving & the projected image edges start moving also. For those who aren't fainthearted & posess a tube of crazy glue, http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=618877 shows how to fix the problem. This reminds me of a plumbing failure I had where the builder's plumber screwed a steel nipple into the brass water meter, ensuring that some plumber would have work a few years down the road. This is a very common problem; eBay has lots of X1/X1A/X2/X3/4805s listed for sale as-is with this problem. |
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