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InFocus LP530 by Ish - May 21, 2002
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| XGA (1024x768), 2000 ANSI Lumens, 6.5 lbs, $1,999 (MSRP) |
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| Personal Experience |
| Hello - I bought this projector for it's features. 2000 lumens, HDTV compatible, etc. It's in a very nice sized package, and seems to be built well. The size of the picture is truly incredible. I've filled my entire back wall of my rectangular living room (10' X 8') with beautiful images. People are just amazed with it. My sound system sounds much better as well, because that huge big screen TV isn't directly in between the mains. I have Dish Network, and the image is so large that one can see the MPEG compression artifacts that aren't noticable on a smaller set. DVDs are just plain awesome, even though I use standard s-video. I don't have the component adaptor box yet. In terms of picture quality, I'm sorta disappointed, but perhaps my expectations were too set to highly. The room must be very, very dark - otherwise, dark images will get washed out. I sometimes eat dinner while watching movies, and it's very difficult to eat in the dark. Sometimes, I think the tint goes haywire where one image looks stunning, and in the next the flesh tones are off. I've calibrated the picture with the Avia DVD, but I still don't think it looks as good as my 27" TV. I inquired with customer service about the color issue, and they're going to ship out a replacement unit!! I was extremely impressed with the quality of Infocus customer service. We'll see if this clears up any issues. Bulbs seem to be expensive at $400, and they last about 2000 hours in High power mode. I run my projector on Low power, which should increase the lifespan of the bulb. The expansion connector that has the Component video and more VGA inputs is $400 as well. I can't wait to try it with a component input on a progressive scan 720p signal! |
