|
|
InFocus X2
by Meamdahl - Dec 29, 2004
| Image Quality |
 |
5.0 |
| Features |
|
5.0 |
| Construction |
|
5.0 |
| Ease of Use |
|
5.0 |
| Reliability |
|
5.0 |
| Value for Money |
|
5.0 |
|
SVGA (800x600), 1700 ANSI Lumens,
6.8 lbs, $549 (MSRP)
|
| Post Your Opinion | Flag This Opinion |
|
 |
| Personal Experience |
This is one of the best dual-purpose machines available! I bought it for making PowerPoint presentations and home theater. With 1600 lumens, I present Powerpoint in a bright room with four large uncovered windows & bright lights on. The image is fantastically crisp & bright, and the remote advances to the next or previous slide nicely. I also use it for home theater. I started with composite video (approx. 65% as good as a digital connection between my DVD player & the X2). I then went to S-video hookup, yielding about 80% as good as digital. I bought the component video adaptor from Infocus, now we're at about 85%-90%. Finally, I bought the $50 M1 to HDMI adaptor from Infocus, and the picture quality is fantastic! A word of warning- I first used my old Sony DVD player-it did not have digital capability. You MUST have a good DVD player to get a good video image. I found 4 DVD players under $300 with DIGITAL output: Bravo D2 $249; Samsung HD841 $179 (with TERRIBLE reviews) Denon 1910 $250, and the Toshiba SD-5970 $149. I bought the Toshiba SD-5970 DVD player(HDMI cable included!) at a 'big box store' and the image was so much better than my old Sony with the same component video hookup, but with the HDMI adaptor, it's terrific! Also, all DVD's are NOT created equal! The best images I've seen after 100 hours of screen time were of Garfield, the Cat. Those computer images are so realistic!
The X2 is a terrific machine! The remote is user friendly, even with a programmable 'effect' button to which you can assign your favorite function. I use it to change from 4:3 to 16:9 aspect ratios without fumbling in the dark. I did not use a ceiling mount, as the remote does not completely kill the low speed fan when you turn it off via the remote-weird! The low power setting quiets the fan, with little sacrifice in image brightness. Also, heat is discharged from the front of the machine, so my students are not feeling the heat as they sit right behind it during my lectures. You won't find a better projector for the money, but use DIGITAL hookup to a good DVD player.
|
| |
| Problems |
| Infocus video adaptors (component & HDMI) are pricey,($45-$50 each) but the digital adaptor is absolutely essential! |
|
