Rating: 
Summary: good projector
Review: I just got the Screenplay 4800 from Sams Club. It is a newer version of the X1. The only difference is it comes with a remote and is fine-tuned for home theater instead of data video. For ~$1250 I got the projector and a 76" widescreen screen. The lower grade DLP does show some "rainbow" effects, but it's not that bad in my opinion. I am very picky about all A/V products I buy and this has passed the test. TV out from my VCR looks awesome and DVD through the component video out looks absolutely amazing. I have not seen a decently priced projection TV that looks even a fraction as good as this projector.
Rating: 
Summary: an awesome projector for the price
Review: I love this video projector....for an incredible price it's turned my family room into a movie theater! When I put CHICAGO in the DVD player and saw it projected by the InFocus X1, I KNEW I had what I'd wanted all my life....my own theater!! The clarity and color were absolutely amazing on my 84-inch diagonal screen.
Rating:
Summary: Awesome!!
Review: I myself have to purchased this projector for home theater use. I have it and another InFocus projector, the ScreenPlay 7200. InFocus seems to make the best projectors around. I've had several and my friends and family all have them as well and we just can't seem to find better projectors than the InFocus and that's after trying about ten different brands between all of us. Some of the other brands like Sony and Epson are pretty bad actually.Anyway, this one is for the kids and the ScreenPlay 7200 is for the adults and you wouldn't belive how comparable they are. Great light output, great colors, PERFECT contrast and the resolution is perfect for video. Honestly, the 7200 does have have a better picture but not by much really. In fact, the contrast I mentioned with the X1 is visibly better. We have a plasma in the kitchen and had some big screen televisions years ago and I can't see why anybody would ever use either with the option of an InFocus projector. You'll get better clarity and a bigger image with a projector and there's no burn-in like we are already experiencing with our 1-year old plasma. This particuar projector defnitely gets a thumbs up from me.
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Summary: X1 is a fantastic Home Entertainment system
Review: I purchased the X1 just before Christmas (delivery in 36 hours!) to be the video source for my Home Entertainment system. I use a computer to supply DVD input and for computer games. The Xbox and game Cube are connected through the s-video input. I am projecting on a 84 inch diagonal white screen. Viewing distance is about 11 feet. DVD movies look perfect. There is no visible pixilation and blacks are close to true black (in film mode). Part of this is no doubt do to using a computer for the DVD input. I believe a direct s-video input may not be as good (I have not tried this though). The video game systems also look great. Four player Halo on a big screen has to be seen to be believed. I also have a TV tuner (Hauppage)in the computer and astonishingly, the TV image (at about 65 inch diagonal)is excellent. The only reservation would be that the light output is not great (especially in film or video mode) so you need to use it in a room that can be fully blacked out. The picture is much better than any rear projection HDTV's I have seen (of any size). For the money I doubt you could by a better picture for TV or DVD viewing. The native resolution is SVGA so Text is slightly ragged, especially when displayed in XGA mode. Again due to the SVGA native resolution computer games do not look as good as on high resolution monitor. I would therefore not recommend the projector as your only computer monitor or for large amounts of web surfing.
Definitely recommended.
Rating:
Summary: Outstanding image, great value
Review: I spent WAY too much time trying to pick a projector as a first time home theater guy. I am definitely glad I picked the X1. When I first turned the projector on, connected it to my Apple Powerbook, and projected an image onto a DaLite High Contrast Matte Screen ($90), I was blown away. The image quality far exceeded my expectations. When I watched my first movie (Fellowship, played off of my Powerbook G4), I was again totally impressed. And I was being hyper critical because of the warnings of "rainbows." These are misnamed. There ARE brief, noticeable flashes of RGB color bands around some high contrast objects on some scences of movies, but it is not a problem. Believe me. I was annoyed ONLY because I wanted it to be perfect, but the image quality overshadowed any of the RGB issues. And others can't even see what I'm talking about unless I point it out to them. If your room is really, really bright, you will be disappointed, however. After all, this is why they turn out the lights at the movies!
Rating:
Summary: Outstanding image, great value
Review: I spent WAY too much time trying to pick a projector as a first time home theater guy. I am definitely glad I picked the X1. When I first turned the projector on, connected it to my Apple Powerbook, and projected an image onto a DaLite High Contrast Matte Screen ($90), I was blown away. The image quality far exceeded my expectations. When I watched my first movie (Fellowship, played off of my Powerbook G4), I was again totally impressed. And I was being hyper critical because of the warnings of "rainbows." These are misnamed. There ARE brief, noticeable flashes of RGB color bands around some high contrast objects on some scences of movies, but it is not a problem. Believe me. I was annoyed ONLY because I wanted it to be perfect, but the image quality overshadowed any of the RGB issues. And others can't even see what I'm talking about unless I point it out to them. If your room is really, really bright, you will be disappointed, however. After all, this is why they turn out the lights at the movies!
Rating:
Summary: Can't beat it for the price!
Review: I was looking for a projector to use for my home theater as well as something I could rent out(to recover my cost). About a week of research lead me to the X1. I was originally looking at the Epson Powerlite S1, but after reading several reviews on it about how pixelated it looked..most reviewers reccomended the X1 over the Epson. This led me to start looking at Infocus X1 reviews. I checked around several places and here at Amazon as well and all of them were very good. As you've probably already read, the main complaint everyone has had is the "rainbow effect". I probably would've never noticed it if I hadn't been looking for it when I got it home. You mainly notice it if you move your head after you've blinked. I know this sounds crazy, but that's when I've noticed it. It is not that big of a deal and most of your friends that you bring over to watch a movie will never even notice it! I haven't gotten the screen yet, had to order it, but even on my white wall it looks very nice even with some lighting on. It was much brighter then I expected! I have tried it with my PC connected to watch a DVD and also with my Sony DVD Home Theater system connected up with S-Video cable. The picture is about the same. I have ordered the adapter for the composite signal so that should make the picture even better. Hope this helps! I would definately reccomend this projector to anyone looking for a low price projector.
Rating:
Summary: Can't beat it for the price!
Review: I was looking for a projector to use for my home theater as well as something I could rent out(to recover my cost). About a week of research lead me to the X1. I was originally looking at the Epson Powerlite S1, but after reading several reviews on it about how pixelated it looked..most reviewers reccomended the X1 over the Epson. This led me to start looking at Infocus X1 reviews. I checked around several places and here at Amazon as well and all of them were very good. As you've probably already read, the main complaint everyone has had is the "rainbow effect". I probably would've never noticed it if I hadn't been looking for it when I got it home. You mainly notice it if you move your head after you've blinked. I know this sounds crazy, but that's when I've noticed it. It is not that big of a deal and most of your friends that you bring over to watch a movie will never even notice it! I haven't gotten the screen yet, had to order it, but even on my white wall it looks very nice even with some lighting on. It was much brighter then I expected! I have tried it with my PC connected to watch a DVD and also with my Sony DVD Home Theater system connected up with S-Video cable. The picture is about the same. I have ordered the adapter for the composite signal so that should make the picture even better. Hope this helps! I would definately reccomend this projector to anyone looking for a low price projector.
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Summary: Get the new X1 upgrade ....screenplay 4805
Review: I'm planning to get this projector but I found out Infocus repackaged this x1 for the consumer market called the "Screenplay 4805", it's basically the x1 with newly added upgrade extra features. The best place you can get is not online but at Costco for only $1300 with a FREE 72" screen included....what a steal...where can u get a projector with a free screen....wow!
-DJ
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Summary: for xbox, not so great
Review: if you want to play XBOX games in HDTV modes, the Xbox's config screen wont appear on the InFocus X1. The Xbox's config screen is 480i and not 480p resolution. So the 480p games will appear in high resolution but you won't be able to see the config screen unless you connect the Xbox to a regular TV. The X1 supports 480i out of the s-video port but not the svga port. If it weren't for this annoyance, I would have bought this projector last year.
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