InFocus X1 Projector FAQ What is the InFocus X1 Projector? The InFocus X1 is a video/computer projector designed to meet the needs of both the Home Theater market and the business market. It is being heralded by many as a breakthrough product for its affordable high-value features. With the introduction of this projector, creating your own big screen home theater has suddenly become a price-competitive option for the average home entertainment consumer. Read on for more information. This FAQ is not affiliated with InFocus Corporation or any other organization. Contents [0] About this FAQ [1] X1 Overview [2] Official Product Information [3] Other Sources of Information [4] Behind the X1 [5] Setting Up [6] Making the Connection [7] Controls and Adjustments [8] Ongoing Use [9] Problems and Solutions [10] Glossary [0] About this FAQ [0.1] What is covered by this FAQ? This FAQ will attempt to cover all aspects of the X1 Projector itself, and also touch on some closely related topics. Return to Contents [0.5] May I distribute the FAQ?
VJForums - Powered by vBulletin CEDIA 2004 Show Review Evan Powell, September 15, 2004 Contents New LCD Projectors Every year around this time we experience the CEDIA trade show. This year it happened last weekend, Sept 10-12, in Indianapolis, IN. CEDIA (which stands for Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association) is the trade show for the "high-end" home theater dealers, installers, and specialty retailers. (NOTE: We have linked all model names below to their respective database spec sheets. The New LCD Projectors Two new LCD projector products established what appear to be new benchmarks in price-performance--the Panasonic PT-AE700U and the Sony VPL-HS51. First, consider the Panasonic AE700. In addition, a variety of other features have been incorporated into the AE700--a 5000 hour lamp life, extremely low fan noise, horizontal and vertical lens shift, and an HDMI interface. The other stellar release on the CEDIA show floor was Sony's VPL-HS51. Of course the one question on everyone's mind is, "Does it really do 6000:1?"
BenQ PE8700 Introduction The BenQ PE8700 is a video projector aimed directly at the Home Theater (HT) market. The 8700 is based on Texas Instruments' 16x9 (1280x720) HD2 or “Mustang” Digital Light Processing (DLP) or Digital Micro-mirror Device (DMD) that also uses Dark Metal technology for improved black levels and contrast ratios. When it comes to features, perhaps the first thing that should be pointed out is that the BenQ 8700 has a short throw lens (i.e., short focal length, which means the picture size is larger at a given distance than with a long focal length lens), and is capable of producing a very big picture in a small room. The 8700 also has one other unusual feature, Picture In Picture (PIP) and and Picture On Picture (POP) that allows the user to show images from two different sources at once, either in PIP , small window in a large window, or in the side-by-side POP format. At this point, it is probably worth my admitting that I am getting the upgrade bug. Inputs and Connectivity