Infocus X10/ IN80 Owners thread - Reviews, Settings, Screenshots and issues - Page 24

Just bought an Infocus x10. Using the remote control I can either switch on or switch off the projector but its not responding to any of the other button on the remote control like source, auto image or menu button. Does anybody have an idea whats wrong here? I tried connecting my DVD players using HDMI, component or composite ports but its not detecting any signals even after pressing the SOURCE and AUTO IMAGE button many times. All I can see is the Red INFOCUS screen after power on.

It sounds like a defective remote. Does the backlight come on when other buttons are pressed? That issue has surfaced before. I would contact Infocus for a replacement.

Thanks for the quick response. Yes the backlight comes on when I press other buttons like source or auto image etc. Do you remember you heard something of that sort before?

Yes, those are the symptoms others have reported in this thread. I believe one person opened the remote and fixed it while another got a replacement. You'll have to read through the thread for specifics. The remote from my IN76 worked on the X10, so if you have a remote that has a code for the IN series it should work with the X10.

Now that i have both x 10 and in 76 they use the same remote is there any way to set it up so one remote works one projector and the other remote the other. That way i wont be turning on both projectors ant the same time. thanks

After reading the entire 24 pages of this thread..Ive learned a lot about the x10 projector I was set on and waiting for the Infocus sp8602 which was gonna come in september now its october and I may not even get one from the first batch and football season is just around the corner..


I need to make up a 10 inch vertical offset can a combination of keystoning plus the projector tilt/screen tilt be used. I will be using a 110 " screen throw distance is between 14 feet and 18 feet how much image quality would suffer if I made the adjustments of 10" vertical with keystoning alone.

I don't recall specifically where, but i believe in the early part of this thread (first 4 or 5 pages) one x10 owner graciously created a spreadsheet to determine the offset. IIRC it also determined how much offset could be, well, offset (for lack of a better word) by tilting the projector 1,2,3 degrees etc. If the spreadsheet didn't determine that then it was the spreadsheet creator who helped me with that.

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Has anyone compared the X10 image quality to the viewsonic pro8100? and has the longer throw distance of the X10 hiden the fan noise? I have the optoma hd65 and it sits just over my head, the fan noise is a little bothersome.

Did you find that there was a big difference in image quality?

I have seen many shots that you have posted in the past.They have helped me a lot even though I have not bought the an infocus yet I am just waiting for cedia to pass next week before I pull the trigger.

I wanted to ask you something my offset with the X10 works out to be that my image will be projected 21 inches below from the top of my ceiling..FOr me that is too low I wanted it to project at 11 inches my screen size will 110 inches and throw is 16 1/2 feet...
Can I make up this 10 inches by tilting the projector and than use key stoning to fix it will this ruin my projected image will I notice a lower quality image with a correction this big.....I wanted to avoid tilting my screen if i could.

Last question Ive been looking at the stats seems that the X10 is the loudest projector out there in normal mode stats show that its at 33db People usually complain about projector noise when its over 30 db with your x10 on silent movies or the quiet scenes was it irratating to watch.

Are you going to update to the SP8602 ?

Read through the thread. Keystoning as well as screen and projector tilt are both discussed (with pictures even). I'm eliminating ~10" of offset with a 3.5" tilt.

I haven't seen anyone really complain much about the noise in low power mode. If you mount it directly over the main seating you might notice it. In silent moments I can hear it if I try to. But it's no more distracting than the other projectors I've watched.

I finally pulled the trigger and picked up the X10 last week (coming from an IN72 ... convinced the wife that since we were finishing the basement, I better get the HD projector now so I could run all the wires and such before drywall). I had it set-up for two days before it had to come down for the remodel. I had to use keystone correction and I really could not tell the difference. I know that technically the picture is degraded but my novice eyes could not tell. IMHO, I would not worry too much about having to use keystone correction, the picture you get is simply amazing ... even the wife notice the difference.


Maybe I am just easy to please but I didn't even notice the sound of the project and I was sitting directly under it. I also sat directly under the IN72 for years and never once thought about the noise from the projector. Again, IMHO, this should not deter you from purchasing the X10. From my short time with it, I think it is a great projector for a great price.

FYI ... this forum has been a huge help in deciding to purchase the X10, thanks to everyone that has taken the time to upload images and give their opinions.

I wish cedia was here today.....Benq w6000 has caught my eye 50000:1 contrast ratio wow, plus vertical lens shift..

Hard to walk away from a $1199 X10. Glad to see so many quick respones...A lot of pride in this infocus thread.

Well I am going with the 110 inch screen with this X10 as soon as cedia is over I hope I dont get distracted with the new projectors coming next week, grapevine tells me there some surprises more LED projectors are coming and with 60000 hours of life are coming...If these are here and they are under the 8k then I would get a LED instead of the x10.

Back to X10 which 110 "screen is best ?
draper onyx 110 inch
Da lite cinema vision
Carada brilliant white
Do the above screens have the same fabric will I notice a differance with an x10 between the screens ? Price is not an issue for me between these 3 I just want the best amongst them.

At 110" you will want a high contrast or grey screen to enhance black level. There is no need for a high gain screen with the light output this unit has unless you have major ambient light issues.

Are the black levels sub par with the x10 even if I use the iris.

Any suggestions on cleaning this machine - frequency, techniques, best practices?

Black levels are fairly low when the iris is engaged. If it's still not dark enough the lens is threaded for use with a 72mm neutral density filter.

I'd love to know where the, "Black levels of the x10 are inferior" came from. It couldn't be from an owner. How many times must this be asked?

As for the noise, I sit directly under my X10 as well and in low lamp mode (what most seem to use anyhow) the projector is inaudible. At least mine is. Now in high power mode, I admit it's loud. Enough so to bother me, but I have no intent of running in high power mode so it's a non-issue to me. Fact is, there is so little difference in picture from low to high that I'm not sure why they bother. Probably to eat up bulbs I guess.

If people want the best projector money can buy, why not go spend accordingly instead of bashing this one that most owners are quite happy with.

I have the da-lite HCCV (110" diagonal) which is silver/gray for better blacks and the gain is 1.1. Black levels are superior to my last projector (Infocus 5700) which I had little complaint. Right now I am using my old DVD player (a Marantz) which does not upscale standard DVD's. I am trying to borrow a blue ray player and see what it looks like with a good blue ray disk and upscaling for standard disks.

John

To answer this poor fellow's question,

My X10 has gotton a tad louder in recent weeks, and hot weather has meant open windows and the ensuing dust, so I figured it might be a good idea to see if there were any filters, etc. that could use a cleaning. I took it down to have a look.

There are a few vents on the bottom (which is the top for mine because it's upside down) that had a fair bit of dust on them. I cleaned that with a vacuum cleaner, first with the soft brush attachment, then with the long, narrow corner attachment.

There's also a metal grill visible along one of the sides, in behind the plastic ridging. I gave it the same treatment, though I couldn't make out if there was much dust there to begin with.

I took out the lamp casing by unscrewing the two clearly marked screws on the access panel on the bottom, then by unscrewing the two Phillips screws holding the lamp assembly in place. Note that all screws should not be removed, but simply unscrewed, since you don't want to lose one of those little screws into the bowels of the projector. Carefully remove the lamp casing by pulling up on the small fold-up metal handle. There's a small metal filter in the lamp casing which I also gave the soft brush vacuum treatment, but that was pretty clean to begin with as well.

I also carefully put the long corner attachment of the vacuum cleaner up near the fan inside, which is visible once the lamp casing has been removed, and turned the vacuum cleaner on which set the fan spinning. I was careful not to let the vacuum attachment catch in the fan. I did about a minute of that.

I reassembled everything and voilÃ*, it does seem to be quieter. Note that this should be done when the lamp is well cooled down, and that you should of course avoid touching the lamp with your fingers. I don't know which part of the procedure had the most effect - I would venture to guess the first - but the result is an X10 which not only is a bit quieter, but on which hopefully the lamp will last a little longer.

Hi all I've just installed an X10 for a friend of mine today, I personaly have got an Optoma HD65 and as Anirbana has stated in a earlier post the X10 leaves HD65 for dead it's defo a step up I just wish I could fit it in my apartment I would go out tomorrow and get one

1 point I would like to say is that the distance calculator on the Infocus site was a bit off for me he's screen is 234cm x 132cm and the calculator put it at min 4.36m & max 5.22m from screen to lens well I put the lens at 4.45m and it was short I had to put it back another 20cm luckily he had the room to go back but just about though... another thing is the X10 is much quieter than HD65 if you've got the room it's a no brainer for me

My X10 is making a grinding sound whenever I am switching on the power from wall outlet. Post no 41 on page 2 mentions similar thing, and the next post states it is the sound of wheel starting. But the sound in my case is not a whirling sound. It sounds more like forcefully rotating a gear but in low volume. Is it normal?

Thanks Anirbana for the assurance. And yes, the sound is like rapid movement of iris.

Something to think about when using air on fans. A fan is nothing more than an electric motor and electric motors when forced to turn become a generator. Probably this isn't an issue so much with a vacuum, but for those who clean out fans on their pj or even a computer, you do not want to spin fans with forced air. Motherboards don't like it, power supplies don't like it, it's just not a great idea. Not to mention that usually the bearings in the fans don't like it.

I do use a compressor to blow dust out of computer power supplies, cpu fans and such, but... I always stick something in the fan first to make certain it can't turn. This way, the bearings don't get spun at 300x normal rpms, and the voltage regulator circuit on the motherboard / ps doesn't have foreign current to deal with.

ps. Brushless fans are essentially a servo motor with a set of blades attached. servo motors or a variant of them are what is used for power generation (like on a windmill/hydroelectric waterwheel).

I just would like to issue an update on my case.

The local Infocus distributor in the Philippines, American Technologies Incorporated (ATI) has honored the international warranty of my X10. Though it took about a month to wait for the replacement part which came still from Singapore, all is well with my projector now. The shadow-like band of stripes is completely gone. The culprit has something to do with the HDMI input. I suggest that both the source and the X10 be unplugged during set-up, as the ATI engineer suggested, to avoid unwanted electrical surges that could damage the input/output circuitry.

Thanks to ATI.

galing!

nice job man!