Infocus IN72 Specific Thread - Page 2

A friend of mine has a Chief universal mount that he is giving me. Will that work with this projector or should I buy the recommended one from InFocus?

the picture doesn't show it very clearly, but the round cylinders at the ends of the arms are actually threaded leveling housings (for lack of a better word). these are actually hollow and have an integrated washer style stop at the bottom that you push your mounting screws through and attach to the projector. you can use your screws from the infocus table top mount for the ceiling mount, just make sure to use the right holes on the projector.

make sense?

Those of you who are watching HD on the IN72. I recently has my first exp. with HI-DEF through a friends Sony SXRD 1080P 60" RP television. I was about 14' away and it looked FANTASTIC!!. football of course, but then he switched over to Discovery HD and WOW! It got even better.

My question concering the IN72 is of course it can't compete eith the rez of the sony, BUT , i was 14" away from a 60"er. Which if I am correct, my eye would not be able to discern 1080p from 480p at that distance. Is this correct and how does HD look.

I would buy an HD unit but for half the price of HD and primary viewing would be DVD, I dont think i'll make the jump just yet.

Very clear.

Are your threaded level housing similar to the ones on this mount?

http://www.vanptc.com/projector/large_proj_6.jpg

I can't get this mount I have to work to save my life.

no imagine those screws being hollow with rounded ends. your actual mounting screws fit inside and then the head of the screws can't go through. they act like a washer. the only reason there are threads on them is to aid in levelling.

I ordered an IN72 today, and I was wondering how good a PS2 will look with this projector? Would it be worth it to get a dedicated DVD player or will the PS2 be ok?

dledmo

i don't own a ps2, so i can't comment on that, but for about $40 so you can get a bravo d1 for sd dvd playback and you'll have just about the best picture possible for dvd.

check out the bravo d1 thread. the d1's are selling at newegg for $35. the parts for the repair can be had at radio shack for a few bucks.

What's so special about the D1??? I was looking at picking up a JVC DVDR/VCR Combo with HDMI output. Wouldn't any DVD player that puts out 480p resolution be 1:1 pixel mapped by the 4805 of in my case the In72? I think one would be hard pressed to see a difference between the 480p via HDMI/DVI or Component, but I could be wrong. My current JVC player puts out at a selectable 480i or 480p via component only and I want to see what that can do before investing in a new player. Just my two cents...

the d1 syncs 1:1 at 854x480 at 48hz. 48hz avoids 3:2 pulldown which can cause motion judder and jerkiness in playback. go check out the 4805/bravo d1 thread for more info. it's not just a few people, it's a proven contender.

Hmmm, thanks for the info. So, then any player that meets those specs would produce the best possible image for the In72 as well? The reason I'm questioning it is because the JVC combo unit has what I was looking for in terms of functionality. I want to be able to record from my DVR straight to disc as well as back up some older VHS movies. Can one provide the link to the thread? I understand the is a modification that needs to be done to this player.

dledmo,
PS2 is not a good DVD player. I'd purchase a stand alone player. With D1 available at that price, if you don't see much difference, it's not that much money lost. But if you set it up properly, you should see a significant difference.

BenJF3,
Pixel mapping is possible only by the DVD players that are capable of pixel mapping: D1, Momitsu, and there's another one whose name escapes me at the moment. There are other options such as HTPC, but most stand alone players are not capable of pixel mapping.

Ok, I was curious about that because the specs of the JVC combo I want show the 48hz and selectable output via HDMI (480i/480p/720p/1080i) and for component (480i/480p). I'm just wondering if I will notice a big difference if I use the projectors native resolution. If all else fails, I can always return the JVC and pick up a D1, they are cheap enough. I just want to make sure I have a system that will look great, but also be functional.

You want to send 480 from a SD DVD player to In72 or 4805 since they are 480 projectors. You can upscale the SD DVD content to 720p or 1080i with the JVC you are considering, but it will be scaled down again to 480p by the projector, increasing the number of times the image is processed.

I guess you need the JVC or something else that can record. I'm not familiar with the model you are looking at, and it might produce a beautiful picture. But a lot of people on the 4805-D1 thread swear pixel-mapping is the way to go.

I'm confused?!?!?
Mine has a button on the unit and a remote to shut it off. Are you talking about taking out of standby mode to elliminate all power usage?

I am so glad to see this thread.
For people wondering if you need a completly dark room for the IN72 I just took two pictures showing the wide open windows in my room. There is also a second window and daylight that comes down at the room entrance.

I have the IN72 and a Sony DVP-NS75h upconvert player running through HDMI.
16' Throw, 103" Diag, 50"tall, and 90" wide.

With window in the picture
Full screen shot

Its not your fault.

yes


murph

It is amazing!
I watch alot of TV on mine and Football looks great, but some of the Discovery HD Theatre content is simply dazzeling. I even watch INHD channels that show stupid wine tours, and I watch them because the picture looks so freaking good.

I will crack a couple pics tonight, but pics don't do it justice.

I run my HD cable through cmponent, but I just ordered teh DVI to M1 adapter.

What are you concerns about it being in sleep mode?

I know first had the energy efficiency aspect of vampire loads throughout the home, but why are people using the full off on these projectors?

Thanks for the reply, I look forward to those pics later.

I like the fact the unit is TOTALLY electrically disconnected for a few reasons .The biggest is the fear of a power surge Or lightning .not to mention I have kids and other individuals using my TV and remotes ( they could possible turn it on accidentally and forget about it leaving it on all night ) this will help keep my bulb strike to a minimum as well .

And one other reason ( strange actually ) .
It seems every time I had a power failure I would wake up and notice my older 4805 was on all night and my electric screen was down .I started to blame my roommate for leaving it on all night .And I put two and two together to find out every time I had light failure It would trigger on my electric screen and the 4805 on .Must have something to due with reset or something .
But all in all I feel safer .

cheers

Hi again Murph,

How do you get TOTALLY electrically disconnected?
I suspect the IN72 goes into a "stand-by" mode when you power down by the pj's remote or pushing on the pj power button. The green light stays on until the power cord itself is unplugged, or until I power down the remote power adapter.

Good to see anIN72 thread and that people are discussing the basic
issues instead of talking about alpha,beta ,gamma, D65 and all that crap
which most people dont understand. Hope it remains like this.


I am planning to get it as the price is too low not to consider. But I see too many people mentioning about the fuse issue. So I had a chat with one of the technical
support guys. I asked him if this is a known problem. Obviously he is not going to
say yes. I told him that there are a lot of people at AVS mentioning about fuse issue. He didnt even know what AVS forum is. He just said people are being vocal.
I guess he is just BSing. It seems like this fuse is a design flaw.

He said one of his colleagues suggested using a surge protector with a
power conditioner. Yeah right!. What kind of an idiot would spend some $300
on a power conditioner to save a $599 projector. They just didnt put the right fuse. He also said there would be a rebate of $200 even if I bought the
PJ from Best Buy which wal selling it that time for $599. Now it is sold out.
I bet it had the 1A fuse. So most of them will come back to Infocus :-)

I talked to another rep and he said Infocus will honor the rebate only if
the unit is bought for their advertised price which is $799. He also said they
are shipping units manufactured in october and so it will have the 2A fuse.
Dont know who is more authentic!

In general I dont believe in mail in rebates as they are just a lure
to sell more units. Why dont they just sell it for $599 their site.
Why bother the customer with the paper work for the rebate.
It is such a bother to keep calling them about the rebate.

So has anyone received the rebate in time. Is the rebate handled by
a third party which usually disappears after some 2 months or by Infocus.

I am also a bit disappointed by the light leak. This was never mentioned in the
other thread. May be the newer units have this issue. Quality control!

but for $599 I can live with it if it is not as bad as 4805.

I am just hoping that Infocus will finally make the msrp $599 :-)
I dont care about the screen as I cant fit a 92'' in my living room
unless I sit next to the PJ which I dont want to as it is not as whisper
quiet as they advertise. It is only slightly quieter than 4805 as per
reviews/remarks.

Anyway....enough with my ranting.

well Best Buy is an authorized seller. But if they are already
selling for $599 and on top of it if Infocus gives $200 rebate, that
is cheaper than the bulb. I would buy 2 of them :-)

BE AWARE!! Even though they are an authorized reseller, BestBuy is exempt from the current Infocus IN72 $200 usd End User Rebate. eff 11/19/06-12/31/06
As spyder696969 was good enough to point out in this forum, it clearly states on the bottom of the Infocus Rebate form that..."Purchases from Best Buy and bestbuy.com are excluded from this rebate."

Mupi wrote
Mupi, only a special kind of idiot can't figure out that surge a protector/power center protects ALL their equipment, so a $300 investment for what might be a $2000-$10,000 system that includes a projector makes a lot of sense.

The IN72 can be had for $449 after rebate ..$22 bucks for shipping .

I cant tell you were due to the rules on the board but I CAN SAY IT HAS A ( J AND & R ) I THE NAME .
Google is your best friend .

This is a great price for this unit .

Cheers

you

thats what this thred was for----------------------------------------------------------------------------------BTW, Since the IN72 doesn't have a physical on/off switch how are IN72 users powering-down? I was using this remote power switch on my SP4805. It would cut the current completely off.[/quote]


thats to expensive Go to Radio Shack And grab this RF remote ( ir sucks )

Model: 61-2416
Under $10 bucks
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2036303

dam i'm a cheap bastard

I wonder if i can tech my Pioner Reciver remote (TX14 ) TO learn the RF code .

A little help please.

Thanks Murph

Holy smokes this thing is dropping like a rock. Great, great value.

I found that teh rebates dance around. Some months certain stores offer it and other months they don't. So watch out for that.

BTW, I emailed InFocus regarding teh fuse issue and they told me that they have a way to take care of it and that I should call tech support.