Focupix Electric screens from htdepot - Page 21

Anyone has Focupix Tension series at home? I want to look at the picture for them. hehe. Maybe I will go with 106' Tension one. Thanks.

Htdepot, I sent you one PM. Please check. Thanks.

Just posting to mention that my Focupix Electric screen delivered 02/22/2007 is still working great, performing flawlessly.

I am very happy with the product and with the company.

I just ordered 103" (100" viewable) focupix electric 2nite.

as well as an epson 8500ub :-)

my first time into the projection world!

Htdepot called me today to confirm my order ands it shipped today. Fast service so far!

I got my tensionflat 106' yesterday. Does anyone use the mounting piece to mount the case on the ceiling. I found the two mounting piece can't make the case vertically mounted. Did anyone try?

Lou

That's very good to hear, I'm glad you enjoy our product.


We try to be as quick as possible with our orders, I hope you enjoy the screen when you recieve it.


I'm checking in to this for you now, as I myself am not extremely familiar with the tensionflat, our technician should have an answer for you within an hour or so.

Will the Tensionflat ever be offered with the gray screen material?

It might be in the future but as of now there are no plans to release anything of that sort any time soon.

I finally had the HDVio 106" screen mounted to the ceiling. One question - I had power ran to the ceiling for the projector. What is the best way to shorten the long power cord that comes with the screen? Is it ok to cut the wires and shorten them on both sides of the receiver? Would that harm the warranty in any way? I will get it done from an electrician if its possible, but just wanted to check how others have 'cleaned' their install. I plan to use either the remote or the wall switch, so do not need the receiver dangling low for control. Any ideas how to best hide that behind the mount etc?

There is no best way to do so, per say. If you are electrical-savy and understand the inner workings and which wires are hot and which are ground, you could physically cut the cable and rewire the shortened end back in to the box, however if any problem arises as a result of your own modifications to your hardware it could fault or void your warrenty, depending on the situation. Even done by an electrician, if a problem arised with the screen as a direct result of the power cable being rewired, you would have to seek repayment via the electrician rather than the company. And we HAVE had this problem come up before with the electrician rewiring the power cable incorrectly and shorting out the box, so please be careful with this. You could take a safer approach and try hiding the cable within the wall or use cable management to tidy it up.

Thanks for the quick response. Is the warranty void only for any issue arising due to the modification (if I went that route), or would it void all warranty including any other issue in the future?

It really depends on the circumstances. Like I said, if any issue that arises is determined to have been caused, in whole or part, by your alteration or modification of our screen, and we have not explicitly asked you to make that said alteration, then it will most likely cause the warranty to be voided. I wouldn't be able to tell you if a specific issue that arises would be covered or not by the warranty any more until we diagnose and assess that particular situation. I would advise caution, however, because every problem I can think about, save maybe 1 or 2, that could come up, could be directly related to a miss-wire in the power cable being reattached, which could cause an over-voltage or an under-voltage going in to the screen itself, which would cause the screen to either work improperly, or not at all (you stand a high chance of damaging circuitry if too much voltage is going in). It's not "common" for these issues to arise, as rewiring a power cable is fairly simple - most consist of only 2-3 wires - but as I have said we have actually, fairly recently, come across a customer with an issue with his screen that we determined to be caused by an overloaded box when his electrician rewired it, so it's not entirely impossible. I would say... as long as we can determine all of the electrical components are still fully functional, and your issue is with a mechanical failure or something of that sort, then it should still be covered by the warranty. The safest bet would be to ensure you get a warranty from your electrician when he does this modification, so you are still protected from all avenues.

I ended up using cable raceways to hide the cables. Stuck the raceway on the ceiling and hid the cables inside without any modifications whatsoever. The raceway cannot be seen unless I go around as it is hidden by the screen casing. Screwed the receiver to the ceiling too.

Loving the screen so far! Especially happy with the multiple ways to control it included - wired controller, wall switch with IR receiver (nice touch!), IR remote and RF remote. I still need to see if I can make the screen drop a bit lower. I guess thats the only additional thing I would have liked - a bigger drop so that the screen end up low even if it is mounted to a ceiling.

Just noticed the one I got is out of stock now (the 110" white screen with 1.3 gain) - is it hot-selling, or has it been withdrawn due to any issues discovered or other reasons? Just curious..

I've had my Focupix Flexio 205" (17") 1.3 gain screen for over a year now. I keep it rolled up when not in use.

I'm just a rookie at this stuff, but I really love this screen! It's worked flawlessly (motor/remotes) and has gotten a lot of use.

It's a $1200 screen and has been worth every penny! Pics:










(corner wrinkles smoothed out after a few days and the screen is flat now)



Love it!

HTDepot,

Can you advise an ETA for you to have in stock the 16:9 Focupix TensionFlat screen? I am aware of the two reconditioned units for sale on your site presently, however, I'm skeptical to purchase either due to the no return/exchange policy that applies to reconditioned units. Also, can you advise if TensionFlats have a High Contrast Grey fabric option?

Thank you.

Ok, I read this whole thread. I saw the question asked once, and that is..

Will this screen effect speakers? I have in wall speakers and the screen will be blocking the center speaker completely and the left and right speakers will be overlapped but just 3 inches or so.

My setup is I have a bump out for a fireplace that I contructed. I have my center channel speaker in the middle of the bump out and my left and right speakers are on the normal wall. Kinda like this..


L R
----------| |----------
| |
| C |
|--------------|

======================== <------ screen


Hope you like my picture, and I hope it helps describe my question.

Below the center channel (behind the planned screen) is a plasma TV mounted to the bump out, above the fireplace.

That and can I get all the measurements possible for the 100" HDVio 16:9 High Contrast Grey screen? right by the left speaker is the stairs for the basement. I want to see how close the screen would be to the stairs, dont want to block them when the screen is down and I dont want the sound to be blocked and reflected up the steps and into the living room.

Hi, bwzimmerman: I think the Focupix screens will affect your speaker. You should try to get an acoustically transparent (AT) screen, which is not offer by Focupix.

TuscolaMatt: That's a beautiful setup you there. The screen looks fantastic. For the money, I don't know there is a better deal.

Also love those bar stools, very cool pop of colors. Where did you get them? Thanks.

That's highly disappointing! BTW my picture above didn't turn out the way it looked in the preview.

Anyone know a good screen that is comparable to HT Depot stuff? I am not looking to break the bank. I need it to be acoustically transparent screen..

Was browsing, and just found this review. It may have been posted.

http://www.***************.com/forum...fm?which=13179.

One way (and maybe the only way) to get an AT screen that is price competitive with HT Depot is to buy the fabric from SeymourAV and build your own frame. If you want a roll down check their pricing for your size.

Purchasing the Epson Home Cinema 8350 and was wondering what is the best screen material for this projector . ( High Contrast grey or the 1.3 gain ) I can make the room really dark , and its going to be used for watching movies 95% of time. The rest will be for watching sports.

+1 for e.mann30. I just ordered an 8350.

Light controlled room, dark walls, and white ceiling.

Question: if I'm projecting a 2.35:1 image, can I drop the focux pix electric screen down just far enough to make a 2.35:1 image? In other words can you stop the screen at any point in it's drop length?

Thanks
Jeff

[quote=TuscolaMatt;18978734]I've had my Focupix Flexio 205" (17") 1.3 gain screen for over a year now. I keep it rolled up when not in use.

I'm just a rookie at this stuff, but I really love this screen! It's worked flawlessly (motor/remotes) and has gotten a lot of use.

It's a $1200 screen and has been worth every penny! Pics:


TuscolaMatt--did those wrinkles come out and is the screen still smooth?

Thanks
Jeff

It's doable, but you will have to use the remote to manually stop it at the right point each time you roll it down for a 2.35:1 viewing. You can not set the Focupix screens to automatically stop at multiple positions.

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I've had mine, two of them, for a year now. Really great stuff for the price.

Another positive word for Focupix. I've had my 125" (120" viewable) 1.3/16:9 screen for about 7 months now. It arrived quickly, has never had ANY ripples or waves and has operated perfectly--electric model. Very pleased. To the poster getting the Epson 8350: Go with the 1.3! Mine is used with the VS Pro8100 and looks GREAT! Hope this helps.

Ed

Thanks jjmbxxb.

Ed, either the 125" or 110" seem like good values and if I luck out and get one without waves / ripples I'd be all set. I'd like the 125" but I'm going to have to get creative since the ceiling is only 110" wide (between two bulkheads) and the case on the 125" is 117" wide. When we built the bulk heads we left some extra space behind the drywall, but I'm not sure how much... urge, I guess at least the width of a 2"x4" so I might able to swing it. If not the 110" isn't exactly tiny.

Thanks
Jeff

Question: is the "Flexio" model the same material / quality as the 'HDVio" models? It seems the only real difference is the 12v features which I won't be able to take advantage of anyway.

Thanks

Jeff-
I really can't say. I believe the HDVio is the premium model. Haven't looked lately but it wasn't available in 125/120", so mine is the humble Flexio. I am NO expert but I'm very satisfied with the Flexio and the buying experience I had with HTDepot. I was afraid I'd have ripples, waves, etc. but other than the slightest bit of "curl-in" that you have to look at the edge of the screen from the side to see, it is perfect. If you order from them I hope your experience is as positive as mine was. Best of luck!

Ed