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Has anyone tried one of these Focupix screens?...Seems really reasonably priced!
Has anyone tried one of these Focupix screens?...Seems really reasonably priced!
Focupix screens...anyone tried one?
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There are a few threads discussing them (though seem to be buried).
Here is one of the threads you were looking for.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=799126
Enjoy the screen !
Here is one of the threads you were looking for.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=799126
Enjoy the screen !
I just installed a HDVIO matte white 100" screen along with my Infocus X10. I will say i am very impressed with it for the money. The screen quality seems to be on par or slightly better than the others in the price bracket. The remote and attached cord remote work nicely as well. I dont notice any hot spots, irregularities or any other issues but then again i played it safe and got the basic matte white screen as i didnt want to deal with high gain or glass bead surfaces.
My only issue so far is that the ends are somewhat curving such that i have a slightly concave screen. Im hoping that extending the screen and letting it hang may improve over time this but im not sure but my prior da-lite did this as well. The other slight pet peave is that you MUST check the specs on the website as the viewable areas are smaller. My screen has about a 2 inch border all the way around so my 100" is in effect a 95" viewable screen.
I am local to HTdepot and picked it up in the store itself. The guys seem nice and were helpful as i was debating between the HDVIO gray screen or the matte white and they were kind to show me the difference in the store. It came packed nicely.
I would recommend them as i dont think in this price segment, nothing compares.
Cal
My only issue so far is that the ends are somewhat curving such that i have a slightly concave screen. Im hoping that extending the screen and letting it hang may improve over time this but im not sure but my prior da-lite did this as well. The other slight pet peave is that you MUST check the specs on the website as the viewable areas are smaller. My screen has about a 2 inch border all the way around so my 100" is in effect a 95" viewable screen.
I am local to HTdepot and picked it up in the store itself. The guys seem nice and were helpful as i was debating between the HDVIO gray screen or the matte white and they were kind to show me the difference in the store. It came packed nicely.
I would recommend them as i dont think in this price segment, nothing compares.
Cal
Needed two tab-tensioned 120" 4:3 screens for our sanctuary. Got Focupix from HTDepot. Overall, I am very pleased...even if one of them hadn't saved my life.
First, the normal stuff. Arrived well crated and in great shape. Multiple mounting options were a plus. Went with heavy ceiling anchors holding hooks to go through triangular loops on top of screen because we were in a hurry. Now installing heavier-duty wall-ceiling corner mount clips that came with unit.
One of the two remotes (one with each unit) did not work, plus built-in laser pointer was unfocused, making a basketball-sized red blob at 30' range. Other remote was perfect, and both screens set to that remotes RF frequency on first try.
Drop-down adjustment was easy enough. All in all, we were good to go with both screens in about 3 hours from uncrating.
Good picture quality with 3500 lumen projector in ambient light (sanctuary lights and indirect daylight thru north facing window). A little more motor noise than other brands, but acceptable.
Now the lifesaving part. I was wiring up a new outlet for the screen when the junction box in one hand cut into the hot lead (wrong breaker turned off) as I was holding flex conduit in other hand. Took 110VAC across chest; couldn't let go, couldn't breathe. Jumped off 8' ladder to jerk the conduit out of my hands, but the excess was too long. That excess, however, was coiled between screen and ceiling, and I pulled the anchors out and the screen came down. It fell 12 feet onto one end, yanking the conduit out of my hand.
Bottom line: the plastic end that hit the floor was a little cracked, and the motor-roller assembly came out of its mounts. I bent the mounts back into shape, fitted the roller back in place, and it works like new. Had to readjust one of the tensioners and reset the drop-down.
Focupix screen was relatively inexpensive, but it's not stupid-fragile-cheap. I'm sold.
First, the normal stuff. Arrived well crated and in great shape. Multiple mounting options were a plus. Went with heavy ceiling anchors holding hooks to go through triangular loops on top of screen because we were in a hurry. Now installing heavier-duty wall-ceiling corner mount clips that came with unit.
One of the two remotes (one with each unit) did not work, plus built-in laser pointer was unfocused, making a basketball-sized red blob at 30' range. Other remote was perfect, and both screens set to that remotes RF frequency on first try.
Drop-down adjustment was easy enough. All in all, we were good to go with both screens in about 3 hours from uncrating.
Good picture quality with 3500 lumen projector in ambient light (sanctuary lights and indirect daylight thru north facing window). A little more motor noise than other brands, but acceptable.
Now the lifesaving part. I was wiring up a new outlet for the screen when the junction box in one hand cut into the hot lead (wrong breaker turned off) as I was holding flex conduit in other hand. Took 110VAC across chest; couldn't let go, couldn't breathe. Jumped off 8' ladder to jerk the conduit out of my hands, but the excess was too long. That excess, however, was coiled between screen and ceiling, and I pulled the anchors out and the screen came down. It fell 12 feet onto one end, yanking the conduit out of my hand.
Bottom line: the plastic end that hit the floor was a little cracked, and the motor-roller assembly came out of its mounts. I bent the mounts back into shape, fitted the roller back in place, and it works like new. Had to readjust one of the tensioners and reset the drop-down.
Focupix screen was relatively inexpensive, but it's not stupid-fragile-cheap. I'm sold.
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I can't say whether Focupic's screens are better or worse than other screen makers'; however, I can say the one I just installed which is a 105" 16:9 fixed frame white screen is exactly equal in a side-by-side comparison to my smoothed out area I had before which was just painted with cheap white primer.
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