I bought the Infocus X1 about a month ago, and I am pretty happy with the product. It came with a nice carrying case, and very high quality looking cables, and just seemed very professional. The picture quality is very good. I am no videophile, but it certainly looks as good as the rptv's being sold at bestbuy and costs a heck of a lot less. It is a little less user friendly than your standard idiot proof tv's (any front projector), but the effort is worthwhile. It's true that it's not a bright projector (need light control), and there is a rainbow effect (I see it rarely and only on a couple movies I've seen), but other than those drawbacks, it's pretty awesome.
I have a couple questions hopefully someone can answer regarding masking for watching 16/9 movies in the native 4/3 format. Instead of placing a black material below and above the white screen that absorbs light, can I block the light coming out of the projector with pieces of paper (or somethign like that) right in front of the lens? I'm sure someone else has thought of that; I haven't seen any threads about using that approach. Are there drawbacks?
BTW, i also bought a piece of parkland plastic at home depot and it works well but not noticeably better than my white wall. recommended but not necessary if you have a nice white wall.
I have a couple questions hopefully someone can answer regarding masking for watching 16/9 movies in the native 4/3 format. Instead of placing a black material below and above the white screen that absorbs light, can I block the light coming out of the projector with pieces of paper (or somethign like that) right in front of the lens? I'm sure someone else has thought of that; I haven't seen any threads about using that approach. Are there drawbacks?
BTW, i also bought a piece of parkland plastic at home depot and it works well but not noticeably better than my white wall. recommended but not necessary if you have a nice white wall.