InFocus X10 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality3 Posted on September 1, 2008 By Art Feierman 1. InFocus X10 – DLP 1080p Home Theater Projector Review - InFocus X10 Projector: Highlights2. InFocus X10 – DLP 1080p Home Theater Projector Review: Overview3. InFocus X10 Projector: Physical Tour4. InFocus X10 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality - InFocus X10: Image Quality Sections - InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector: Out of the Box Picture Quality - InFocus X10: Skin Tone Handling - Bottom Line: InFocus X10 Skin Tones5. InFocus X10 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality2 - InFocus X10: Black Level and Shadow Detail - InFocus X10 Projector: Black Level Performance - Black Level Comparison6. InFocus X10 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality3 - Satellite Comparison - InFocus X10: Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Comparison7. InFocus X10 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality4 - Sequence Comparison8. InFocus X10 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality5 - Thumbnails Comparison - Space Cowboys Comparsion9. InFocus X10 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality6 - Projector Comparison - SD-DVD Comparison10. InFocus X10 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality7 - Projector Black Level and Shadow Detail - InFocus X10 Projector: Image Sharpness - Image Sharpness Comparison11. InFocus X10 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality8 - Computer Monitor Comparison - InFocus X10 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Bottom Line: InFocus X10 on HDTV and Sports12. InFocus X10 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality9 - InFocus X10 Projector: Overall Image Quality - Overall Picture Quality: Bottom Line13. InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance - InFocus X10 Projector: Menus - InFocus X10 Projector: User Memory Settings - InFocus X10 Projector: Remote Control - InFocus X10 Projector: Lens Throw and Lens Shift14. InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance2 - InFocus X10 Projector: SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility - InFocus X10 Projector: Brightness - Brightness 15. InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance3 - InFocus X10 Projector: Light Leakage - InFocus X10 Projector: Audible Noise Levels - InFocus X10 Projector: Screen Recommendations16. InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance4 - InFocus X10 Projector: Measurements and Calibration - Measurements - Post Calibration - RGB settings - Calibration Color accuracy17. InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance5 - X10 Image Noise - InFocus X10: Other issues18. InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector: Warranty19. InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Competition, Pros and Cons - InFocus X10 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - InFocus X10 Projector: Pros20. InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Competition, Pros and Cons2 - InFocus X10 Projector: Cons - InFocus X10 Projector: Typical Capabilities - InFocus X10 Projector: Competitive Aspects - InFocus X10 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z200021. InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Competition, Pros and Cons3 - InFocus X10 vs. Panasonic PT-AE2000U - InFocus X10 vs. Epson Home Cinema 1080UB - InFocus X10 vs. Optoma HD803 - InFocus X10 vs. BenQ W500022. InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Competition, Pros and Cons4 - InFocus X10 vs. Mitsubishi HC5500 - InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector: Summary - InFocus X10 Projector: Bottom Line23. InFocus X10 Projector Specifications Satellite Comparison Space CowboysMitsubishi HC5500BenQ W5000Optoma HD803Epson Home Cinema 1080 UBInFocus IN83PreviousNext I’ve said it already, the X10 is not going to win awards for black level performance. It is so-so, in this regard compared to most other lower cost 1080p projectors. It’s easily, and significantly surpassed by projectors like the Epson, Sanyo PLV-Z2000 (which I haven’t been showing images of, since it is so different in brightness (much less bright), that few considering one, would seriously consider the other). Fortunately, that seems to be about the only real weakness of the X10, when it comes to image quality! Shadow detail, is a completely different story. InFocus X10: Shadow Detail Performanceit’s just fantastic on shadow details. Actually it is even easier to spot the darkest of details than with the IN83, let alone anything else we’ve tested. Seems that, these days, projectors with so-so black levels tend to have especially great shadow detail resolving ability. This may be due to everything being a little brighter. Still, the details are there – in spades! Shadow Detail Comparison InFocus X10Panasonic PT-AE2000UPro Cinema 1080 UBBenQ W5000PreviousNext We’ll start from this seriously overexposed image from Lord of the Rings. The thumbnails below are all from the same projector, and normally exposed. Click for a cropped much overexposed image, and look for the shadow details in the back right, you can see the mountains easily enough, but look and see what’s below them. Also, look for the subtle colors that show at a few points in some of the buildings. 1. InFocus X10 – DLP 1080p Home Theater Projector Review - InFocus X10 Projector: Highlights2. InFocus X10 – DLP 1080p Home Theater Projector Review: Overview3. InFocus X10 Projector: Physical Tour4. InFocus X10 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality - InFocus X10: Image Quality Sections - InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector: Out of the Box Picture Quality - InFocus X10: Skin Tone Handling - Bottom Line: InFocus X10 Skin Tones5. InFocus X10 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality2 - InFocus X10: Black Level and Shadow Detail - InFocus X10 Projector: Black Level Performance - Black Level Comparison6. InFocus X10 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality3 - Satellite Comparison - InFocus X10: Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Comparison7. InFocus X10 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality4 - Sequence Comparison8. InFocus X10 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality5 - Thumbnails Comparison - Space Cowboys Comparsion9. InFocus X10 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality6 - Projector Comparison - SD-DVD Comparison10. InFocus X10 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality7 - Projector Black Level and Shadow Detail - InFocus X10 Projector: Image Sharpness - Image Sharpness Comparison11. InFocus X10 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality8 - Computer Monitor Comparison - InFocus X10 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Bottom Line: InFocus X10 on HDTV and Sports12. InFocus X10 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality9 - InFocus X10 Projector: Overall Image Quality - Overall Picture Quality: Bottom Line13. InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance - InFocus X10 Projector: Menus - InFocus X10 Projector: User Memory Settings - InFocus X10 Projector: Remote Control - InFocus X10 Projector: Lens Throw and Lens Shift14. InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance2 - InFocus X10 Projector: SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility - InFocus X10 Projector: Brightness - Brightness 15. InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance3 - InFocus X10 Projector: Light Leakage - InFocus X10 Projector: Audible Noise Levels - InFocus X10 Projector: Screen Recommendations16. InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance4 - InFocus X10 Projector: Measurements and Calibration - Measurements - Post Calibration - RGB settings - Calibration Color accuracy17. InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance5 - X10 Image Noise - InFocus X10: Other issues18. InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector: Warranty19. InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Competition, Pros and Cons - InFocus X10 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - InFocus X10 Projector: Pros20. InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Competition, Pros and Cons2 - InFocus X10 Projector: Cons - InFocus X10 Projector: Typical Capabilities - InFocus X10 Projector: Competitive Aspects - InFocus X10 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z200021. InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Competition, Pros and Cons3 - InFocus X10 vs. Panasonic PT-AE2000U - InFocus X10 vs. Epson Home Cinema 1080UB - InFocus X10 vs. Optoma HD803 - InFocus X10 vs. BenQ W500022. InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Competition, Pros and Cons4 - InFocus X10 vs. Mitsubishi HC5500 - InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector: Summary - InFocus X10 Projector: Bottom Line23. InFocus X10 Projector Specifications InFocus X10 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality2 InFocus X10 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality4