InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance5 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 X10 Image NoiseThe InFocus X10 does just fine in terms of image noise. Background image noise is modest – better than the average DLP, and comparable to most 3LCD home projectors. No issue at all with jaggies, and motion artifacts are handled well, response is pretty fast. Bottom line on Image Noise – unless you encounter some content with a strange cadence (I don’t test all the cadences, just the standard), the InFocus X10 does just fine here. Scratch this off your list of possible concerns. InFocus X10: Other issuesThere’s one thing I’ve been noticing, and reporting on more of late, and that is whether the projector can sense the correct aspect ratio. I seem to find projectors fall into three categories: 1. Does nothing – leaves the aspect ratio where it was last set. If you were watcing in 16:9, and then put on something in 4:3, you’ll need to manually switch the aspect ratio. 2. Attempts to adjust – as above, but will switch on its own, but with only some success. I do believe I’ve encountered projectors than can pick up on a change, when the source changes to one with a different aspect ratio, but most often they won’t catch and adjust if you go from, say an HDTV channel to one with 4:3 aspect ratio, because it’s the same source. 3. Simply more successful than #2, especially with channel changing The InFocus X10 at least as far as I can tell, does not automatically adjust to different aspect ratios, as some projectors do (JVC and Epson, definitely). This isn’t that uncommon, but it means that if you are watching the TV with an HD channel, and then switch to a regular channel with 4:3 aspect ratio, you get a stretched image, etc. I find this always to be a nuisance. One nice thing, though, is that you should be able to setup the Custom key on the remote as a one touch, for one direction – either setting up 16:9 or 4:3 on the button, so that you don’t have to toggle through the aspect ratio menu in both directions. 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 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance4 InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector: Warranty