InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Competition, Pros and Cons3 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 InFocus X10 vs. Panasonic PT-AE2000UAnother 3LCD projector with great placement flexibility, and great color management tools, the Panasonic is an excellent overall consumer projector. The InFocus easily bests the Panasonic PT-AE2000U, though in terms of sharpness and brightness. Certainly I give the advantage to the X10 for people watching a good mix of movies TV, HDTV, sports, while the Panasonic is probably strongest for hard core movie watchers. InFocus X10 vs. Epson Home Cinema 1080UBVery interesting! Those of you who are regular readers of my reviews know well, that the Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB has been my favorite under $3000 projector since it came out. So, how does it stack up? I see the InFocus as a serious contender. Overall, if I had to live with one over the other, and if placement flexibility was not an issue, I would still go with the Epson, but I can see that many people may prefer the X10. I love the black levels of the Epson – there’s no contest. The X10, though has more brightness in best mode, and isn’t that far behind in brightest mode. The InFocus definitely has the sharper image, and is more film-like. The Epson though has a lot more punch, I’d say it’s more fun. If it wasn’t for the huge difference in black level performance, it might shake out differently, but great black levels really add something, and Epson has them. By comparison, I’d say that InFocus’s top end model, the IN83, to be my pick over the Epson, but the IN83 has very good black levels, rather than the X10’s mediocre ones. If you aren’t a movie person, – primarily sports, HDTV, then sure, The InFocus may well, come out on top. InFocus X10 vs. Optoma HD803OK, here we have two projectors both similar in price, both DLP’s with 1.2:1 zoom lenses, and no lens shift. The Optoma gets a slight edge in black levels thanks to a dynamic iris, but I favor the InFocus overall. The Optoma is fairly bright, and the InFocus brighter still. The InFocus I would say does better skin tones, and the Optoma image has a more dynamic look. I do give the X10 the advantage in film-like naturalness, and overall, it gets my pick. InFocus X10 vs. BenQ W5000Direct competitors, for sure, with similar pricing. Both DLP’s with the same old 1.2:1 zoom lens, but the BenQ does have lens shift, which means it can be shelf mounted – a plus for many. The BenQ W5000 definitely wins the black level performance battle, but suffers from a bit too much image noise, which BenQ is “working on solving”. Tough call here. If BenQ ever straightens out the image noise issue, I would give it the advantage – as it stands, it’s a pick and choose, the lessor of two evils (black levels vs. image noise). Both are very good choices, though. Don’t let me scare you off. 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: Summary, Competition, Pros and Cons2 InFocus X10 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Competition, Pros and Cons4