InFocus X1A DLP Multimedia Video Projector

by InFocus

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.5 x 9.8 x 4.2 inches ; 12.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002H6LZ4
• Item model number: X1A
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,402 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

InFocus X1A marks the spot where work and fun meet. Where business tools and home entertainment options converge into a projector of exceptional quality. At work. At home. Wherever you are.

Features:

• Digital video quality - Enjoy crisp images and full color with the latest digital processing technology (DLP) from Texas Instruments for an amazing 2,000:1 contrast ratio.
• Input possibilities - Hook up your laptop, PDA, DVD player, cable or satellite TV system, digital camera, or game consoles.
• Unprecedented ease - From setup, use, options, storage and management.
• Incredible brilliance - Superior brightness in almost any environment—a powerful zoom lens fills your screen or wall, all with 1,100 lumens with an incredible 4,000-hour lamp life.
• Revolutionary value - InFocus innovation enables this high-end professional package to be available to all users, at home or at work, at a great price.

What's in the Box
X1A projector, lens cap, standard VESA 15-pin analog computer cable, audio video cable, power cord, Projector System CD (includes multi-language User's Guide, Quick Start Card, URL/service information/accessories), User's Guide (printed version), Quick Start Card (printed version)

Product Description

CL) U)INFOCUS X1A SVGA DLP PROJECTOR

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It was reviewed highly yet, May 7, 2005

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Kirk Pitman "kpitman" (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: InFocus X1A DLP Multimedia Video Projector (Office Product)

it fell apart under use. I researched buying a projector for a long time and the x1 looked like the ticket. It had the right price and all of the right options and after unpacking it and setting up the projector it was WOW. Then the problems. A huge grinding noise started and I sent it back to Infocus to be repaired under warranty. Infocus promises a detailed repair report and they replaced a screw. The same thing happened and I sent it back to Infocus and spoke with a nice guy. I said this was a lemon and should be replaced. Not happening. I even offered to upgrade and pay the difference. Not happening. When I got it back at least this time the repair report didn't just say replaced a screw. The unit is doing the same thing out of warranty and I put in for a repair request and thought ..... hmmmmm..... if Infocus couldn't fix it under warranty then why could they fix it out of warranty and I would be out at least 300.00 with no guarantee it wouldn't do it again. So I have a useless unit hanging like a bat on my ceiling.

Did this unit perform? Yes it did. Was extremely happy with it. But then if you can't get it fixed and fixed right then the unit is useless and the lowest rating. I continue to read all of these wonderful reviews and no one has ever mentioned my experience. This leads me to believe that my unit was a lemon and Infocus should have done the right thing. I did write Infocus and told them I would be writing reviews and gave them a week with no response.

P.S. 06/23/2006

The marketing manager of Infocus read my reviews and my experience and have since replaced the unit with a NEW Infocus x-2 at no charge. Works like a charm yet it sometimes still has that metallic grinding noise.

K.Pitman

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great Picture, WORST Quality, November 29, 2005

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E. Dreyer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: InFocus X1A DLP Multimedia Video Projector (Office Product)

I purchased this unit, and it ran well for 500 hours. After that the ballast began to fail, just a few months out of 90-day warranty. Now it's at $600 doorstop. Many other people have had trouble with this projector dying on them; just google around a bit. Avoid this model, and cheap Infocus projectors for that matter!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars X1A is not an X1!, December 25, 2005

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Ronald B. Johnson "ron-sally" (Naperville, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: InFocus X1A DLP Multimedia Video Projector (Office Product)

In December 2002 I purchased an x1 (see my review under infocus x1) and this projector is still going strong and I love it. If you can find a used one, I would still definitely rcommend it. Note that if you are using it in a dusty area, you must clean the bulb filter about every six months (I blew the first bulb at a year by not doing this). However, I had a very different experience with the X1A. The composite video was never as good as the X1 which would seem to be because it has a different, inferior decoder. After a little more than a year it started making a loud buzzing noise and then it quit. Since I only had a 1 year warranty, I decided to just forget about it. I have since replaced it with a refurbished infocus 4805 which so far is working great and is reasonably quiet.

Stay away from the X1A. I gave it 2 stars because for the year it did work it was excellent for playing DVD's from the computer.