Product Description

The InFocus Play Big IN72 DLP Projector gives you a bigger-than-life viewing experience, for hundreds less than a "big-screen" TV. Watch the eyes of friends and family members light up when this projector's crisp, vivid images hit the screen. The enhanced DLP (Digital Light Processing) chip to create the type of punchy, high-contrast picture that's made DLP such a popular display technology. Images from DVD movies, TV shows, and video games look stunning in a darkened room, and retain surprising "pop" -- even with some lights on. The IN72 can be easily stowed away, then set up on a table in just a few minutes. With a twist of the manual zoom lens you can expand or contract the image to suit virtually any room or screen size. Light output - 900 ANSI lumens Auto-calibrating 6-segment color wheel Selectable color temperature control Digital keystone correction (+/-20° vertical) Pre-calibrated to 6500K 1.2X manual zoom/focus lens HDMI video input M1-DA connector -- compatible with DVI-HDCP, RGB analog, or component analog signals Composite video, S-Video, HD-compatible component (accepts 1080i/720p/480p/480i signals) 12V minijack trigger output (to operate an electric screen) Comes with illuminated remote control 160W/200W dual-setting SHP lamp (3000-hour rated life) Dimensions(WxHxD) - 14-1/4 x 6-3/8 x 14-1/8 Weight - 9.3 lbs.

Product Details

• Brand: In Focus
• Model: IN72
• Dimensions: 9.26 pounds

Features

• DLP projector (compatible with HDTV/SDTV formats; digital TV reception requires a separate HDTV tuner)
• Widescreen 16 - 9 native aspect ratio (can also display 4 - 3 material)
• Texas Instruments DarkChip2 DLP chip (854 x 480 pixels)
• Pixelworks DNX 10-bit video processing
• Contrast ratio - 2000 - 1

Customer Reviews

Great while it lasted
I really enjoyed this project while it lasted. The image quality was phenominal and was viewable even in daylight. We built a home theater around this projector and had many great movie nights that provided an experience rivaling big movie theaters. However, after about 15 months of use and with nearly 1000 hours left on the bulb, the projector died suddenly, smoke pouring out of the unit. Please be warned that in my research, I've discovered this is a common experience. For many, the culprit is an underpowered fuse. For me, it was a capacitor that burned up on the mainboard. I called customer support only to find out like many that Infocus has a fixed fee of $475 to fix the projector. They don't even guarantee it will be fixed for that amount and state the repair costs could be as high as $1,000! They will not work with you. From my experience, they only provide minimal customer service and do not acknowledge these are common problems. For many, it seems to be related to using the projector in a ceiling mounted position. My experiences with InFocus will discourage my purchase of their products in the future.

Not designed for long term use.
I received this as a gift from my wife for Christmas 2006 and although I didn't have a home theater to run this with, we pulled it out at parties and projected a movie or video games on the wall. Works fine... looks nice. Now, 16 months later and with the unit only accruing about 50 hours of use, I built a full home theater and the unit suddenly died before I could even use it once.

This is apparently a common problem with these units... they just suddenly stop working. Many people fix them by replacing the internal fuse... I read about someone fixing theirs by rolling back the firmware version inside. Unfortunately, neither of those works for me, and sending it back for a $400+ repair is my only option.

I'll never buy another Infocus item again... after 50 hours of careful use, no power surge, no abuse, it shouldn't have died. The 50 hours were nice though, which is why I gave it 2 and not 1 star.

Mediocre performance, cranky manufacturer, unfair customer service
I've had my projector for a few months and was pretty happy with it until I needed to move it. After that it started to display a bunch of white vertical lines. Customer support suggested to send the unit for inspection and they found that I damaged the unit by using too long screws. But I only used those that were supplied along with projector, so I assume they simply did not want to repair it (it was still under warranty). Stay away!