Infocus X10, just placed order, will do a basic owners review with photos

tony brazao · 20-10-2008, 9:05 AM

Despite the monster size, the image quality is reported to be very good, perhaps the best at this price point, so I took the plunge and bought it today from Dabs4work for £750 + vat. The Optoma HD800x was also in consideration but I decided on the X10.

Once I have the new PJ set up, I'll do a very basic owners review and provide some pictures.

Regards,

Tony

tony brazao · 20-10-2008, 9:12 AM

Some on Ebay for £30 odd, any others worth considering? (I've just order an X10 from Dabs4work for £750 + vat).

tabs · 20-10-2008, 9:35 AM

i bought the vogels mount, and was then told it wont fit the X10 ... but this one will

Play.com (UK) : Mustang MV-PROJSP-FLAT Projector Ceiling Mount Kit : Electronics - Free Delivery

tabs · 20-10-2008, 9:37 AM

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Originally Posted by tony brazao

Some on Ebay for £30 odd, any others worth considering? (I've just order an X10 from Dabs4work for £750 + vat).

im soooo close to clicking the "buy" button for an X10 ... but i dont think i can live with a poxy 6.5 ft image from just under 11ft away ...

tony brazao · 20-10-2008, 9:49 AM

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Originally Posted by tabs

im soooo close to clicking the "buy" button for an X10 ... but i dont think i can live with a poxy 6.5 ft image from just under 11ft away ...

Thanks for your link, just bought that mount.

If it's any comfort, my room will have the projector mounted about 2 thirds back from the wall, so it's just off the center of the ceiling as I have a 6ft screen. For me, this is ample. If I put the PJ on the back wall it would look better but I'd need a bigger screen which I'd find too big for my liking (don't want to get whiplash snapping my head left and right when watching a film

).

Thanks for your posts,

Tony

woody23 · 20-10-2008, 10:34 AM

fantastic

I look forward to seeing this as i am very close to buying this

tony brazao · 20-10-2008, 11:48 AM

Here's some pictures taken from my old Infocus 4805, images shown are projected onto a 6ft wide draper luma screen; I'll try and get the same images off the X10 to compare side-by-side:

tabs · 20-10-2008, 2:36 PM

well i just ordered mine from nik at CVS ....

anibap · 20-10-2008, 3:08 PM

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Originally Posted by tabs

well i just ordered mine from nik at CVS ....

Congrats

What price did you get? Does he offer discounts to forum members? I assume Nik is a member as well.

tony brazao · 20-10-2008, 3:09 PM

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Originally Posted by tabs

well i just ordered mine from nik at CVS ....

I'll be interested to hear what you think too. I am bracing myself for shock when I open the box (I think it's stupid big, the huge size alone was almost enough for me to rule it out of consideration).

Mine should be with me tomorrow or Wednesday, assuming Dabs send me the PJ and not a printer or fax!

tabs · 20-10-2008, 3:11 PM

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Originally Posted by anibap

Congrats

What price did you get? Does he offer discounts to forum members? I assume Nik is a member as well.

i couldnt get a discount, i did ask but he was to close to the wire, apparently infocus have put £70 onto the price, it must be true because oyyy.co.uk have put there X10's up £70 over night

plus for the sake of the extra £30 i have piece of mind, as nik will bend over backwards to help out ... and promised i will have it tomorrow ... just hoping the mount turns up tomorrow aswell

tony brazao · 20-10-2008, 3:16 PM

I emailed oyyy and asked if they could better £750+vat I paid and they said they could not.

Dabs, inc del & vat worked out to £889.60 althogh I did try a few smaller firms, CVS included (I'd rather have given my money to a small business than a large corp).

Tony

tabs · 20-10-2008, 3:19 PM

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Originally Posted by tony brazao

I'll be interested to hear what you think too. I am bracing myself for shock when I open the box (I think it's stupid big, the huge size alone was almost enough for me to rule it out of consideration).

Mine should be with me tomorrow or Wednesday, assuming Dabs send me the PJ and not a printer or fax!

hehehe ... i told my mrs its about the same size as my HD75

if dabs are sending it you might end up with either a toaster or a IN83 .. swings and roundabouts

anibap · 20-10-2008, 3:40 PM

The X10 price has increased everywhere other than Dabs or BT !!! This is too bad.

tabs · 20-10-2008, 3:50 PM

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Originally Posted by anibap

The X10 price has increased everywhere other than Dabs or BT !!! This is too bad.

its the new shipments that have increased, so as soon as bt/dabs have sold there current stock i think you'll find they up the anti aswell ....

de-dan · 20-10-2008, 9:18 PM

why the price increase

tabs · 21-10-2008, 3:12 AM

it has now also gone up at CVS by £100 overnight also ....

in the words of ben hur ... "and so it begins"

tabs · 21-10-2008, 3:15 AM

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Originally Posted by de-dan

why the price increase

dunno to be honest, i suppose it was getting rave reviews everywhere, and infocus thought hmmmmmm .. we can make a bob or two extra here, if joe bloggs will pay 1k then anoth £75 wont hurt ....

it could be anything i supppose, might be one of the companys they use for the chips etc, texas instruments etc ...

tony brazao · 21-10-2008, 8:02 AM

Sat here working away waiting for the delivery. I'd like to say I'm feeling excited, but I'm not. I should be, but I'm not. I've read a few more reviews (complaints?) on tinternet about btshop/dabs and now I have a sense of moderate concern!

I am a little bit excited though

Fingers crossed I won't get a toaster

Tony

tabs · 21-10-2008, 8:12 AM

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Originally Posted by tony brazao

Sat here working away waiting for the delivery. I'd like to say I'm feeling excited, but I'm not. I should be, but I'm not. I've read a few more reviews (complaints?) on tinternet about btshop/dabs and now I have a sense of moderate concern!

I am a little bit excited though

Fingers crossed I won't get a toaster

Tony

you'll be fine tony mate, the toaster is the least of your worries, you wanna pray you get something full stop ...

its only a 6-8 hour wait in the queue to get through to customer support, no phone numbers, just crappy tinternet chat

tabs · 21-10-2008, 8:13 AM

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Originally Posted by tony brazao

Sat here working away waiting for the delivery. I'd like to say I'm feeling excited, but I'm not. I should be, but I'm not. I've read a few more reviews (complaints?) on tinternet about btshop/dabs and now I have a sense of moderate concern!

I am a little bit excited though

Fingers crossed I won't get a toaster

Tony

just to add, did you know there couriers went tits up, so you might get it delivered by a vicar on a bike ...

tony brazao · 21-10-2008, 9:14 AM

Lol @ vicar on a bike

Picture this vision..... a man of the church getting a piggy back from Jordan (aka Katie Price)

To be honest, Dabs4work have (so far) been very good, they're quick to pick the phone up and I've even got my own personal account manager, who I've spoken to twice already and he did mention Amtrak went belly up, hence he could not state if I would get the PJ today or tomorrow.

Wait and see, I don't want to start singing praise at this stage and let's face it, there's enough bad press associated with dabs/bt to make any one concerned.

I hopes they get it right

tabs · 21-10-2008, 9:42 AM

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Originally Posted by tony brazao

Lol @ vicar on a bike

Picture this vision..... a man of the church getting a piggy back from Jordan (aka Katie Price)

To be honest, Dabs4work have (so far) been very good, they're quick to pick the phone up and I've even got my own personal account manager, who I've spoken to twice already and he did mention Amtrak went belly up, hence he could not state if I would get the PJ today or tomorrow.

Wait and see, I don't want to start singing praise at this stage and let's face it, there's enough bad press associated with dabs/bt to make any one concerned.

I hopes they get it right

you'll be ok mate, stop panicing cause your making me panic, ive been sat in the window since 7am waiting

wolvers · 21-10-2008, 10:15 AM

at you kids getting excited about your new toys!

Looking forward to two independent reviews from you guys.

tony brazao · 21-10-2008, 2:25 PM

The ceiling mount came earlier, just need the PJ to come now

tabs · 21-10-2008, 2:36 PM

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The ceiling mount came earlier, just need the PJ to come now

same here tone .... i dare'nt even go for a pish

ruddy mount weighs a ton

tony brazao · 21-10-2008, 3:07 PM

Bummer. I've just chased Dabs and my PJ did not leave them yesterday, despite me ordering it in the morning. It got picked up from them today around 10am.

It's on a 1-3 day delivery too

Oh poop.....

This is like telling a child, who has been twitching with excitement all day on the 24 December, that he won't get his new toys until 28th December. It's not fair!!!

tabs · 21-10-2008, 4:12 PM

no show for me either, why do these people state "next day delivery" you pay for the pleasure and still nowt ....

tony brazao · 21-10-2008, 4:49 PM

C'est la vie as our French friends would say, followed by: Service de livraison de merde

tabs · 21-10-2008, 4:59 PM

im just not meant to have one,

ive spent all day moving my screen back an extra foot,

the ceiling now looks like a loon has gone mental with an M16 because i was trying to locate the struts, i managed it on the 30th attempt

the mrs nipped down asda, so i said oh, pick up a tube of filler .. 40 mins later she rings and says, they only have 28 tubes, will that be enough ... i hate pish takers

so im sat here looking at my aero ceiling and a lonely mount on the chair

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woody23 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Thanks: Gave 50, Got 475 Posts: 2,055	Re: Infocus X10, just placed order, will do a basic owners review with photos fantastic I look forward to seeing this as i am very close to buying this