Because there isn't a model that's perfect for every situation we give our Editors' Choice with a caveat like "..for rooms with higher ambient light.." etc.
Have had the IN74 since March 2006. Wonderful image, awesome brightness. We are on our Fourth (4th) projector, as each of them had died, lights out, and no power. Was told by a tech at infocus, that a soldered in fuse was probably the cause. This is one issue, which could NOT be confirmed from Infocus after future conversations. The last projector is in for service at this writing. Infocus should recall all of these units if they cannot get a reliable product.
"..There is no doubt in my mind that I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PRODUCT FROM INFOCUS EVER AGAIN! While I'm sure I'm in the minority, any of you who are contemplating a purchase from this manufacturer should certainly think twice."
Supplier Name: Sharp Corporation of Australia Pty Ltd
Product Info: Australia: Model Numbers LC42BX5X, LC42GD7X and LC42PD7X. Serial numbers commencing with 610700001 to705799999 inclusive. Purchased between 1 February 2007 and 21 May 2007. New Zealand:Model numbers LC42BX5X and LC42PX5X. Serial numbers commencing with 610700001 to 705799999 inclusive. Purchased between 1 February 2007 and 21 May 2007.
Defect Details: Under certain circumstances a small piece of foam shielding may become free from its mounting and make contact with the power board. This could cause overheating and/or create a live voltage on the frame of the unit, with risk of electric shock.
16:9 means there are 16 units of width and 9 of height. On old 4:3 TV screens you may have for example 1m wide x .75m high or in the case of a projection screen say 2m wide x 1.5m high, the aspect ratio is fixed to 4 x 3 units of any size. When films are cut down to 4:3 from wide screen formats you always lose some of the information, what you lose depends on the editor. In the case of the birdsville race above you can have the finish post the middle, or the place getters but not the whole lot!
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