InFocus Learn Big IN24EP Projector Review

Built a home theatre on a shoestring budget.

after reviewing many projectors online and had seen these at work and knowing they had been dependable for the workplace, and also seeing them in an ad for $599 at circuit city, I Opted to try one out.

I have been using the Infocus IN24 for over a year now and have only found 1 major problem with using it for a home theatre.  Over Heating of the bulb.  The projector has built in protection that turns off the bulb and flashes the bulb light indicator (which some may think the bulb went out and will cost you a few hundred).  To Remedy this, I placed a high velocity 12" fan on top of the bookshelf aimed up at the projector, this has supplimented the built in cooling fan enough to not have the bulb shut down in months of use.

I was able to pickup enough screen on ebay to have a 100" diaginal screen in my living room and mounted the projector on the ceiling. The projector has to be around 18" away from the screen to get this size.

watching TV on the screen is not very crisp, however I am only using a VCR as a tuner and feeding a composite signal to the projector.. this is as low of resolution as you can get because Im too cheap to pay for Digital Cable.  But taking this into consideration, the pixelation is not so bad that you wont watch tv on it. 

DVD S-vid cable - provides a much better display.

XBox 360 VGA cable provides a very Crisp display. its Awesome playing games on a big screen. especially driving games.