Word Artist 1.2 Portable portable#

There’s a USB port, as well as two video inputs the usual “low res” composite video, and also an S-video. The IN26 projector does not have a digital input, but that is common in this price range. The computer input can alternately handle a high resolution component video input. Having the monitor out allows the IN26 to “play” in the education K-12 market, where most teachers use desktops, not laptops and need the output if they want to see on their computer screen, what is being projected. There is a computer input, and a computer output (monitor out).

Word Artist 1.2 Portable portable#

Inputs, the InFocus IN26 is typically equipped for an entry level XGA portable projector. Completing the control panel are volume up and down buttons and the all important Source button to change from computer to video, etc. This system is easy enough to use, however I prefer the 4 arrow key designs myself, as this often calls for an extra keystroke (or two). However to move back up a menu, you would need to select “Previous” the first item on each menu (but the top menu) then hit the Select button to complete the move. The Select (enter) button next to them allow you to do “select” type functions which includes moving to the next layer of menu. You will note that InFocus uses only a 2 arrow system, while almost everyone else uses four. That takes us to the Menu and arrow buttons. (That way a deep red dress on a website will have the same color on the projector.) Next door to those buttons are the keystone up and down controls. InFocus gives you a choice between “Presentation”, “Film”, and “Video” as well as sRGB a preset found on almost every projector designed to allow a display to produce the same colors as sRGB output devices (which would include some web pages. The next four buttons include an “auto adjust” button designed to lock onto the source signal for best results, and below it, the ever popular “presets”. As you can see, starting from the left, there is the Power button. In fact, the control panel has far more controls than the remote.

In a world of remotes with 10 to 20 buttons, the IN26 has only six. Upon unboxing and pluging in the InFocus IN26, I was really surprised by it’s simplicity. That will definitely appeal to a significant segment of the market. If anything you could say it has a minimalist design. This is a projector that a person who can’t cope with having separate remotes for their TV, cable box and DVD player, will have no trouble dealing with. InFocus has designed the IN26 for sheer simplicity. With a $999 list price, however, many dealers will discount slightly from there. That in it’s own right isn’t that surprising, in fact there are a number of projectors in the 1500 – 2500 lumen range that sell for around $1000. This latest InFocus projector features 1700 lumens, and has a suggested list price of only $999. Now consider the InFocus “Work Big” IN26, a medium sized, portable digital projector featuring DLP technology. There was a time (long, long time ago), when 500 lumen XGA projectors sold for more than $10,000.