in December 2002 I purchase a x1 -lrb- see my review under infocus x1 -rrb- and this projector be still go strong and I love it . if you can find a use one , I would still definitely rcommend it . note that if you be use it in a dusty area , you must clean the bulb filter about every six month -lrb- I blow the first bulb at a year by not do this -rrb- . however , I have a very different experience with the x1a . the composite video be never as good as the x1 which would seem to be because it have a different , inferior decoder . after a little more than a year it start make a loud buzz noise and then it quit . since I only have a 1 year warranty , I decide to just forget about it . I have since replace it with a refurbish infocus 4805 which so far be work great and be reasonably quiet . Stay away from the x1a . I give it 2 star because for the year it do work it be excellent for play dvd 's from the computer .