Check out Panasonic PT AE400O - I was amazed. Far better than any LCD TV. Great blacks. Great warm color. Moderately bight and needs a dark room for a large screen to perform at best ....but I think this projector is one of the first few modern units to come out that finally compete with old generation projectors in the 20K+ range.
I watched the market for about five years and only switched once these mid priced units became good enough.
FWIW - have a $1,000 42" LCD 1080P Sharp Aquos flat screen and it is the biggest piece of crap I ever bought. I hated the damn thing from day one - absolutely terrible blacks...teh projector beats it by an order of magnitude even though it covers a 120 Inch screen!!!
I will never ever by anything made by Sharp ever again. They use false marketing with contrast claims that are totally bogus.
I watched the market for about five years and only switched once these mid priced units became good enough.
FWIW - have a $1,000 42" LCD 1080P Sharp Aquos flat screen and it is the biggest piece of crap I ever bought. I hated the damn thing from day one - absolutely terrible blacks...teh projector beats it by an order of magnitude even though it covers a 120 Inch screen!!!
I will never ever by anything made by Sharp ever again. They use false marketing with contrast claims that are totally bogus.