Projector for HT screen

[LilBassGuy 10+ year member]

Hey guys

I have decided to use my tax refund to buy a projector to turn my apartment living room into a home theater. I already built a pair of speakers and have a sub, so the audio is covered, but my 27 inch tube tv is killing me.

So I looked into pricing for some projectors, both DLP and LCD. My price range is between 500 and 700 dollars for the projector, and the screen I will build myself. I want something bright, so that I can still use it during the day and with the lights on without worrying about the image washing out.

Tigerdirect had a pretty good deal on a Viewsonic DLP:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2881686&Sku=V18-5110

but the reviews for that projector all seemed to say that it was good, for the MONEY. I would rather spend the extra 200 and have a brighter picture and better resolution (would prefer at least 2000 lumens and XGA resolution).

The projector I am seroiusly looking at getting is an Epson, and this one is an LCD.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3052405&Sku=E17-4207

The reviews I found all said about the same thing, bright clear picture, and the specs match up with my needs, and I have always preferred the look of an LCD TV compared to plasma and DLP.

Are there any other models I should be looking at? Any input is appreciated.

Thanks,

JG

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[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I am considering the Mitsu 1500, which is about $150 more than the EPSON. I was wondering what people thought about them for daily...like watching TV, comedies, etc.

Watching Seinfeld on a projector seems weird to me.