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<blockquote data-quote="Steel_Wind" data-source="post: 2137489" data-attributes="member: 20741">If our setup is &quot;good enough&quot; for you, the Dell 1100mp would appear to fill that need with a picture which will have even better contrast and definition than the one we use for $699.&nbsp; It's on sale right now for another 10 days or so.Link is in the spec discussion above.If you want to go cheaper than that - there are really no credible options currently in the marketplace for doing so with a new projector.&nbsp; You can ebay one.&nbsp; That will probably be ok. But it might not be.&nbsp; It is very much a case of caveat emptor and the bulbs for a DLP are high pressure optics doo-dads which will cost between $300-$400 to replace.&nbsp; That is not a typo and that already assumes you are buying it online.&nbsp; Yes. That expensive for a replacement bulb.ebaying a projector for $500, only to have to replace the bulb in 4-6 months time for $400 more may not be a bargain compared to buying a new projector at a great price.Then again, you may get a geat XGA projector off of ebay that more than makes up for the bulb issue.&nbsp; Or your ebayed unit may end up having a low mileage bulb so you can save a litle in the short to medium run (ours is still just fine).&nbsp; It's a crap shoot.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Steel_Wind, post: 2137489, member: 20741"] If our setup is "good enough" for you, the Dell 1100mp would appear to fill that need with a picture which will have even better contrast and definition than the one we use for $699. It's on sale right now for another 10 days or so. Link is in the spec discussion above. If you want to go cheaper than that - there are really no credible options currently in the marketplace for doing so with a new projector. You can ebay one. That will probably be ok. But it might not be. It is very much a case of caveat emptor and the bulbs for a DLP are high pressure optics doo-dads which will cost between $300-$400 to replace. [I]That is not a typo [/I] and that already assumes you are buying it online. Yes. [I]That[/I] expensive for a replacement bulb. ebaying a projector for $500, only to have to replace the bulb in 4-6 months time for $400 more may not be a bargain compared to buying a new projector at a great price. Then again, you may get a geat XGA projector off of ebay that more than makes up for the bulb issue. Or your ebayed unit may end up having a low mileage bulb so you can save a litle in the short to medium run (ours is still just fine). It's a crap shoot. [/QUOTE]

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