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<blockquote data-quote="Ridley's Cohort" data-source="post: 2234851" data-attributes="member: 545">My gaming group just put in an order for a NEC VT670.&nbsp; I think we are paying ballpark $1300 brand new, $200 rebate not included.&nbsp; I would let you all know how it turns out.The NEC VT570 and NEC VT670 have large images at relatively short throw distances, so they are attractive for gaming purposes.&nbsp; It seems to me that the contrast ratio would be a minor issue with respect to gaming because the ambient light will wash out truly dark darks.&nbsp; (I would probably not buy either of these machines if I were interested in home movie projection BTW.)&nbsp;&nbsp; These machines do tend to be on the large and heavy side when compared to&nbsp; DLPs, but I would consider that a minor issue, too.The prices of the VT570 and VT670 are coming down right now because new models (VT575 and VT675) will be out soon, so I think they are trying to reduce stock.&nbsp; NEC had a $200 rebate appear on its web page recently for the VT670.&nbsp;&nbsp; $100 for the VT570.&nbsp; I would not be surprised if the rebates were to get larger (but there are risks in waiting...)VT575 and VT675 look like slightly inferior machines for gaming compared to the older models, so I would not wait for them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ridley's Cohort, post: 2234851, member: 545"] My gaming group just put in an order for a NEC VT670. I think we are paying ballpark $1300 brand new, $200 rebate not included. I would let you all know how it turns out. The NEC VT570 and NEC VT670 have large images at relatively short throw distances, so they are attractive for gaming purposes. It seems to me that the contrast ratio would be a minor issue with respect to gaming because the ambient light will wash out truly dark darks. (I would probably not buy either of these machines if I were interested in home movie projection BTW.) These machines do tend to be on the large and heavy side when compared to DLPs, but I would consider that a minor issue, too. The prices of the VT570 and VT670 are coming down right now because new models (VT575 and VT675) will be out soon, so I think they are trying to reduce stock. NEC had a $200 rebate appear on its web page recently for the VT670. $100 for the VT570. I would not be surprised if the rebates were to get larger (but there are risks in waiting...) VT575 and VT675 look like slightly inferior machines for gaming compared to the older models, so I would not wait for them. [/QUOTE]

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