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Ok, well thanks for all the suggestions. To me, it sounds like you're pretty much saying that all these systems are going to perform well and to just go with the best deal. Thanks again.

Well I would consider buying refurbished, it's just that I've been burned in the past buying "refurbished" electronics. If that site is trusted I suppose it would be worth the $450 of with warranty. I appreciate the in-depth analysis, but since you're saying that you wouldn't buy that system...

@gene c: I don't want a refurbished unit, I'm looking to buy new. @Brainwasher: My price limit is $1000 but I'd like to get away with more like $700-800. I would much prefer something that is on Amazon as I have credits to use there. @schan: Ok... well would you give a little more insight on...

I am looking at the most popular 7.1 Receiver/Speaker packages on Amazon and the two at the top are this one and this one. They will be used in a home theater setup. How can the two be compared and what accounts for the $300 price jump? Would these systems be considered a good value/quality...

OK, thanks for the suggestion. I see the 5020UB is only about $100 more anyway and comes with free 3D glasses. Looks like that's the way to go. Thanks again.

@Jim In terms of the 5020UB, I was considering the 5010 already. Is there a difference? They seem to look exactly the same but I can't find a 5020UB for sale (online anyway). Any more info on that would be appreciated.

Well if the LED's are out of my price range, then I would want to go with the LCD since I want to avoid the rainbow more than anything.

@Jim Well I'm willing to pay a bit more if I get a better result. I don't want to hit the $3k mark though, probably the highest I would possibly go is $2700 but I wanted to see what was down at $2000 first. @Type A, that seems a bit cheap for a projector. Would it be bright enough at 120"?

Between the wall that I would like to project onto and the back wall, it is about 22 feet and the ceiling is about 12 feet high. I would prefer to set up the projector at about 17' back on the loft that is above. The seating will work best anywhere between 12-17 feet back. I will probably place...

Hi there, I'm looking to purchase a nice projector, I have some simple requirements: 1080p LED Optimal screen size of 120" Will not lag while playing games +/- $2000 range I also don't have a "perfect" room for a projector, i.e. there will be a tiny bit of light. I'm am not too concerned about...

Well an RPTV is really not an option because the reason I am going with this is to save floor space. It's either the projector or nothing. I'm a young guy and I don't really care about perfection here, just having a giant screen. The shutters block out all the light as far as I can tell. If it...

Well it looks like I have narrowed it down to the two in the following Amazon wish list. I like the look of the Epson 5010 that you linked before and the other is a Panasonic PT-AE7000U. To me it looks like the Epson is worth the extra $300 for higher lumens but the reviews on the Panasonic are...

Well before I spend $40 on a meter that I'm only going to use once, let me make something clear. I don't have a movie theater in my home so it's obviously not going to be perfect no matter what I set up. I am willing to make a few trade-offs here because I have never had a room big enough to...

Yes... the cables hanging from the ceiling and mounting it to the ceiling will be much more of a hassle to me than just mounting a shelf... I don't think the shelf will be unsightly at all. And what do you mean by "cables that I won't see?" I definitely will not be able to run the cables through...

Well after sleeping on it, I've decided that the ceiling mount will really not be ideal so I'd like to avoid that unless absolutely necessary. I really don't want to have cables hanging down as that will be very unsightly. If I go with my idea of mounting a shelf on the loft I will be able to...

I will be sure to check with my landlord, they seemed very generous about letting me do such things as long as I had their maintenance people help install it. I suppose that mount would work though. I take it there is a difference between mounting it from the ceiling or using a shelf?

OK great! I figured I would be lacking detail here :). I might be willing to go higher than $2000 too if there is a great benefit to doing so. Can you please explain the difference? I've read a bit about both and it seems like LCD is better in terms of picture quality but I may be wrong here...

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Hi there, I've just gotten a new apt and it has a prime room to make a home theater; I'm pretty excited to build it :D Anyway, I have a nice big wall to place the screen. Ceilings are between 11-12 feet high and the wall is probably around 15' wide. I have never purchased a projector before but...