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If you can find and afford it (used still aboue $3k),
I would highly recommend an InFocus LS735 projector.
Features;
NTSC, PAL, SECAM, EDTV, all HDTV resolution compatable,
4:3 or 16:9,
has every type of input you could ever need,
uses Faroudja's most highly touted technology,
is a 5 segment color wheel (versus a standard 3 or 4),
is a DLP based optics engine (Texas Instruments DMD)
3500 lumens,
a 2500:1 contrast ratio (full on/off).
Unfortunately it was produced back in 1999 in limited numbers, and was not the success that InFocus had hoped for.
Also, it ran through bulbs (8000K) in about 1,000 hours.
The InFocus ScreenPlay 777 is the current product that is relatively close in perfromance.
When I worked at InFocus I tried to get one, but ended up with a LP330 (built back in 2002). I use it occasionaly.
For everyday TV I went with a 32" LCoS by SVA (a partner of Toshiba).
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my momz just bought a 52" projection tv $1300 RCA. it's nice but I still like my 36" Sony WEGA better! i think my picture is MUCH clearer than hers. Hers did come with a builty in surround sound system and is fairly shallow in depth. Ive never been a big fan of projection tvs. I know quite a few people who have had plasma tvs go bad on them and they're VERY expensive to repair. LCD tvs are supposedly a better/more secure investment.  if you're gonna go for a 36" tv, i say go for a HD flat screen tube tv, widescreen if you can get one for the price you're looking for. I really reallly really like the WEGA series tvs. mine even came with wireless infrared headphones 
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I have a rear projection 51" Magnavox. Love it! However and this is true for any type of TV... Make sure you have the best signal you can get. I need a booster since I'm spliced to hell & back. So a fuzzy signal that looks okay on a 31" will look really fuzzy on a 51"
It's all about the signal strength!
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Originally posted by Pimpalicious316:
i use a 50" DLP for my family room, a 60" Plasma for my bedroom, and a 9' x 12' front projection (2200 ANCI Lumen) for gaming and movies.
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You have a 60" plasma in your bedroom?!?
I have a 20" LCD for my room, and a 27" CRT that is currently in a buddies room, and once I move out of the frat, I'll likely be buying one of the Phillips LCOS units.
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Originally posted by MxRacerCam:
what about front projection? 
I love my Infocus Lite 720 Projector (sorry to name drop)
But it is true you need a setup. I have a 65" screen mounted on my wall and I have black curtains permanently over my window so when the lights go out (even at noon) its pitch dark.
The only complaint is that in night scenes its hard to see without adjusting the gamma...but ya know...Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is just cool when the car is almost as big as you....
Originally posted by TexasRealtor:
Originally posted by tour96se:
the down side is your going to have to buy a new bulb every 4-5k hours,
That means you are going to have to buy a new bulb every 2 years? 
Only if you watch it a lot. My bulb is rated for 2500 hours before its "safety system" shuts off the bulb to make sure there isnt a catastrophic explosion in my room killing everyone in it. But I have had the projector 2 years and only put 1130 hrs on it. Still have at least another year before it goes...
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Originally posted by CSVT985:
Originally posted by MxRacerCam:
what about front projection?
I love my Infocus Lite 720 Projector (sorry to name drop)
But it is true you need a setup. I have a 65" screen mounted on my wall and I have black curtains permanently over my window so when the lights go out (even at noon) its pitch dark.
The only complaint is that in night scenes its hard to see without adjusting the gamma...but ya know...Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is just cool when the car is almost as big as you....
Originally posted by TexasRealtor:
Originally posted by tour96se:
the down side is your going to have to buy a new bulb every 4-5k hours,
That means you are going to have to buy a new bulb every 2 years?
Only if you watch it a lot. My bulb is rated for 2500 hours before its "safety system" shuts off the bulb to make sure there isnt a catastrophic explosion in my room killing everyone in it. But I have had the projector 2 years and only put 1130 hrs on it. Still have at least another year before it goes...
nope, someone is confused with what i said, with LCD PROJO/DLP tv's the bulbs are only rated at 4-5k hours, thats a factory "guess" i can tell you that in my store they've been found to last less than 9 months on some tv's running 10-11 hours a day, the bulb vary in price from 185-325 dollars depending on set
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nope, someone is confused with what i said, with LCD PROJO/DLP tv's the bulbs are only rated at 4-5k hours, thats a factory "guess" i can tell you that in my store they've been found to last less than 9 months on some tv's running 10-11 hours a day, the bulb vary in price from 185-325 dollars depending on set
Maybe a more important question is this.....are the bulbs user replaceable, or do you have to have a tech come to your house and replace them?
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Originally posted by tour96se:
nope, someone is confused with what i said, with LCD PROJO/DLP tv's the bulbs are only rated at 4-5k hours, thats a factory "guess" i can tell you that in my store they've been found to last less than 9 months on some tv's running 10-11 hours a day,
which is approximately 3000 hours. 
which is the std. replacement interval on most projector bulbs. but then again, who watches them for 10 hours a day??? 
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The bulb on my aquos is rated to 10k hours...
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