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My first one had a problem, but it was promptly exchanged. Get the extended warranty from Best Buy and you get a 1 time bulb replacement, that alone is worth the price of the warranty! ($250)HD Cable, DVD (non HD) looks great on this projector. It seems to be sensitive to how things are recorded, some pictures look outstanding, and sometimes not so much. from Bestbuy.com I have average knowledge when it comes to projectors; at 12.5' it projects a very nice image on an 106" screen. I have a grey, 1.8 gain Optoma Greywolf II screen and I am very pleased with the image. As for the noise created by the fan I have no complaints like other reviews I have read. from Amazon.com During the time it was working, it's display was excellent in a non-light controlled room (plenty of ambient lighting and lots of windows). I don't want my money back, I want this one to work! The picture is very bright, especially compared to my previous projector (an Optoma DV10 - which also was RMAed around the one year mark). I wish the display mode would stay in the last selected mode when turned on, instead of defaulting to the native mode. from Amazon.com I spent considerable time comparing projectors and arrived at this one. The reason I bought this projector over a TV is because I move often and wanted large screen quality with portability. I read a comment, and I agree, that projectors in the personal price range will never equal HD TVs in terms of overall quality, and bought this expecting such. The reason I chose this projector was because of the portability and the brightness. from Amazon.com The controller is better for sure and mounted in the same spot as my mitsu the screen is a foot wider and taller on all sides (i think i have a 10ft wide screen now which is awesome). Personally i think the picture looks better and dammit who wouldnt want a brighter projector in general....its all about the lumens uless you're mounitng your projector in a lightless cave. My only issue with the thing is that optoma decided to use m3 hardware to mount it and the screw arent included. (they REALLLLY want you to purchase one of their mounts) and the instructions are on a cdrom rather than printed which sucks in general(who wants to run back and forth to their computer?? from Amazon.com I was a little surprised to see how small and light the unit is compared to other projectors I've seen. I've paired this projector with a Draper Luma screen and an Onkyo TX-SR606 receiver, and I couldn't be happier with the overall results. I expected to see some issues in upconverting to a 106" format, but Blu-ray movies and football games on ESPN HD are spectacular. I really have nothing negative to say about this projector after 3 weeks of usage. from Amazon.com I was a bit hesitant about picture quality and wasn't sure this was the right product for me. So, before I went through all of the hassle of wiring the whole room and then not being happy with the projector, I decided to do a test. I took the HD cable box and connected it to the projector. I turned on the power and pointed the projector towards the brown wall of my media room. from Amazon.com ($250)hd cable, dvd (non hd) looks great on this projector. from Bestbuy.com the projector has a built in speaker which some complain about but i think its a good option and if you have a muddy surround sound like me it makes the speech in movies a little more audible. from Amazon.com the mitsubishi just wasnt bright enough for my game room and for the money your basically getting a projector for the same cost, but its twice as brite. from Amazon.com

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DLP Projectors, Portable, Contrast Ratio: 4000:1, 2400 ANSI lumens, Resolution: 1280 x 720 Pixels, 24-bit (16.7M colors), Display ...

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Released	1 year ago
Native Resolution	1280 x 720
Type	DLP Projectors
Contrast Ratio	4000:1
HDTV Formats	720p 1080i
Analog Video Format	NTSC PAL SECAM
Color Support	24-bit (16.7M colors)
Depth	8.6 in.
Display Technology	DLP
Form Factor	Portable
Height	3.7 in.
Image Aspect Ratio	16:9 (Wide Screen) 4:3 (Standard)
Image Brightness	2400 ANSI lumens
Image Size (Diagonal)	40 in. - 350 in.
Interface	Serial (RS232)
Light Source Life	2000 Hours
MPN	HD71 / HD-71 / HD 71
Networking Capabilities	Wired Networking
Operation Noise	29 dB
Platform	PC
Projection Method	Front Rear Ceiling
Screen Distance	4.9 ft. - 32.8 ft.
Special Features	Keystone Correction
Synchronization Range Vertical	43 - 120 Hz
Video Input	DVI
Video Modes	Cinema
Weight	6.3 lb.
Width	11.5 in.

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