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Oscar, IMHO, you'd probably be better off buying a new Panny PT-AE4000U LCD front projector.

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In Reply to: RE: I was at 1800+ hours last time I checked. posted by oscar on May 04, 2010 at 13:55:27

You've watched movies on our older PT-AE2000U; what did you think?

Our projector is now approaching 2+ years of hard service (one lamp change). Panasonic's most recent model (the PT-AE4000U) is two generations improved and can be had for under $2000 if purchased from the right discounter ($2499.00 msrp). The replacement lamps are a bit less than your old DLP projector's lamps too ($400 as opposed to $500) and the new Panny's have a contrast ratio that can't be beat at this price point (lumens and contrast ratio are the real battleground areas on the front projector market). Add to that the ease of operation (color balance out of the box in Cinema 1 is very close to perfect) and increased lumens of the new lamp and it looks like a real winner!

We're actually seriously considering upgrading to one of these even though we still have plenty of hours left on our 2000U replacement lamp and one in reserve. See link below:
100,000:1 contrast ratio... (Open in New Window)

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Someone's trying to get me to try a Epson Powerlite home Cinema 9100 - oscar 10:39:34 05/06/10 (1)
...as an interim solution while I scrape together the pennies for "high end" solution later. Might not be a bad idea to go "cheap" (?) until we see how 3D pans out.

"Cheapest" solution is still buy a new bulb...
- RE: Someone's trying to get me to try a Epson Powerlite home Cinema 9100 - Gmood1 23:10:56 05/06/10 (0)
  Might as well go for the 8100, unless their selling for the same price ($1300). Essentially the 8100 and 9100 are the same projector.
  
  You do get
  
  Support for an anamorphic lens ISF Certification, with two additional lockable modes for pro calibrators to use (ISF Day, ISF Night).
  A third year warranty, and third year of the replacement program.
  The Pro Cinema 9100 comes packaged with a ceiling mount, and a spare lamp.
  
  Now if you don't need all those extras. I would opt for the 8500, BenQ W6000 or one of the Mitsubishi models in that range.
  
  Before I spend $500 on a lamp, I would buy another projector.

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