Want to buy a new projector.

I'm waiting for a reasonably priced LED projector.

JVC makes great units....sorry I have a Runco dealer down the road and simply have never viewed one from their budget to extreme offerings that justified anywhere near the expense. Sony, JVC, Mitsubishi all make models as good for the average theater guy for way more reasonable prices.

Check out Panasonic PT AE400O - I was amazed. Far better than any LCD TV. Great blacks. Great warm color. Moderately bight and needs a dark room for a large screen to perform at best ....but I think this projector is one of the first few modern units to come out that finally compete with old generation projectors in the 20K+ range.

I watched the market for about five years and only switched once these mid priced units became good enough.

FWIW - have a $1,000 42" LCD 1080P Sharp Aquos flat screen and it is the biggest piece of crap I ever bought. I hated the damn thing from day one - absolutely terrible blacks...teh projector beats it by an order of magnitude even though it covers a 120 Inch screen!!!

I will never ever by anything made by Sharp ever again. They use false marketing with contrast claims that are totally bogus.

I second the 4000 it prooves there is no need to spend a pile of money to really enjoy a great projector its great for LCD, I prefer LcOS some prefer DLP but point is there no reason to spend thousands upon thousands. As cheap as its all gone it amazes me more folks have not adopted the large screen experience.

I agree with Chadnliz, regarding the need to spend big bucks on a 1080p projector. You can get a simply stunning image from many of the sub $2500 units on the market right now, and black level as good as it gets for less than $4k on the streets, starting with the JVC pieces. Once calibrated properly, I seriously doubt anyone could quible the difference in performance vs price at these ranges.
Runco makes some very good products, but for the money?...your payin big mark up for the name and reputation here.